Proton Competition
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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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Greaves and TDS Racing pull out of Le Mans
Greaves Motorsport and TDS Racing are big names in the European Le Mans series, and are regulars on the entry list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Despite gaining entry to the endurance classic in 2016 however, both teams have withdrawn one car each from the race. News has come from the ACO that…
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Richard Lietz returns to defend GTE-PRO title
After his best season in the FIA World Endurance Championship to date, the Austrian, Richard Lietz will compete again this year in the GTE-PRO class. We caught up with the 32-year-old ahead of his first WEC season as defending champion. For Richard Lietz, 2015 could not have been better. It was the first time in the history of…
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KCMG not to compete in LMP2 this year
The LMP2 team, KCMG, which finished second in last year’s LMP2 Championship has announced that they are to withdraw from the competition this year. However it is the team’s aim to defend their class win at Le Mans in June. KCMG had a successful year in 2015, finishing off the podium (in class) on only…
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Proton Competition look towards 2016
Proton Competition have confirmed that they will be bringing 2014 GTE-AM champion, David Heinemeier-Hansson, back to the class for 2016. Joining him the the AM Porsche effort will be two regular drivers in the privateer Porsche team. Khaled Al Qubaisi will return to the team for another full season effort alongside Heniemeier-Hansson. Porsche works driver,…
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Porsche Repeat FP1 to Stay Fastest
A repeat of FP1 for Porsche Team see’s them remain on top in LMP1. Once again the #20 car leads the #14. The rest of the order however looks somewhat different to earlier in the day. The LMP1 teams finished the session in formation, with Porsche heading Audi, Toyota and Rebellion. The #20 Porsche once…
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Porsche on top in First Free Practice
Porsche once again set the free practice pace, this time in Brazil. The number 20 car of Hartley, Webber and Bernhard heads a Porsche 1-2 in Sao Paulo. In LMP1 it is the number 20 Porsche that has set the pace ahead of the #14 Porsche in second position, just 0.339 off of the sister…
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Patrick Dempsey Confirms 2015 Plans
Patrick Dempsey has confirmed he will be competing for the full 2015 FIA WEC season. The Grey’s Anatomy star has raced, mainly on the North American scene for 7 years. He has raced at Le Mans on 3 occasions and in 2014, took part in the Inaugural TUDOR United Sportscar Championship driving a Porsche in the…