Porsche will mount its largest ever GT factory assault on Le Mans in 2018 as part of its various motorsport commitments over the coming year…
At its annual season-closing party, the ‘Night of Champions’ motorsport gala in Weissach, Porsche looked back at 2017 and ahead to 2018. Paying tribute to the worldwide achievements of its teams and drivers during the 2017 season, it announced that four works 911 GT cars will attack the 24-Hours of Le Mans this summer, the 86th running of the race.
The Le Mans programme will comprise two RSR GT cars from the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), and two from the American IMSA WeatherTech Championship. Confirmed at the wheel of the No91 911 will be Gianmaria Bruni, Richard Lietz and Frédéric Makowiecki, in the No92 car will be Kévin Estre, Michael Christensen and Laurens Vanthoor. Porsche says that Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber are ‘expected’ to drive the No93 car, and that the No94 RSR has been ‘earmarked’ for Timo Bernhard,
Romain Dumas and Sven Müller. A full list of 2018 works Porsche drivers can be found on the opposite page to this one.
Denne historien er fra February 2018-utgaven av GT Porsche.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra February 2018-utgaven av GT Porsche.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Two Titles For RSR
Road Atlanta was the setting to round-out the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship…
Championship Goes Down To The Wire
Races 10 and 11 of the 2017 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup took place in Mexico, deciding the championship…
Adapt To Survive
Porsche rolled the dice with the 996. Two decades on from its launch, it has found a true place in the hearts of enthusiasts.
Britain's Got Talent
The 911 Carrera 4 GTS British Legends Edition pays homage to three British racing drivers, each of whom won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Porsche.
Supernatural
How has Alois Ruf’s Group C inspired road car, the CTR3, evolved over the last seven years? We unite the first ever example with RUF’s most recent build…
Carrera Cup Deutschland Shake-Up
The German Carrera Cup championship has been revamped for 2018, with a new Porsche junior sponsorship programme called Talent Pool…
Porsche Begins 70th Anniversary Celebrations
Celebrations have begun to mark 70 years of Porsche sports cars this year…
JTR Signs Harper
JTR has signed 2018/2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Junior, Dan Harper, for its assault on the championship…
Rohrl Celebrates Anniversary
In 2018 Walter Röhrl has been heavily involved with Porsche for exactly 25 years…
Just Looking
Peter Morgan’s plans to start a makeover on his 1972 911S have received a shot of inspiration from a new book…
