Porsche's won Le Mans an astounding 18-times. But all Porsche fans know that, don't they? But what time did Mark Webber complete his first ever lap in an LMP1 car? Or, when did Porsche celebrate its first hybrid race car success? How many times will the 919 stop for fuel at Le Mans? What about tire? We've compiled a list of 31 interesting …
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Watch A New Porsche Get Built In 120 Seconds
A few weeks ago the folks at Donut Media brought us the evolution of the Porsche 911 in 90 seconds. Today comes their second video hoping to play off the success of the first. In it, we watch footage from the Porsche factory in Stuttgart as various Porsches are assembled. The footage is overlaid with a myriad of Porsche facts that may or may not …
Continue to the full article14 Cool Facts About Porsche’s History At Sebring
This year marks the 64th running of the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. Every year since 1953 at least one Porsche has competed at Sebring - 61 straight races (there was no race in 1974). No other manufacturer is even close to that record. Here are 13 other facts about Porsche and Sebring you may not have known. Porsche scored its 70th class …
Continue to the full article7 Fascinating Facts About Porsche’s Preparations For Le Mans
At the time of posting this story, the start to Porsche's 3-car LMP1 attack on Le Mans is still more than 24-days away. However, given the complexity and logistics involved in fielding a 3-car LMP1 team in a 24-hour endurance race, preparations at the track have already begun. 1. Yesterday, an advance party of 12 began the set-up of the …
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