Category: Shanghai

Porsche celebrates its sixth race win this season and the successful defense of the manufacturers’ world championship title in Shanghai. At the penultimate of nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship the race winners were Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber, who started from pole position and lead the whole 195-lap race. The […]

The reigning world champions, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber, took pole position for the eighth and penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Shanghai. The current championship leaders, Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb, will start sixth on the grid for the six-hour race on Sunday. Today’s pole is the […]

The Porsche Team with the two 919 Hybrids generally had a positive first day of practice for penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Shanghai. The reigning World Champions, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber, were fastest in both of the two 90-minute free practice sessions on the 5.451 kilometre long Chinese […]

By taking the fifth victory in a row Porsche has made itself a World Champion in Shanghai. One race before the season’s finale no one can take away the constructors’ title in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) from the young team from Weissach. In China the winning drivers were Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley […]

Porsche Team: Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard (l-r)

Round seven of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will also see two Porsche 919 Hybrids start from front row of the grid. On the Shanghai International Circuit car number 17 of Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AU) took pole position for the fourth time this season. The sister car […]

Porsche Team: Mark Webber

Intense set-up work for the two Porsche 919 Hybrids was the major task in the first free practice sessions at the Shanghai International Circuit. The Porsche team is preparing for the penultimate round of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the six-hours of Shanghai which will start on Sunday at 11:00 hrs local time […]

Porsche Team: Mark Webber

Mark reveals the top 5 things he likes about racing in Shanghai. The track Shanghai is an enjoyable and challenging track to drive on. The first corner is incredibly fast on the way in and tightens the further you get into it. My favourite part of the track is turns five and six, which is […]

Third podium finish for the Porsche 919 Hybrid in its first season For the third time the Porsche 919 Hybrid has finished an FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race on the podium. Round six in Shanghai saw Romain Dumas/Neel Jani/Marc Lieb start from pole position and finish the six-hour race in third place. The sister […]

Porsche 919 Hybrid on Pole in Shanghai Stuttgart. The two Porsche 919 Hybrids will start the six-hour race at Shanghai, China from pole position and third on the grid. After Spa – where round two of the World Championship was held in spring – this is the second pole position for the new and innovative Porsche […]

Difficult track conditions in China Changing conditions at the Shanghai International Circuit brought special challenges for the Porsche Team with the two 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototypes in the first two free practice sessions before the six-hour race on Sunday. Nevertheless, the team managed to improve the cars’ balance during the day. After a rainy […]