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Podium finish for the Porsche 911 RSR at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Porsche has secured a podium spot in the fiercely contested GTE-Pro class at the 89th edition of the Le Mans 24-hour race. The works drivers Kévin Estre from France and Neel Jani from Switzerland as well as Denmark’s Michael Christensen achieved third place in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR. The No. 91 sister car … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Porsche Out of the 24 hours of Le Mans
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) are out of the 24 hours of Le Mans. After 138 laps and running in sixth on the lead lap in LM GTE PRO MacNeil went off in the Ford Chicane hitting the outside wall just before pit road and ending the race … Continue reading
Porsche customer teams tackle Le Mans from pole position in both GT classes
Porsche customer teams have scored the perfect result in the Hyperpole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans: Dries Vanthoor turned a sensational lap in 3:46.882 minutes on Thursday evening and planted his Porsche 911 RSR fielded by HubAuto Racing on pole position in the hotly contested GTE-Pro class. The Belgian, who is the brother … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Porsche Ready for the 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) are ready for 24 hours of racing starting on Saturday at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR continues to run at the front of the ultra-competitive GTLM PRO category, with Vanthoor posting the fastest time in the last … Continue reading
Six Porsche 911 RSR qualify for the Hyperpole at Le Mans
In today’s Hyperpole, six Porsche 911 RSR in the GTE-Pro and GTE-Am classes get the chance to fight for the top grid spots for the Le Mans 24-hour race. The works team with drivers Kévin Estre from France and Italy’s Gianmaria Bruni wrapped up the 60-minute qualifying session on Wednesday evening in positions three and … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Porsche Paces 24 Hours Of Le Mans Night Practice
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) were fastest in night practice after just missing Hyperpole today at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR proved, once again, it has pace. In the qualifying session run at 19:00 CET this evening Bamber couldn’t get a clean … Continue reading
