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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Le Mans 24 vs. Le Mans the movie: The real Porsche 917
One of the most significant and recognizable race cars of all time is the Porsche 917. Not only was the 917 the car that brought Porsche it's first overall win at Le Mans, but it was made famous by Steve McQueen who piloted one in the movie “Le Mans”. There are countless articles, posts, books, and movies about the 917 and “Le Mans”, so no …
Continue to the full articleThe 911 GT1 is the pinnacle of Porsche awesome
Following what was more or less an outright ban on Porsche's dominant 962 in sports car racing, Porsche looked at the new regulations for GT1 road-based sports cars and decided to build something to fit in there as well. The rules of the day required a certain number of street cars to homologate for the class, so when Porsche decided to build what …
Continue to the full articleStreet-Legal Porsche 962 “Koenig C62” Can Be In Your Garage For Just $1.25M
If ever you were feeling that Lotus was losing its edge and making overly sensible cars, this rolling piece of science fiction may tickle your fancy. The basic recipe is this: take a Group C car, outfit it with some questionable trim pieces, raise it to the point that it doesn't scrape, insulate the cabin somewhat, change certain body panels, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is Going Back To Le Mans With A New LMDh Race Car
For the first time since Porsche's RS Spyder LMP2 effort in the 2000s, the Stuttgart brand will be fielding an endurance sports car racer in top-flight championships on both sides of the Atlantic simultaneously. With new LMDh prototype regulations scheduled to hit in IMSA and the FIA WEC at the same time, for the 2023 season, Porsche will be …
Continue to the full articleVintage Racing Porsche 962 Navigates La Sarthe at Absurd Speeds
After a few seconds spent watching this thrilling footage, you get an idea of how the venerable Porsche 962 was configured to run: to put 650+ horsepower to the ground without fuss, to consistently reach 220+ miles per hour, and to provide that sort of reassurance and predictability that makes a car livable for long stints in the dark. Kiwi ace and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 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 articleBid On The Bandit: Fitzpatrick Porsche 956B Goes to Auction
Photo credit: Maxted-Page Simple, swooping, and covered in the logos of prominent tobacco companies, this gorgeous 956B is a picture of 1980s motorsport. The 956B represented the first major step of modifications in a decade-long career. The one-piece underbody, revised suspension improved grip and handling, and the Bosch Motronic management …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Withdraws Two 911 RSRs From Le Mans 24 Entry List
When the Le Mans entry list was unveiled earlier this year, Porsche had its expected four-car assault on the GTE Pro class. Two 911 RSRs are already entered in the current WEC season, and two more 911 RSRs were pushed into duty for Le Mans only from North America's IMSA GTLM class. With Ford and BMW pulling out of the GTE Pro class for 2020 the …
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