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Articles tagged with: GTE Pro

Porsche to focus on GT sport

16th February 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Porsche aims to contest the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hour race with four works cars in the GTE Pro class, as the manufacturer commits to focus on GT sport this season. In addition to the four works cars, there will be a further six 911s running in the GTE Am class, making a total of ten GT Porsches on the starting grid. Announced at the ‘Night of Champions’ motorsport gala in … [Read more...]

Jörg Bergmeister (GER)

12th February 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Born: 13 February 1976 Where: Leverkusen, Germany Lives: Langenfeld, Germany Marital status: Single, 1 child Height/Weight: 1.94 m/80 kg Hobbies: Snowboarding Of all the successes that Jörg Bergmeister has celebrated with Porsche, he is particularly proud of his victories at the famed long distance races. Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring, Nürburgring, Petit Le Mans and Spa. He … [Read more...]

Porsche Victory in Le Mans 2017

7th February 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

The latest edition of the Porsche Victory in Le Mans series is out and it is as good, if not better, than any of the other editions that have gone before it. The publishing house, Gruppe C Motorsport Verlag, has a long history in publishing annuals on the subject of endurance motor racing, the dream of the company’s founder, Uli Upietz. It is with this background and rich … [Read more...]

WEC Fuji waterworks

17th October 2017 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Sunday 15 October 2017 saw the running of Round 7 of the WEC Fuji, in Japan. It is quite typical to encounter heavy rain, even typhoons, in Japan at this time of the year, as a quick trip back through the motorsport history books will show. The teams and the drivers know this, so it should not have come as a great surprise. Qualifying for Round 7 at the Fuji Speedway, … [Read more...]

World Endurance Championship Round 4

14th July 2017 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

This weekend, the World Endurance Championship (WEC) moves to the Nürburgring in western Germany for round 4 of the series. In the LMP1 class, Porsche leads with 111 points, 24.5 points ahead of Toyota (86.5 points). [Ed - The ACO originally issued the incorrect championship points to Toyota after Le Mans, this has now been corrected]. In the GTE Pro class, Ford leads with 117 … [Read more...]

Sunset at Le Mans 2017

18th June 2017 by: Glen Smale | 1 Comment

The 2017 Le Mans 24 Hour race will go down in history as one of the most dramatic in years. If you thought that last year's race ended in dramatic fashion, then this year's event was equal to or even more gripping than in 2016. Unavoidably, it involved the same two manufacturers, Porsche and Toyota. Wednesday, 14 June, saw the first Free Practice session which ran for four … [Read more...]

Video: Top Of The Class – Nick Tandy On Le Mans 2016

25th April 2017 by: Porsche Road & Race | Leave a Comment

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Frédéric Makowiecki (FRA)

29th August 2016 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Born: 22 November 1980 Where: Arras, France Lives: Perpignan, France Marital status: Married, 1 child Height/Weight: 1.76 m/66 kg Hobbies: Cycling, music, karting He already underlined his strong passion for Porsche in his campaign to win the Porsche Carrera Cup France. Twice he had to settle for runner-up and once he finished third, before finally taking home the … [Read more...]

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