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Porsche customer team Dempsey-Proton Racing on the podium at Le Mans
The Porsche customer team Dempsey-Proton Racing has finished this year’s edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a podium result. The Porsche 911 RSR shared by works driver Matt Campbell from Australia, Italian Riccardo Pera and Proton team owner Christian Ried from Germany concluded the race on second place in the GTE-Am class. … Continue reading
Spirited performance in the early phase keeps Porsche within striking distance at Le Mans
The Porsche GT Team has just one iron left in the fire in the intensive GTE-Pro-class fight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After the first six hours of racing, the ca. 515 hp Porsche 911 RSR (No. 91) driven by works drivers Gianmaria Bruni from Italy, Richard Lietz from Austria and Frenchman Frédéric … Continue reading
The Porsche GT tackles 24 Hours of Le Mans from pole position
The Porsche GT Team will take up the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from pole position in the GTE-Pro class. In today’s Hyperpole, the Italian Gianmaria Bruni turned the fastest lap at the wheel of the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR in 3:50.874 minutes. His brand colleague Michael Christensen from Denmark … Continue reading
Five Porsche 911 RSR qualify for the Hyperpole at Le Mans
The Porsche GT Team has qualified for the Hyperpole, the final qualifying session at Le Mans, with the two ca. 515 hp 911 RSR. The six fastest cars from each of the four classes take part in this decisive shootout for the best grid spots on Friday (September 18). In the 45-minute qualifying session, the … Continue reading
Matteo Cairoli set for the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Matteo Cairoli is set for his fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans, as the world’s oldest active sports car race will get underway this weekend. The 88th edition of one of the most challenging races will begin on Saturday, 19th September, at 2.30pm CEST. The 24-year-old Italian racer will share driving duties with team-mates Egidio … Continue reading
Six overall winners from Porsche in Le Mans
For fans of endurance racing,this weekend cannot come quickly enough: at 2.30 pm on Saturday, 19 September 2020, the starting flag for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the largest and most tradition-rich motorsports event in the world, will be raised. Porsche is the most successful brand in the almost 100-year history of Le Mans. … Continue reading
Over 50 drivers tackle the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland season-opener at Le Mans
The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland finally returns to the racetrack this weekend, with the national racing series kicking off its 31st season as part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. With the Porsche Carrera Cup France, the German one-make cup will contest a 45-minute race at the endurance classic. A total of 53 drivers … Continue reading
Porsche cars line up with special liveries at Le Mans
On September 19th and 20th, Porsche will take on the challenge of the Le Mans endurance classic with vehicles finished in special designs. The two 911 RSR fielded by the Porsche GT Team tackle the hotly contested GTE-Pro class featuring red-white and black-white liveries – to commemorate the first of 19 overall victories at the … Continue reading
24 Hours of Le Mans: When the drivers ask the Porsche 911 RSR to dance
It’s race time: At more than 300 km/h, the Porsche 911 RSR hurtles down the D338 road from Le Mans towards Tours. In the two chicanes, which are closed off for everyday traffic and are a favourite spot for speed cameras, the ca. 515-hp GTE sports car takes the kerbs hard. Then, as fast as … Continue reading
Le Mans 2020: Eleven consequences of the postponement
Fans of endurance racing have rarely had so much time to look forward to the 24 Hours of Le Mans as they have this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the French classic was moved from its traditional mid-June date to 19/20 September. There has only been one other delayed start in the almost 100-year … Continue reading
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