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 …
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Porsche’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 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 articlePorsche’s Video, Pictures, And Results From The 6 Hours Of Bahrain
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, …
Continue to the full articleMeet Chopard, Porsche Motorsport’s Official Timing Partner
Chances are, when you heard Chopard had teamed up with Porsche motorsport as their official timing partner, you were at least already familiar with the luxury brand. You'd seen their advertisements, you'd seen their products, and perhaps you even own a piece from them. But who is Chopard? Why are they interested and invested in international …
Continue to the full articleLet’s Review Porsche’s 2-Year Timeline To Overall Victory In The World Endurance Championship
With Porsche's return to the top level of racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship two-years ago, they are still considered relative newcomers. Despite the disadvantages one might expect a team to cope with as they restart their quest for glory, Porsche's ne-two victory at Le Mans in June, and then 5 victories in-a-row, guarantees them the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Video, Pictures, and Results From The 6 Hours Of Shanghai
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. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Video, Pictures, and Results From The 6 Hours Of Fuji
If you reside in North America, and are a fan of Porsche's WEC effort, you likely found yourself awake watching the race until awfully late on Saturday night. If you did, you likely saw a race with a lackluster start, but a heap of phenomenal racing and a whole lot of on-track action. There was a lot of strategy, some amazingly lucky calls from the …
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