Twenty Rothmans and a packet of pork scratchings

This isn’t livery editor in the latest computer game: Porsche will be racing at Le Mans with iconic paint schemes from the 1970s and '80s.

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Le Mans 2018 just got a whole lot more iconic, thanks to some seriously special paint jobs on two of the 911 RSR cars competing at this year’s 24 hour race. Meet the modern-day ‘Pink Pig’ and the iconic blue, white, red and gold design of past sponsor Rothmans.

The Pink Pig RSR will be driven by Kévin Estre (France) , Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) and harks back to the 917/20 that came to Le Mans in 1971. The colour scheme was originally designed by Anatole Lapine and it was the fastest car in pre-race qualification at that year’s race.

The ‘Rothmans’ car will be driven by Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) , Richard Lietz (Austria) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France). This colour scheme can’t be traced back to a single car, as it adorned several stars from Porsche history. Remember the 959 at Dakar? Or the 956 and 962 that dominated Le Mans in the 1980s? Now it’s the turn of the RSR. No pressure, then.

It’s all part of Porsche’s celebrations for 70 Years of the Sports Car. But it’s also about more than that – it’s about giving something back to the fans. At Porsche we're well aware of the incredible support we receive every year.

“With these much-loved designs, we want to thank our loyal supporters who have cheered for us both on and off the track at every race, but particularly at Le Mans, where we, as record winners with 19 outright victories, received incredible support every year,” explains Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT Cars.

As if we weren't already excited enough for Le Mans.

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Comments (6)

  • Amazing cars with wonderful liveries for Le Mans, nothing better than it to celebrate anything!

      3 years ago
  • That Rothmans car is just epic.

      3 years ago
  • Love 'em! Will any traditional white/red/black cars race alongside these two?

      3 years ago
  • Neat way of sticking two fingers up at tobacco bans

      3 years ago
  • Oh these are great colour choices. Wonder if they will do the other cool colour scheme the green, purple, sycodelic colour

      3 years ago
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