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 online streaming, live in-car video, and most importantly, Twitter.
For long endurance races like this one, Twitter can be an invaluable source of information. Not only can Twitter provide an up-to-the-minute view of what’s happening in the race, it can connect you with intimate details and insight from the drivers and teams themselves. In fact, I know of no other way to stay as closely and accurately informed about what’s happening in the Porsche world before, during and after the race (even if you were at the event itself) than through the “Twittersphere”. You just need to know who to follow. There really is no better way to follow the 24-Hours of Le Mans than on twitter.
Official Information
- The official Hashtag is #LM24 (English) and #24LM (French)
- The official account is @24hoursoflemans
- The World Endurance Championship account is @FIAWEC
- Porsche’s Factory Teams: LMP1 – @Porsche_Team Pro – @PorscheRaces
- @Porsche
Great Resources
- Our Porsche Fan’s Guide to the 24 Hours of Le Mans
- John Dagys
- Marshall Pruett
- Shea Adam
- Radio Le Mans
- John Hindhaugh
- Graham Goodwin
- SportsCar 365 Live
Porsche Drivers on Twitter
The LMP1 Class
Porsche Team 919 Hybrid Car #1 @Porsche_Team
- Andre Lotterer – @Timo_Berhard
- Nick Tandy @NickTandyR
- Neel Jani @neeljani
Porsche Team 919 Hybrid Car #2 @Porsche_Team
- Brendon Hartley @BrendonHartley
- Earl Bamber – @earlbamber
- Timo Bernhard – @Timo_Berhard
The LM GTE Pro Class
Porsche 911 RSR Car #91 @PorscheRaces
- Richard Lietz – @RichardLietz
- Patrick Pilet @PatrickPilet
- Frederic Makowiecki @FredMako1
Porsche 911 RSR Car #92 @PorscheRaces
- Kevin Estre @kevinestre
- Michael Christensen @ChristensenMK
- Dirk Werner @DWernerRacing
The LM GTE Am Class
Dempsey Proton #77 Racing 911 RSR @ProtonRacing
- Matteo Cairoli @Cairoli96
- Christian Ried – Not Active
- Marvin Dienst @MarvinDienst
Gulf Racing #86 Porsche 911 RSR @Gulf_Racing
- Michael Wainwright – @mikegulf86
- Nicholas Foster @nickfoster13
- Ben Barker @BenBarkerMsport
Proton Racing #88 Porsche 911 RSR @ProtonRacing
- Stephane Lemeret – Not Active
- Khaled Al Qubaisi @GT_Racer_UAE
- Klaus Bachler @klausbachler
Proton Racing #89 Porsche 911 RSR @ProtonRacing
- Abdulaziz Turki Al Faisal @AbdulazizTF
- Patrick Long @pLmotorsport
- Michael Hedlund @mike_hedlund