A unique and successfu l history links Porsche with Le Mans. 2014 will see Porsche making a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans race with two LMP1 prototypes – 16 years after its overall victory in 1998 with the Porsche GT1. For Porsche, the coming year will mark the start of a long-term commitment to the World Endurance Championship (WEC). Beside the 24h endurance championship Porsche also participates in seven 6h races.
The new set of rules that apply to the WEC for 2014 require the works teams to use the latest hybrid drive technology. This is because the aim of the new rules for the upcoming season is to significantly reduce fuel consumption among the racing cars taking part. The new Porsche LMP1 therefore needs to boast optimum efficiency while delivering maximum performance. With this in mind, the race engineers are actually facing the same challenge as their colleagues who work on development of series production vehicles. The racing car and the series production vehicles are both being developed at the Porsche Development Centre in Weissach, meaning the engineers can regularly compare notes.
Source: Porsche
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