Fritz Enzinger (65) has been a part of the Porsche Motorsport family for a decade, overseeing the brand's return to top-flight sports car prototype action with the 919 Hybrid LMP1 effort, which began racing in 2014. He brought with him a serious level of expertise from several years at BMW Motorsport, overseeing efforts at Le Mans and in Formula …
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Porsche Built A Le Mans Car For The Street That Never Made It To Production
Porsche's all-conquering 919 Hybrid won races, titles, and our hearts in the span of its four-season run in the top-flight LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. From 33 races, the 919 Hybrid found its way to 17 race victories, three constructors championships, three drivers championships, and three Le Mans 24 overall wins. By any …
Continue to the full articleWhy Does F1 Ace And Le Mans Champ Nico Hulkenberg Drive a Porsche GT2 RS MR?
I mean, why not? After spending your entire life racing very quick, lightweight, and unbelievably agile vehicles, your standards rise to stratospheric levels. For that reason, it grows harder and harder to enjoy a capable road car—even a very quick one—as it usually feels incredibly lethargic in comparison to that incisive single seater or …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Sportscar Ace Earl Bamber Will Make His NASCAR Debut At The Daytona Road Course This Weekend
Affable Kiwi and factory Porsche 911 RSR driver Earl Bamber usually shares his driving duties with Laurens Vanthoor as half of the duo colloquially known as #BamThor. The pair can typically be seen racing in IMSA's GTLM class where they dominated the 2019 championship standings. You may also recognize Earl as part of the 919 Hybrid LMP1 team that …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Secret Formula One Engine
Despite the brand's long history in motorsports, Porsche's relationship with Grand Prix racing has been full of fits and starts. The 718RSK originally competed in Formula 2 before moving to Formula 1 in 1961, where the slightly elderly car didn't prove competitive. The 804 got the brand its sole championship race victory as a constructor with Dan …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Has Set A New Outright Lap Record At The Nordschliefe With Its 919 Hybrid Evo
A record that has stood since 1983, when Stefan Bellof set a 6 minutes 11.13 second lap in the fire-breathing Porsche 956, has been absolutely demolished tonight. Porsche's team driver Timo Bernhard was at the wheel of the wild and crazy 919 Hybrid Evo early Friday morning to set an Earth-shattering 5 minutes 19.546 second lap of the track known as …
Continue to the full articleRide Onboard the 2018 GT3 RS With Mark Webber
Putting a Formula 1 driver in a street car always promises fireworks, and this hot lap with Mark Webber is no different. His talent and composure help showcase the newest RS' abilities, but also demonstrate how certain drivers are on a level which even the most ambitious amateurs can't hope to match. Aside from the Aussie's expected precision …
Continue to the full articleResults, Pictures and Video From WEC Round 9 in Bahrain
Porsche's Race in LMP1 - Porsche finished the 2017 LMP1 season this year by securing all of the available championships, though they technically won fewer races than Toyota did. By winning at Le Mans this year, however, Porsche secured more points than Toyota had, giving them the championship victory from the penultimate race in China. For …
Continue to the full articleIs Brendon Hartley The Cornerstone Of Porsche’s Rumored Formula 1 Program?
Brendon Hartley has been an instrumental part of Porsche's 919 Hybrid LMP1 program, having teamed to win twelve races and two championships in the last four years. With that program coming to an end, Mr. Hartley has moved his focus back to Formula 1. For the couple of years leading up to his stint with Porsche's LMP1 program, Hartley was an F1 test …
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 …
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