Since 2010 Jens Walther has been the face and head of Porsche Motorsports North America when he replaced Paul Ritchie. Today, Porsche announced that Walther will be returning to his roots, he joined the company in 2001 at Porsche Engineering Group GmbH as Manager, Marketing, Communications and Business Development, as the Director of Sales and …
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Porsche’s 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Race Report w/ Pictures and Video
I thought the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans was going to make me eat my words. In our Fan Guide I said "let's not mince words: The overall race winner will come from this category." When the #1 Porsche dropped out of the race at 11 AM local time, an LMP2 car lead Le Mans overall for the first time ever. Going in to the race it appeared that the 24 Hours …
Continue to the full articleAndré Lotterer On Coming to Porsche
André Lotterer is going from strength to strength. With Audi now out of endurance racing, the former Audi driver has moved to Porsche. In his first two races with the team, at Silverstone and Spa, he has helped to achieve third and fourth place finishes for Porsche alongside Nick Tandy and Neel Jani. Le Mans is now just days away, and Lotterer has …
Continue to the full article4 Steps To Qualify on the Front Row of an IMSA Sprint Race
Since we're already approaching the midway point in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA, I thought I would share all the aspects that go into simply starting a race. In other words, how to qualify at the front. In a series as competitive as the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA, qualifying is extremely important for a sprint-format race. …
Continue to the full articleTake a Hot Lap with Marc Lieb in a 919 at Le Mans
YouTube is great and just keeps getting better. Not only do videos convey a story in a way that words can't always match, the technology keeps improving and adding features like this 360 degree video from Porsche. As you start the video, you're looking into the 919 straight at Porsche factory driver Marc Lieb. However, you can easily …
Continue to the full article2017 24 HOURS OF LE MANS ON TWITTER FOR PORSCHE FANS
While it didn't look like it was going to happen, thanks in part to a devastating mechanical failure by Toyota, Porsche won the big race overall last year. Even as attendees at the event, we could not have kept astride of the goings on without social media. Aside from the usual television and radio broadcasts, today we have even greater access to …
Continue to the full articleA Fan’s Guide to the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans: The Porsche Perspective
The end of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans was a bit of a shock. Though Porsche achieved victory, Toyota's mechanical failure late in the race was heartbreaking, even to a Porsche fan. The 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans field presents a very different picture to 2016, with the LMP1 field down to just six cars from nine. The two Audi entries are gone, as are …
Continue to the full articleNeel Jani on his 2016 Le Mans Victory
2016 may be the most challenging Le Mans finish in recent years to watch. Even as a devout Porschephile, watching Toyota's car slowly come to a stop with so little time left in the race was heartbreaking. As Norbert Singer said, "Le Mans is not just top speed, it is also durability. You have to run first 24 hours, then you can see where you are." …
Continue to the full articleC.J. Wilson is Committed to Motorsport
C.J. Wilson officially retired from Major League Baseball earlier this year. However, having not pitched a game since July of 2015, he's effectively been out for much longer than that. Along with his "official" retirement came word that the former All-Star purchased three car dealerships, including Porsche of Fresno. That purchase dovetailed nicely …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results & Pictures from the Nürburgring 24-hour race
This year's Nürburgring 24-hour race saw 160 race cars piloted by 600+ drivers take the green flag at the 45th edition of the race. Of the 160 cars that started the race, 44 of them were Porsches. A record number for our favorite marque. While the best 911 GT3 R finished in 6th position overall, Porsche customer teams managed to secure 6 different …
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