At the beginning of this year Porsche found themselves having to deny rumors that Mark Webber would be leaving F1 and signing on to Porsche's LMP1 team as part of their 2014 Le Mans driver line-up. Shortly after that, in order to focus attention where it belonged, Porsche announced that Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard were the first two "pilots" to …
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Porsche’s Photos and Video from “free practice” at the World Endurance Championship in Silverstone
The first round of the World Endurance Challenge, the series Porsche is running the new 991 RSR in this year, gets underway on Sunday this coming weekend. The photos below are a quick look at what Porsche did with their time. Looks like besides practice there was a bit of time to relax, too. [imagebrowser id=8] If you would like to see a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT3 RSR Officially Revealed
After lots of speculation, spy shots and previews, the new 911 RSR was quietly revealed at the Paul Ricard track in Le Castellet, France. Designed to compete in the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours the 911 GT3 RSR puts delivers 460 hp via a 4.0 litre boxer engine and six speed, paddle shifted transmission. Competing in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Provides Details on Their Two Factory Teams to Race at Le Mans
Back in November of last year Porsche announced they would field two factory "works" teams at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013. Today, they confirmed that previous announcement and provided further details on the two 911s and teams (#91 and #92) running in the GTE class as part of Porsche AG Team Manthey. Both teams will race in new 911 RSRs based …
Continue to the full articleWhat’s the WEC and What does it have to do with the 12 Hours of Sebring?
If you're anything like me, you may have had a hard time keeping up with all the acronyms being thrown around this weekend during the 12 Hours of Sebring (and the build up to it). For instance, what's the WEC and why is it discussed in conjunction with the American Le Mans Series (ALMS)? Is it the same series? The cars are all racing together, …
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