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Laurens Vanthoor
Super in Sebring: Porsche wins the twelve-hour race
Porsche has notched up yet another victory at the “Super Sebring” race weekend. Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and his French teammates Patrick Pilet and Frédéric Makowiecki took the flag in first place in the Porsche 911 RSR at the twelve-hour race of the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. With this success, the trio in the No. … Continue reading
Porsche locks out first grid row for the twelve-hour of Sebring
The Porsche GT Team takes up the 12 Hours of Sebring from the first two grid spots. Patrick Pilet (France) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) posted the fastest lap times in qualifying for the second round of this year’s IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. This marks the first time that the two ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 … Continue reading
On Track – Porsche GT Team On The Importance Of Consistency Ahead of The Sebring 12 Hours Video
Though Porsche GT Team fell short of victory in Daytona, they remained the only team to finish the race with both cars in the top-5, signalling progress and a positive year ahead for the German manufacturer. Mobil 1 The Grid spoke with drivers Patrick Pilet, Mathieu Jaminet, Laurens Vanthoor, Nick Tandy and Program Manager Morgan … Continue reading
Porsche aims to repeat last season’s Sebring IMSA victory
Porsche would like to repeat last year’s major success at the upcoming IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race in Sebring (USA). The factory team will field two ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR in the venerable twelve-hour race in Florida. Like at the season-opening round in Daytona (USA), the vehicles in the GTLM category will sport … Continue reading
Porsche on the podium at Daytona after strong team effort
The Porsche GT Team was rewarded for a strong performance with a place on the podium at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Under difficult conditions on the Daytona International Speedway (USA), the two Porsche 911 RSR racers achieved positions three and five. The ca. 510 hp sports cars from Weissach had clearly dominated the first … Continue reading
Porsche still on track to Daytona 24 Hours success in heavy rain
The Porsche GT Team is still on course for the podium at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) despite the difficult conditions. When the season opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was halted around 7am due to torrential rain and restarted after 1.45 hours for one lap, the two Porsche 911 RSR were … Continue reading
