The Porsche 962 C '88 is a race car produced by Porsche. It appears in Gran Turismo Sport (as part of Update 1.38) and Gran Turismo 7.
Contrary to its production year, the car represented in the game is the #1 driven by Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass in the 1985 World Sportscar Championship. The car achieved a 3rd place overall finish in the Driver's Championship, with Rothmans Porsche achieving 1st place in the Team's Championship.
In-game description[]
The Porsche 962 C is a prototype racing car Porsche that debuted in 1985 in order to compete in the WEC (World Endurance Championships).
Porsche developed the 956 starting in 1982 for the WEC, fought under the FIA Group C category. The 956 showed spectacular performance from its debut year, winning races in the WEC as well as dominating the Le Mans 24 hour race. Thereafter the 956 was improved for the IMSA-GTP of North America which had similar regulations as the WEC, and debuted in 1984 as the 962. Then in the following year of 1985 when the Group C safety regulations were changed to be in line with the IMSA-GTP, Porsche gave birth to the 962 C. It was powered by the flat 6 twin turbo engine that the Porsche 956 had refined in European races.
The Porsche 962 C brought many victories and championship titles home to Porsche, beginning with winning 7 out of 10 races in the WEC during its debut year. In 1986 it won 4 races out of 9 in the WSPC (World Sports Prototype Championship), which took the place of the WEC. In 1987 it dominated Le Mans, and then placed 2nd here in 1988.
Café (GT7)[]
Jeremy[]
Porsche has contributed greatly to motorsport over the years, as a manufacturer and seller to privateers. Even in the world's fastest racing category, the sports prototype class... it has simultaneously engaged a factory team while selling its machines to privateers. Indeed, Porsche's widespread support of racing culture is an integral part of its legacy. This is evidenced by the history of the 956 and 962, two Group C models from the early '80s. Although the 962's factory team withdrew from competition in 1988... The cars continued racing for teams of privateers. It's said that Porsche manufactured 150 956 and 962s during their racing careers.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Buy From Location | Credits | Win From Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo Sport | Brand Central | 1,000,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 7 | Legend Car Dealership | 1,500,000 | Complete Master International A-License with all Golds |
Trivia[]
- The 962's livery was edited as Rothmans was a tobacco brand, and due to anti-tobacco laws, it was changed to "Racing" instead.
- Oddly, a photo of the car with the actual Rothmans logos can be seen in Porsche's Museum in Brand Central, despite said logos being censored on the in-game car.
- The livery is actually anachronistic; factory Porsche 962s that raced in 1988 are fitted with a black, red and yellow Shell/Dunlop livery. This might be a developer oversight as to why this was assigned as a 1988 model.