{"product_id":"porsche-911-930-carrera-rsr-turbo-2-1l-team-martini-racing-n-21-24h-le-mans-1974-helmut-koinigg-manfred-schurti-silver-red-blue","title":"Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1 Martini Racing No. 21 Koinigg Schurti 24h Le Mans 1974 Spark Model 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1:43 scale model resin replica of the Martini Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1 that finished 2nd overall at Le Mans in 1974, one of only two factory-built turbo prototypes that reshaped endurance racing history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, Porsche sent two experimental turbocharged prototypes to the Circuit de la Sarthe as rolling testbeds for a technology that would eventually define the brand's road and race cars for decades. Car #21, assigned to Helmut Koinigg and Manfred Schurti, crossed the finish line 2nd overall behind the Matra MS670C of Pescarolo and Larrousse. Spark Model has captured that result in a \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e resin model that holds the full weight of that milestone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-rsr-turbo-21\"\u003eA Factory Experiment Built in a Pair\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePorsche constructed just two Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1 cars for the 1974 season. Each used a 2.14-litre air-cooled flat-six fitted with a single KKK turbocharger, producing approximately 450–500 hp in race configuration. The wide rear arches, distinctive \"whale tail\" rear wing and broad stance distinguished the cars visually from the normally aspirated RSR 3.0 entries also running that year. The hardware was not merely a racing exercise: it served as direct engineering groundwork for the 930 Turbo road car that reached production in 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"le-mans-1974\"\u003eSecond Overall at La Sarthe — and a Driver Lost Too Soon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans proved the turbo concept under full race conditions. Car #21 (Koinigg\/Schurti) finished 2nd; the sister car #22 (van Lennep\/Müller) took 3rd, giving Porsche an unprecedented turbo 1–2–3 podium behind the Matra winner. Helmut Koinigg, an Austrian driver who had also entered Formula 1 that season, died at the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen just months after Le Mans. His podium at La Sarthe remains one of the defining moments of a career cut short at 25.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"spark-model-143\"\u003eResin Construction by Spark Model\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e scale model produced by Spark Model in resin. The body is a sealed one-piece casting, which allows the Martini Racing livery — white base with diagonal red and blue stripes and race number 21 — to be rendered with the flat, precise finish that resin construction permits. The aerodynamic bodywork, including the characteristic whale-tail rear wing and flared arches, is reproduced in the proportions of the original 4,163 mm car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"display-cabinet\"\u003eDisplay Context and Collection Fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e, the model measures approximately 9.5 cm in length, fitting comfortably on a standard collector shelf or in a dedicated \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e display case. It pairs naturally with Spark's #22 van Lennep\/Müller entry to recreate the complete Porsche turbo podium from 1974. Collectors building a Martini Racing sequence — or a Porsche Le Mans history — will find this car sits at the origin point: the first turbocharged Porsche to finish on the overall Le Mans podium.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPARK MODEL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60132603724160,"sku":"S9791","price":87.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-s9791-front34-v2_5fed425a-6682-44c8-8053-808b0b5ae6d3.jpg?v=1792142816","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/porsche-911-930-carrera-rsr-turbo-2-1l-team-martini-racing-n-21-24h-le-mans-1974-helmut-koinigg-manfred-schurti-silver-red-blue","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}