The Porsche 956 and the derivative 962 version dominated longdistance sports car racing on both sides of the Atlantic during the 1980s, both in European Group C racing and the American IMSA series. The car’s numerous successes included six consecutive victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours and four consecutive victories in the Daytona 24 Hours.

This is a big book about a big subject, as these awesome machines raced competitively for 12 years and almost 150 of them were manufactured for use by factory and customer teams.

• A sister title to Porsche 917: The complete photographic history, which covered Porsche’s other iconic racing sports car in similarly exhaustive detail.
• Covers the 956 and derivative 962 version in World Championship competitions from 1982 to 1993.
• The story in North America, where the 962 version was developed for the high-profile category of racing run by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).
• Racing around the world: all aspects covered, including European Interserie races.
• Packed with over 650 magnificent photographs showing the myriad forms of these cars, many previously unpublished and many from Porsche's archives.
• Full results data: every race, every car.