VIR welcomed Pirelli World Challenge racing back to the hills of Virginia for the first time since 2010. Heavy rains early in the week gave way to perfect warm and sunny weather for race weekend. The format for this weekend’s PWI races is unique. The 60-minute sprint races scheduled for Saturday and Sunday come with 2-drivers per car and a rule …
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Porsche’s Results, Video and Pictures at the 2017 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona
A successful race debut for the new Porsche 911 RSR at the 24 Hours of Daytona: With a fantastic charge through the field in the last hours of the race, Porsche factory drivers Patrick Pilet, Dirk Werner and Frédéric Makowiecki secured second place in the GTLM class for the Porsche GT Team factory squad. After 634 laps on the demanding Daytona …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures at the Final Round of the 2016 WEC in Bahrain
In the last of nine WEC rounds in 2016, and Mark Webber's final race as a professional driver, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber finished, having started second on the grid with their Porsche 919 Hybrid. The new world champions, Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished sixth after contact with another car early in the race. …
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 articlePorsche’s Results, Pictures and Video in the WEC at Mexico City
The reigning world champions Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber won the innaugural six-hour race in Mexico City. By winning the fifth of nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), with the 919 Hybrid, Porsche further extended its lead in the manufacturers’ standings. The trio of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb came …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures In The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at VIR
Round 9 of the 11 race IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship took place at Virginia International Raceway this past weekend. Through the grueling heat, Porsche works drivers Earl Bamber and Frédéric Makowiecki kept cool heads and managed to clinch third place on the podium. For Porsche, this marks the first podium result in the series since May …
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’s Results and Pictures in the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship at Lime Rock
Lime Rock, the shortest track on the calendar at just 2.414 kilometers in length, turned out to be a bit too tough for Porsche GLTM team this weekend. Best place for Porsche's factory GT team was Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy in the #911 Porsche 911 RSR. Unfortunately, some type of problem with their fuel supply, after 27 laps, cost them the chance …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Now six races into the season, Porsche is facing ever stiffer competition at the GT level. Last weekend's event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park saw no Porsches on the podium in GTLM or GTD. The best finish for Porsches were 6th in both GTLM and GTD, helmed by Earl Bamber and Frédéric Makowiecki in GTLM and by Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Lindsey …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Pictures and Video From the 2016 12 Hours of Sebring
I just love the smell of orange blossoms and race fuel in the morning. It can mean only one thing. It's time for the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring! This year's race, the 64th, was one for the history books. Due to heavy, heavy rains and dangerous lightning, the race was under a red flag for more than 2 hours. The 12 Hours of Sebring slowly became …
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