Ever since the Night of Champions when Porsche "officially" names their factory drivers for the upcoming season we had a a pretty good idea of which driver would be driving what type of car. What we couldn't be quite certain of, however, was who would end-up working together to create the three-person teams that make up each squad of LMP1 919 …
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Porsche’s Motorsport Pyramid Explained
Like any professional team, Porsche spends a considerable amount of time, money and effort on player driver development. As you never know where the next Hurley Haywood will come from, Porsche starts early and developed a motorsport pyramid to help identify and nurture new talent. The Porsche Motorsport Pyramid Perhaps the best and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Makes Surprise Announcement About Marc Lieb And Romain Dumas
Despite having just won the FIA World Endurance Drivers' Championship, neither Romain Dumas or Marc Lieb will return as part of Porsche's LMP1 program next year. In an announcement on Friday, Porsche said, "From the end of the season, Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb leave the LMP1-Team and their seats in the over 900 hp 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototypes to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures at the Final Round of the 2016 WEC in Bahrain
In the last of nine WEC rounds in 2016, and Mark Webber's final race as a professional driver, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber finished, having started second on the grid with their Porsche 919 Hybrid. The new world champions, Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished sixth after contact with another car early in the race. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Finishes FIA WEC Season In Style by Winning Drivers’ Title!
For the second consecutive year Porsche has taken everything the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) has to offer: victory in Le Mans, winning the manufacturers’ world championship in Shanghai and this past weekend, the drivers’ world championship at the finale in Bahrain. At the six-hour race in Bahrain the Porsche trio of Romain Dumas, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Pictures and Video in the WEC at Shanghai
At the second to last race of the 2016 World Endurance Championship season, Porsche celebrated its sixth race win (car #1) and a successful defense of the manufacturers' world championship title. Car # 2, driven by Jani, Lieb and Dumas finished fourth giving them an unassailable 79 point lead over Audi and Toyota regardless of the outcome in the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Unveils New Half-LEGO 919 Hybrid Sculpture At COTA
Last year at Le Mans, Porsche unveiled a sculpture that was half Porsche 911 RSR race car and half LEGO sculpture. It was a really interesting piece, and it made the rounds to a few events, including Rennsport Reunion. This year, a similar sculpture has been crafted, but this time out of a 919 Hybrid LMP1 car. The left half is made of real-deal …
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, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Pictures and Video in the WEC at Mexico City
The reigning world champions Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber won the innaugural six-hour race in Mexico City. By winning the fifth of nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), with the 919 Hybrid, Porsche further extended its lead in the manufacturers’ standings. The trio of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb came …
Continue to the full articleBreaking it Down: The 919 at the 6 Hours of Nürburgring
The 919 Hybrid is a dazzling complex piece of machinery. The technology it uses will influence road car design for years to come, but today that technology is all aimed at being a dominant force on a racetrack. This weekend's 6 Hours of Nürburgring will be the 919's only race in its home country this season. What goes in to getting this 900 …
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