After delivering a stunning performance in qualifying to start the six-hour race at Fuji from pole and third, Porsche found out quite quickly in the race that it didn't have the long-run pace to keep up with the Ferraris. A byproduct of the series' Balance of Performance, and the car's inability to keep the tires from turning to mush …
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Porsche’s 992-generation GT3 R racer will take on Le Mans and more
The 991-generation 911 RSR has served a long life and won many awards, but from the end of the 2023 season the king is dead. Long live the king! The new 911 GT3 R will take over where the 911 RSR left off, as the GTE class is set to die off in the FIA WEC after next season and be replaced by a simplified GT3 class. Luckily the GT3 class is already …
Continue to the full articlePorsche customer team Dempsey-Proton wins Monza 6 Hour race GTE Am category
This weekend's six-hour round of the FIA World Endurance Championship went down in Monza, Italy to great fanfare. It would stand to reason that a Porsche would win an endurance race, and win it the Dempsey-Proton team did. With Christian Ried, Sebastian Priaulx, and Harry Tincknell splitting the driving duties, the trio took their 911 RSR to …
Continue to the full articleHere’s everything you need to know about Porsche’s new 963 hybrid prototype race car
This weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, Porsche took the wraps off of its new LMDh race car, set to race on both sides of the Atlantic this year in IMSA's GTP category as well as the FIA WEC's Hypercar class. Paying homage to the all-conquering 962 of the 1980s and 1990s, the new car has visual cues from that old series of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wins the final Le Mans 24 of the GTE era
The 911 RSR's time on this earth is nearly at a close, and the 2022 running of the Le Mans 24 is the last time the car will ever race in modern competition at La Sarthe. So it is incredibly fitting that this amazing mid-engine 911 race car managed to trounce the competition at Le Mans one last time. The GTE regulations will die at the end of the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche has already logged thousands of miles testing its new LMDh race car
There are several companies set to join the LMDh prototype class in IMSA and FIA WEC next year, including Porsche, Audi, Acura, BMW, and Cadillac. Alpine, Lamborghini, and McLaren are looking to follow in 2024. But Porsche is the first of those competitors to have not only unveiled its racer, but to have logged several days of testing at tracks all …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wins GTE-Am class in wet and wild FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa
In a dark and rainy part of the world this Saturday, Porsche customer team Dempsey-Proton Racing found victory in the GTE-AM class of the FIA World Endurance Championship six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Belgian race was quite eventful for all involved, but when the checkered flag fell it was Christian Ried, Sebastian Priaulx, and Harry …
Continue to the full articleHear Porsche’s LMDh prototype V8 race car roar around Spa-Francorchamps
Porsche's new prototype race car doesn't make its racing debut until next year, but it's been making some testing appearances out in the world. Porsche first showed it off in photographs just a few weeks ago, but this is our first indication of what the car actually sounds like when given the full beans. This is always an important part of a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wins weather-shortened FIA WEC 1000 Miles of Sebring
On Friday evening Porsche drivers Michael Christensen and Kevin Estre teamed for a GTE Pro-class victory in the 1000 Miles of Sebring race to kick off the FIA WEC race season in flying fashion. After the Sebring race was removed from the FIA WEC calendar for two years thanks to COVID-induced international travel restrictions, it was nice to see the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche will provide a pair of 911 Turbo S to act as FIA WEC safety car
Porsche may not currently have a car in the top flight Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, but it will certainly be leading at least a few laps every race. Everyone's favorite Stuttgart sports car manufacturer has stepped up to the plate to provide the series, including the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a pair of brand new …
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