Just like last year, Porsche has amassed a full grid of ten GTE-classed 911 RSR in an attempt to take on the best comers from Ferrari, Ford, BMW, Corvette, and Aston Martin. Because this is a transition season, this weekend’s Le Mans is technically inside the same “super season” as last year’s Le Mans, and will decide a number of FIA WEC championships. Porsche have again recruited four cars in an attempt to defend its LM GTE Pro class victory in 2018, with four factory-entered mid-engine 911 RSRs. The GTE Am category features six cars from four different teams. Both categories feature heavily stacked lineups and incredibly talented drivers. Both categories are really anyone’s game, and you’ll have to watch to find out if Porsche can do it again. Porsche has won three times in the World Endurance Championship GTE Pro class from seven rounds this season, including Le Mans 2018. Astonishingly, the Dempsey-Proton #77 has blitzed the competition winning five of seven rounds, with Team Project 1 grabbing one.
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, we 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.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION
- The official Hashtag is #LM24
- The FIA World Endurance Championship’s official account is @FIAWEC
- The 24 Hours of Le Mans’ official account is @24hoursoflemans
- Porsche @Porsche
- Porsche GT Team @PorscheNARacing
- Porsche Motorsport – GT Cars @PorscheRaces
GREAT RESOURCES
- Our Porsche Fan’s Guide to the 2019 Twenty-Four 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 GTE Pro Class
Porsche Motorsport Team Manthey #91 @manthey_racing
- Gianmaria Bruni @GianmariaBruni
- Richard Lietz @RichardLietz
- Frederic Makowiecki @FredMako1
Porsche Motorsport Team Manthey #92 @manthey_racing
- Michael Christensen @ChristensenMK
- Kevin Estre @kevinestre
- Laurens Vanthoor @VanthoorLaurens
Porsche Motorsport North America #93 @PorscheNARacing
- Patrick Pilet @PatrickPilet
- Nick Tandy @NickTandyR
- Earl Bamber @earlbamber
Porsche Motorsport North America #94 @PorscheNARacing
- Mathieu Jaminet @Mathjaminet
- Dennis Olsen @Olsen_Dennis
- Sven Mueller @Sven_Mueller14
The GTE Am Class
Team Project 1 @Project1_93
- Joerg Bergmeister @JBergmeister
- Patrick Lindsey @plindsey73
- Egidio Perfetti @EgidioEgidioap
Dempsey-Proton Racing #77 @ProtonRacing
- Julian Andlauer – Not on Twitter
- Matt Campbell @mattcampbell22_
- Christian Ried – Not On Twitter
Proton Competition #78 @ProtonRacing
- Vincent Abril @VinceAbril
- Louis Prette @LouisPrette
- Philippe Prette – Not on Twitter
Gulf Racing #86 @Gulf_Racing
- Michael Wainwright – Not On Twitter
- Ben Barker @BenBarkerMsport
- Thomas Preining @TPreining
Dempsey-Proton Racing #88 @ProtonRacing
- Matteo Cairoli @Cairoli96
- Satoshi Hoshino – Not on Twitter
- Giorgio Roda – Not on Twitter
Dempsey-Proton Competition #99 @ProtonRacing
- Nic Jonsson – Not on Twitter
- Tracy Krohn @KrohnRacing
- Patrick Long @pLmotorsport
Don’t forget to follow @FLATSIXES if you’re not already!
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