Category: WEC Races

Successful first qualifying for the Porsche 919 Hybrid It came as a surprise to the Porsche Team when the two innovative 919 Hybrids came first and second in the first qualifying session for the Le Mans 24-Hours on Wednesday night. Brendon Hartley from New Zealand achieved the fastest overall lap time of 3mins 23.157secs, which […]

The next item in the 2014 Mark Webber Endurance Supporters Range is out just in time for Mark’s return to Le Mans this weekend! In a bid to ensure the die-hard fans attending the world famous Le Mans 24hr race have the first chance to get their hands on these stylish new male and female […]

With the 24 hours of Le Mans just days away, it’s crunch time for Mark and the Porsche team. On June 14, Mark  will step back into a prototype sports car and head out onto the Circuit de La Sarthe – the place where he’s got some unfinished business. //ends  

For the first time in 15 years I went down Mulsanne last weekend. Coming over the crest of the hump I thought of the very different experience I had there in 1999 but it actually, and thankfully, felt like another lifetime. So much has changed in my world since then and I’ve been through plenty […]

Porsche 919 Hybrid finishes fourth in Spa Stuttgart. Following the podium finish at the season opener in Silverstone, the new Porsche 919 Hybrid came fourth at the second round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC). Drivers Romain Dumas (France), Neel Jani (Switzerland) and Marc Lieb (Germany) had started with the car no. 14 from pole position for the […]

First pole position for the no. 14 Porsche 919 Hybrid Stuttgart . Wet, dry, humid: Porsche starts first on the grid for what is only the second race after returning to the top category of the Sports Car World Championship WEC. The thrilling qualifying for the six hours of Spa took place on a drying track. […]

Mark’s preview to the second race of the 2014 WEC season Spa is, without a doubt, one of the best races on the calendar and it is also one of my favourite tracks. It’s remained pretty much unchanged for a number of years now; it’s one of the classic tracks on the calendar and it has […]

Porsche 919 Hybrid race debut was a success The eagerly awaited race debut of the innovative Porsche 919 Hybrid in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) was a success. The highly complex Le Mans Prototype took a podium at its first attempt in the action packed six hour race at Silverstone. Timo Bernhard (GER), Brendon Hartley […]

Tight qualifying – Porsche 919 Hybrid up to speed Solid qualifying performance from the newly formed Porsche Team with the two Porsche 919 Hybrids in the World Endurance Championship (WEC): After three free practice sessions with no problems, the first qualifying was also trouble free. Drivers Romain Dumas (FR) and Neel Jani (CH) achieved an […]

New Porsche Team gets into its rhythm at Silverstone The newly formed Porsche Team with the two Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans Prototypes had a good first day of practice at the Silverstone Circuit, where the first round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) is taking place as a six-hour race on Sunday, the first […]