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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…
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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…
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Porsche on Top in Bahrain
Neel Jani left his competitors behind in tonight’s free practice sessions in Bahrain and got the fastest time for Porsche. The Dane, Nicki Thiim set a blistering time in his GTE-AM Aston Martin to be the fastest of all the GT cars. The first day in Bahrain is now over and Porsche driver, Neel Jani set…
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Porsche Announce 2015 Driver Line-Up
After speculation about Porsche’s LMP1 drive line up has got larger and larger over the last few weeks, the manufacture has finally put an end to the rumors and have now officially announced their LMP1 drive line-up for next year. In recent weeks rumours have been doing the rounds that former Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button was…