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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…

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  • Michael Krumm Testing Nissan’s LMP1 Car

    With it getting closer and closer to the end of the season, Nissan are still keeping their 2015 plans somewhat mysterious. Except from announcing the fact there will be a Nissan LMP1 contender under the name of the Nissan GTR-LM NISMO on the grid next year, the Japanese manufacture have not given anyone as much as…

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  • 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Entry List Changes

    The 6 Hours of Sao Paulo is the last race of the 2014 WEC. The Brazilian round will see a big name say good-bye to the series while a big name from years past make their WEC debut at Autodrome Jose Carlos Pace. The winning trio from the previous race in Bahrain will be reunited…

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  • Extreme Speed Motorsports Confirm full 2015 Season Entry

    After a year of competing in the newly merged Tudor United Sportscar Championship, Extreme Speed Motorsports have confirmed that they will be leaving the American series to compete in the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship. ESM (Extreme Speed Motorsports) have competed in 2 WEC races this year, at their home round in the USA and…

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  • Analysis: Did Porsche's Strategy Call Cost Them The Race?

    The 6 Hours of Bahrain was a testament to the excitement of modern endurance racing. It had drama, tension and intrigue from start to finish and was decided by tiny margins. Did one strategy call from the Porsche 919 Hybrid team cost them a potential race victory? Ultimately, the #7 Toyota TS040 took a relatively comfortable victory in…

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  • Porsche Take Bahrain Pole

    The #14 Porsche Team LMP1 car driven by Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb took pole position for Saturday’s 6 Hours of Bahrain in the dusk at the Bahrain International Circuit. The biggest story of the qualifying session arguably came before the cars were even on track, with news that last season’s championship-winning Audi…

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