1983 March-Porsche 83G GTP
Offered by Gooding & Company | Amelia Island, Florida | March 7, 2014
Photo – Gooding & Company
March Engineering was founded in 1969. The name March comes from the names of its founders: Max Mosley, Alan Rees, Graham Coaker, and Robin Herd. They were an F1 team until they built an Indy Car in 1981. In 1983 they entered the arena of Group C prototype racing cars and the 83G you see here was part of that effort.
The car was designed by the now-very-famous Adrian Newey and it is powered by a 3.0-liter turbocharged flat-six making between 650 and 800 horsepower depending on configuration. In any case, it is fast. This car competed in the U.S. IMSA GTP championship. And, in 1983, it won it. The competition of this car includes:
- 1983 Charlotte 500km – 1st (with Al Holbert and Jim Trueman)
- 1983 Lime Rock IMSA GTP – 9th (with Holbert)
- 1983 Brainerd IMSA GTP – 1st (with Holbert and Trueman)
- 1983 Sears Point 3 Hours – 1st (with Holbert and Trueman)
- 1983 Portland 3 Hours – 1st (with Holbert)
- 1983 Mosport 6 Hours – 7th (with Holbert)
- 1983 Road America IMSA GTP – 15th (with Holbert)
- 1983 Pocono IMSA GTP – 36th, DNF (with Holbert)
- 1983 3 Hours of Daytona – 1st (with Holbert and Trueman)
- 1983 IMSA GTP Champhionship – 1st (with Holbert)
- 1984 24 Hours of Daytona – 1st (with Sarel van der Merwe, Tony Martin, and Graham Duxbury)
- 1984 Grand Prix of Miami – 8th (with van der Merwe and Martin)
- 1984 12 Hours of Sebring – DNF (with van der Merwe, Martin, and Duxbury)
- 1984 Lime Rock IMSA GTP – 1st (with van der Merwe)
It raced more than that but I’m not running down every race in multiple IMSA seasons. The car’s racing career ended after 1986. In 2003 the car was restored and was acquired by the present owner in 2005. It’s been used in several historic events including the Rennsport Reunion in 2004 and has been repainted to its 24 Hours of Daytona-winning livery. You can buy it for between $750,000-$1,000,000. Click here for more and here for more from Gooding at Amelia Island.
Update: Not sold.