Porsche has confirmed in a recent report by Motorsport.com that their six-driver LMP1 squad will likely not transition intact to the German sports car legend's Formula E team when it kicks off during the 2018/2019 season. As it stands, the current team of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber, Andre Lotterer, Neel Jani, and Nick Tandy …
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It’s Official. This is Your 2017 Porsche Factory LMP1 919 Driver Line-up
Ever since the Night of Champions when Porsche "officially" names their factory drivers for the upcoming season we had a a pretty good idea of which driver would be driving what type of car. What we couldn't be quite certain of, however, was who would end-up working together to create the three-person teams that make up each squad of LMP1 919 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Adds Gianmaria Bruni to Their Factory GT Driver Roster
With the signing of Gianmaria Bruni, Porsche has bolstered its GT works driver squad for 2017. As one of the most successful and experienced sports car driver, the 35-year-old Italian will begin testing with the team in June and start racing this July in the IMSA series races. “We’re delighted to welcome Gianmaria Bruni, one of the world’s top …
Continue to the full articleRomain Dumas At the Monte Carlo Rally
Romain Dumas is in his element on both the tarmac and snow and ice. After winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship with the Porsche 919 Hybrid, the Porsche factory driver is celebrating yet another success at the Monte Carlo Rally: At the wheel of his own Porsche 911 GT3 RS, he and co-driver Gilles de Turckheim won …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Factory Driver Profile: Introducing Laurens Vanthoor
Continuing our series on the new Porsche Factory Drivers for the upcoming season, we would like to introduce the latest addition to the Porsche Family: Laurens Vanthoor. Vanthoor was named at Porsche's 2016 annual Night of Champions, along with three of his new teammates. Laurens is joining the IMSA Weathertech Sports Car Championship, which will …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Motorsport Pyramid Explained
Like any professional team, Porsche spends a considerable amount of time, money and effort on player driver development. As you never know where the next Hurley Haywood will come from, Porsche starts early and developed a motorsport pyramid to help identify and nurture new talent. The Porsche Motorsport Pyramid Perhaps the best and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Factory Driver Profile: Introducing André Lotterer
As some of Porsche's 2016 factory lineup departs, new talent must come in to fill the ranks. Several great drivers left the lineup this year. Mark Webber retired, and both Marc Lieb and Romain Dumas moved on to different roles with Porsche. One of the four new drivers to be named at Porsche's annual Night of Champions dinner was former Audi …
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