The 991-based 911 RSR won't be around for too much longer. One would be wise to presume that a 992-based GTE racer is around the corner, perhaps for the 2022 racing season. But for 2021, the 991 is here to stay, and as such, the customer-spec FIA WEC GTE Am classed 911 RSR-19 is getting a few minor upgrades for the 2021 season. If you're a customer …
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Porsche Finishes FIA WEC Season With Twin Victories In The 8 Hours Of Bahrain
Any race event that ends with four Porsche 911 RSRs on the podium in two different classes is a very good race event indeed. The 8 Hours of Bahrain was the final race of the FIA WEC 2019/20 season, and Porsche absolutely dominated proceedings by delivering a pair of factory-backed GTE Pro machines to a 1-2 finish after eight hours of tough running. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Built A Le Mans Car For The Street That Never Made It To Production
Porsche's all-conquering 919 Hybrid won races, titles, and our hearts in the span of its four-season run in the top-flight LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. From 33 races, the 919 Hybrid found its way to 17 race victories, three constructors championships, three drivers championships, and three Le Mans 24 overall wins. By any …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Turns Luck Around To Find Victory Lane In Laguna Seca IMSA Round
After a string of terrible luck throughout the summer, Porsche's GT team has finally found its stride. After winning Petit Le Mans in October, the 911 RSR again found its way to winner's circle for the second race in a row. Laurens Vanthoor and Earl Bamber pushed through to victory, which netted the team its first win at Laguna Seca! In all these …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Take A Very Lucky Endurance Victory In Spa 24 Hours
The Rowe Racing team of Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor, and Nick Tandy took their Porsche GT3 R to victory lane after a hard-fought day-long battle which ended with the car just minutes from blowing up its transmission. If the race had been carried out even one more lap, the car likely would not have made it to the end. That's how racing goes …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Finally Finds Victory Lane In IMSA’s Petit Le Mans Endurance Event
This weekend's 10-hour endurance event at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia finally fell in Porsche's direction. After an entire season worth of horrible, no-good, very bad luck, Porsche managed to persevere in one of the most important races of this very weird 2020 season and pull off the GTLM class victory. Considering last weekend saw both cars …
Continue to the full articleCelebrate Jeff Zwart’s Porsche 935 Pikes Peak Run With This Gorgeous Video
When Jeff Zwart announced he'd be headed back to Pikes Peak for another run up the mountain in a bone-stock Porsche 935, we got extremely excited. While he hasn't raced on the mountain in a few years, he's still an incredible talent and has won his class numerous times in Porsche vehicles. This year being an extremely weird year, Zwart actually had …
Continue to the full articleHop Onboard This Spirited 911 As It’s Flung Around Road Atlanta In The Rain
I've been for a few laps at Road Atlanta when it was absolutely chucking it down with rain. It was during the U.S. market launch of the 991 GT3 RS and 981 GT4, and I was chasing one Hurley Haywood around the lap. Down the back straight, which isn't particularly straight, I lost Hurley in the water spray kicked up by the 991 Turbo he was driving …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Suffers Disaster In IMSA Charlotte Roval Sprint Race
It's been said before, but it bears repeating; 2020 is just a horrible year to be a Porsche fan when it comes to racing. Whether it be the balance of performance jerking the team around, or just a long and frustrating series of bad luck and mistakes, the team is having its worst sports car racing year in a long damn time. That unlucky …
Continue to the full articleVintage Racing Porsche 962 Navigates La Sarthe at Absurd Speeds
After a few seconds spent watching this thrilling footage, you get an idea of how the venerable Porsche 962 was configured to run: to put 650+ horsepower to the ground without fuss, to consistently reach 220+ miles per hour, and to provide that sort of reassurance and predictability that makes a car livable for long stints in the dark. Kiwi ace and …
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