Porsche, in preparation for defending their 2015 LMP1 WEC championship title, has completed two full test of their 2016 spec 919 Hybrid LMP1 car. Across those two tests, they have spent a total of 8-days at the track working on systems development. This most recent test was conducted in conjunction with tire partner (And FLATSIXES.com sponsor) …
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“Our Return” – A Documentary Of Porsche’s Road To Le Mans Victory
Porsche's victory at Le Mans last season was their 17th overall. The journey to victory was 3-years in the making starting with a blank sheet of paper in 2012. The documentary featured in this post details those 3-years of development, preparation and effort on the road to victory. At nearly 1-hour long this film is no quick marketing clip. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Gives Juan Pablo Montoya and Mitch Evans A Test In The 919
The day after the great finale at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), FIA Endurance World Champion Porsche has offered two drivers a test opportunity for the 919 Hybrid. Alongside GP2 driver Mitch Evans (21, New Zealand), former Formula One star and two times Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya (40, Columbia) was testing. Evans, who won …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Video, Pictures, And Results From The 6 Hours Of Bahrain
The 6 Hours of Bahrain was a nail-biter from the drop of the flag. There was a championship on the line, and Porsche wanted to secure it. They've had a good run this year, and after taking the constructor's championship at the previous round, they were looking to secure the World Endurance Driver's Championship as well for LMP1 drivers Mark Webber, …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Highly Detailed Porsche 919 Model Being Machined From A Block Of Aluminum
When Porsche announced they were returning to the top level of sports car racing in the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Challenges, the guessing game as to who would be their lead sponsor started. Most, including us, made cases for Red Bull. We were wrong. In the end, everyone was wrong as Porsche announced that machine tool maker DMG MORI …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Video, Pictures, and Results From The 6 Hours Of Shanghai
This race had shades of the Fuji 6-hour just a few weeks ago. It started under yellow (luckily a bit shorter this time), was plagued by rain early, and drying conditions later, and saw a Porsche LMP1 1-2 victory. This being their fifth overall victory in as many races, and fourth 1-2 victory of the season, Porsche is absolutely on fire this year. …
Continue to the full articleMark Webber Explains The Driver’s Role In An Efficient Pit Stop
Most motorsport fans understand the importance and needs for efficient pit stops, especially in short, sportscar races. But what about endurance races? What's the need for lightning quick pit stops in a 6, 12 or 24 hour race? Do milliseconds really make a difference? This entire season, time and again, Porsche has gained seconds on their …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Video, Pictures, and Results From The 6 Hours Of Fuji
If you reside in North America, and are a fan of Porsche's WEC effort, you likely found yourself awake watching the race until awfully late on Saturday night. If you did, you likely saw a race with a lackluster start, but a heap of phenomenal racing and a whole lot of on-track action. There was a lot of strategy, some amazingly lucky calls from the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Pictures And Videos In The WEC At The Nürburgring
We're half-way through the season and the results just keep getting better. Did you watch any of this round? I sure hope so! There were some epic battles in both classes but the battle between Audi and Porsche in LMP1 was awesome. If you missed it, here is but a small taste of what you would have seen. If you watched to the end you know …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Results and Video From The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
It's been 17 years since Porsche's last Le Mans victory with the 911 GT1 in 1998. Since then, Audi has managed to take five consecutive victories, bringing their total overall victories to 13. Was Porsche getting nervous that their title of 'Winningest Constructor in Le Mans History' might be in jeopardy? Maybe, but no need to worry just yet …
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