Rain dominated the 2018 6 Hours of Shanghai. With numerous safety car phases and red flags, the race featured numerous changes of position, and intense racing in foul weather and darkness. The eleven car GTE-Pro class proved intensely competitive on the 5.451 kilometer course. At the close of the six-hour event the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR of Richard …
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Porsche’s Results, Pictures and Video in the WEC at Shanghai
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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This race had shades of the Fuji 6-hour just a few weeks ago. It started under yellow (luckily a bit shorter this time), was plagued by rain early, and drying conditions later, and saw a Porsche LMP1 1-2 victory. This being their fifth overall victory in as many races, and fourth 1-2 victory of the season, Porsche is absolutely on fire this year. …
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After scoring their second LMP1 podium at last month's WEC race in Japan, the team was looking to capitalize on that momentum. Qualifying went very well, as Romain Dumas took the pole position from Toyota by the tiniest of fractions of a second. It would seem that every race that goes by, Porsche is getting just a little closer to that first …
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After what seems like years of waiting and speculation, Porsche presented the Panamera to the world public today at the 13th Auto Shanghai. Porsche's decision to debut the Panamera in China says volumes about the importance of the Asian market to the future growth of Porsche and the success of the Panamera. While we've seen spy photos and even …
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Over the next two weeks Porsche will unveil two highly anticipated models. This week, at the NY Auto Show, the U.S. public will see the new 194 MPH Porsche GT3 prior to it's arrival in showrooms this fall. Fast forward 12 days (and half a world away) to Porsche's Auto Shanghai Exhibit where the eagerly anticipated and much maligned Porsche …
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