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Porsche: Hybrid in GT racing from 2020?
The Porsche 911 is arguably one of the most successful cars in motorsport. Over the decades, the German marque has carefully developed its premium sportscar to become the fly-carrier of its racing heritage. Already fully established in prototype racing, hybrid technology is gradually creeping into the world of GT motorsport, too. Porsche is now looking…
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Porsche GT drivers under scrutiny
Porsche’s squad of factory GT drivers have gone through a rigorous eight-day training regime in preparation for the 2015 season. The Porsche Fitness Camp in Doha (Qatar) included daily six-hour training sessions, but the drivers’ ability to work as part of a team was also under scrutiny. This is the 13th time the Porsche Fitness…
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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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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 Close Gap in GTE-PRO Battle
Porsche Team Manthey had a very successful race in Shanghai. The Chinese race saw the two Porsche 911 RSR cars take their second 1-2 class finish of the 2014 WEC season. The winning drivers of the GTE-Pro class, Frenchman Patrick Pilet and Ferderic Makowiecki drove 167 laps on their way to class victory. They were closely followed…