For the past 5 weeks we've brought you information regarding the rule changes for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Quite a bit has changed for Porsche's return in 2014 and that means cars, strategy and even how the drivers pilot their cars need to change too. In this 6th video we explore how the driver's actions (especially when it comes to braking and …
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Watch Porsche’s Return To The World Endurance Challenge In “The Sunday Of Our Return”
SPOILER ALERT: IF you don't yet know Porsche's results in last Sunday's WEC inaugural race, and you don't want to, then read no further. Otherwise, enjoy! On Sunday the 20th Porsche returned to the World Endurance Championship with a double victory in the GTE-Pro class and a podium finish for the 919 Hybrid. While the race wasn't without …
Continue to the full articleThe Rule Of Fuel At The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Last week's video explained how each car in the LMP1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is allotted a certain amount of fuel per lap of the race. Today's video explains exactly how this fuel consumption is measured and its impact on a team's overall performance and how they could be penalized for using too much fuel during the race. In other words …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures In The WEC At Silverstone
Porsche's long awaited return to endurance racing in the LMP1 class of the WEC kicked off this weekend at the famed circuit at Silverstone, Great Britain. Spectators witnessed a gripping race with changeable weather conditions from start to finish. The 919 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype earned podium (third place) in its first race of the season and the …
Continue to the full articleDid You Know That Each Team Is Allocated Fuel On A Per Lap Basis During The 24 Hours Of Le Mans?
That's right, each team is allocated a certain amount of fuel, petrol or diesel for each lap covered. There is a slight margin for error and drivers can make up mistakes made during one lap in the next two laps (basically giving them a three lap window to stay within their allotted fuel amount). If they are unable to stay within their allocated …
Continue to the full articleTeam Falken Tire Put Cameras On Their Pit Crew’s Helmets. This Video Is The Result.
Last week /Drive and MOMO teamed up to explain each of the steps that go into the "perfect" Porsche pit stop. In usual /Drive fashion the production quality is excellent and the educational aspect of the video is second to none. However, the video below, from Team Falken Tire, shows us a pit stop from the POV of a pit crew member. Take a look and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures In The Tudor USCC At Long Beach
The Tudor USCC race at Long Beach was restricted to just Prototype and GTLM classes. This means that Porsche only had three 911 RSRs on the track instead of the usual mix of both RSRs and GT3 Cup America's (in the GTD) class. Never the less, Porsche faired well and retains the manufacturers points lead coming out of the weekend. Porsche's full …
Continue to the full articleThis Is What Porsche’s 919 Hybrid LMP1 Sounds Like On The Track
The good guys over at the /Drive network have a great new Porsche video to check out. There's no silly voiceover, no commentary, no extraneous anything. It is simply excellent quality track-side video of Porsche's newest LMP1 contender testing at Paul Ricard. This is a simplistic view of Porsche's motorsport machine doing what it does best. This is …
Continue to the full articleThis Short Video Highlights The Technology In The Porsche 919 Hybrid
Porsche has brought to bear their most current and complex technologies in the LMP1 class 919 Hybrid. In fact, the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship is all about bringing optimal energy efficiency together with maximum performance. To do this it take technology. Incredible technology. The following short clips highlights some of …
Continue to the full articleAt Night, The Cockpit Of The Porsche 919 Hybrid Looks Like A Spaceship
Porsche just completed the first official test on the Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet for the upcoming World Endurance Challenge season. Porsche's # 91 911 RSR set the fastest time of the weekend in the GTE-Pro class, while the 919 Hybrid completed more than 3,556 kilometers including a shared test with the entire WEC field. On the 5.791 …
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