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...]
Porsche wins in China
The team in the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber scored a start-to-finish victory in the Shanghai round of the World Endurance Championships (WEC) on 6 November 2016. This race, the eighth and penultimate round of the 2016 WEC, saw Porsche clinch the Manufacturers’ Championship for the second consecutive year since their return to prototype … [Read more...]
Porsche 919 Hybrid wins in Texas
Porsche secured its fifth win of the season at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas on 17 September 2016, extending its lead in the manufacturers’ standings of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Starting from third position on the grid at the sixth round of the championships, the reigning world champions, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber … [Read more...]
Porsche wins WEC debut in Mexico
The reigning world champions Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber won a thrilling six-hour race in Mexico City on 4 September 2016 in the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid. By winning the fifth of nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 919 Hybrid Porsche further extended its lead in the manufacturers’ standings. The trio of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb … [Read more...]
