Legendary Porsches - Icons Of Motorsport | Full Documentary

Porsche - hardly any other car manufacturer has produced as many legendary sports cars as the German Manufacturer. Test driver Lars Kern drives six of the original models on the Porsche race track in Leipzig - and he shows what they are capable of in terms of acceleration and driving pleasure. At the racetrack, curves of world-famous racetracks were recreated. On the one hand a homage, on the other hand also a sporting advantage, because it can be used to test how new models behave in a wide variety of situations.
You will see the sports car legends Porsche 550 Spyder, 917 Spyder, the rally monster 911 4x4, the Porsche 962, the 911 GT1 and the unique Hybrid 919.
Racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck, who won the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1986 and 1987 and became German touring car champion in 1990, is also there.
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[@mikesmith2395]

Quite the history lesson Quite the brand Well done Porsche

[@antonmursid3505]

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[@Gottenhimfella]

The translation into American is riddled with errors and (to me, at least) the vocal delivery is also a turnoff.

[@ShaneSpicuzza]

😊😊😊😊

[@bicyclist2]

The Dakar 959 should have been profiled here. As well as the 917. The 956 gave birth to the 962 because of a rule change. I've been a big Porsche fan since riding in my uncles 60's 911 SC targa in California as a young teen. I used to have a 76' 914/4 2.0 and I absolutely loved it. Thank you.

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

Love love love how realistic you put the exercise together. Always issues to be sorted out if you start up after an extended time. These things are legendry. The best toughest and most reliable brand in the universe. So proud to be also Porsche owner. Life is too short to waste time in anything else..

[@albertkelly7129]

that 98 car is a thing of stunning beauty

[@PKmode]

So many trashed the 986/996 headlights but over time, they've come to look pretty good. Especially menacing on the GT1-98.

[@williambrandt9254]

I guess in German what they call a Speedometer is what we call the tachometer because I had to look at the 550s instrument cluster to see the tachometer in the middle; not the speedometer. For us; the speedometer is what measures the speed and the tachometer measures revolutions. A wonderful documentary

[@lucaogliari2912]

What a great driver Lars Kern is. Not only a Porsche test driver but also a GT specialist. He rencently won the 12 hours of Sebring in GTD Class and the second race of the VLN championship. Impressive !!

[@poupard1963]

Great documentary, I am missing the 917

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Awesome job to Porsche museum team / crew, great to see old man Stuck still pushing hard i really thought he would try the GT1 and 919 hybrid to compare with his manual gearbox & ground-effect race-car.. BTW.. I'm really surprised so few likes on this special documentary clip as part of Porsche racing history.. ;0)

[@sirisanjanaareti1481]

Nobody went to Porsche museum

[@mariapires7170]

It´s missed the most beautiful Racing Porsche ever, the 917K and 917LH! Why? Incredible!

[@delahayenator]

Maybe watch the video before commenting 🥸, a 917/30 is featured at 12:20

[@poupard1963]

@@delahayenator thanks for the info

[@boyfrmnewyork]

I started racing in the 1970s with Scott Goodyear on the same event weekends. He went on to drive the mighty Porsche GT-1 to a podium finish overall at LeMans in 1996... Good times!

[@OranutYatthaisong]

Eberhat Kern 😂same Porche Car Diver 😮KERN Finally Machen Serviced ❤😂

[@barryjohnson5288]

The 911 GT1 is my all time favorite car. It's definitely a dream car because I'll never own one.

[@cruzin7749]

New bucket list thing... check out that museum 😊

[@jehl1963]

The Porsche Museum is awesome. If you have time when you're in Stuttgart, you should also check out the museum of the other car company across town. I basically covers the history of what is most likely the oldest car company. Porsche's museum has a mind numbing array of race cars! 😁👍

[@gewglesux]

@@jehl1963 Agreed. BMW,PORSCHE,MERC.. all have great museums. If you can call before going to make sure that there's no construction hindering the exhibits.

[@stevee8884]

Saw Mark Donohue driving the 917-30 Can Am at Laguna Seca.

[@garyrunnalls7714]

Me too and I gotta ride in Otis Chandler's at Ontario motor speedway late 70's. PCA and POC baby. Loved Donahue and Penske in 68-68 oh man great times.

[@Dev1nci]

47:42 911 GT1 is one of the most beautiful Porsches ever made.

[@TheWorldOfKel]

What an amazing video! I've been in love with the Porsche brand name for years since a little kid, can't say I like all the Porsches made but most of them. Now I've owned my Porsche for the last 5 years and love everytime I take the car out for a round of "Spirited Driving" around the city 👍

[@Alsclips2013]

Awesome video! I feel honoured to own the humble 964 Carrara 2. Thank you for sharing! Cheers!

[@borisloncar3011]

The Porsche 911 (953) won the 1984 Dakar Rally seen from Paris to Dakar, and in 1986 also won the Porsche 959 at the Dakar Raralliy.

[@Rayvalda99]

More car and supercar documentary please! We always support your channel

[@hagestad]

Nice video but tons of mistakes. 12:29 917 does not have v12 engine for example.

[@hagestad]

35:09 "dual clutch transmission" - this one takes the cake though. this is mocumentary.

[@ncrawford1488]

I found it to be hackneyed. @ “The speedometer is located in the center of the instrument panel...” We are off to a rough start when tachometer and speedometer are confused.

[@rkd350z]

every single car here is priceless history

[@RevengeAvenger]

That steering wheel on the 550 is a piece of art itself!

[@hammer8809]

An outstanding video! Great content with brilliant narration, camera work and attention to detail truly make for a top end video. A pleasure to watch, great work:).

[@georgehelliar]

The gt1, F1, and clk gtr are the just coolest generation of sports cars ever. And even though I'm not a particular Porsche fan, all of these cars are real legends (though, with 2/5 breaking down, the 'legendary Porsche reliability' is looking a bit suspect)

[@bicyclist2]

These cars have been sitting undriven and unloved for several years. Hence the breakdowns. They need to be driven.

[@monica93304]

The 917 was not a V12 as the narrator described. It was a flat 12.

[@artmchugh5644]

True , but sometimes the techies considered it a 180 degree v 12 . good catch though!!😄😄😄😄😎😎😎🇺🇸🇩🇪🍺🍺🍺

[@ncrawford1488]

I adore that you think that is all that was wrong with this abortion. @ “The speedometer is located in the center of the instrument panel...” We are off to a rough start when tachometer and speedometer are confused. 😣

[@peterkissinger9696]

@@artmchugh5644 they do so because this engine has only 6 crankpins. Not 12 as a true Flat 12 would have.

[@jamdc2000]

i rather have subtitles than voice over

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

My filming mentor sent me this video last Sunday on email to see various angles and other stuff on what to do with cameras while filming! He knows I’m a Motorsports fanatic, so he sent me this video. I’m finally watching it now!

[@TheGnarTube]

Your filming mentor is garb

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@TheGnarTube lol

[@TheGnarTube]

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT As long as you capture the dream cars of yore..... ----________----

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@TheGnarTube oh I thought you were trolling and I wanted to think you were satire

[@TheGnarTube]

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT Dont mind me. Im your first toxic test

[@ZKozak-hp5vb]

Loved the video, thank you for sharing. I did have a laugh after JoachimStuck brought up reliability and the 953 broke down and the 917 couldn't start. I understand that starting up such specialized cars of this vintage will always have their hiccups, but it was great coming from Joachim of all people. He is a legend, as are the cars.

[@tonyweighous7894]

Outstanding documentary on these fabulous Porsche racing cars! Agree with so many others that the wonderful exhaust and mechanical sounds should be emphasized and the music toned way down. No need for dramatic music when screaming engines from the past are the symphony. Also noted a number of technical errors in the narration. Overall, double thumbs up 👍👍!

[@augustkasemaa3290]

I think I'm in the majority when I say that next time, instead of dubbing, just use subtitles. Great film nevertheless.

[@StreetComp]

Love all the old Porsches but wow the power unit on the 919 Tribute! Such a masterpiece of engineering I’d love to get closer look as never seen a single turbo V4 hybrid, I guess the whole thing is packaged so tightly for aero, looks crazy

[@Krypton1996]

I Love German cars and I Love Porsche 🔥🔥

[@VoltMX57]

I had a 1:18 model of the 911 GT1 when i was a kid - Its just sooo perfect

[@danielb7766]

Hans Stuck. The Audi Master. "I pass in the wet, I pass in the dry." AWD Audit made him my hero! Secrets of speed!

[@edwardklitbo3303]

They forgot to add the best of them all PORSCHE 917 K

[@shoticko]

Its actually "Tachometer" (RPM) that's "in the center as it should be in a proper sports car" :)

[@castroorstad8215]

Correct. Too bad the commentator has no more knowledge.

[@Twobarpsi]

4:47 the tachometer is in the center, not the speedometer.

[@ncrawford1488]

@ “The speedometer is located in the center of the instrument panel...” We are off to a rough start when tachometer and speedometer are confused. THAT’S SUCH A TRAIT OF PORSCHE, YET THEY MANAGE TO GET IT WRONG IN SPEECH AND SPIRIT!!! There are a boatload of mistakes in this...

[@ncrawford1488]

4:44 “The speedometer is located in the center of the instrument panel...” We are off to a rough start when tachometer and speedometer are confused. 😣

[@mattfrost918]

Yep, that immediately killed it. Just cant help thinking about how many weak links it takes to make a mistake that obvious and then to have no one at your production studio catch it before you publish. Pretty bad...

[@ZKozak-hp5vb]

Remember, these are germans so to them it's engine speed...autobahn has no need for a speedometer.

[@ncrawford1488]

@@ZKozak-hp5vb I don’t own a single car that has the speedo in the center of the dash- 4 911 Turbos all tachs in the center. Ferrari F12, F8, and 488 tach center- varies on the SF90 depending on mode. McLaren 720S and 765LT just have little digital speedo. YOU MISSED MY POINT ENTIRELY. When the host doesn’t know the difference, then we have a problem…

[@ZKozak-hp5vb]

@@ncrawford1488 ...engine speed = Revolution Per Minute (what you see on a tachometer.

[@ncrawford1488]

@@ZKozak-hp5vb Are you dense? Sir, pause the video at 4:48. The VO says, “The Speedometer is located in the center of the instrument panel- as it should be in a proper sports car.” That’s not the speedometer being shown. The tachometer is in the middle as it should be. The voice over is wrong and make one question the rest of the copy/VO. Be Well.

[@shimshonbendan8730]

The 917 did not use a V12 engine. It was a horizontally opposed flat 12 cylinder. As for the 917-10, that was made for the Can Am series and later the Interserie European championship. It was NOT designed for the World Sportscar Championship. That was for endurance races.

[@ronynsantos6698]

Awesome documentary! Thanks for the upload!

[@ncrawford1488]

Sure, if you don’t know anything about what you are looking at... IT’S PATHETIC IF YOU KNOW THE CARS OR PAY A LITTLE ATTENTION.

[@markhashem3383]

What an amazing experience !!!!! thank you

[@sgttombailes3380]

I would LOVE to see these cars at Road Atlanta AGAIN!!

[@Amidat]

The power/weight ratios of those LeMans cars were almost unreal... Can't really blame LeMans for changing the rules for safety reasons

[@Edgy01]

On the 550 the TACH is in the center of the instrument panel-not the speedo. Just like the majority of Porsches. Been a Porsche owner driver since 1974-47 years. And I’m now 66.

[@chandrachurniyogi8394]

best video by Welt Documentary by far!!! really want a fleet of PORSCHE all terrain rally cars based on the present generation PORSCHE 911 Turbo S (993) WRC 4WD + 1.0 in. Lift 3.4 t-Turbo B6 2-Dr Rally Coupe (RHD)!!!

[@andrewsmactips]

Lots of errors on the commentary, but who cares; the visuals are good.

[@tyuy100]

Yep

[@thomasholstholst954]

Good docu ! 10/10

[@ncrawford1488]

Sure, if you don’t know anything about what you are looking at... IT’S PATHETIC IF YOU KNOW THE CARS OR PAY A LITTLE ATTENTION.

[@dominicthomas7518]

Wow. Welt Documentary. Next time : 1. Legendary Audis 2. Legendary BMWs. 3. Legendary Mercedes'.

[@ethanallan1254]

Legendary Peugeot’s too

[@dominicthomas7518]

@@ethanallan1254 Yeah. Sure. But that's a French brand , and this is mostly a German Channel , that's why I only included mainstream German Automakers. Let's see if they do make an Hour long video on other brands.

[@Nyctophiliac.]

if they do an Audi doc. The 90 Quattro and Quattro Sport S1 better show up.

[@LucDesaulniers1]

Abarth was doing pretty good performance at that time. Porsche reliability? CAN-AM was not just USA but also Canada and (not shure, Mexico).

[@bicyclist2]

Because of the Porsche 917 Can Am car, Can Am was shut down.

[@TheChill001]

Oh the 953 wears the Jacky Ickx livery, that makes me proud as a fellow belgian xD

[@mitsunemiku5823]

It was amazing

[@j0hnnykn0xv1lle]

"Stucky" should run in the 24 hr race again this year.

[@pete6891]

man is 70, give him a break ffs

[@SwingAxleLover]

He's racing a KTM is European GT4. He's not done yet.

[@florianj6490]

Striezel Stuck is his nickname! 😉

[@slypto]

The 911 gt1 and 919, are God mode

[@Christophos2A]

Great documentary That Porsche 911 GT1 is one of the most beautiful racing car ever, but very very disappointed not to see the 917k. On the other hand, I never understood why Porsche was not present in F1. This is is nonsense

[@zDialecticChaos]

Porsche is the greatest and will always be

[@acele8328]

Stuck is legend

[@TheUltimateGhostface]

I thought Porsche is renowned for being reliable

[@TweakRacer]

Hans-Joachim Stuck @11:44: "There is what has distinguished Porsche to this day... reliability." 917 Spyder (Fails to Start) & 911 4x4 (Fails Mid-Track): HOLD MY GERMAN LAGER!

[@garyrunnalls7714]

I would marry a 962, omg! I used to see Al Holbert drive at Riverside and Laguna Seca, incredible!

[@chevyman3367]

i also have original andial porsche license plate frames from that era cool stuff

[@carlnilssonyoung8961]

They should have the 935

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Porsche, the kings of LeMan!

[@cetGT3]

Engineered exactly like my phase1 Fiat Punto !

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Fantastic 👍🏆🥇

[@csmarkham]

4:43 - Your voice-over track is very good but needs review before recording. At this point the description mentions the "Speedometer" being center in the dash. This is, in English, is a Tachometer. The Speedometer measuring KPH and to the left of the center tach. With simple and glaring oversights in a close-up such as this, there is some mistrust of other information later on. But thank you for the fine photos of your Porsche Museum cars. For your next release, knowing details of the specific cars--one may have been reserved because it was a LeMans or Spa 24h winner, for example--would be interesting.

[@thebones]

exactly, concerning the 'speedo', they should have chosen a European narrator too, the cheesy American guys sound somehow 'inauthentic' for such a European marque. And yes where is the early 917, that's a terrible omission!

[@dickb2128]

@@thebones As an American I wholeheartedly agree with you. This narrator is awful ! And as I noted above, he seems to have very little of cars in general.

[@ncrawford1488]

Yes, I posted, @ “The speedometer is located in the center of the instrument panel...” We are off to a rough start when tachometer and speedometer are confused. 😣 The mistakes were so plentiful, that I had to turn it off at a point. I manage a collection of 75 important Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren, early Corvette, and historic race cars. If the information isn’t 100% correct, it is useless. We have a room of reference-level cars that photographers and experts from all over the world come to view. If I made a mistake like that, they would never listen to me again in the future. When speaking about these things, you must be 100% all of the time.

[@Tom_Hadler]

The 911-GT1 is from 1998 not '88 too. But great video nonetheless

[@louir3199]

at 4:45 you mention the 550 Spyder has the Speedo in the center of the instrument panel quote "as it should be"... correction its the Tachometer at the center (and correctly shown), all Porschephiles know this is Porsche's intention, "as it should be!"

[@lilzeida8312]

My favorit chanel

[@bmw128racer]

Disappointed that the 917 was not included. It started Porsche's winning ways at Le Mans.

[@inab9779]

This is a really good documentary

[@ncrawford1488]

Sure, if you don’t know anything about what you are looking at... IT’S PATHETIC IF YOU KNOW THE CARS OR PAY A LITTLE ATTENTION.

[@teufelhase3627]

4:47 "The speedometer is located in the center of the instrument cluster, as it should be in a proper sports car." Every Porsche I have ever driven - a whopping 3 - had the tach in the center - because it is most important instrument on the track. On the street - once you've broken the speed limit - speed only determines whether you are going to jail or getting a ticket... as determined by a radar gun or the speedometer in Officer Bob's cruiser. It appears that Porsche moved the tach to the center in the 1960s. Although in a 356, it moved from year to year. By the way - Screw you officer Bob! I became a drug addict, anyway.

[@dennycarson255]

The announcer says that the 550 Spyder has the speedo in the center, however if you look at the video when they show the center gauge it is in fact actually a tachometer as it should be.

[@Krypton1996]

These cars are legend, But I love Carrera GT 😍

[@DestroyerWill]

04:46 wrong, the tachometer should be mounted in the centre not speedometer a true race car doesn’t need a speedometer.

[@girishs1755]

the 'spidamidar' is not supposed to be at the center of the console. its the tacho!

[@Stars-and-Stripes-]

Wow, I'm surprised they did not edit the narrator saying " The 917 has a V12 engine" whaaat! It's A flat 12 or Boxer as anyone that knew anything about Porsche's would know that much...

[@ncrawford1488]

There’s a whole lot that should have been edited from this video. I don’t know about you, but when I heard @ “The speedometer is located in the center of the instrument panel...” I thought, “we are off to a rough start when tachometer and speedometer are confused.” 😣

[@reneengelke3218]

Everyone who doesnt talk shit would know that the 917 has a 180° V12 and not a Boxer 12, get your facts straight before you call out people

[@Twobarpsi]

Hans Stuck 🏁🏁🏁!!

[@ajwasp3642]

So much for Porsche reliability.

[@Nyctophiliac.]

ah yes, let's just base porsches reliability on race cars from 40+ years ago

[@GB-fo2ce]

Just FYI, the 917 turbo did not win Le Mans. It was the naturally aspirated 917 with about half the horsepower.

[@anabelcastro1605]

Nice ❤

[@rishiramkissoon6976]

Hans called her a hussie while sitting right in front of her. Come on man, no wonder she got an attitude

[@robertedwards5456]

A really interesting doco about a fascinating group of cars. Well done! But you can always tell when they hire a narrator has no idea of what he is talking about. At 4:44 he says the 550 weighed 149 kg…. He then follows that by saying the speedometer is in the center of the instrument panel while the video clearly shows that it is the tachometer

[@tngdwn8350]

"Leck mich fett!" - "Unbelievable!" :')

[@santiagoardilesgonzalez6451]

4:44 the speedometer???

[@reneengelke3218]

Its really annoying how many poeple belive that the 917 is anything but a V12. Porsche themselves always called it a V12 and it is a V12. Not a Boxer, but a 180° V12.

[@patrickstevens7786]

Legendary!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@legendofspeed118]

Legendary

[@Adrian-cn1uy]

Can’t wait

[@CLA82529]

550 and 956/962 ❤️❤️ But where's the 917K?

[@ernestodonatucci7917]

Where's Moby Dick & the 959 Dakar? Missed them!!!

[@robertcooper29]

Tachometer is in the center of the instrument panel, not the speedometer.

[@jonborgersen6117]

i bet the solder in the ecu contact was the faliure of the dakar 911. when he hit the curbs the ecu rattled and a some bad+ old solder broke in the connector area on the pcb.

[@garylea6274]

How could you leave out the 917?

[@stevee8884]

4:48 They mean tachometer

[@lingus1695]

"this reliability inspires confidence on the car"... *next 2 cars die*

[@barryjohnson5288]

The Michael Jordan of car brands!

[@jonetsantos9018]

I watched this documentary and gives me full knowledge of PORSCHE how they been perfectly ahead of technology and top of the line making cars in the 21st century! hurahhhh

[@bartlettj79]

The 917 had an Aircooled flat 12 not a V12 12:32 Porsche didn’t put a V engine in anything till the 928

[@kelvinlel9420]

Do you have a documentary on rolls Royce n landrover plz?

[@j121212100]

I think the narrator meant tachometer not speedometer.

[@Axle0Bullitt019]

Someone needs to learn the difference between a Speedo and a Tach.

[@florianj6490]

The Tachometer sits always on top in a Porsche. What do you mean? I can't find a error in this documentary. But in Germany we say "Tacho" to the complete gage cluster, including Tacho- and Speedometer. If a German mentioned the Tachometer, he say Drehzahlmesser. The German word "Tacho" is Speedometer in English. This is a German documentary translated to English. Maybe because of this it's a bit confusing. Tacho = Speedometer and Drehzahlmesser = Tachometer.

[@Gottenhimfella]

​@@florianj6490 It may well be a translation error. The commentary to the Spyder says at 4:47 that the "speedometer" is in the middle of the instrument panel, "as it should be for a race car". Then it goes on to say, at about 4:50, that the engine is fitted in a "vertical shaft" orientation, presumably another translation error. The commentator is clearly just reading a script he does not understand and is either not being shown the video or has no interest in what it shows. His voice sounds like a "The Simpsons" parody of the sort of self important portentous-sounding person who tends to get wheeled out for such work, at least, these days and in that part of the world...

[@johnjames77]

I thought it was the ECU that stopped the 911 rally car

[@funnybutnotfunny8887]

wahts the music at the beggining?

[@jehl1963]

Was I the only person who cringed when the narrator pronounced Stuck's name as "Hans Jorchan"?

[@mingming9604]

Porsches vs Ferrari!!

[@lawrencepll76]

He has to be the luckiest person!