This weekend's FIA WEC season finale came down to a late-race intentional shunting and a race control deciding not to penalize for the action. In my absolutely biased opinion, this is a black eye on the sport, and the Ferrari team should be ashamed of their actions. When Porsche came to Bahrain for last weekend's six-hour event, it was clearly the …
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Porsche snags 1-2 victory in FIA WEC Bahrain six-hour race
After finding success in one of the hottest events of the season — with air temps in the mid-90s all day — Porsche now leads the constructor's championship in the GTE Pro category over competition from Ferrari. The six-hour race in Bahrain was absolutely dominated by the flat six-powered crew, securing a one-two finish with the #92 car of Neel Jani …
Continue to the full articleHow Porsche’s 8 Hours Of Bahrain Completely Fell Apart
Porsche looked ready for a mega scrap during this weekend's 8 hour race in Bahrain, the fourth round of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship. After having locked out the front row in GTE Pro qualifying, both Porsches ran incredible races across the first half of the extra-long race. Because of its length this round of the …
Continue to the full articlePrepare For This Weekend’s WEC Race With An Onboard Lap Of Bahrain
Porsche has gotten off to a great start this season in the World Endurance Championship GTE Pro category, having taken two wins from three races thus far, as well as three additional podium place finishes. It's fair to say that after the first three of eight rounds Porsche has a mighty shot at securing another world championship this year. Of …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Meets Mark: Two Porsche Icons Riff in Bahrain
As WEC is one of the world's more prestigious racing categories, it makes sense that some intriguing characters frequent their races across the globe. The World Endurance Championship nearly carries the same sort of cachet as Formula 1, and it can only help its star appeal with the likes of Magnus Walker and Mark Webber to make the paddocks a …
Continue to the full articleResults, Pictures and Video From WEC Round 9 in Bahrain
Porsche's Race in LMP1 - Porsche finished the 2017 LMP1 season this year by securing all of the available championships, though they technically won fewer races than Toyota did. By winning at Le Mans this year, however, Porsche secured more points than Toyota had, giving them the championship victory from the penultimate race in China. For …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures at the Final Round of the 2016 WEC in Bahrain
In the last of nine WEC rounds in 2016, and Mark Webber's final race as a professional driver, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber finished, having started second on the grid with their Porsche 919 Hybrid. The new world champions, Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished sixth after contact with another car early in the race. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Gives Juan Pablo Montoya and Mitch Evans A Test In The 919
The day after the great finale at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), FIA Endurance World Champion Porsche has offered two drivers a test opportunity for the 919 Hybrid. Alongside GP2 driver Mitch Evans (21, New Zealand), former Formula One star and two times Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya (40, Columbia) was testing. Evans, who won …
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’s GT Team Results And Pictures In The WEC At Bahrain
In the number 91 Porsche Team Manthey 911 RSR, Porsche works drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Richard Lietz scored fourth place in the highly competitive GTE-Pro class at the penultimate round of the season in the Kingdom of Bahrain at the Persian Gulf. Their factory pilot colleagues, and Shanghai winners, Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet saw the …
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