At its base the fifty-two meter sculpture is just 12cm across. Its widest section contains six points holding six Porsches. Yes, real Porsches. You can see through the clear windows and into the interiors, and the underpinnings are visible from below. These are not hollow fiberglass display pieces, but artfully suspended real vehicles. Designed by …
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Porsche to leave LMP1, Join Formula E
Competition improves the breed, and Porsche is seeking greater competition. After 19 victories at Le Mans, including a hat trick of Le Mans victories in the last three years, and two successive WEC championships, Porsche is throwing in the towel in LMP1 in favor of Formula E. Porsche's GT program will continue unabated, as a high and diverse level …
Continue to the full articlePorsche, LEGO, If You’re Listening, We Need Both of These 919 Hybrids
I don't think I'm alone in thinking that today's top-tier racecars are not as handsome as their counterparts from twenty five or more years ago. Fortunately, the 919 seems to translate much, much better to LEGO than the 962 or 917 ever have. Portuguese builder Manuel Nascimento constructed both the 2015 and 2016 Porsche 919 Hybrids in LEGO Technic …
Continue to the full articleAndré Lotterer On Coming to Porsche
André Lotterer is going from strength to strength. With Audi now out of endurance racing, the former Audi driver has moved to Porsche. In his first two races with the team, at Silverstone and Spa, he has helped to achieve third and fourth place finishes for Porsche alongside Nick Tandy and Neel Jani. Le Mans is now just days away, and Lotterer has …
Continue to the full articleNeel Jani on his 2016 Le Mans Victory
2016 may be the most challenging Le Mans finish in recent years to watch. Even as a devout Porschephile, watching Toyota's car slowly come to a stop with so little time left in the race was heartbreaking. As Norbert Singer said, "Le Mans is not just top speed, it is also durability. You have to run first 24 hours, then you can see where you are." …
Continue to the full articleThese are the Top 5 motorsport technologies that have transferred to the road according to Porsche
Every Porsche has a strong connection to the brand's motorsports history, even if not all have been used in competition. The advances Porsche makes in motorsports frequently make their way to the brand's road cars, and often quickly. The racing variant of the 356 introduced a fully synchronized gearbox in 1951, and the technology appeared in the …
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 articleMeet Chopard, Porsche Motorsport’s Official Timing Partner
Chances are, when you heard Chopard had teamed up with Porsche motorsport as their official timing partner, you were at least already familiar with the luxury brand. You'd seen their advertisements, you'd seen their products, and perhaps you even own a piece from them. But who is Chopard? Why are they interested and invested in international …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 24 Hours Of LeMans
Porsche and Porsche fans alike are enamored with the powerful draw of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The circuit is a difficult one to tackle, and the race is demanding of both the cars and the fans, yet year after year they keep coming back for more. Porsche is inextricably linked with Le Mans, as they have more overall victories than any other …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Pictures and Video From The WEC 6 Hours Of Spa
For the second round of the World Endurance Championship, Porsche started the weekend feeling great. Having shown reasonably well At Silverstone last month, the Belgian round this weekend was looking good. Adding a third 919 Hybrid only added bullets to their gun, with a total of 5 Porsche factory racing cars on hand to battle for two different …
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