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The Porsche 356 is a sports car that was first produced by Austrian company Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH (1948–1949), and then by German company Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH (1950–1965). It was Porsche's first production automobile. Earlier cars designed by the Austrian company include Cisitalia Grand Prix race car, the Volkswagen Beetle, and Auto Union Grand Prix cars.

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1953

8 March 1953 - Sebring 12 Hours - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
80 Porsche 356 S1.5 Richard Toland (USA)/Howard Hanna (USA) Richard Toland (USA) DNF
21 Porsche 356 356-12353 S1.5 Larry Kulok (USA)/Harry Grey (USA) Lawrence Kulok (USA) DNS

26 April 1953 - Mille Miglia - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
438 Porsche 356 1500 Super S2.0 Hans Herrmann (D)/Erwin Bauer (D) Porsche KG 30th 11th 12:47:37 Avg 118km/h
428 Porsche 356 1500 S2.0 Heinz Schulthess (CH)/Peter Kaiser (D) 41st 14th 13:09:25
442 Porsche 356 1300 S2.0 Hans L von Hoersch (D)/Werner Engel (D) 52nd 19th 13:27:23
423 Porsche 356 1500 S2.0 Oreste Mantovani (I)/H Schlieper 54th 20th 13:28:52
418 Porsche 356 1300 Super S2.0 Helmut Polensky (D)/Max Thirion (B) 64th 24th 13:45:02
424 Porsche 356 1500 S2.0 Emilio Carnevalli (I)/Sergio Carnevalli (I) 81st 31st 14:07:34
439 Porsche 356 1300 S2.0 Heinz Friederichs (D)/Franz E Kesselstatt (D) 88th 32nd 14:22:26
440 Porsche 356 1300 S2.0 Adolf Vianden (D)/Walter Skersiesi (D) 97th 33rd 14:32:57
425 Porsche 356 1300 S2.0 John Brons (USA)/Melvin H. Stickney (USA) 100th 34th 14:35:54
432 Porsche 356 1500 S2.0 Jacques Lapauze/Hubert Lapauze 138th 35th 15:01:53
420 Porsche 356 1500 Super 356-213159-MI S2.0 Agostino Di Stefano (I)/Rita Di Stefano (I) 219th 38th 16:47:18
345 Porsche 356 1100 S1.1 Walter Hampel (D)/P. Enea Serboli (I) DNF 7:38:56
415 Porsche 356 1500 Super S2.0 Giuseppe Cerana/Eligio Alberti DNF
426 Porsche 356 1500 Super S2.0 Juan Iturralde/Paul Metternich (D) DNF Accident
427 Porsche 356 1500 Super S2.0 Wittigo Einsiedel (D)/Klaus Bendix DNF
430 Porsche 356 1500 Super S2.0 Italo Sancilio/Fritz Esslinger DNF
435 Porsche 356 1500 S2.0 Mario Dalla Favera (I)/Renzo Artusi DNF
436 Porsche 356 1500 S2.0 Jean Keck/August Stoklin DNF
437 Porsche 356 1500 S2.0 Aldo Conconi/Giuseppe Kestenholz DNF 7:27:29
434 Porsche 356 S2.0 Harry Merkel (D) DNF

14 June 1953 - Le Mans 24 Hours - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
49 Porsche 356 356-058 S1.2 Auguste Veuillet (F)/Petermax Müller (D) Porsche KG DNF 147 laps - Engine
46 Porsche 356 356-062 S1.5 Gustave Olivier (F)/Eugéne Martin (F) Gustave Olivier DNF 115 laps - Engine

26 July 1953 - Spa 24 Hours - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
26 Porsche 356 1500 Super S Elyane Imbert (F)/Simone des Forest (F) DNF DQ
29 Porsche 356 S Paul Frere (B)/Walter Hampel (D) DNF Gearbox

30 August 1953 - Nürburgring 1000 km - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
61 Porsche 356 1500 ser. S2.0 Paul Metternich (D)/Wittigo Einsiedel (D) Gustav Wirth 12th 2nd 44 laps
80 Porsche 356 1100 ser. S1.3 Hans L von Hoersch (D)/Werner Engel (D) Hans Leo von Huesch 13th 1st 44 laps
86 Porsche 356 1100 ser. S1.3 Rolf-Friedrich Götze (D)/William Godsey (USA) Rolf-Friedrich Goetze 14th 2nd 44 laps
62 Porsche 356 1500 ser. S2.0 Mathieu Hezemans (NL)/Jacques van der Meulen (NL) NAV 15th 3rd 44 laps
85 Porsche 356 1100 ser. S1.3 Ernst van Husen (D)/Walter Scheube (D) Ernst von Husen 17th 3rd 43 laps
87 Porsche 356 1100 ser. S1.3 Fernand Georges (B)/ Chenevoy (F) Fernand Georges 18th 4th 42 laps
60 Porsche 356 1500 ser. S2.0 Richard von Frankenberg (D)/Walter Ringgenberg (CH) Walter Ringgenberg DNF 2 laps - Accident
63 Porsche 356 1500 ser. S2.0 Elyane Imbert (F)/Simone des Forest (F) Elyane Imbert DNF DQ - Assistance
64 Porsche 356 1500 ser. S2.0 Arthur Heuberger (CH)/Ernst Seiler (CH) Arthur Heuberger DNF Accident
65 Porsche 356 1500 ser. S2.0 Heinz Friederichs (D)/Horst Lauprecht (D) Heinz Friedrichs DNF DQ - Assistance
81 Porsche 356 1100 ser. S1.3 Adolf Vianden (D)/Harry Merkel (D) Adolf Vianden DNF Engine
83 Porsche 356 1100 ser. S1.3 Albrecht W. Mantzel (D)/Rolf Madaus (D) Albrecht W. Mantzel DNF Engine
84 Porsche 356 1100 ser. S1.3 Franz E Kesselstatt (D)/Bernt Spiegel (D) Walter Glöckler DNF Accident

23 November 1953 - Carrera Panamericana - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
158 Porsche 356 Super S1.6 Fernando Segura (RA) 33rd 2nd 8 laps
162 Porsche 356 S1.6 Manfredo Lippmann (GUA) Manfredo Lippmann DNF 7 laps - Mechanical
151 Porsche 356 S1.6 Salvador Lopez Chávez (MEX) Calzado Canada DNF 5 laps - Engine
153 Porsche 356 356/2-062 S1.6 Guillermo Suhr Contreras (GUA)/Oscar Alfonso (GUA) Guillermo Suhr DNF 4 laps - Accident
199 Porsche 356 356/2-054 S1.6 Joaquin Castillo de la Fuente (UR) Joaquin Castillo de la Fuente DNF 1 lap - DQ Overtime
200 Porsche 356 S1.6 Jacqueline Evans (GB) Busby Racing (USA) DNF 1 lap - DQ Overtime


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