Pole for Mark and his team mates in Fuji – Porsche remains unbeaten in qualifying
In the sixth round of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship no car other than a Porsche 919 Hybrid made it onto the front row of the grid. On the Fuji Speedway in the Japanese Alps Timo Bernhard (DE)/Brendon Hartley (NZ)/Mark Webber (AU) will start from pole position. The sister car of Romain Dumas (FR)/Neel […]
Read moreTricky task at Mount Fuji and encouraging lap times
The Fuji Speedway in the Japanese Alps welcomed the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in bright sunshine with temperatures of over 20 degrees Celsius. The Porsche Team had two positive free practice sessions, each 90 minutes long, in preparation for the sixth of eight World Championship rounds. The two Porsche 919 Hybrids with the driver […]
Read moreFifth grid front row lock out in qualifying for the Porsche 919 Hybrid
The Porsche 919 Hybrid continued to prove its outstanding qualifying performance when taking the fifth pole position in the fifth round of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship. It is also the fifth consecutive front row grid lock out for the innovative Le Mans Prototypes from Stuttgart. The number 18 car of drivers Romain Dumas […]
Read moreConvincing kick-off for Porsche 919 Hybrids in Texas
The Porsche Team had a promising first day of practice before the fifth of the eight rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Austin, Texas (US). In both the two 90-minute free practice sessions on the spectacular 5.513 kilometre long Grand Prix circuit a Porsche 919 Hybrid has topped the time sheets. After […]
Read moreMARK’S AUSTIN TOP 5
Austin is a favourite for drivers and fans on and off the track – here are some of Mark’s highlights: Modern Day Circuit COTA has a little bit of everything. It’s a very demanding track for the car and driver and a modern, fast flowing circuit with a lot of different speed ranges. You have long […]
Read moreOne-two result for Porsche 919 Hybrids – championship lead extended
The Porsche Team claimed a one-two result in front of a great crowd at the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the Nürburgring. The trio of Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber won the six-hour race in temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius. Right behind them the […]
Read moreBoth Porsche 919 Hybrids on front row for home race
On home soil the Porsche Team achieved the eighth pole position for the Porsche 919 Hybrid since its race debut last year. The current season has so far seen a 919 on pole for every round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). On the 5.137 kilometre long Nürburgring track drivers Romain Dumas (FR) and […]
Read moreMARK’S NÜRBURGRING TOP 5
The track in the Eifel mountains bears some great memories for Mark – here is what makes it so special for him: First podium with Red Bull Racing and first F1 win in 2009 The Nuerburgring will always bear great memories for me as I scored my first Red Bull Racing podium in 2007 and of […]
Read moreLe Mans winning Porsche 919 Hybrid tests at the Nürburgring
A two-day test at the Nürburgring was a taster of the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) to be held on August 30. The Porsche Team was running a Porsche 919 Hybrid on Monday and Tuesday, sharing the 5.137 kilometre circuit with an impressive field of 19 other WEC cars. It was […]
Read morePorsche 919 Hybrids to start one, two and three
On Saturday at 3pm the Porsche Team will start the 83rd Le Mans 24-Hours from one, two and three on the grid. This is the 17th pole position for Porsche in Le Mans, and prior to this the most recent one dates back to 1997. Furthermore it is the ninth time since 1968 that three […]
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