Just last week Porsche announced the addition of a third 919 Hybrid for Le Mans in 2015. Now, less than a week later we've learned that Porsche has signed Nico Hülkenberg as one of the drivers for the third LMP1 entry. The 27-year-old German will be the first active Formula One driver since 2009 to take the start of Le Mans. As a prelude to Le …
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Ferkel The Nein-11 vs. The 908/14
When life gives you LeMons, make racecars! Life is weird sometimes. A couple of months ago, I mentioned how awesome I thought it would be to pit the two most well known San Francisco Bay Area based Porsche LeMons cars against each other in a tongue-in-cheek 'battle royale' with a journalist hot-shoe at the wheel [note: I'm a warm-shoe at …
Continue to the full articlePorsche To Enter A Third 919 Hybrid In 2015 Le Mans
Porsche's going all in for Le Mans in 2015! Earlier today Porsche announced they will enter a third Porsche 919 Hybrid for the 24-hour race in Le Mans (France) on June 13/14 in 2015. There's no word yet on who will drive the third 919 (Jenson Button anyone?) but Porsche did confirm that current works drivers Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Brendon …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Dempsey Continues With Porsche In 2015. This Time In Full WEC Series
Patrick has been a regular in the sports car racing seen for some time now. His "official" relationship with Porsche began in 2013 in the ALMS and continued in 2014 with a fifth place finish at Le Mans, a podium spot In the Tudor United SportsCar Championship at VIR and an appearance in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. Now he's back for …
Continue to the full articleThis Is What It Takes To Set A Record Across The Crown Range Pass In The Targa New Zealand
What you're about to see isn't your standard balls to the wall, all out race to the top like many other hill climb events. Instead, in this particular Targa, the run up the Crown Range Pass - a public road that climbs to 1,100 meters above sea level by the way of fast twisty corners and steep uphill hairpins - the rules operate more like a stage …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s GT Team Results And Pictures In The WEC At Bahrain
In the number 91 Porsche Team Manthey 911 RSR, Porsche works drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Richard Lietz scored fourth place in the highly competitive GTE-Pro class at the penultimate round of the season in the Kingdom of Bahrain at the Persian Gulf. Their factory pilot colleagues, and Shanghai winners, Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet saw the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s LMP1 Team Results, Pictures And Video In The WEC At Bahrain
For the first time ever, both Porsche 919 Hybrid crews were part of the podium ceremony: The trio of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished second overall in round seven of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Bahrain. Immediately behind them their sister car crossed the line. Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber were the third …
Continue to the full articleHere’s A Step By Step Video Guide To Lapping Sebring In A Porsche 911 RSR
The "full circuit" at Sebring International Raceway is legendary for the toll it takes on both car and drive. Over 3.74 miles, through 17 turns, competitors bump and grind over one of the oldest, continuously operating race tracks in the U.S. In their quest for the checkered flag, every competitor strives for the best "line" (the fastest way around …
Continue to the full articleThe Logistics Nightmare Of Shipping Porsche’s 919 Hybrid LMP1 All Over The World
Porsche's inaugural attack on the FIA's World Endurance Championship in 2014 came with a host of challengers, most notably in the form of Audi and Toyota, not to mention the challenges of pace and reliability inherent in any endurance racing championship. Throughout the season, however, there was one challenge faced by the team that had nothing to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Shanghai Six Hour Success
After scoring their second LMP1 podium at last month's WEC race in Japan, the team was looking to capitalize on that momentum. Qualifying went very well, as Romain Dumas took the pole position from Toyota by the tiniest of fractions of a second. It would seem that every race that goes by, Porsche is getting just a little closer to that first …
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