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Nurburgring 24 hours
Two Porsche in the top ten at a difficult Eifel classic
Persistent rain, accidents, race red-flagged for almost nine hours: despite the most difficult conditions, Porsche and its customer teams brought six of the seven 911 GT3 R across the finish line at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. As the best Porsche, the No. 31 entry fielded by Frikadelli Racing with works driver Mathieu Jaminet … Continue reading
Porsche advances through the Nürburgring 24 Hours field after the race restart
The Porsche Motorsport customer teams have made a good start after the restart of the Nürburgring 24-hour race. During his first stint, Norway’s Dennis Olsen initially battled his way up to third place. He shares KCMG’s 911 GT3 R No. 18 with Porsche ambassador Timo Bernhard as well as Jörg Bergmeister (both Germany) and works … Continue reading
Porsche uses heavy Eifel rain to catch up until race halted
The Nürburgring 24-hour race was stopped after a little more than seven hours due to heavy downpours and too much water on the racetrack. Until this point, Porsche’s customer teams made the most of the difficult weather conditions to advance up the field: all seven of the 911 GT3 R racers are still in the … Continue reading
Taking the Porsche 911 GT3 R through the Caracciola-Karussell
Around 100 starters including numerous Porsche customer teams will tackle the Nürburgring 24-hour race today – albeit without the huge fan base along the Nordschleife. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the endurance classic must be contested without the legendary crowds in Germany’s Eifel region. Only very few visitors are permitted to take a seat in … Continue reading
Disappointing final qualifying for Porsche at the Nürburgring
Porsche has made it into the new Top Qualifying for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, which is limited to 30 vehicles, with all seven customer-run 911 GT3 R racers. In the first heat of the two-part final qualifying session, Dennis Olsen achieved second in the individual time trial with the 500+hp 911 fielded by … Continue reading
Porsche racing cars dominate the grid at the Nürburgring
When more than 100 racing cars take off into the 24-hour adventure through the ‘Green Hell’ on Saturday at 3.30 pm, one marque, in particular, will stand in the spotlight: Porsche. Almost a third of the participating vehicles bear the crest of the sports car specialists from Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. No other brand is more strongly represented. … Continue reading
