IF WE ARE going to debate which sports car is the best ever, we can start now and go on battling to the next Le Mans 24 hour. But we dont have to argue to point out the fastest sports cars.
The fastest sports cars the last 24 years are some of the stars at the coming Essen Motor-Show November 30. to December 9. This is the list take you time to read and remember.
sportscartesting.com will cover the show in the German city of Essen very close you will find articles as Today΄s News and first of all a Motor Show Special with 5 mages of all the important sports cars at the show just like Motor Show Special from IAA Frankfurt Motor show with 39 cars and 195 images.
The following 24 racing stars that have won this world championship (World C.) for sports cars in the relevant years.
Ferrari 375 MM WORLD C. 1953;
Mercedes Benz 300 SLR WORLD C. 1955;
Ferrari 857 WORLD C. 1956;
Ferrari 250 TR Testa Rossa WORLD C. 1958;
Aston Martin DBR/ 1- 300 WORLD C. 1959;
Ferrari Dino 246 SP WORLD C. 1961;
Ferrari 275 P WORLD C. 1963/64;
Ford GT 40 WORLD C. 1968;
Porsche 908 WORLD C. 1969;
Porsche 917 WORLD C. 1970;
Porsche 908.03 Spyder WORLD C. 1971;
Ferrari 312 PB WORLD C. 1972;
Matra MS 670 WORLD C. 1973/74;
Alfa Romeo T 33 TT WORLD C. 1975/77;
Porsche 935 WORLD C. 1976/1977/1978;
Porsche 936 WORLD C. 1976;
Porsche 956 WORLD C. 1982/1983/1984;
Porsche 962 WORLD C. 1985;
Jaguar XJR-8 WORLD C. 1987/88;
Sauber C9-Mercedes WORLD C. 1989;
Mercedes-Benz C11 WORLD C. 1990;
Jaguar XJR-14 WORLD C. 1991;
Peugeot 905 WORLD C. 1992;
Mercedes Benz CLK-LM WORLD C. 1998.
FACTS
· Date: 30 November to 9 December 2001
· Organiser: Messe Essen GmbH
· Sponsor: ADAC - Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.
· Opening times: Daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.- Saturday/Sunday from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.
· Exhibitors: 550 exhibitors from Germany and abroad
· Exhibition area: 104,000 sq.m. in 18 exhibition halls
· Number of visitors at the MOTOR SHOW 2000: 394,800 visitors
Images:
Ford GT40, 1968 Ferrari 857, 1956 Porsche Type 936, 1976
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