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FIRST POLE IN THE WEC FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR
The new Porsche 911 tackles its home race on the Nürburgring from pole position in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. In the qualifying on the 5.148-kilometre circuit in Germany’s Eifel region, Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) set the quickest time in the GTE-Pro class with the numbr 92 contender. For Porsche, this … Continue reading
VAILLANTE REBELLION TO START THE 6 HOURS OF NURBURGRING IN POSITIONS 3 AND 4
At the end of the Qualifying Session, the two Oreca 07s finished in third and fourth position of the category LMP2. Mathias Beche on the #13 and Bruno Senna on the #31 recorded the best lap times of the team with their best laps at 1:44.945 and 1:45.041. The average time of the #13 is … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING NETS NÜRBURGRING POLE
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will start the 6 Hours of Nürburgring from pole position after an impressive performance in qualifying for the fourth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Kamui Kobayashi and José María López took top spot by 0.154secs from the #2 Porsche for a third pole position in four races for … Continue reading
PORSCHE 919 HYBRIDS TO START FROM FIRST AND SECOND ROWS AT THE NURBURGRING
The two Porsche 919 Hybrids will start from second and third places on the grid in Sunday’s six-hour race at the Nürburgring, round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The championship leading Le Mans winners, Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) qualified on the front row. Grid position three went … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN RACING CLAIM POLE POSITION FOR 6 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING
Aston Martin Racing has claimed the GTE Am pole position and second in GTE Pro for the start of the fourth round of FIA World Endurance Championship; the 6 Hours of Nürburgring. Driven by Pedro Lamy (P) and Paul Dalla Lana (C), the pair achieved an average of 1m56.721 with the #98 V8 Vantage GTE; … Continue reading
PORSCHE 919 HYBRID TOPS THE TIME SHEETS IN PRACTICE AT THE NURBURGRING
The Porsche LMP Team concentrated on testing its new aerodynamics package in the first free practice sessions at the Nürburgring (DE). For the six-hour race on Sunday, 1pm to 7pm, the Porsche 919 Hybrid has been equipped with a lot more downforce for the first time this year. For the beginning of the season, the … Continue reading
SOLID START AT THE NURBURGRING FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a solid start to practice for the 6 Hours of Nürburgring, the fourth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). With two wins from three races this season, TOYOTA is battling for the manufacturers’ World Championship, 24.5 points behind Porsche with a total of 264 points to fight for … Continue reading
REBELLION GOES TO THE NURBUGRING FOR THE 4th RACE OF THE WEC SEASON
This weekend will be the fourth and final race in Europe on the famous German circuit of Nürburgring before moving on to America and Asia for the rest of the World Endurance Championship. Oreca 07s 13 and 31 will take part in the game more than ever with redesigned teams. As a reminder, Nicolas Prost … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN RACING RETURNS TO WEC DUTY AT THE NÜRBURGRING
After sealing a historic victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last month, Aston Martin Racing returns to FIA World Endurance Championship duty this weekend for the 6 Hours of Nürburgring. After claiming the maximum haul of 51 points in Le Mans with pole position and the race win for the #97 V8 Vantage GTE, … Continue reading
PORSCHE GT TEAM AIMS FOR PODIUM AT HOME WEC RACE
The six-hour race on the Nürburgring on 16 July is the last event on European soil for the 2017 Sports Car World Endurance Championship. After the Nürburgring round, five overseas races will be contested in Mexico, USA, Japan, China and Bahrain. On the storied racetrack in Germany’s Eifel region, the Porsche GT Team fields two new … Continue reading
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