Porsche entered the six-hour race in Fuji, Japan hoping for better results than what they experienced in Texas last month. This was the fifth round of the WEC championship, and even though the 919 Hybrid team had led various races a number of times this year, they've only experienced the joy of driving to the podium one time. The GTE teams …
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Porsche Has A “Tough Day In Texas” At The Fourth Round Of The World Endurance Championship
When you think of Austin, Texas and the Circuit of the Americas, surely your first thought is torrential downpours and sheets of rain. Wait, that's not right. Usually races at the circuit are arid and hot, generally running trouble-free thanks to lots of runoff area and that wide uphill turn 1. This time, to turn a Texan phrase, the World Endurance …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Announces 911 RSR Driver Shuffle For Remainder Of WEC Season
Earlier today, Porsche announced changes to their 911 RSR driver line-up for the remainder of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC season. Starting in Austin, Texas, Richard Lietz, winner of this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona, joins forces with Joerg Bergmeister in the number 91 Porsche 911 RSR. Patrick Pilet, who up until now drove with …
Continue to the full articleMark Webber Gets Ready For The Lone Star Le Mans Weekend
On September 20th (the same weekend of the Lone Star Le Mans in the USCC and the F1 Grand Prix race) the WEC will return to action at the Circuit Of The Americas (COTA) for the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas. While the 4th race of the WEC season is still months away, that doesn't mean that Porsche factory driver Mark Webber isn't thinking about …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Post Le Mans Vow To Not Give Up
As expected, Porsche isn't going to take their Le Mans foibles lying down. They are coming up swinging from their French TKO last weekend. "Le Mans 2014: Day 1 on the way to Le Mans 2015". The 919s performed quite well for a first outing at Le Mans, but ran into heat dissipation and energy recovery issues pretty early on in the race. After …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Video And Pictures In The WEC At Spa
Porsche's 2nd weekend in the WEC started with great promise as the #14 919 Hybrid piloted by Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb started from the pole position after setting the fastest lap time in qualifying. While leading for most of the race, electric problems and a tire puncture on the final lap made them miss the podium and end the race in …
Continue to the full articleWatch Porsche’s Return To The World Endurance Challenge In “The Sunday Of Our Return”
SPOILER ALERT: IF you don't yet know Porsche's results in last Sunday's WEC inaugural race, and you don't want to, then read no further. Otherwise, enjoy! On Sunday the 20th Porsche returned to the World Endurance Championship with a double victory in the GTE-Pro class and a podium finish for the 919 Hybrid. While the race wasn't without …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures In The WEC At Silverstone
Porsche's long awaited return to endurance racing in the LMP1 class of the WEC kicked off this weekend at the famed circuit at Silverstone, Great Britain. Spectators witnessed a gripping race with changeable weather conditions from start to finish. The 919 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype earned podium (third place) in its first race of the season and the …
Continue to the full articleThis Is Why Tires Play Such A Big Role In The LMP1 Class This Year
Michelin supplies all the LMP1 teams with tires in the World Endurance Challenge for 2014. With this year's new regulations, tires play an even more important role than usual as their width has been reduced in an attempt to reduce fuel consumption. However, will a narrow tire provide the same performance and grip? Does each team get the same tire …
Continue to the full articleAt Night, The Cockpit Of The Porsche 919 Hybrid Looks Like A Spaceship
Porsche just completed the first official test on the Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet for the upcoming World Endurance Challenge season. Porsche's # 91 911 RSR set the fastest time of the weekend in the GTE-Pro class, while the 919 Hybrid completed more than 3,556 kilometers including a shared test with the entire WEC field. On the 5.791 …
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