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The sport's governing body, the FIA, had taken an interest in the action-packed series and for 1997 an FIA GT Championship was introduced. This had even more manufacturers interested and quickly Mercedes Benz announced their intention to enter the championship with a V12 racer. Another problem for Porsche was the FIA's announcement to restrict turbocharged engines, leaving the Germans to compete with 50 to 60 bhp less. To counter the new competition and rules, an EVO version of the GT1 car was developed. Now mimicking the new 996 style, including a restyling of the front end to incorporate "kidney shaped" headlamps of e 996 generation 911s, and Boxsters, the EVO's body was more aerodynamically advanced. Other changes including a considerable track increase required Porsche to build another batch of homologation specials.
The changes didn’t prove sufficient for the 996 GT1 to be competitive in the new FIA GT Championship against the naturally aspirated competition. Le Mans was a different story and without the FIA's air restrictors Porsche was again at the top of its game. Shortly into the race both Works cars were leading the pack, but in very un-Porsche like fashion the works cars suffered from reliability problems and did not last the full race distance.
A privately entered 96 GT1 managed 5th overall and third in its class, but was beaten by the BMW-backed and powered McLaren F1s.
The company's honour was saved by Joest's TWR WSC95. With nothing but purpose built racers taking part, the homologation requirements of the GT1 had become a bit of a joke.
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Models for Porsche 911 GT1
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| Manufacturer |
Model |
Scale |
Dimensions (LxWxH) |
Wheelbase |
Front spur |
Rear spur |
| Revell - Monogram |
LM 97 Mobil |
1/24 |
99.9x84.5x44.0 |
99.9 |
73.0 |
84.5 |
| Revell - Monogram |
Daytona 99 Texaco |
1/24 |
99.9x84.5x44.0 |
99.9 |
73.0 |
84.5 |
| Revell - Monogram |
Daytona 98 Champion |
1/24 |
99.9x84.5x44.0 |
99.9 |
73.0 |
84.5 |
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