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William I'Anson Ltd are delighted to offer for sale the Ex – Larbre Competition, Sony PlayStation, Multiple Le Mans 24 Hours 1997 Porsche 911 993 GT2 Evo.

Invoiced new as a GT2 R to Larbre Competition for Jean-Luc Chereau and run for him by Larbre Competition, the team responsible for so much of the model’s development.

Still retaining its original shell and special 1999 GT2 Evo M64/84 3.8-litre engine.

Raced at Le Mans in 1997 in Chereau livery by the all French line up of GT2 star and former F1 driver Jean-Pierre Jarier, team owner Jack Leconte and sponsor Jean-Luc Chéreau. Qualifying an impressive 36th overall and first in the GT2 Class.

Also raced in the 1997 FIA GT Championship the Pokka 1000km at Suzuka, the 3 Hour Marlboro Global Endurance GT Race at Zhuhai in China and driven to 3rd overall in the 1998 Jarama 4 Hours.

Raced at Le Mans in 1998 in the iconic Sony Playstation livery by Jean-Pierre Jarier, this time with Carl Rosenblad and Robin Donovan, they qualified 3rd in the GT2 Class splitting the dominant Dodge Vipers and led their class before they having to retire with suspension failure.

Upgraded to GT2 Evo specification by Larbre Competition in early 1999, with the fitting of the very rare ultimate specification M64/84 3.8-litre engine that remains the car today.

Raced by Mike Youles, Tim Harvey and Neil Cunningham in the 2000 British GT Championship, taking a number of podiums and winning the prestigious Oulton Park Gold Cup. Then raced with dominant success in the 2001 Intermarque Series and only in its second ownership since.

With 1990s GT cars continuing to be in hight demand for Peter Auto’s Global Endurance and the Masters Endurance Legends Series, surely there are few more desirable and useable entire than this double Le Mans 993 GT2 Evo in its evocative 1998 Le Mans Sony Playstation livery.

For more information on the Ex – Larbre Competition, Sony PlayStation, Multiple Le Mans 24 Hours 1997 Porsche 911 993 GT2 Evo for sale at William I'Anson Ltd, please enquire or visit our website here: https://williamianson.com/car/1997-porsche-993-gt2-evo-for-sale/

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