With Tag Heuer and Vodafone mobile onboard, the new Porsche Formula E livery is finally ready for prime time. Using a play on the current 911 RSR livery, which shows the outline of the Porsche crest when viewed from above, the tri-colored electric open cockpit racer looks pretty good. Ahead of the official pre-season test in October, Porsche …
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Walter Röhrl Honored By the FIA Hall of Fame
Few have risen to such prominence in rallying to become a near-household name like Röhrl, who began his rally career fifty years ago. Within three years of amateur rallying, he became a factory driver with Opel. His career launched then and there, and throughout the seventies and eighties, he went on to drive just about anything under the sun. With …
Continue to the full article1150 HP Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo Is Faster Than Formula One
When Porsche announced the end of their 919 Hybrid program in World Endurance Championship competition at the end of last season, we were a bit despondent for a while. For a handful of years Porsche was building perhaps the best sports car in the world, and we got to see it first hand. The Porsche/Audi/Toyota era will go down as one of the best in …
Continue to the full articleMeet Your 2018 Porsche Juniors and Young Professionals
Porsche has just announced they are expanding their Youth Development Program to a total of six drivers for 2018. Four of the drivers, aged between 18 and 23, will be sponsored by Porsche in international GT racing as "Porsche Young Professionals", and two of the six will race as "Porsche" Juniors in the Porsche Supercup, the support series for …
Continue to the full articlePorsche to leave LMP1, Join Formula E
Competition improves the breed, and Porsche is seeking greater competition. After 19 victories at Le Mans, including a hat trick of Le Mans victories in the last three years, and two successive WEC championships, Porsche is throwing in the towel in LMP1 in favor of Formula E. Porsche's GT program will continue unabated, as a high and diverse level …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Mid-Engine 911 RSR Catches Fire During Silverstone Race
Porsche’s Results, Video and Pictures from the WEC Season Opener at Silverstone
This past weekend marked the season opener of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, the first out of nine rounds, for both Porsche's LMP Team and the GT Team. The six-hour race at Britain’s famous Silverstone Circuit marked the first contest between the reworked Porsche 919 hybrid and the latest Toyota TS050 Hybrid. Despite having won world …
Continue to the full articleThis is the new Porsche LMP1 919 Hybrid
Porsche just announced their official 2017 919 Hybrid driver line-up. Now, earlier today, at Monza, Porsche unveiled the new 919 Hybrid. This isn't a small refresh. Instead, nearly 60% to 70% of the 919 had been reworked. Porsche's ambitions with the reworked race car are nothing if not aggressive. Their target is to to win the Le Mans 24-hours …
Continue to the full articleIt’s Official. This is Your 2017 Porsche Factory LMP1 919 Driver Line-up
Ever since the Night of Champions when Porsche "officially" names their factory drivers for the upcoming season we had a a pretty good idea of which driver would be driving what type of car. What we couldn't be quite certain of, however, was who would end-up working together to create the three-person teams that make up each squad of LMP1 919 …
Continue to the full article“Racing is a Drug” – Mark Webber Reflects on Retirement
Mark Webber's career has seen eight (8) FIA World Endurance Championship victories and a 2015 title win with Porsche. In addition, Mark claims 9 Formula One wins with Red Bull Racing as part of his record. After today's race in Bahrain, Mark will formerly retire from racing before moving ahead with the next part of his career. Mark took a minute …
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