The 6 Hours of Bahrain was a nail-biter from the drop of the flag. There was a championship on the line, and Porsche wanted to secure it. They've had a good run this year, and after taking the constructor's championship at the previous round, they were looking to secure the World Endurance Driver's Championship as well for LMP1 drivers Mark Webber, …
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Take A Lap In The 919 Hybrid At COTA
The last time we took a ride along in a 919 Hybrid was at night, during testing on the Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet. You may remember from that post how we commented that the cockpit seemed more like a spaceship than a racecar. In this ride-along, we take a lap with Timo Bernhard around the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, TX. What's …
Continue to the full articleLook Who’s Driving for Porsche at Le Mans in 2014
Shortly after strongly denying rumors that Mark Webber is moving away from F1 and signing onto endurance racing, Porsche today announced the first two drivers in their 2014 Le Mans 24 Hour line-up. The first two "pilots" to contest the top class of the sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans 24 hour race are Le Mans overall …
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 articlePictures and Results of Porsche’s Participation in the 39th Nürburgring 24-Hour Race
In front of 220,000 spectators lining the legendary Nordschleife, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) as well as Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) won the 39th running of the long distance classic in the Eifel with the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. With the win, the team set a new distance record of 156 laps and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Works Driver Timo Bernhard Wins ADAC Racing Award
Twenty nine year old, Porsche works driver, Timo Bernhard, from Dittweiler, Germany has been voted ADAC Racing Driver of the Year by a jury of experts. He is the first racing driver ever to win the world’s four major long-distance classics, thus bringing home a genuine Motorsport Grand Slam. Driving for the Porsche factory, Bernhard won the Rolex …
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Recipe for Success in Grand-Am
I don't want to jinx things, but I feel comfortable in my prediction that Porsche will take the checkered flag in some way, shape or form this coming Saturday during the second Grand-Am race of the season at VIR. Where does this confidence come from? Simple, Porsche's not so secret recipe for success (lots of cars, the best drivers in the world …
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