Fresh off a last minute victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, Porsche was ready to continue their winning ways at home in Germany, fighting Toyota and Audi for the overall win at the Nürburgring 6 hour race. With two factory cars entered in LMP1, a single GTE Pro entry, and a trio of 911 RSRs in GTE Am, Porsche was ready for an assault on the …
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A Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2016 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Porsche is running four factory-backed cars at Le Mans next weekend (2 in LMP1 and 2 in LMGTE-Pro), and they'll be joined by five additional privateer-run efforts(1 in LMGTE-Pro and 4 LMGTE-Am). Porsche fans like you or I should be excited at the prospects Porsche has this year to win the whole shooting match once again. Coming off one of the most …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s GT Results From The Le Mans Pre-Test
The official pre-test on Sunday marks the start of the final stage of preparations for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Porsche Motorsport factory team is campaigning two 911 RSR at the 84th running of the prestigious long distance classic with the overall Le Mans winners Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy in the GTE Pro class. The squad used this test to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s LMP1 Results From the Le Mans “Pre-Test”
The 2016 Le Mans event has begun: The Porsche Team has used the official pre-test to set up the two Porsche 919 Hybrids for the 24-Hour marathon scheduled to begin on June 18th. Yesterday provided the only opportunity for Porsche to test on the 13.629 kilometer long Circuit de la Sarthe. The track includes 9.2 kilometers of what are normally public …
Continue to the full articleFirst Look At The 2017 911 RSR
With the 2016 season only now picking up steam, Porsche is already giving us glimpses of their newest race car, the 2017 911 RSR. Many of Porsche's factory drivers spent time behind the wheel and participate in the testing and development. “It is definitely unusual to put several drivers behind the wheel at a rollout,” says Marco …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Video and Results from the 6-Hours of Spa
The second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) proved to be a tough test for the Porsche Team. Despite a problem with the hybrid system, the trio of Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE) finished second with their Porsche 919 Hybrid in Spa-Francorchamps (BE) and extended their lead in the drivers’ championship. Their …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Video, and Results From The 2016 Six Hours Of Silverstone
Kicking off the 2016 running of the World Endurance Championship with the 6 hour race at Silverstone, Porsche has begun their championship defense in decent form. The race, after a lot of ups and downs, would end with the #2 Porsche LMP1 winning the weekend and maximum points. Porsche's weekend was less than the best in regards to the two GTE …
Continue to the full articleWe Still Can’t Believe Brendon Hartley’s 919 LMP1 Didn’t Flip During This Crash
Crashes at any speed are scary, but a crash in a Le Mans LMP1 prototype during an overtaking maneuver is another level of scary. What's amazing to me is that the very 911 Brendon hits while trying to go by is the reason this accident wasn't worse than it was. Watch as Brendon's 919 turns onto its side. See how the 911's momentum carries it into …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Completes Test Of Newest Michelin 919 Hybrid LMP1 Tires At Yas Marina
Porsche, in preparation for defending their 2015 LMP1 WEC championship title, has completed two full test of their 2016 spec 919 Hybrid LMP1 car. Across those two tests, they have spent a total of 8-days at the track working on systems development. This most recent test was conducted in conjunction with tire partner (And FLATSIXES.com sponsor) …
Continue to the full articleThese Are The First Pictures Of The Turbo 4-Cylinder That Powers Porsche’s LMP1 919 Hybrid
When Porsche first announced that their return to Le Mans and LMP1 would be powered by a hybrid drive consisting, in part, of a 4-cylinder direct injected gas engine, people were a bit skeptical. How could Porsche possibly develop enough horse power from a 4-cylinder engine to be competitive. Then, adding insult to injury, Porsche went on to say …
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