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FRITZ ENZINGER AND ANDREAS SEIDL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE PORSCHE LMP1 PROGRAMME
For half a decade, almost everything in the lives of the Porsche LMP Team members revolved around the Porsche 919 Hybrid and the company’s successful return to the top category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. On November 18, the most advanced hybrid racing car of its time took to the track for the … Continue reading
THREE TIMES LE MANS WINNERS BID A FOND FAREWELL TO THE WEC
With two podium finishes at the last round in Bahrain, the Porsche LMP Team bid a fond farewell to the FIA World Endurance Championship. Drivers Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ), who were crowned world champions two weeks ago, finished second in what was an incident filled and highly emotional 2017 … Continue reading
THE 20th POLE POSITION FOR THE PORSCHE 919 HYBRID’S FAREWELL
Neel Jani (CH) and Nick Tandy (GB) have achieved the Porsche 919 Hybrid’s 20th pole position in what was the Le Mans Prototype’s last qualifying. Together with André Lotterer (DE), they will head into the final round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) on Saturday in Bahrain. Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) … Continue reading
FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE IN BAHRAIN FOR PORSCHE: A DEMANDING START TO THE FINAL RACE WEEKEND
The final race weekend for the Porsche LMP Team and the 919 Hybrid has kicked off in Bahrain. In the first two free practice sessions for the last round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Neel Jani (CH), André Lotterer (DE) and Nick Tandy (GB) came third and fourth respectively. The new world champions, Earl … Continue reading
GRAND FINALE IN BAHRAIN: THE PORSCHE 919 HYBRIDS LAST RACE
One of the most successful chapters in Porsche’s motorsport history comes to an end next Saturday: The ninth and final round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship will be the last race entry for the Porsche 919 Hybrid. The first test version of the Class 1 Le Mans prototype was rolled out by an … Continue reading
BAMBER, BERNHARD AND HARTLEY ARE THE NEW LONG-DISTANCE KINGS
Every year since 2015, Porsche factory drivers have pocketed the drivers’ title in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype. Finishing second at today’s six-hour race in Shanghai, Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) succeeded the previous title winners Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc … Continue reading
GRID POSITIONS TWO AND FOUR FOR THE PORSCHE 919 HYBRIDS IN CHINA
After a difficult qualifying session the two Porsche 919 Hybrids will start from positions two and four on the grid for the six-hour race at the Shanghai International Circuit. The trio of Neel Jani (CH), André Lotterer (DE) and Nick Tandy (GB) qualified in second position. Championship leaders Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) and … Continue reading
SMOOTH START FOR THE PORSCHE 919 HYBRIDS INTO THEIR PENULTIMATE RACE WEEKEND
For the Porsche LMP Team the first day of the FIA World Endurance Championship’s penultimate round in Shanghai went according to plan: tyre comparison, set-up work and qualifying simulation were ticked off. So far the Porsche 919 Hybrids appeared stronger on longer runs than on a single fast lap. Porsche, as well as this year’s … Continue reading
PORSCHE FOCUSING ON WEC TITLE BATTLE IN SHANGHAI
The championship reaches its final stages and the pressure increases: The eighth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), November 3 to 5 in Shanghai, will be the penultimate race for the Porsche LMP Team and the Porsche 919 Hybrids. But there’s no room for sentiment yet: On the Chinese Formula One circuit, the … Continue reading
RAIN, FOG, RED FLAG: PORSCHE 919 HYBRIDS FINISH THIRD AND FOURTH AT FUJI
The Porsche LMP Team had to be content with third and fourth place finishes at the seventh of nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The six-hour race on the Fuji International Speedway was hampered by persistent rain plus fog and staged in only 14 degree Celsius ambient temperature and 16 degree track … Continue reading
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