The Prologue to the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Paul Ricard started off with a bang this past Thursday when Porsche unveiled their three-color livery for Le Mans. Not content to leave well enough alone, Porsche went on to announce that their 919 Hybrid would switch to the highest energy recovery category of 8 megajoule. No other …
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Porsche Introduces Second Gen 919 Hybrid LMP1 With New Red/White/Black Le Mans-Only Liveries
Today in France, a new generation of Porsche LMP1 was launched, turning its first public laps at the Paul Ricard test circuit for the "Le Mans Prologue" pre-season test. In what is a shock to absolutely nobody, Porsche's new car is a significant change from last year's car. They have increased to the highest "8 Megajoule" category of LMP1, allowing …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Testing A New Aero Package On The 919 Hybrid LMP1
Last week, the Porsche LMP1 Team spent five days testing with the Porsche 919 Hybrid in Aragon in Northern Spain. This marks the third such comprehensive test with the new Le Mans prototype which will have it's official launch, in it's final livery, on March 26 in Paul Ricard. Team Principal Andreas Seidl said about the test program: “The …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Signs Triple Eight Race Engineering’s Jeromy Moore As New LMP1 Performance Engineer
Dear reader, you may not be familiar with Jeromy Moore, Porsche's newest LMP1 team acquisition, but you should be. He is, undoubtedly, one of the most successful driver engineers in the history of Australia's V8 Supercars series. For over a decade Moore has been working in V8 Supercars, and most recently with the Triple Eight Race Engineering team …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Announces More Driver Changes. This Time It’s In The WEC GT Cars
Earlier today we learned of Porsche's final driver line-up for their third 919 Hybrid LMP1 entry in the WEC. Right on the heals of that announcement comes word that Porsche Team Manthey has reshuffled its factory driver lineup in the two Porsche 911 RSR entries in the WEC and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Last year, it was Jörg Bergmeister …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Announces Final LMP1 Driver Combinations For Le Mans And Spa
Last November Porsche announced they would enter a third 919 Hybrid at both Le Mans and the Six-Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Shortly after that announcement we learned that Nico Hülkenberg, an active F1 driver, was signed as a driver for Porsche's third LMP1 entry. Then, during the annual "Night of Champions Dinner, Porsche let it be known that …
Continue to the full articleHere’s The Revamped Porsche 919 Hybrid For The 2015 Season
Porsche came back to endurance racing on the world stage last year with high hopes. Alas, despite their best efforts, the team managed just one win and finished third amongst the other competitors in its class (Audi and Toyota). Looking forward to 2015 Porsche debuted the revamped 919 Hybrid last week ahead of the WEC season opener on April 12th …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s GT Le Mans Results In The WEC At Sao Paulo, Brazil
While it wasn't the dominating season many Porsche fans hoped for, Porsche Team Manthey did finish the year with a successful conclusion to the Sports Car World Endurance Championship. With a strong performance at the six-hour race in Sao Paulo, the French Porsche works drivers Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet scored second in the fiercely …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s LMP1 Results, Pictures And Video In The WEC At Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Porsche Team claimed their first victory with the Porsche 919 Hybrid in the final race of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship in São Paulo. Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb drove the No. 14 919 Hybrid LMP1 car to the top of the podium in Brazil. As exciting as the win was, some of the celebration was toned down due to an incredibly …
Continue to the full articleFortunately, Mark Webber Wasn’t Hurt In This High-Speed, Fiery Crash
During the last hour of the World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of São Paulo, Porsche's Mark Webber suffered a massive crash on the last corner of Interlagos. It appears that Webber lost control entering the high-speed section of the track, collecting the No. 90 8Start Motorsports Ferrari F458 Iltalia along the way. Webber's No. 20 Porsche 919 …
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