


Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951) founded the company called "Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH" with Adolf Rosenberger and Anton Piëch in 1931.
Despite Ferdinand Porsche having designed Grand Prix cars in the 1920s and 1930s for Mercedes and Auto Union, the Porsche AG never felt at home in single-seater series.
In the late 1950s the Porsche 718 RSK, a two-seater sports car, was entered in Formula Two races, as rules permitted this, and lap times were promising.
The 718 was first modified by moving the seat into the center of the car, and subsequently proper open wheelers were built. These 1500 cc cars enjoyed some success. The former F2 cars were moved up to Formula One in 1961, where Porsche's outdated design was not competitive.
For 1962, a newly developed flat-eight powered and sleek Porsche 804 produced Porsche's only win as a constructor in a championship race, claimed by Dan Gurney at the 1962 French Grand Prix. One week later, he repeated the success in front of Porsche's home crowd on Stuttgart's Solitude in a non-championship race.
At the end of the season, Porsche withdrew from F1 due to the high costs, just having acquired the Reutter factory.


Headquarters Stuttgart, Germany






1961

dan gurney

787 porsche porsche 547/3 1.498 cc F4 boxer mid-mounted 186 hp

circuit zandvoort





1962

heini walter

718 porsche type 547 1.498 cc dohc F4 boxer engine normally aspirated mid-engined

nürburgring

1960-1962

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