Now in its fourth year of competition, the Porsche 919 hybrid continues to be developed into a more efficient racer. Retaining its same 4-cylinder petrol-driven engine, the LM P1 regulations require that the 919 be ever-more efficient while delivering similar performance. Team Principal and acting technical director, Andreas Seidl, said, “For the 2017 season, 60 to 70 per … [Read more...]
Porsche at the 2017 Prologue
The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was more than just the scene of this year’s pre-season FIA/WEC Prologue, it also witnessed the unveiling of the 2017 Porsche 919 Hybrid. Having remained under wraps until Friday 31 March, the media was given a first glimpse of this new Porsche at the 2017 Prologue, with which the factory will contest the WEC this year. With the new 919 Hybrid, … [Read more...]
Mark Webber calls time on his racing career
At the end of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season Mark Webber will quit his professional racing career. The six-hour race in Bahrain on November 19 will be the last time the reigning World Champion from Australia will compete as a works driver. After the Bahrain race, new tasks await the nine times Formula One Grands Prix winner. The 40-year old Webber will … [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...]
