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A decade of factory racing with the Porsche 911 RSR in the FIA World Endurance Championship
After notching up 18 race wins, five world champion titles and three class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche has wrapped up its factory involvement with the 911 RSR in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. Under the banner of Porsche Penske Motorsport, the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer returns to the world’s … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Finishes Sixth in Rolex 24 at Daytona
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hindsdale, Ill.), Kevin Estre (France), Richard Lietz (Austria), and Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) finished the 59th running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona sixth in GTLM. The story of the race was written 100-yards before the green flag at the start of the race. Estre had the … 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
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
Porsche to start at Road Atlanta from pole position
At round six of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the Porsche GT Team has claimed its fourth pole position of the season. Driving the No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR, Nick Tandy from Great Britain turned the fastest lap in the GTLM class at Road Atlanta setting a time of 1:16.167 minutes. His works driver teammate … Continue reading
Porsche heads to Road Atlanta highly motivated
The Porsche GT Team has big plans for the next highlight on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar: At the upcoming sixth round of the season on 5 September at Road Atlanta in the US state of Georgia, the squad is determined to clinch the first win of the season with the two new Porsche … Continue reading
IMSA podium instead of victory for Porsche at VIR
The Porsche GT Team has concluded round five of this season’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on positions three and five. In an eventful race at the Virginia International Raceway in the east of the USA, Britain’s Nick Tandy and his French teammate Frédéric Makowiecki scored a podium result instead of the deserved victory in their … Continue reading
Porsche locks out the first grid row in qualifying at VIR
The two Porsche 911 RSR will take up round five of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from the first grid row. During the qualifying on the Virginia International Raceway (USA), Frenchman Frédéric Makowiecki clocked the best time in the No. 911 car. His works driver teammate Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium planted the No. 912 vehicle … Continue reading
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