It's been 17 years since Porsche's last Le Mans victory with the 911 GT1 in 1998. Since then, Audi has managed to take five consecutive victories, bringing their total overall victories to 13. Was Porsche getting nervous that their title of 'Winningest Constructor in Le Mans History' might be in jeopardy? Maybe, but no need to worry just yet …
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Porsche’s Results, Photos And Video From The 6 Hours Of Silverstone WEC Season Opener
This year's 6 Hours of Silverstone was an absolute stunner. Probably one of the best races that I've seen in quite a long time. There were epic on-track battles, dicey strategy decisions, and a whole lot of competitive cars on track. As season openers go, this one was excellent, and paints a picture of a promising WEC season in 2015. Porsche …
Continue to the full articleWhy Porsche Fans Should Watch /DRIVE on NBC Sports Next Weekend
Next weekend, in honor of the Bahrain Grand Prix, NBC Sports is going all out with a brand new "Middle East" episode, the season premier, of /Drive. For those who haven't been following along, the /Drive channel on YouTube puts up some amazing content, and their premium channel /Drive+ produces a quality television length program every week. In …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Introduces Second Gen 919 Hybrid LMP1 With New Red/White/Black Le Mans-Only Liveries
Today in France, a new generation of Porsche LMP1 was launched, turning its first public laps at the Paul Ricard test circuit for the "Le Mans Prologue" pre-season test. In what is a shock to absolutely nobody, Porsche's new car is a significant change from last year's car. They have increased to the highest "8 Megajoule" category of LMP1, allowing …
Continue to the full article14 Of Porsche’s Most Significant Moments Of 2014
1. 919 Program Finds Success Competing head-to-head with sports prototype racing giants like Audi and Toyota is no mean feat, and Porsche can legitimately say that they put up a significant effort in 2014. Considering that this was the first year of the program, they should be quite happy with their results and proud of their accomplishments. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche To Enter A Third 919 Hybrid In 2015 Le Mans
Porsche's going all in for Le Mans in 2015! Earlier today Porsche announced they will enter a third Porsche 919 Hybrid for the 24-hour race in Le Mans (France) on June 13/14 in 2015. There's no word yet on who will drive the third 919 (Jenson Button anyone?) but Porsche did confirm that current works drivers Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Brendon …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s LMP1 Team Results, Pictures And Video In The WEC At Bahrain
For the first time ever, both Porsche 919 Hybrid crews were part of the podium ceremony: The trio of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished second overall in round seven of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Bahrain. Immediately behind them their sister car crossed the line. Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber were the third …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Shanghai Six Hour Success
After scoring their second LMP1 podium at last month's WEC race in Japan, the team was looking to capitalize on that momentum. Qualifying went very well, as Romain Dumas took the pole position from Toyota by the tiniest of fractions of a second. It would seem that every race that goes by, Porsche is getting just a little closer to that first …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s WEC Pictures And Results From Fuji, Japan
Porsche entered the six-hour race in Fuji, Japan hoping for better results than what they experienced in Texas last month. This was the fifth round of the WEC championship, and even though the 919 Hybrid team had led various races a number of times this year, they've only experienced the joy of driving to the podium one time. The GTE teams …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Has A “Tough Day In Texas” At The Fourth Round Of The World Endurance Championship
When you think of Austin, Texas and the Circuit of the Americas, surely your first thought is torrential downpours and sheets of rain. Wait, that's not right. Usually races at the circuit are arid and hot, generally running trouble-free thanks to lots of runoff area and that wide uphill turn 1. This time, to turn a Texan phrase, the World Endurance …
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