After two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship, Porsche leads the GTE Pro category in points following a win at Silverstone with a podium place at the 6-hour race in Fuji. Michael Christensen paired with Kevin Estre to come home in second position this weekend in their #92 Porsche 911 RSR. With this successful result, the pair have also …
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Here’s Everything Porsche Changed About The New 911 RSR
Porsche introduced the world to the mid-engine 911 back in 2017, and it has blown the world away with Porsche's sports car efforts since. It won Le Mans in 2018, it's netted more than a couple championships both in the IMSA series here in North America, as well as the FIA WEC international series. The switch to a mid-engine layout was made with …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Loses Out On Le Mans Glory, But Grabs Both GT Class Championships
While Porsche didn't quite get the victory that they were hoping for in either GTE Pro or GTE Am, the sports car maker managed to secure all four of the FIA WEC GTE class championships. This season, unlike any before it, held a pair of Le Mans 24 hour events, last June and the weekend past. Porsche won last year, but only managed to take three …
Continue to the full articleA FAN’S GUIDE TO THE 2019 24 HOURS OF LE MANS: THE PORSCHE PERSPECTIVE
Since Porsche has been out of the LMP1 game, ending the program at the conclusion of the 2017 season, our favorite German sports car maker has been pushing their GTE programs to the top of the heap. After winning both GTE Pro and GTE Am classes at Le Mans last year, the team is looking to repeat that feat this weekend. They have a very strong group …
Continue to the full articleThe 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans on Twitter for Porsche Fans
Just like last year, Porsche has amassed a full grid of ten GTE-classed 911 RSR in an attempt to take on the best comers from Ferrari, Ford, BMW, Corvette, and Aston Martin. Because this is a transition season, this weekend's Le Mans is technically inside the same "super season" as last year's Le Mans, and will decide a number of FIA WEC …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures From The 6 Hours Of Fuji
While Porsche was busy wrapping up the IMSA season with a victory at Petit Le Mans, halfway across the world the German sports car maker was similarly sucessful with a double-class victory at the FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji round in Japan. With factory-prepped racers in the GTE-Pro class coming home first and fifth, while independent teams racing in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Photos From The Six Hours Of Silverstone
Porsche had an extremely up and down day in England on Sunday during the six hours of Silverstone. This race saw a second win in a row for the GTE-Am category Dempsey Proton Racing squad of Matt Campbell, Christian Ried, and Julien Andlauer, as well as an additional 911 RSR in third place on the podium. In the GTE-Pro category, however, the day …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 RSR Takes Stunning And Dominant 24 Hours Of Le Mans Double GT Victory
Porsche and subsidiary Manthey Racing put on a masterclass of how to win at Le Mans this weekend, taking the GTE Pro class victory with gusto. Porsche followed that up with a victory in the GTE Am category for Dempsey-Proton Racing, as if one win weren't enough. In what is supposed to be the world's toughest endurance race, the GTE Pro …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures and Results From The 6 Hours Of Spa Francorchamps
The opening round of the FIA WEC Super Season took place this Saturday at Spa Francorchamps. Porsche recently dominated Spa by nabbing the outright track record with their 919 Hybrid LMP1 Evo, but that car has retired from a traditional motorsport sense, and will not be participating in the WEC this year. That left just Porsche's GTE Pro and GTE Am …
Continue to the full articleThe Sun Sets On Porsche’s 919 Hybrid LMP1 Program
When Porsche announced their return to Le Mans and the FIA WEC at the end of 2011, we were optimistic that it would signal a new era of Porsche sports car dominance with the longevity of the 956/962 program of the 80s and 90s. The 919 Hybrid finally showed up for the start of the 2014 WEC season, and was instantly on-pace with the rest of the LMP1 …
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