UPDATE: We were finally able to get confirmation from Porsche that Wolf Henzler's role has changed. He is no longer a factory driver. Instead, according to the email we received, "Wolf becomes the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Junior Program Driver Coach in 2018. He will also be available to drive for Porsche customer teams, but not as a works …
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Porsche Adds Gianmaria Bruni to Their Factory GT Driver Roster
With the signing of Gianmaria Bruni, Porsche has bolstered its GT works driver squad for 2017. As one of the most successful and experienced sports car driver, the 35-year-old Italian will begin testing with the team in June and start racing this July in the IMSA series races. “We’re delighted to welcome Gianmaria Bruni, one of the world’s top …
Continue to the full articleThis Is Why The Helmets of These 7 Porsche Factory Drivers Look The Way They Do
In the world of professional motorsport, drivers often have little room for personal expression. So much is corporate controlled and homologized. For the most part sponsors control the look of a car's livery and the manufacturer has a lot to say in what a driver's racing suit looks like. Often, there is usually only one place that the driver gets …
Continue to the full articleTimo Bernhard makes comeback on the Nürburgring after injury lay-off
Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard (Germany) returns to the race track after more than four months of recuperation following an injury. This coming Saturday, Bernhard competes for Manthey-Racing in a Porsche 911 GT3 R with Porsche factory pilot Romain Dumas (France) as well as Manthey driver Jochen Krumbach (Germany) at the season highlight of the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Drivers to “Work” for Audi in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Porsche works drivers Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) contest the Le Mans 24 hour race (12th and 13th June) for Audi. As long distance specialists, the pair provides reinforcement to the driver line-up of the Ingolstadt manufacturer at the wheel of an Audi R15 TDI. In a Porsche RS Spyder, Bernhard and Dumas won all titles in the …
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