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 …
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Porsche 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 articlePorsche’s Results, Video and Pictures in the WEC at the Nürburgring
Once Porsche starts winning, it can be hard to get them to stop. In 2016, Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard landed three consecutive wins(Nürburgring, Mexico and CotA). In 2015 the same trio managed four consecutive wins(Nürburgring, CotA, Fuji and Shanghai). This weekend's 1-2 finish at the 6 Hours of the Nürburgring is the brand's …
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 …
Continue to the full articleA Fan’s Guide to the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans: The Porsche Perspective
The end of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans was a bit of a shock. Though Porsche achieved victory, Toyota's mechanical failure late in the race was heartbreaking, even to a Porsche fan. The 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans field presents a very different picture to 2016, with the LMP1 field down to just six cars from nine. The two Audi entries are gone, as are …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures From Lone Star Le Mans At COTA
This weekend at COTA was possibly the hottest and muggiest time at the track I've ever experienced. We saw the thermometer rise well above 90 degrees, but the real killer was the 65% humidity. Many drivers, and even spectators, were struggling with the heat, and the mantra of the weekend was "stay hydrated"! The on-track action was just as hot, …
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