It is the end of an era. IMSA's once highly successful GTLM class built around international GTE specification grand touring race cars is now dead. As the checkered flag fell on the 24th running of the Petit Le Mans race in Georgia this weekend, with it fell a giant of international motorsport. As the class which once saw competition from Porsche, …
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Patrick Long set to retire from racing after 19 seasons as a factory Porsche driver
It says perhaps more about me than it does Patrick Long that I still refer to him as a "young gun" in motorsport. He joined the Porsche factory squad in his twenties, and I've kind of always thought of him as being youthful and exuberant. Time marches on for all of us, including the incredibly talented Patrick Long, who is now in his forties. After …
Continue to the full articlePorsche snags 1-2 victory in FIA WEC Bahrain six-hour race
After finding success in one of the hottest events of the season — with air temps in the mid-90s all day — Porsche now leads the constructor's championship in the GTE Pro category over competition from Ferrari. The six-hour race in Bahrain was absolutely dominated by the flat six-powered crew, securing a one-two finish with the #92 car of Neel Jani …
Continue to the full articleChampionship-leading plaid Porsche grabs last-minute victory in VIR IMSA round
The 2021 IMSA season is coming to a close, and it's looking increasingly like the Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R has what it takes to secure the GTD championship this year. With three wins from the last four races, the team of Zacharie Robichon and Laurens Vanthoor has pushed its championship bid to a huge gap with just one race remaining in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Taycan Turbo S becomes the first electric pace car in IMSA history
This weekend's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at Virginia International Raceway held something brand new for the series. A Porsche led the field, but as we all know, that's not new. This time, there was a Porsche electric sedan used as the race safety car. This is the first time IMSA has ever used an electric pace car, another first …
Continue to the full articlePorsche grabs double GTD podium in IMSA Long Beach race, Pfaff leads championship
There are few races on the IMSA calendar more iconic than the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Sharing the bill with IndyCar, the IMSA paddock races on Saturday ahead of the open wheel series' grand finale, and the spectacle was a well-received sprint for the Porsche crew. The Canadian crew of Pfaff Motorsport worked hard for the full race to …
Continue to the full articlePfaff Motorsport takes plaid Porsche to victory lane in IMSA Laguna Seca round
Our neighbors to the north, the Canadian crew of Pfaff Motorsport, managed to put together a heck of a race to take home the GT Daytona victory this weekend at Laguna Seca. The win pushed plaid Porsche drivers Zacharie Robichon and Laurens Vanthoor into second in the GTD standings, just 27 points off the lead, with three rounds remaining …
Continue to the full articleSoon you’ll be able to drive Porsche’s 992 GT3 Cup… in iRacing
The 992 GT3 Cup is an amazing piece of motorsport equipment, and it's a pretty difficult one to get your hands on these days. While Porsche is busy toiling away creating more of these flat-out track monsters, and the ones that exist are already getting thrashed on track in various GT3 Cup series around the world, the car is beyond the reach of most …
Continue to the full articleDespite strong qualifying form Porsche falls short of Le Mans 24 glory
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 …
Continue to the full articleTwenty percent of the Le Mans 24 grid will be driving Porsches
A full twelve entries of the 62-strong Le Mans 24 grid this weekend are Porsche 911 RSRs. In addition to the two factory-entered cars from Weissach, another 10 privateer-entered Porsches will take the Tricolore start on Saturday with four total cars in the GTE Pro category, and eight more in the GTE Am roster. Surprisingly, however, Ferrari …
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