The 11th and final race of the 2019/20 season of FIA Formula E took place on Thursday afternoon, again from the Tempelhof Berlin airport. Building from the success of round 10, Porsche had hoped for another big points haul, but it was not to be. In qualifying Andre Lotterer was balked by traffic during his one flying lap and was forced to start …
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Both Porsche 99X Electrics Up Into The Points In Formula E Round 10
The penultimate round of Porsche's efforts in the 2019-20 Formula E season has come to a close with the team's best result yet. After 45 minutes plus a lap, both Porsche 99X Electric racers ended up deep into the points paying positions, and the better of the two just barely lost out on a podium place. For the team's first year in the sport, this …
Continue to the full articleThe 2020 Formula E Season Will Finish Out With Six Race Berlin Showdown
Porsche's inaugural season in the FIA Formula E championship has not been without its troubles. In the first five rounds of the series—a double header in Saudi Arabia, plus Chile, Mexico, and Morocco—Porsche suffered a pair of retirements and one disqualification. While Porsche has a veteran pair of drivers, Neel Jani hasn't managed to score any …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Goes From Hero To Zero In Mexico Formula E Race
The highs and lows of motorsport are evident in Porsche's experience with the Mexico City E-Prix on Saturday. From the high of a pole position to start the race to the lows of one DNF and one penalty for a 'technical infringement' forcing another double non-points weekend for Andre Lotterer and Neel Jani. The 99X Electric really shows promise as a …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche Formula E Team Had A Really Bad Time In Chile
When the first race of the season kicked off in Saudi Arabia a couple of months ago Porsche looked pretty strong, particularly with the experienced Formula E racer André Lotterer at the wheel. With a well-earned podium place, the team hoped to build from that strength to get better throughout the season. Showing up in Santiago, Chile, was a dismal …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Everything You Need To Know About The Porsche Formula E Team
Porsche hasn't entered in open-wheel racing as a constructor in decades, or even as an engine supplier since the 1990s. Indeed, Porsche's last appearances as either in Formula 1 were in 1962 and 1991 respectively. The brand withdrew as an engine supplier from Indycar a year earlier in 1991. While Porsche's role in Formula E will be somewhat …
Continue to the full articleFormula E: Testing in Spain, and Starting From Zero
For Porsche, one of the most successful brands in motorsports history, it can be hard to stay humble. In recognition of their new effort, Porsche has created a video to remind everyone that new circumstances require starting anew, not resting on their laurels and past successes. This eighty-eight second video below doesn't tell much about the …
Continue to the full articleChris Harris Samples the 919 Hybrid
There are few cars which can compare to the tech-fest that is the 919 Hybrid. With 4WD, a sophisticated electric motor powering the front axle, and the punchy V4 turbo driving the rear, the propulsion is unrivaled. That's not only due to low-end torque and enviable traction. In large part, it's due to the way that it deploys its ~1,000 …
Continue to the full articleNeel Jani Completes First Test Laps For Porsche’s New Formula E Program
With Porsche's first season in Formula E looming on the horizon this fall, it's refreshing to finally see the car turning laps at Porsche's testing grounds in Weissach. The 2019/2020 season entry requires a spec Spark Racing Technologies chassis—The SRT05e—but electric motor and battery technology is proprietary to each team, so long as it produces …
Continue to the full articlePorsche LMP1 Aces Are Not Guaranteed A Seat In Formula E
Porsche has confirmed in a recent report by Motorsport.com that their six-driver LMP1 squad will likely not transition intact to the German sports car legend's Formula E team when it kicks off during the 2018/2019 season. As it stands, the current team of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber, Andre Lotterer, Neel Jani, and Nick Tandy …
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