As of 2019, Timo Bernhard is the longest-serving Porsche works driver. While his highest profile victory came in 2017, with his upset Le Mans victory, Bernhard has been putting rubber to the road for two full decades as of this month. Of the current drivers, he's also the only one to have won championships at every level of the "Porsche Pyramid." …
Continue to the full articleShowing all results for:
Recent Posts from: 919 Hybrid Evo
Everything You Need To Know About Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Evo Record Winner
Porsche's 919 Hybrid Evo blew the world away this summer with brand new world records at Spa Francorchamps and the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Porsche owns the word fast with this car, as it simply beat up on everyone, setting laps faster than even Formula 1 could produce. While it is an extension of the 919 Hybrid that ran in the WEC across 2017, …
Continue to the full articleIt’s Happening! Porsche Is Testing The 919 Hybrid Evo At The Nurburgring
A few weeks ago, after Porsche set the new lap time record at Spa Francorchamps with the new no-holds-barred rule breaking 919 Hybrid Evo, we speculated that Porsche could be bringing that bonkers ludicrous-speed car to the Nordschleife in order to take down that decades old Bellof record. Not only that, but we extrapolated that Porsche could even …
Continue to the full articleThe 5 Major Differences Between the LMP1-spec 919 and the Unrestricted 919 EVO
As the 919 Hybrid Evo proved at Spa last month, an unrestricted closed cockpit car with fenders can be significantly faster than a Formula 1 car, even in qualifying trim. When there are no rules to break, or even to think about, Porsche can build an incredibly fast machine. As a driver, Neel Jani, has to completely rethink what is possible behind …
Continue to the full articleThe 919 Hybrid Evo Meets the 956C and Hans Stuck on the Nordschleife
It doesn't sound like Stefan Bellof's 6:11.13 Nordschleife lap record is going to fall just yet. On May 12th, just before the start of the Nürburgring 24-hour race the 919 Hybrid Evo and 956C will appear together for a display lap. The cars will be driven by Timo Bernhard and Hans-Joachim Stuck respectively. The legendary 956 was the first …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Pits A 919 Hybrid Against The Mean Streets Of New York City
It seems Porsche's 919 has found a hobby to stay busy post retirement from the FIA WEC. The wild championship-winning hybrid prototype has been sight seeing lately, traveling all over the world to give its fans a unique opportunity to meet and greet without any racing events on the schedule this year. A few weeks ago Porsche took a specially …
Continue to the full article