It's been fifty years since Porsche won its first Le Mans outright, with Richard Attwood and Hans Herrman taking the win in the iconic red and white team Salzburg 917. In the fifty years since, Porsche has risen to become the single manufacturer with more experience and more victories at this legendary race than any other. But experience doesn't …
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A FAN’S GUIDE TO THE 2020 24 HOURS OF LE MANS: THE PORSCHE PERSPECTIVE
A few months ago Porsche announced that it would be pulling two of its entries from the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020, thanks to budgetary cutbacks in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The two IMSA team entered cars have been pulled, and only the two full-season WEC 911 RSRs will run in the 24 this year. This will be Porsche's smallest …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s IMSA Team Continues To Be Besieged By Bad Luck In Road Atlanta 6 Hour Race
After the sixth IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship round Porsche has still not found its way to victory lane. Of the three manufacturers in the class, BMW has two wins, Corvette has four, and Porsche none. The same specification 911 RSR has victories in the FIA WEC, but the IMSA crew's #911 and #912 keep getting the shaft. This weekend the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Suffers Bad Luck In Virginia IMSA Race
After the success of Porsche's WEC team racing last weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, the IMSA team was expecting some good results in Saturday's GT-only round at Virginia International Raceway. Unfortunately, a series of nasty events saw the 911 and 912 finish no higher than 3rd and 5th in the 6-car class. Competition from BMW and Corvette was stiff, …
Continue to the full articleA Sudden Rain Storm Keeps Porsche From Victory At Road America IMSA Round
Things did not exactly go to plan for Porsche this weekend in Wisconsin. The team showed up in a great place to score some great points and take over the lead of the championship. The #912 Porsche 911 RSR started the race from pole position and had an incredible 20-second lead on the field with just 50 minutes remaining in the 2 hours 40 minutes …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Recovers From Pit Lane Crash To Podium In IMSA Sebring Race
Porsche always has a strong showing at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. While the circuit traditionally runs a 12 hour endurance race in March, this year's event was postponed to late fall, and a second stand-in sprint race was added, with the schedule shuffle thanks to the international coronavirus pandemic. No matter the cause, Porsche …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Grabs Double Podium Finish In Independence Day Sprint At Daytona
The IMSA racing season has been on hiatus since January due to the international pandemic still quietly raging in the background. Because so few states have allowed for large gatherings, the series is limited on where it can go right now, which means another run at Daytona follows the 24 Hours as round two. After a double podium finish behind the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 911 RSR Will Leave IMSA GTLM Class After 2020 Season
Porsche's first RSR of the modern era was introduced way back in 2006 with the 997 RSR for the GT2 class of competition, and ever since, Porsche has been refining the formula to create the ultimate racing GT. With the 991-generation 911 RSR, the car got wider and more aggressive to level the playing field with ever stiffer competition from Aston …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Withdraws Two 911 RSRs From Le Mans 24 Entry List
When the Le Mans entry list was unveiled earlier this year, Porsche had its expected four-car assault on the GTE Pro class. Two 911 RSRs are already entered in the current WEC season, and two more 911 RSRs were pushed into duty for Le Mans only from North America's IMSA GTLM class. With Ford and BMW pulling out of the GTE Pro class for 2020 the …
Continue to the full articleWatch Porsche Ace Patrick Long Race The IMSA iRacing Laguna Seca Pro Invitational Today
Thursday afternoon, Porsche racer Patrick Long will take on a full field of stellar drivers from all over the world converging on a digital Laguna Seca circuit. Racing is currently on an indefinite hiatus, but it's good to get an opportunity to see these pros shine against each other in iRacing. IMSA is treating this just like a real racing event, …
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