The weather had been warm all week, but on race day, the heavens opened just in time for the start, which meant the formation lap and the first two laps of the race took place behind the Porsche pace car. With Derek Bell at the wheel of the pace car and serving as the Grand Marshal, the 89th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans got underway at the later-than-normal time of 1600h. It was also the … [Read More...]
Yesteryear
1971 Daytona 24 hours – Battle of the Giants
Some say this was the best Daytona 24 hour ever. It certainly was the closest finish up to that point in time. My friend Hal Crocker called this time in sports car racing, a battle of the giants. This … [Read More...]
The Right Place at the Right Time
How our man, Richard Wiley, came to be the custodian of two Porsche 911s over a period of nearly nine months. Porsche Road & Race contributor, Richard Wiley, has spent many hours of his life in … [Read More...]
Motorsport
The Day of Reckoning: 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours
The weather had been warm all week, but on race day, the heavens opened just in time for the start, which meant the formation lap and the first two laps of the race took place behind the Porsche pace … [Read More...]
What the 2021 WEC looks like for Round 2 Portimão
Round 1 of the 9th season of the WEC was contested at the legendary Spa circuit on 1 May 2021. The result of this race in the GTE Pro class went in Porsche’s favour with the #92 Porsche 911 RSR of … [Read More...]
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My Porsche / Pic of the Week
Pic of the Week – 2006 Porsche 997 GT3
Porsche Club GB Festival, Eynsham Hall, 2006: On display at the PCGB annual festival was this pre-production Porsche 997 GT3 Gen. 1 – looking resplendent in front of the fountain and with a superb … [Read More...]
Pic of the Week – 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Hans-Joachim Stuck was observed trying to squeeze his lanky frame into the seat of the 935/78 Moby Dick at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. But even with the help of one of the car’s crew, there … [Read More...]
News
Double blow for the world of Porsche motorsport
It is with great sadness that we bring you the news this week of the passing of not one, but two, significant names in the world of Porsche motorsport. We were informed on Tuesday that Manfred … [Read More...]
Rolf Sprenger: 1941 to 2021
It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the passing of one of Porsche’s stalwarts, Rolf Sprenger, on Wednesday 24 February 2021. Sprenger arrived at Porsche in 1967 as a young … [Read More...]
Videos
Video: David Donner v Pikes Peak
In this documentary film, shot on location at Pikes Peak and directed by Ben Bertucci, we learn from David Donner how he approaches a race as treacherous as the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. … [Read More...]
Video: A Night at the Museum
Enjoy a close-up experience of the history of Porsche at the Porsche Museum, at night when the museum comes alive! Encounter legendary racing and sports cars, fascinating production models as well as … [Read More...]
Video: Porsche Triple Victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1982
With the dawning of the 1982 season, the introduction of the Group C era ushered in a new breed of closed race cars that conformed to an 800kg minimum weight requirement amongst a host of other … [Read More...]
Video: ENDURANCE
ENDURANCE is a look back at the two greatest endurance races that the Porsche GT Team faced on back-to-back weekends in 2019: the Le Mans 24 Hours and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. It covers driver … [Read More...]
