Leading up to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, Porsche looked in an extremely strong position to score yet another class victory in the world's greatest endurance sports car event. In both GTE Pro and GTE Am, there were nice shiny 911 RSRs sitting on the class pole. Despite over 19 percent of the grid being powered by Porsche's four-liter …
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Porsche Had A Very Bad Day At The Le Mans 24 This Year
It's been fifty years since Porsche won its first Le Mans outright, with Richard Attwood and Hans Herrman taking the win in the iconic red and white team Salzburg 917. In the fifty years since, Porsche has risen to become the single manufacturer with more experience and more victories at this legendary race than any other. But experience doesn't …
Continue to the full articleA FAN’S GUIDE TO THE 2020 24 HOURS OF LE MANS: THE PORSCHE PERSPECTIVE
A few months ago Porsche announced that it would be pulling two of its entries from the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020, thanks to budgetary cutbacks in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The two IMSA team entered cars have been pulled, and only the two full-season WEC 911 RSRs will run in the 24 this year. This will be Porsche's smallest …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Wins The 4 Hours Of Shanghai After Ferrari Disqualified
Following the 4-hour race at Shanghai on Sunday, Porsche was awarded first and second in the FIA WEC's GTE Pro category following a ride height infringement which cost the AF Corse team the class win. Porsche drivers Kevin Estre and Michael Christensen started the race from pole position in the #92 car with Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz closely …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Claims GTE-Pro and GTE-Am Victories in WEC 1000 miles of Sebring
Sebring is signaling great things for Porsche, with victories at both the WEC and IMSA events. In Friday's 1,000 Miles of Sebring, the weekend's WEC event, Porsche managed first place finishes in both GTE-Pro and GTE-Am. The winning Pro car, #91 driven by Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz, finished a lap ahead of their teammates Kevin Estre and …
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 articleA Fan’s Guide To The 2018 24 Hours Of Le Mans: The Porsche Perspective
Following the end of the 2017 FIA WEC season, Porsche had another Le Mans win and another set of season championships, then they abruptly ended their 919 Hybrid LMP1 program. Following four years of incredible international success, Porsche was back on top again, adding three more Le Mans wins to their tally, and they were happy to cash in before …
Continue to the full articleThe 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans On Twitter For Porsche Fans
Porsche has not had this level of representation in the GT ranks at Le Mans in years. A full grid of ten cars from the German marque will take on the best comers from Ferrari, Ford, BMW, Corvette, and Aston Martin. Without an LMP1 effort to focus on, Porsche have diverted their resources to winning the LM GTE Pro class, with four factory-entered …
Continue to the full articleResults, Pictures, And Video From WEC Round 8 At Shanghai
The penultimate round of Porsche's final season in top flight prototype racing is done and gone. This report will take you through the highs and lows, ups and downs of Porsche's time in China this weekend. The 6 hour race was not without incident, but ultimately everything shook out decently in Porsche's favor. While they didn't win any of the …
Continue to the full article2017 24 HOURS OF LE MANS ON TWITTER FOR PORSCHE FANS
While it didn't look like it was going to happen, thanks in part to a devastating mechanical failure by Toyota, Porsche won the big race overall last year. Even as attendees at the event, we could not have kept astride of the goings on without social media. Aside from the usual television and radio broadcasts, today we have even greater access to …
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