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 …
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Porsche’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 articleThis Is What Porsche’s 919 Hybrid LMP1 Sounds Like On The Track
The good guys over at the /Drive network have a great new Porsche video to check out. There's no silly voiceover, no commentary, no extraneous anything. It is simply excellent quality track-side video of Porsche's newest LMP1 contender testing at Paul Ricard. This is a simplistic view of Porsche's motorsport machine doing what it does best. This is …
Continue to the full article919 Hybrid And 991 RSR Liveries Leaked Ahead Of 2014 WEC Campaign
Porsche announced last night that they would be showing off their pair of World Endurance Championship Racers at the Geneva Motor Show starting on the 4th of March. One day early, images of the cars have been leaked, and we have them here for you to enjoy and scrutinize. While the photos don't show an iconic livery like Martini or Gulf, nor do they …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Takes On The WEC And Le Mans With Four Factory Cars
Yesterday the Le Mans organizer, the Paris-based Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), announced the list of competitors selected to participate in the 82nd edition of the classic long-distance race on June 14 and 15, 2014. Porsche has registered its new works team for the two 919 Hybrid cars as "Porsche Team" in the top category of Le Mans prototypes …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wins “Best Performance Engine Award”
For such a large and well know car manufacturer, Porsche doesn't put out a ton of press releases. However, when they do, they do their very best to make sure its good stuff. This new release is no different. My favorite quote: "This year the 3.6 Liter 480 PS Boxer engine (530 PS in the GT2 version) even gained first place in the free capacity …
Continue to the full articleChanges at Porsche in the USA and France – Peter Schwarzenbauer Joins Audi Management Board.
Porsche continues to make changes to their executive team in an effort to continue record growth in their two most important markets. …
Continue to the full articleResults for the Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet in Robb Report’s Car of the Year Contest!
I don’t know how many of you read the Robb Report, but I’ve always enjoyed it as both motivation to work smarter and for the preposterously pricey toys they review (not to mention the analogies some of the editors choose can only be appreciated by those with a net worth well into the 8 figure range). Anyway, the results of the Robb Report’s Car of …
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