Brought into existence under the watchful eye of the legendary engineer Norbert Singer in less than a year’s time, the Porsche GT1 made its debut at the all—important 24 hour struggle at Le Mans. Pitted against Ferrari F 40s, Nismo Nissans GT-Rs, and---count them---seven of the 6.0 liter McLaren F1 GTRs dominant the previous year, they had a …
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Porsche 918 Spyder Is Fastest Production Car In The World On Le Mans Bugatti Circuit
Sport Auto magazine recently conducted their annual "Supertest" on November 5th at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit. With Christophe Tinseau, a driver and instructor at the Porsche Sports Driving School, at the wheel, the 918 clocked a record breaking time of 1'42.627. This is nearly 3 full seconds faster than the 1'45.26 record held by the Radical …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Signs F1 Driver Nico Hülkenberg for 2015 Le Mans. Who’s Next?
Just last week Porsche announced the addition of a third 919 Hybrid for Le Mans in 2015. Now, less than a week later we've learned that Porsche has signed Nico Hülkenberg as one of the drivers for the third LMP1 entry. The 27-year-old German will be the first active Formula One driver since 2009 to take the start of Le Mans. As a prelude to Le …
Continue to the full articlePorsche To Enter A Third 919 Hybrid In 2015 Le Mans
Porsche's going all in for Le Mans in 2015! Earlier today Porsche announced they will enter a third Porsche 919 Hybrid for the 24-hour race in Le Mans (France) on June 13/14 in 2015. There's no word yet on who will drive the third 919 (Jenson Button anyone?) but Porsche did confirm that current works drivers Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Brendon …
Continue to the full article62 GT3 Cup Cars + Le Mans + 45 Minutes = New World Record
Porsche's history in Le Mans is more storied than any other marque. The relationship began in 1951 when a Porsche 356 finished 20th overall. Nearly 20 years later Porsche took their first overall victory with a 917. Since then, they've gone on to make history with more wins than any other manufacture (16 total). And while their 2014 return might …
Continue to the full articleAt Least 5 Historic Porsche Racecars To Participate In First Ever Daytona 24 Hour Historic
The sanctioning body 'Historic Sports car Racing' is bringing 24 hour historic racing to North America for the first time this November. Following in the footsteps of the other major international 24 hour race, the Le Mans 24, Daytona will offer a 24 hour classic race to celebrate the history of their storied event. It'll certainly be entertaining …
Continue to the full articleMagical Time-Lapse Series Of Photos From The 24 Hours Of Le Mans Is A Must Watch
We just finished our own post Le Mans wrap up with a last look back on our amazing trip. Now, /DRIVE just posted a set of pictures from one of our favorite motorsport photgraphers, Camden Thrasher. What's different about this compilation is how they're presented. Blurring the lines between photography and video, this 3:20 second 'photo-vid' is a …
Continue to the full articleA Last Look Back On Our Trip To The 24 Hours of Le Mans
Were we really there? Did all of that happen? I have to keep asking myself if we actually went to France on a whirlwind 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, because it all just feels so surreal. It feels like it could have been one really long summer dream, it was all a blur. It was a lovely blur, and certainly ticked the box from our bucket list, but it …
Continue to the full articleEx-Siffert Gulf 917K from “Le Mans” Pulled From Gooding’s Pebble Beach Auction
A little over a month ago, Gooding & Co. announced the addition of a 1969 Porsche 917K, chassis 917-024, to its Pebble Beach Auctions to be held this coming August. The automotive and mainstream press (ourselves included) eagerly jumped on the story and rumors of a potential new record price for this "iconic" Porsche 917 quickly grew. It was …
Continue to the full articleGooding & Co. Bringing Ex-Siffert Gulf 917K from “Le Mans” To Pebble Beach Auction
UPDATE: 7/28/2014 This Porsche has been withdrawn from the sale. Right now we don't have any additional details. While we did reach out to Gooding, they simply told us, "The car has been withdrawn from the sale. Gooding & Company does not comment on property withdrawn from our auctions." We'll let you know if we can get additional …
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