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 was the last year of the 5.0-litre sports cars in the World Championship. The race would be between the 1970 Championship winning Porsche 917 and a bevy of privately entered … [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 Kévin Estre/Neel Jani taking a commanding win. The #91 sister car of Gianmaria Bruni/Richard Lietz finished in fifth place in class being hampered by heavy traffic, a puncture and a … [Read more...]
The IROC Porsches
This is the story of the International Race of Champions Porsche Carrera 911 RSRs and the drivers who raced them. It's a story that is long overdue, as these cars formed an important part of Porsche’s historic rise to the top of the international motorsport pyramid. In 1973, Porsche introduced its 911 Carrera RS 2.7 road car, but it wasn’t long before these cars were being put … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 Turbo Air Cooled Years 1975 – 1998
There was hardly a Porsche enthusiast who wasn’t deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of Porsche’s favourite engineers, Hans Mezger. It is hard to believe now, that almost a year ago on 10 June 2020, the news was announced that this highly respected and much liked man had died at the age of 90 years. In recognition of the work that Hans Mezger did during his 37 … [Read more...]
Can Hypercar do the trick?
On 15 June 1969, Jacky Ickx crossed the finish line in the 37th Le Mans 24 Hours a matter of 120 yards ahead of Hans Herrmann, to win the coveted trophy for the first time. He was driving a 5-litre V8 powered Ford GT40, a car first raced back in 1964, but significantly updated in the intervening years. Right on his tail came Hans Herrmann in the 3-litre Porsche 908 LH. This is … [Read more...]
Pic of the Week – Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
Those with sharp eyes may have picked up from our Calendar that the Le Mans Classic has been postponed yet again, until July 2022. We at Porsche Road & Race are as disappointed as the rest of you, and so we have decided to run a few of our photos over the next couple of weeks as a reminder of how good the 2018 event was. The first of these photos is this fantastic looking … [Read more...]
Mr. Le Mans: Tom Kristensen
The interesting thing about racing is that nothing is certain. You can prepare yourself and the car perfectly, but then another car hits you or pulls out in front of you, and there is little if anything you can do to avoid the inevitable contact. The unpredictability of racing is unlike most sports, in that besides the weather and the fact that you are strapped into a missile … [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 aeroplanes, travelling primarily to or from motoring-related events or motor races. Apart from the fact that these travels have extended across five decades, there’s been nothing … [Read more...]
Pic of the Week – Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
Marc Lieb and Mike Rockenfeller won the GT2 class of the Tourist Trophy at Silverstone on 15 May 2005 driving the #66 GruppeM Racing Porsche 996 GT3 RSR (3.6-litre). Here the #66 Porsche exits Luffield on its way down the old pit straight. Mike Rockenfeller became a Porsche factory driver in 2005 and in 2007 he shifted seats to drive for Audi full time. In 2003, at age 20, … [Read more...]
Mini-Series Porsche GT Racing Part 4
This feature, the fourth in our mini-series, picks up where we left off last time (Part 3: 2013-2016) and highlights the continued growth and success of the evergreen Porsche 911 on the UK and European motorsport scene between 2017 and 2019. 2017 Silverstone 6 Hours, 16 April 2017 The Silverstone 6 Hours served as the opening round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance … [Read more...]
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