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Second and third in Shanghai for the Porsche GT Team
Both Porsche 911 RSR fielded by the Porsche GT Team finished on the podium at the FIA World Sports Car Championship WEC in Shanghai. Heavy rain caused a turbulent race and led to multiple safety car phases, red-flags and many changes of position on the racetrack. After six hours and a strong team effort, the … Continue reading
Porsche scores fourth at Macau
Porsche has finished the 2018 FIA GT World Cup in Macau (China) on fourth place. In a fiercely contested race on the Guia Circuit, works driver Earl Bamber (New Zealand) narrowly missed out on claiming a podium spot. Porsche Young Professional Mathieu Jaminet (France) concluded his maiden outing in the Asian gambling paradise on position … Continue reading
Herberth Motorsport leads the 24H COTA USA after 12 hours
The Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (#911, Daniel Allemann / Ralf Bohn / Robert Renauer / Alfred Renauer) currently leads the 2018 Hankook 24H COTA USA after a collision on-track dramatically side-lined long-time leaders, Black Falcon. The Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#2, Jeroen Bleekemolen / Hubert Haupt / Luca Stolz / Ben Keating) had … Continue reading
Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific confirms Team China entry into the FIA GT Nations Cup
Chinese motorsport is set to be propelled onto the world stage as Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific announced the country’s entry into the inaugural FIA GT Nations Cup during a press conference on Friday. The high-profile FIA GT Nations Cup is one of the few global events to give country representatives the chance to challenge their … Continue reading
Grid positions four and eight for the Porsche GT Team in Shanghai
Frenchman Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen from Denmark have qualified the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR on the fourth grid spot for round five of the World Sports Car Championship WEC. The pair lapped the 5.451-kilometre Shanghai International Circuit in 1:59.031 minutes under cloudy skies and in temperatures of 16 degrees Celsius. At the wheel … Continue reading
Porsche 911 GT3 R tackles the FIA GT World Cup from fifth on the grid
At the qualifying race, Porsche has secured a spot on the third grid row for the main race of the FIA GT World Cup in Macau (China). Earl Bamber (New Zealand) finished in fifth position in a hotly contested qualifying race amongst the frontrunners. His works driver colleague Laurens Vanthoor did not reach the finish. … Continue reading
