History Of Kremer

Based in Cologne, Germany, and founded in 1964, the Kremer brothers actually ran a Porsche dealership, with Erwin initially racing Porsche cars prepared by Manfred in his spare time. By 1977, the Kremer’s side operation had grown substantially, and Manfred became uniquely capable of modifying the already formidable 935 built by Porsche.

A good relationship with the company ensured access to plenty of factory Porsche parts, and so the Kremers quickly began developing their own race cars derived from – but vastly different to – Porsche’s 935.

The Kremer’s cars were lighter, the bodywork was revised and engine componentry tuned. According to various sources, Manfred once told acclaimed Porsche journalist, the late Paul Frère, that their car had over 100 changes from that of Porsche’s 935, which made their car around 1 per cent more efficient. Over the course of a long-distance race, that 1 per cent advantage can of course prove pivotal, and the changes were worth it. Kremer’s K3 of 1979 is perhaps their crowning achievement. Piloted by Klaus Ludwig, plus brothers Bill and Don Whittington, the car won outright at Le Mans and is the only winner to be based on a fully production-based car since the war, with the exception of Mclaren’s F1 of 1995. Kremer Racing also won outright in Daytona in 1995 in a K8 Spyder piloted by Jürgen Lässig, Christophe Bouchut, Giovanni Lavaggi and Marco Werner.

The business is still operating out of Cologne today, having been racing worldwide for over 50 years, and even enjoying factory backing for its squads. No longer owned by the Kremers (older brother Erwin passed away in 2006), Kremer

Racing claims to be a ‘normal’ motor vehicle workshop, promising to do anything from change your windscreen wiper to the turbocharger on your 935. But the reality is to say Kremer are ‘normal’ is a disservice to their achievements. Kremer Racing is of the most celebrated and decorated privateer racing outfits ever to tune a Porsche.