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Porsche Take Maiden 2014 Victory at Interlagos
The #14 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas and Neel Jani took the overall victory in the final FIA World Endurance Championship race of the season at Interlagos, Brazil. It’s Porsche’s first victory in a world sportscar championship since Bob Wollek and Frank Jellinski won at Dijon in the 962C in 1989. In LMP2,…
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Three Hours Gone and Still Anyone’s Race
Porsche have the best opportunity to date to complete their 2014 Mission with a race win this weekend in Sao Paulo. After the first 3 hours, it is clearly not un-folding into a Group C style Porsche walk over. The race began in typical WEC style. The cars thunderd into the Senna chicane jostling for…
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Porsche set Third 1-2 of the Weekend
Porsche have once again confirmed their pace in Sao Paulo. The German marque aiming to achieve their first win in the top flight of prototype racing for well over a decade. It was a swap at the top of the order with the #14 leading the #20 for the first time this weekend. Neel Jani…
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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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Championships Decided in Bahrain
With so many titles on offer in the FIA World Endurance championship, the penultimate round at the Bahrain International Circuit was bound to see a number of championships decided. However, the six-hour race proved to be a rollercoaster ride of tension and intrigue, with incidents with major title implications in the final 15 minutes! First…
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Alonso Attends His Second WEC Race this Year
Yesterday the two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso, was for the second time this year a guest at a WEC race. After the Spaniard was the guest of honor at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, he privately attended yesterday’s race in Bahrain. He enjoyed his appearance in the WEC paddock and was pleased…
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Toyota Victorious in the Desert
Toyota made it five wins for the season in Bahrain with a nail-biting victory in the 6 Hours of Bahrain ahead of the two factory Porsche 919 Hybrids. It wasn’t all plain sailing for the Japanese manufacturer though, with the championship-leading #8 car driven by Anthony Davidson and Sébastian Buemi suffering alternator issues two hours…
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Toyota Lead at Halfway Stage in Bahrain
The #7 Toyota TS040 of Mike Conway, Stéphane Sarrazin and Alex Wurz leads the 6 Hours of Bahrain at the halfway mark, but drama has hit the championship-leading #8 car. The #20 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Timo Bernhard is in second, with the #2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro rounding out the top three. The #14…