# Norbert Singer

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German automotive engineer

Singer (left) meeting with [Jacky Ickx](/source/Jacky_Ickx) at the [Österreichring](/source/Red_Bull_Ring) in 1976

**Norbert Singer** (born 16 November 1939) is a [German](/source/Germans) [automotive](/source/Automotive) [engineer](/source/Engineer). He has played a key role in every one of [Porsche](/source/Porsche)’s 16 overall race victories between 1970 and 1998 at the [24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans).[1][2]

Singer was born in [Eger (Cheb)](/source/Cheb), which is today part of the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic), but was part of the [German](/source/Nazi_Germany) [Sudetenland](/source/Sudetenland), in 1939.[3]

Singer joined the racing department of the [Porsche](/source/Porsche) company in [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart) in March 1970.[3] The young engineer from the [Technical University of Munich](/source/Technical_University_of_Munich) was soon given the job of cooling the gearboxes of the powerful 917 racers which had broken down in 1969.[3][1] His first task was successful and the [Porsche 917](/source/Porsche_917) dominated the event in 1970 as well as in 1971, the first year Singer attended the great race.[2]

Singer was involved in the 911 Carrera RSR and RSR Turbo 2.1 from 1972 to 1974[3] Singer was then given the task of developing the [Porsche 911](/source/Porsche_911) road car for racing,[1] and in doing so he created eventually what is by far the most successful customer race car that Porsche ever produced: the [Porsche 935](/source/Porsche_935) which won at the [1979 24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/1979_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans) outright, a remarkable feat for a modified 15-year-old road car design. [2]

Following this, Singer designed the bodywork of the [Porsche 956](/source/Porsche_956) and [962](/source/Porsche_962) [Group C](/source/Group_C) cars[4] which won 7 [24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans) titles [1] and three Manufacturers’ and two teams’ World Championships between 1982 and 1986[3] In the 1990s, Singer engineered the [Porsche WSC](/source/Porsche_WSC-95) open sports car which claimed two victories in [1996 and 1997](/source/1996_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans).

He oversaw the [Porsche 911 GT1](/source/Porsche_911_GT1) project which finally put the 911's engine into the middle, something that he'd wanted to do since the 935.[5] The 911 GT1 achieved [Porsche](/source/Porsche)'s [16th victory](/source/1998_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans) at [Le Mans](/source/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans).[5][4]

Singer subsequently retired from Porsche's racing department in 2004[3] and took up a role with the [FIA](/source/FIA) monitoring performance in [endurance racing](/source/Endurance_racing_(motorsport)).[1] He continued to support customer teams at races until 2010,[3] and lectures at university about engineering.[4]

Singer was a consultant on the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study,[6] a modified version of the [964](/source/Porsche_964) which was produced by [Singer Vehicle Design](/source/Singer_Vehicle_Design), a company whose name is partly an homage to his work on 911s.[7][6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RacEng_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RacEng_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-RacEng_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-RacEng_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-RacEng_1-4) Collins, Sam (8 January 2013). ["Norbert Singer's nomination for the Greatest Motorsport Innovation"](https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/norbert-singers-nomination-for-the-greatest-motorsport-innovation/). *www.racecar-engineering.com/*. Racecar Engineering. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sport_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sport_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Sport_2-2) ["Lunch with... Norbert Singer"](https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-2015/86/lunch-norbert-singer). *[Motor Sport](/source/Motor_Sport_(magazine))*. 22 October 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Flag_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Flag_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Flag_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Flag_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Flag_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Flag_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Flag_3-6) Pettit, Vince (November 16, 2019). ["Norbert Singer: Porsche's Aerodynamic Hero"](https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/11/norbert-singer-porsche-engineering-legend/). *thecheckeredflag.co.uk/*. Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BkRev_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BkRev_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BkRev_4-2) Havermans, Tim (28 August 2020). ["Book Review: Norbert Singer, My Racing Life with Porsche 1970–2004"](https://www.loveforporsche.com/norbert-singer-porsche-rennsport-1970-2004-2/). *loveforporsche.com*. Love For Porsche. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-scoop_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-scoop_5-1) Bell, Sebastien (August 14, 2021). ["Norbert Singer Helps Tell The Story Of The 1998 Porsche 911 GT1"](https://www.carscoops.com/2021/08/norbert-singer-helps-tell-the-story-of-the-1998-porsche-911-gt1/). *carscoops.com*. Car Scoops. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TOP_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TOP_6-1) ["Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer - the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study"](https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/porsche/911-reimagined-singer-dynamics-and-lightweighting-study). *topgear.com*. Top Gear. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Trop, Jaclyn (2017-12-24). ["The Ultimate Porsche 911 Comes From California"](http://fortune.com/2017/12/24/singer-vehicle-design-porsche-restoration/). *Fortune*. Time Inc. Retrieved 2018-05-07.

## External links

- [24:16 - Le Mans 24 Hours : 16 Wins With Porsche : An Autobiography with Michael Cotton](https://web.archive.org/web/20070503195506/http://www.24hours16wins.com/)

- [The Norbert Singer Fan Club](http://jackcriswell.powweb.com/singer/)

- [late 1990s Porsche LMP](http://www.mulsannescorner.com/porschelmp1.html)

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