Following a fifteen-year absence from the top tier of prototype racing on the world stage, Porsche officially returned to the LMP1 class in 2014 with the 919 Hybrid race car. Preparing a race car like the Porsche 919 Hybrid at Le Mans was no simple task, and so we have explored what was needed in this feature, Logistics Part III. The way the WEC was set up when the … [Read more...]
End of the road for Porsche’s 919 Hybrid
In July 2017, Porsche shocked the motorsport community when it announced the end of its top tier prototype racing program a year early, in order to prepare for a move to Formula E. After returning to the World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, Porsche and its 919 Hybrid frequently visited podiums and victory lanes. Three consecutive overall wins at the … [Read more...]
Porsche and the Triple Crown of endurance racing
There are three Sports Car endurance races that have been run over the past sixty-plus years that have been referred to as the ‘Triple Crown’. Arguably, some can say other races should also be included, but these three have withstood the test of time, and they are the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Sebring 12 Hours, and the Daytona 24 Hours. The Le Mans 24 Hours started in 1923, … [Read more...]
Porsche battle in the 2018 Spa 24 Hours
Porsche took up the battle in the 2018 Spa 24 Hours with four 911 GT3 R race cars. The Spa 24 Hours is regarded as one of Europe’s major long-distance classics alongside the 24-hour races of Le Mans and the Nürburgring. The Spa 24 Hours marks round two of the Intercontinental GT Challenge as well as the fourth race of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. This was the the … [Read more...]
Dream team at the Nürburgring Nordschleife
Just before the Nürburgring 24-hour race will be green flagged on May 12, Porsche will present a dream team at the Nürburgring Nordschleife for the benefit of the expected 200,000 spectators. There, Timo Bernhard and Hans-Joachim Stuck will take the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo and the Porsche 956 C respectively on a demonstration run around the famous Nordschleife. The 919 Hybrid … [Read more...]
Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo is faster than Formula One
In the year following a third consecutive WEC title, Porsche is taking its World Championship winning race car around the world on a ‘goodbye tour’. The Stuttgart company is well aware that a little bit of good PR never did anyone any harm, and so in an attempt to show that the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo is faster than Formula One, a challenge was set up. Read on and find out just … [Read more...]
The Le Mans winner’s trophy has arrived at the Porsche Museum
The Le Mans winner’s trophy for the 24 Hours of Le Mans has found a new home at the Porsche Museum. After three overall victories in a row in the toughest long-distance race in the world, Porsche has now earned the right to keep the challenge trophy forever. The Le Mans winners and Porsche 919 Hybrid works drivers Timo Bernhard (2017), Neel Jani (2016) and Nick Tandy (2015), … [Read more...]
Shanghai showdown
This last weekend witnessed the Shanghai showdown, a contest in which the two top prototype race car manufacturers battled it out for the title of the World Manufacturers’ Championship. Many will have said beforehand that it was a foregone conclusion that Porsche would win because they were well ahead on points, but Toyota is not a team to throw in the towel. Going into the … [Read more...]
KÜS Team75 Bernhard
Team75 Bernhard is located in Bruchmuhlbach-Miesau, in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, about 90 miles (144km) north west from Stuttgart. The team was founded in 2010 by Timo and his father Rüdiger Bernhard. Timo’s father Rüdiger, was himself an enthusiastic racing driver, and participated in numerous events preparing his race cars himself. The team … [Read more...]
