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 …
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Porsche’s Results, Pictures and Video in the WEC at Fuji
This past weekend in Japan, Porsche found the podium in LMP1, but fell short in the GTE-Pro class. In LMP1, Porsche came third and fifth with its two 919 Hybrids in the six-hour race at the Fuji International Speedway. These results allow Porsche to defend its lead in both, the manufacturers’ and drivers’ classifications, at the seventh out of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures From Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta
At Petit Le Mans, on the storied Road Atlanta racetrack, a difficult season for Porsche in the IMSA SportsCar Championship came to an end. After a sensational overall victory for the Porsche North America works team at the prestigious ten-hour race in 2015, which earned Porsche the championship titles for manufacturers, drivers and teams, the …
Continue to the full articleCORE Autosport Moving To Porsche GT3R For GTD Class In 2017
For the last few years, CORE Autosport has been the behind-the-scenes moving force for Porsche Motorsport North America's GTLM-class factory effort 911 RSRs, meanwhile running a Prototype Challenge car under their own banner with team owner Jon Bennett and Colin Braun driving. For 2017, the PC class will be disappearing, and CORE has been weighing …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures and Results From Road America
Porsche has not had the best luck in the IMSA championship this year. Working within the confines of IMSA's Balance of Performance, the factory Porsche team has done the best they can with the equipment they're allowed. Recent changes to GTLM class BoP have moved them further up the grid, and indeed the 911 and 912 cars were both fighting for the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Continues To Define Good Sportsmanship With Post Le Mans Video Tribute
By now, you know Porsche's results at Le Mans. If you don't and don't want to know yet, stop reading. Otherwise, carry on. After one of the tightest and competitive battles in recent history, Porsche won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Some say they "stole" the race from Toyota. Others say Toyota "handed" Porsche the victory. Both these statements are …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Video, And Results From The 24 Hours Of The Nurburgring
This weekend there was a lot of important racing going on. I'm sure if you follow motorsport, you probably knew about the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500, or NASCAR's Coca Cola 600. Unless you were really paying attention, one of the coolest races of the year might have slid under your radar in the shadow of those Memorial Day Weekend …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 919 Hybrid LMP1 Steering Wheel Has A Lot Of Buttons, What Do They All Do?
Porsche nut and friend of the site Jeff Zwart produced a book nearly a decade ago called "Three Points of Contact". Inside was a gorgeous photo-essay which explored how a racing driver communicates with their car. Those namesake three points are eyes, feet, and hands. As important as the other two are, the hands are perhaps the ones doing the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Video and Results from the 6-Hours of Spa
The second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) proved to be a tough test for the Porsche Team. Despite a problem with the hybrid system, the trio of Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE) finished second with their Porsche 919 Hybrid in Spa-Francorchamps (BE) and extended their lead in the drivers’ championship. Their …
Continue to the full articleIs Porsche Pulling The Plug On Their Factory GTE-Pro Program?
There has been speculation for months now about Porsche pulling their factory team from the FIA World Endurance GTE-Pro class. Some have said the program has been under review due to the development of a mid-engined platform, while others have said it was because they simply weren't competitive. Regardless of who you listen to or what you've …
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