Unique Factory Re-Commission: Carrera GT in Salzburg Design - Porsche Newsroom
Unique Factory Re-Commission: Porsche Carrera GT reborn in Salzburg Design
A racing-livery icon returns. In 1970, Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood delivered Porsche’s first overall Le Mans win in the red-and-white 917 short-tail wearing number 23—the now-legendary Salzburg Design. That victory has inspired a modern one-off: a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT meticulously transformed through Porsche’s Sonderwunsch Factory Re-Commission program. Fittingly, Salzburg’s own “Porsche Alpenstraße” dealership prepared two 917s for that historic race, including the winner.
Commissioned by enthusiast Victor Gómez, the once-silver Carrera GT was completely disassembled, its V10 rebuilt from the ground up, and its carbon components recoated. The Salzburg Design livery was then adapted to the Carrera GT’s very different geometry—an intricate process to ensure perfect proportions, alignment, and flow.
Exterior highlights
- Design development began with sketches and renderings, followed by tape-line studies on the car by designer Grant Larson and team to validate the movement of the stripes before creating paint templates.
- The hand-painted Guards Red and white finish, complete with the iconic 23 roundel, is protected by a clear film so Gómez can enjoy the car on Puerto Rico’s roads.
- Matte black carbon contrasts the livery on the roof halves, A- and B-pillars, mirror caps, front air duct, and rear diffuser. The engine cover grilles are black matte anodized.
- Original five-spoke wheels are finished in black paint and wear a colored Porsche crest.
Interior highlights
- A vivid, motorsport-inspired cockpit features Alcantara in Guards Red across sections of the dashboard and door panels, the steering wheel rim, center console, the front luggage compartment trim, and the matching luggage set.
- Matte carbon provides a purposeful counterpoint on the seat shells, dashboard air-vent cover, and instrument binnacle.
- Seat center panels, side bolsters, and headrests use black FIA textile from the 918 Spyder—a non-flammable motorsport fabric. As a nod to heritage, note that the original 917 endurance racers were required to have two seats.
What Factory Re-Commission means
- Porsche’s Factory Re-Commission, part of the Sonderwunsch program, delivers a comprehensive factory overhaul for customer-owned cars—including classics.
- Vehicles are returned to a documented "zero-kilometer condition," with the opportunity to redesign exterior and interior color concepts and retrofit individual materials and options.
- Customers collaborate closely with Porsche designers and engineers; concepts are vetted for feasibility and executed to Porsche’s quality standards. All updates are recorded in the company archive for transparent traceability.
The Carrera GT, briefly
- Launched in 2003, the Porsche Carrera GT remains a benchmark: 330 km/h top speed, carbon-fiber chassis, and a mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 5.7-liter V10 derived from Porsche’s Le Mans program.
- Output is 450 kW (612 PS) paired with a curb weight of just 1,380 kg.
This singular Carrera GT blends Porsche’s Le Mans-winning Salzburg heritage with modern craftsmanship—an authentic, road-ready tribute executed to factory-new standards.
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