The 2016 Le Mans event has begun: The Porsche Team has used the official pre-test to set up the two Porsche 919 Hybrids for the 24-Hour marathon scheduled to begin on June 18th. Yesterday provided the only opportunity for Porsche to test on the 13.629 kilometer long Circuit de la Sarthe. The track includes 9.2 kilometers of what are normally public …
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Porsche 919 Hybrid debuts Le Mans aero package and new lighting at Spa
For the second year running the Porsche 919 Hybrid set the fastest lap at the first day of practice at Spa. Both cars debuted the new low-drag aero package intended for Le Mans this year, along with a new lighting package designed to both reduce weight and increase cooling efficiency. The reigning champions in the number 1 car, driven by …
Continue to the full articleThe New 2016 Porsche 919 LMP1 Hybrids Have New Aero, New Numbers, Are Lighter and Have A New Livery
Two days before the official Prologue for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Paul Ricard, France, Porsche presented their new 919 race car for this season. Strong development characterizes the new 919 Hybrid’ technology. The powertrain became even more efficient, the aerodynamics are more specific for the various race tracks and the …
Continue to the full articleThese Are The First Pictures Of The Turbo 4-Cylinder That Powers Porsche’s LMP1 919 Hybrid
When Porsche first announced that their return to Le Mans and LMP1 would be powered by a hybrid drive consisting, in part, of a 4-cylinder direct injected gas engine, people were a bit skeptical. How could Porsche possibly develop enough horse power from a 4-cylinder engine to be competitive. Then, adding insult to injury, Porsche went on to say …
Continue to the full article“Our Return” – A Documentary Of Porsche’s Road To Le Mans Victory
Porsche's victory at Le Mans last season was their 17th overall. The journey to victory was 3-years in the making starting with a blank sheet of paper in 2012. The documentary featured in this post details those 3-years of development, preparation and effort on the road to victory. At nearly 1-hour long this film is no quick marketing clip. …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Highly Detailed Porsche 919 Model Being Machined From A Block Of Aluminum
When Porsche announced they were returning to the top level of sports car racing in the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Challenges, the guessing game as to who would be their lead sponsor started. Most, including us, made cases for Red Bull. We were wrong. In the end, everyone was wrong as Porsche announced that machine tool maker DMG MORI …
Continue to the full articleLet’s Review Porsche’s 2-Year Timeline To Overall Victory In The World Endurance Championship
With Porsche's return to the top level of racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship two-years ago, they are still considered relative newcomers. Despite the disadvantages one might expect a team to cope with as they restart their quest for glory, Porsche's ne-two victory at Le Mans in June, and then 5 victories in-a-row, guarantees them the …
Continue to the full articleHow Long Will Porsche Continue To Race The 919 In The WEC?
To many of you it might be a given that the Porsche 919 LMP1 would continue to race next year and beyond, but that wasn't necessarily the case. The 919 program itself is hugely expensive, employing some 230 people. More importantly, and as Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, said: “Motorsport is an important part of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Testing A New Aero Package On The 919 Hybrid LMP1
Last week, the Porsche LMP1 Team spent five days testing with the Porsche 919 Hybrid in Aragon in Northern Spain. This marks the third such comprehensive test with the new Le Mans prototype which will have it's official launch, in it's final livery, on March 26 in Paul Ricard. Team Principal Andreas Seidl said about the test program: “The …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Signs F1 Driver Nico Hülkenberg for 2015 Le Mans. Who’s Next?
Just last week Porsche announced the addition of a third 919 Hybrid for Le Mans in 2015. Now, less than a week later we've learned that Porsche has signed Nico Hülkenberg as one of the drivers for the third LMP1 entry. The 27-year-old German will be the first active Formula One driver since 2009 to take the start of Le Mans. As a prelude to Le …
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