Porsche started racing with lightweight, tuned derivatives of the 356 road car, but rapidly moved on to campaigning dedicated racing cars, with the 550, 718, RS, and RSK models being the backbone of the company's racing programme through to the mid-1960s.
Porsche comezou a competir con coches lixeiros, tuneados derivados do coche de estrada 356, pero rapidamente pasou a facer automóbiles dedicados as carreiras, cos modelos 550, 718, RS, e RSK como columna vertebral do programa de carreiras da compañía a mediados de 1960.