Porsche
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Halfway Report: 6 Hours of Shanghai
The penultimate round in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway this morning with Porsche on pole position. With the championship still up for grabs and Audi looking to prove a point in their final two races in LMP1, the 6 Hours of Shanghai was looking set to be a classic. Hour 1 The…
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Porsche snatch Shanghai Pole as Ford shine in GTE-PRO
Mark Webber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley continued their practice form in qualifying this morning to snatch pole in the LMP1 class ahead of Toyota and Audi. Making it three different manufactures in the top three spots. Ford dominated GTE-PRO to take a 1-2 ahead of Aston Martin and AF Corse. The #1 Porsche 919…
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Porsche look strong in Shanghai practice
In the first two free practice sessions for the 6 hours of Shanghai this weekend, the defending world champions Brendon Hartley, Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard put their names at the top of the time sheets. In the GTE-Pro class Ferrari had a strong showing in both sessions. After the close race in Japan three weeks…
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Mark Webber and Porsche take on London
Mark Webber and the Porsche Team have traded purpose built race tracks for the streets of London this morning. The morning commute has never been so stylish. Webber took his #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid on a picturesque tour of London this morning, starting at Hyde Park Corner. Before ending his trip at Parliament Square, the Australian passed…
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Porsche and Audi head first three hours in Mexico
The six hours of Mexico got under way in an exciting fashion, which saw Audi take advantage of their pole position. However Porsche and Toyota are still in the hunt. Hour 1 Andre Lotterer made a great start making a launch straight past the #2 Porsche , before taking advantage of the #8 Audi of…
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Audi and Aston Martin on top in Qualifying
Audi stun in qualifying to steal a 1-2 at the Nurburgring, to take pole for their home race. Aston Martin topped the GTE times. Andre Lotterer and Marcel Fassler will start from pole for tomorrow 6 Hours of the Nurburgring thanks to a combined time of 1:39.444. Second fastest was the #8 Audi which managed a 1:39.710.…
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Porsche to show third aero configuration at the Nurburgring
Porsche have announced that they will use their third aero kit this weekend for their home race, the 6 Hours of the Nurburgring. The Le Mans winning team started the year with their medium downforce aero kit for Spa and Silverstone, before switching to their low downforce kit for Le Mans. This will be the…
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Audi claim unlikely victory in Spa thriller
What seemed to be a race for Toyota went up in smoke with two hours remaining. Reliability issues were the story of the day, which led to an unlikely victory for Audi in Belguim. Toyota seemed to have it in the bag going into the final half of the race, however with two hours to…
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6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps: Halfway report
Round 2 of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway at Spa-Francorchamps and the drama ensued. A tough day for Porsche and a strong fight between Audi and Toyota make up the headlines from the first half of the 6 Hours of Spa. Hour 1 Audi charged up to third and fourth positions at the start after…