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Articles tagged with: Silverstone

The Spyder spins its web

22nd January 2021 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Having quietly racked up numerous victories in the ALMS in 2006 and 2007, including an indecent number of overall victories, the LMP2 Porsche RS Spyder developed into a mature thoroughbred racer just as its forebears did. In the world of Porsche motorsport, nothing happens by chance and equally, nothing is left to chance. But, as the new millennium rolled on, many … [Read more...]

A decade and a half of 911 racing in Europe Part 1

21st August 2019 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Over the years, we have attended many motor races and seen first-hand how the performance of the evergreen Porsche 911 has improved. This feature, the first in our four-part mini-series, starts with the 2005 season where the iconic 996 GT3 RSR was a potent force on the GT racing scene, and rolls through to 2008. The story of 911 racing in Europe is like no other, because the … [Read more...]

Pic of the Week – 2007 FIA GT Silverstone RAC Tourist Trophy

13th August 2019 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Were you there? The 2007 FIA GT Silverstone RAC Tourist Trophy was the second race of the season in this 11-year old championship. This racing series allowed for GT race cars in two classes, GT1 and GT2, where the races were two hours long and required two mandatory pit stops. Cars ranged from the mighty Maserati MC12 (6-litre V12), Aston Martin DBR9, Lamborghini Murciélago … [Read more...]

2019 Porsche 911 RSR with 4.2-litre engine

8th July 2019 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

What better way to introduce a new race car model, than to do so as the 2018/2019 Super Season World Champions? This weekend, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Porsche launched the 2019 Porsche 911 RSR with 4.2-litre engine, the largest engine to power a 911 ever. With this car, Porsche will defend the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) title in 2019/2020, it will contest … [Read more...]

Pic of the week – Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder Evo

23rd April 2019 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Autosport 1000 km of Silverstone, 14 September 2008: The #31 Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder Evo 3.4-litre V8, driven by the highly-experienced pairing of Casper Elgaard/John Nielsen, overcame a couple of challenges in the race. Here the car comes crawling through the Vale complex with its front left wheel missing. The RS Spyder bumped and scraped its way around the circuit all … [Read more...]

Pic of the Week – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR FIA GT Championship 2006

15th April 2019 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Running in the GT2 class of the FIA GT Championship, the #53 Renauer Motorsport Team Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Type 996, 3.6-litre) was driven by the Austrian pairing of Manfred Jurasz and Hans Knauss together with the Swiss driver Theo Heutschi. This was the opening round of the 2006 season on 7 May at the Silverstone circuit in Northampton, UK. I was standing just inside Copse … [Read more...]

Interview with Mark Webber

5th January 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Porsche’s return to the top category of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) was announced by Wolfgang Hatz, Porsche AG Board of Management Member for Research and Development, on Saturday 8 December 2012, on the occasion of the end of season ‘Night of Champions’ celebration. The first rollout of the new LMP1 car was planned for mid-2013 and on 27 June that year it was … [Read more...]

Porsche made a solid start

18th April 2017 by: Glen Smale | 1 Comment

#1, Porsche Team, Porsche 919 Hybrid,

Porsche made a solid start to their 2017 WEC campaign, when the #2 LMP1 919 Hybrid (Bernhard/Bamber/Hartley) finished second in the top class followed by the #1 car in third place (Jani/Lotterer/Tandy). On the podium in the GTE Pro class, was the #91 RSR of Richard Lietz/Fred Makowiecki, when they claimed third spot in class. Porsche also scored a third-place finish in the GTE … [Read more...]

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