Street-legal

The Dauer 962 LM of Hans-Joachim Stuck, Thierry Boutsen and Danny Sullivan (picture-above) on its way to a fine third place at the 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans. This very competitive trio dominated the race and should have won, but a puncture prevented it to do so, and victory went to the sister car.

Porsche exploited a loophole in the GT regulations at the time, using German fashion magnate and former racer Jochen Dauer in a plan to have a street-legal version of the glorious Porsche 962 built. Two cars were entered in the GT category as Dauer 962 Le Mans.

With factory support, the Dauer 962 was able to take the win against main rival Toyota, with Yannick Dalmas, Hurley Haywood and Mauro Baldi at the wheel, the other 962 coming a close third, as mentioned above. From the Le Mans success, Dauer Sportwagen subsequently sold a dozen 962 road cars that are very much sought after by wealthy collectors. Here-below the one sold to the Sultan of Brunei.