LMP
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Zlobin Switches to GTE-AM
The newly crowned LMP2 champion, Sergey Zlobin, will no longer compete in the prototype class of WEC from next season. The Russian will be returning to the WEC in 2015 with his team, SMP Racing. Instead of racing in LMP2, Sergey will instead compete in the GTE-AM class. The Russian confirmed that his team will be entering…
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Nissan Postpones 2015 Announcement
The original plan was that Nissan would be revealing their 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship LMP1 challenger next week. The Japanese manufacturer rented out Sebring Raceway from 5 December to 7 December, then there were reports that Nissan would take this opportunity to lift the lid on its return to world sportscar racing. However, it now…
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Webber and Cressoni Released from Hospital
It was the biggest shock of the last race in Brazil. With just 30 minutes remaining in the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo, Australian driver Mark Webber was in sixth position in his Porsche 919 Hybrid as he went to overtake lapped cars in the final turn before the start-finish straight. In front of him…
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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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Nico Hulkenberg Confirmed to drive Third Porsche 919
Porsche have announced that Nico Hulkenberg will be one of the 3 drivers to get behind the wheel of Porsche’s third 919 LMP1 car at Le Mans and Spa-Francorchamps in 2015. The 27 year old German has been driving in Formula One since 2012, with one year previous in 2010 also in Formula One. Nico…
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Porsche Expand to 3 Car Assault at Le Mans in 2015
Porsche have burst back onto the top level of sportscar racing this year with fantastic results, including a double podium at the last race in Bahrain. They have fielded two cars for the full season in 2014 and will continue to do so, with the same drivers in 2015. Porsche are going to be stepping…