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[[File:Norbert Singer with Jacky Ickx.jpg|thumb|right|Singer (left) meeting with [[Jacky Ickx]] at the [[Red Bull Ring|Österreichring]] in 1976]]▼
▲[[File:Norbert Singer with Jacky Ickx-ed.jpg|thumb|right|Singer (left) meeting with [[Jacky Ickx]] at the [[Red Bull Ring|Österreichring]] in 1976]]
'''Norbert Singer''' (born 16 November, 1939, Eger, [[Sudetenland]] (now [[Cheb]], [[Czech Republic]])) is a [[Germany|German]] [[automotive]] [[engineer]]. He has played a key role in every one of [[Porsche]]’s 16 overall race victories between 1970 and 1998 at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].▼
▲'''Norbert Singer''' (born 16 November
Singer was born in [[Cheb|Eger (Cheb)]], part of [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Sudetenland]] in 1939.▼
▲Singer was born in [[Cheb|Eger (Cheb)]], which is today part of the [[Czech Republic]], but was part of the [[Nazi Germany|German]]
When Singer joined the [[Porsche]] company in [[Stuttgart]], the young engineer from the [[Technical University of Munich]] was soon given the job of cooling the gearboxes of the powerful 917 racers which had broken down in 1969. His first task was successful and the [[Porsche 917]] dominated the event in 1970 as well as in 1971, the first year Singer attended the great race.▼
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Following this, Singer designed the bodywork of the [[Porsche 956]] and [[Porsche 962|962]] [[Group C]] cars<ref name="BkRev"/> which won 7 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] titles <ref name="RacEng"/> and three Manufacturers’ and two teams’ World Championships between 1982 and 1986<ref name="Flag"/> In the 1990s, Singer engineered the [[Porsche WSC-95|Porsche WSC]] open sports car which claimed two victories in [[1996 24 Hours of Le Mans|1996 and 1997]].
He oversaw the [[Porsche 911 GT1]] project which finally put the 911’s engine into the middle, something that he'd wanted to do since the 935.<ref name="scoop">{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Sebastien |title=Norbert Singer Helps Tell The Story Of The 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2021/08/norbert-singer-helps-tell-the-story-of-the-1998-porsche-911-gt1/ |website=carscoops.com |publisher=Car Scoops |access-date=19 October 2021 |date=August 14, 2021}}</ref> The 911 GT1 achieved [[Porsche]]'s [[1998 24 Hours of Le Mans|16th victory]] at [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]].<ref name="scoop"/><ref name="BkRev"/>
Singer subsequently retired from Porsche’s racing department in 2004<ref name="Flag"/> and took up a role with the [[FIA]] monitoring performance in [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]].<ref name="RacEng">{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Sam |title=Norbert Singer’s nomination for the Greatest Motorsport Innovation |url=https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/norbert-singers-nomination-for-the-greatest-motorsport-innovation/ |website=www.racecar-engineering.com/ |publisher=Racecar Engineering |access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> He continued to support customer teams at races until 2010,<ref name="Flag"/> and lectures at university about engineering.<ref name="BkRev">{{cite web |last1=Havermans |first1=Tim |title=Book Review: Norbert Singer, My Racing Life with Porsche 1970–2004 |url=https://www.loveforporsche.com/norbert-singer-porsche-rennsport-1970-2004-2/ |website=loveforporsche.com |publisher=Love For Porsche |access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref>
Singer was a consultant on the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study,<ref name="TOP">{{cite web |title=Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer - the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/porsche/911-reimagined-singer-dynamics-and-lightweighting-study |website=topgear.com |publisher=Top Gear |access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> a modified version of the [[Porsche 964|964]] which was produced by [[Singer Vehicle Design]], a company whose name is partly an homage to his work on 911s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2017/12/24/singer-vehicle-design-porsche-restoration/ |title=The Ultimate Porsche 911 Comes From California |last=Trop |first=Jaclyn |date=2017-12-24 |website=Fortune |publisher=Time Inc. |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref><ref name="TOP"/>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070503195506/http://www.24hours16wins.com/ 24:16 - Le Mans 24 Hours : 16 Wins With Porsche : An Autobiography with Michael Cotton]
* [http://jackcriswell.powweb.com/singer/ The Norbert Singer Fan Club]
* [http://www.mulsannescorner.com/porschelmp1.html late 1990s Porsche LMP]
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