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Porsche “Works” and Customer Teams Chase Petit Le Mans Success
The Porsche GT Team is looking to turn its fortunes at the site of its greatest achievement: the Petit Le Mans. In 2015, the Porsche GT Team triumphed in what was presumed to be unattainable, bettering a field of the world’s best prototype and GT machines to win one of the most challenging motorsport events … Continue reading
Pfaff Motorsports returns to IMSA GTD Competition
After a prolonged absence from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, caused by travel restrictions for team members and drivers, Pfaff Motorsports will return to the series for the signature 10-hour Motul Petit Le Mans scheduled for October 17. The No. 9 Motul-sponsored “Plaid Porsche” 911 GT3 R will be driven by IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup … Continue reading
Porsche aims to defend its title in the Eifel with the new 911 GT3 R
The Porsche customer team Manthey-Racing tackles the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring on 22/23 June as the title defenders. After last year’s victory with the Porsche works drivers Richard Lietz (Austria), Patrick Pilet, Frédéric Makowiecki (both France) and Nick Tandy (Great Britain), the experienced squad from Meuspath are now aiming for the seventh overall victory. … Continue reading
Hargrove, Robichon and Pfaff Motorsports Parlay Canadian Success Into New WeatherTech Championship GTD Program
If you were watching the 57th Rolex 24 At Daytona, you may have seen a red and black, buffalo plaid Porsche out there mixing it up in the GT Daytona (GTD) class. You may have said to yourself, “Now, that’s an interesting livery. Is it one of those historic IMSA liveries?” It wasn’t, but it … Continue reading
Porsche Top 5 –Most stunning features of the 918 Spyder with Ansel Elgort & Lars Kern Video
In the first Top 5 episode Porsche test driver Lars Kern introduces Ansel Elgort to the 918 Spyder. Watch the video to find out if Ansel gets the keys to drive the super sports car by himself!
Podium finish for Manthey Racing in the 24H DUBAI
The Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#2, Abdulaziz Al Faisal / Hubert Haupt / Yelmer Buurman / Gabriele Piana) has won the 2018 Hankook 24H DUBAI, the 13th running of the annual event that, at one point, had looked likely to be won by the sister#3 entry. Abdulaziz Al Faisal drove the #2 Mercedes-AMG across the … Continue reading
