The Porsche 935 was the Stuttgart manufacturer’s answer to the FIA’s Group 5 class regulations, making it eligible for the World Championship of Makes. The first Porsche car in this so-called ‘Silhouette’ series, was introduced for the start of the 1976 season. The factory entered 935s in both the World Championship of Makes and the World Sportscar Championship, winning both … [Read more...]
Porsche at the 2018 WEC Prologue
Activities have concluded for Porsche at the 2018 WEC Prologue, and by all accounts, it went very smoothly. Run over two days in the south of France at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track (Paul Ricard HTTT), this event gave the teams an ideal opportunity to test their cars in traffic, but non-competitive, conditions. The weather over the two days was ideal, with wall-to-wall … [Read more...]
Julien Andlauer is 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup France champion
The last meeting of the Porsche Carrera Cup France took place at the Paul Ricard Le Castellet circuit, in the South of France. The weekend format was the same as during the season (only Le Mans was different because of accompanying the 24-hour race): qualifying and 30 minutes of race on Saturday (race 1), qualifying 2 and race 2 on Sunday. The 5.842km layout of the high-tech … [Read more...]