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2019 Petit Le Mans – Did IMSA leave the best for last?

Michelin is now the track sponsor. Their brand-new tower which has just opened, is 100 miles up the road from their US headquarters in South Carolina IMSA of course has several Marquee events, including the Daytona 24-hour, Sebring 12-hour, Watkins Glen 6-hour, and the Petit Le Mans. The Petit Le...

Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche attacks Le Mans 24 on manufacture’s 75th birthday

Preview The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has one goal at the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 75th birthday of the sports car brand from Stuttgart: Outright victory on the Circuit des 24 Heures. To maximize the chances in the fiercely competitive new Hypercar...

Carrera Cup

PHOTO GALLERY: Deluxe Carrera Cup North America at Sebring

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Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup France – Wins for Rovera and Hasse-Clot

The opening race of the 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup France season took place at Spa Francorchamps over the weekend of 4/5 May, accompanying the first round of the FIA World Endurance Super Season. The format for the weekend was the following: two free practices on Thursday, the qualifying sessions on...

Porsche News

Lanzante’s road-legal Porsche 935/2

Combining Engineering with Design Over the past few years, Lanzante has delivered a series of showstopping cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This will be the case once again for 2024, as the British automotive specialists return with the widest and most exciting selection of projects ever shown, and...

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Rennsport Reunion VI

Laguna Seca’s famous Corkscrew It may be scheduled for a year hence, but this is one event you want to put into your diary. Recently, Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca announced that the Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI will take place at the famed California racetrack...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche wins in China

An ecstatic Porsche team after their World Championship victory in Shanghai The team in the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber scored a start-to-finish victory in the Shanghai round of the World Endurance Championships (WEC) on 6 November 2016. This race, the eighth and penultimate...

For Sale

FOR SALE: Rare 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera Cup USA For Sale

In an attempt to stimulate poor sales in a struggling U.S. economy, Porsche looked to replicate the success of their Carrera Cup Germany and Carrera Cup France race series, but this time on American soil. The formula was simple; build a fleet of identical racecars using the “Basic” version of...

Book Reviews

Powered by Porsche – The Alternative Race Cars

With a company like Porsche developing powerful and efficient race engines, it was inevitable that other body and chassis builders would plant a Porsche engine into one of their own creations. With so many builders doing this, it was therefore inevitable too, that an author would sooner or later pick...

Book Reviews

Twice Around the Clock: The Yanks at Le Mans Vols. IV & V

Before diving into the nitty gritty of this fabulous new publication, you may want to read the book review of its predecessor, Twice Around the Clock: The Yanks at Le Mans Vols. I, II&III. The new edition covering the years 1980-89 and 1990-99, is continued in the same rich, quality...

Specs & Performance

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (997) (2005) – Specifications & Performance

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VIDEO: Porsche at Le Mans: The Definitive History

Porsche at Le Mans: The Definitive History - XCAR

Porsche is returning to LMP1 for the first time since 1998. We took a look back at why the German manufacturer’s return is so important. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....

People & Profiles

Interview: John Fitzpatrick

Starting his career in the early ’60s behind the wheel of a Mini, John Fitzpatrick quickly worked his way to the top echelons of the endurance racing world. From winning the British Saloon Car Championship, Fitzpatrick went on to factory rides with Ford and BMW, as well as notching up...

Porsche 934/5

Brumos Porsche 934.5

Introduction Having watched this particular car race at the age of ten, you can imagine the excitement I felt when given the chance to fully document it for its current owner. Much time was spent tracking down period photographs of its debut at the Sebring 12 hours in 1977. Then,...

For Sale

FOR SALE: Porsche 917K with unique history

The undisputed King The Porsche 917, conceived in the late 1960s, emerged from Porsche’s strategic intent to conquer the World Sportscar Championship, particularly the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This ambition materialized through exploiting a loophole in the homologation requirements, allowing the creation of a vehicle with unprecedented speed and...

People & Profiles

Nick Tandy (GB)

Nick Tandy, Porsche works driver, Le Mans 24H, 2016 Born: 5 November 1984 Where: Bedford, UK Lives: Bedford, UK Marital status: Married, 1 child Height/Weight: 1.78 m/71 kg Hobbies: Badminton, darts, golf, iRacing When Nick Tandy clinched Porsche’s 17th overall victory at the long distance classic in 2015, he fulfilled...

Book Reviews

Can-Am 50th Anniversary

Can-Am 50th Anniversary: Flat Out with North America’s Greatest Race Series 1966-74 © Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc First impressions – Can-Am 50th Anniversary is a big book! It’s not that it is so thick, but dimensionally it is large in length and breadth, so you had best find yourself...

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Porsche at Teloché, Le Mans – Logistics Part I

Le Mans 24 Hours, 23-24 June 1951: In the foreground of the workshop at Teloché is the #46 Porsche 356 SL driven by Edmond Mouche and Auguste Veuillet, while in the background is the #47 Porsche 356 SL which was damaged in practice by Rudolph Sauerwein Porsche has been represented...

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Tackling Africa in an air-cooled Porsche 911

At the age of 70, there aren’t many things left to tick off Jeff Zwart’s to-do list. When he’s not directing award-winning commercials, thrashing a Porsche up Pikes Peak, or choreographing the now iconic Luftgekühlt gathering, he spends his time at home on the ranch in Colorado, from where he...

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Porsche 997 GT3 RS Mk2 & Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

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VIDEO: Jacky Ickx wint Le Mans in Ford (1969)

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Porsche’s 964 Carrera Cup USA Edition in Retrospect

Thirty years after its inception, the 1992 Porsche 964 Carrera Cup USA Edition continues to establish its footing in the fabled “Porsche Pantheon.” Seldom seen in collections, let alone on the street, air-cooled 911 aficionados often hesitate when recalling the specifics of the mythical lightweight whose purpose was never realized....

Events

Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020 Weekend Action

(From L-R) 1995 Porsche WSC-95 in which Tom Kristensen registered his first Le Mans win (1997) and the first Porsche to win Le Mans outright, the #23 Porsche 917K driven by Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood at the 1970 race Regular Goodwood attendees would have been starved of all the...

Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup France – 2016 Season Review

2016 represented the year of the 30th consecutive season of the French Porsche Carrera Cup, one of the most competitive and longest-running one-make series in Europe. It is a fact that a number of Porsche Carrera Cup France champions are today official Porsche factory drivers: Patrick Pilet (champion in 2007),...

Carrera Cup

Porsche announces 2023 Deluxe Carrera Cup North America

2023 Carrera Cup is here Porsche Motorsport North America is set to contest its most dynamic Porsche Carrera Cup North America season to date. The premier one-make race series in the United States and Canada will be renamed the Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America while also expanding its stage...

Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup Knockhill Round-up

Following a successful return to Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Snetterton a fortnight ago, John McCullagh returned to the Redline Racing line-up for Rounds 10 and 11 of the thrilling championship at Knockhill. Porsche Carrera Cup Round 10: Knockhill The weekend began with a Porsche exclusive test session on Tuesday...

Porsche News

Mark Webber calls time on his racing career

Mark Webber ahead of his first competitive drive in the Porsche 919 Hybrid at the 2014 Silverstone 6-Hour race on 20 April that year. The #20 Porsche would finish third in its debut race At the end of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season Mark Webber will quit his...

The Porsche Archives

Sports Car Super-Bowl – 2007 MY Porsche GT3, GT3 RS, GT3 Cup, GT3 RSR

Festival of Speed

Celebrating Porsche’s 75th at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Porsche honored As the honored marque of this year’s Festival of Speed the sportscar manufacturer showed off with different actions. “We’re delighted that Goodwood gave us this brilliant opportunity to share our passion with enthusiasts, Porsche fans and owners here in the UK,” Krishan Bodhani, CEO, Porsche Cars Great Britain,...

WEC

The development of the new Porsche 911 RSR

Porsche 911 RSR 2017 development The 911 RSR, which the Porsche GT Team also campaigned in this year’s Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC, is a completely new development. The key new feature is the positioning of the engine in front of the rear axle. Thanks to this, the weight...

Imsa Weathertech Sportscar Championship

Rexy Podiums In Canadian Battle

Porsche drivers and teams continue to find success in IMSA support championships and lead the championship in both the Michelin Pilot Challenge and the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge. Luca Mars and Jan Heylen finished a hard-fought ninth at CTMP in Saturday’s two-hour race, the first time the duo has finished...

Porsche News

Michael Roock and Uwe Alzen are class winners again

Le Mans Classic, 6-8 July 2018: Grid 6 – The #67 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 (1975) driven by Michael Roock and Uwe Alzen, won the GTS class and finished a fine eighth overall in Grid 6 Michael Roock and Uwe Alzen are class winners again, winning the GTS class...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche Penske Motorsport Unveils The Porsche 963

The new Porsche 963 has now been unleashed by the Porsche Penske Motorsport team to claim victory in the greatest endurance races in the world. Starting 2023, two of the hybrid LMDh-spec prototypes will be competing in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. On Friday,...

WEC

Le Mans 2019 – A Show of Strength and Stamina

Le Mans 24 Hours, 15-16 June 2019: Race start, Saturday Endurance racing should be a test of sustained strength and stamina over a prolonged period of time. It is not a sprint, because that is a test of a race car’s high speed capability over a short distance, such as...

Events

Targa Sixty Six 2022

Brian Redman standing next to Porsce on track at Targa Sixty Six

Endurance racing legend Brian Redman is once again hosting Targa Sixty Six, a vintage race car gathering he founded in 1991 where owners can “properly exercise” their sleek machinery in a controlled atmosphere. This year’s event will be held from February 11-13 at the 10-turn Palm Beach International Raceway just...

Motorsport & Racing

The Le Mans circuit is on the move

Le Mans 24 Hours, 13 June 2015: The start of the race sees the lead LMP1 cars shooting ahead of the rest of the field, which is still making its way through the Ford Chicane. The starter can be seen waving the flag at the end of the Rolex platform...

WEC

WEC Battle in the Ardennes

WEC Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours, 5 May 2018: The calm before the storm – conditions were perfect for the opening race of the 2018 WEC season The first race of the 2018 WEC season certainly didn’t disappoint. From the starter’s green lights, right up until the chequered flag, the excitement hit...

Yesteryear

John McCullagh drives Porsche 906

Porsche 906 (chassis #906/108) takes turn 1 on its way up the Hill at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed One of the motoring highlights of my 2016 season, if not of all time, has to be driving a fabulous Porsche 906 on the Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb. The...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche wins the top GT class in Sebring, drama for the LMDh Porsche 963

Porsche’s highs and lows at the Sebring 12 Hours The Porsche 963 narrowly missed out on securing its first triumph in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship due to an accident. In the bid for overall victory, Mathieu Jaminet in the No. 6 car and Felipe Nasr in the No. 7...

Porsche Video

VIDEO: Porsche Triple Victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1982

With the dawning of the 1982 season, the introduction of the Group C era ushered in a new breed of closed race cars that conformed to an 800kg minimum weight requirement amongst a host of other dimensional and fuel consumption regulations. In many ways, Group C which rand for more...

Motorsport & Racing

2010 Le Mans starting grid

Le Mans 24 Hours, 12-13 June 2010 On the 2010 Le Mans starting grid before the race was the (foreground) #76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR driven by the familiar trio of Raymond Narac/Patrick Pilet/Patrick Long. The #76 car qualified in sixth place in class and 41st overall...

Motorsport & Racing

TAG Porsche F1 Turbo (TTE-P01) Engine

Specs & Performance

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991.2) (2016-2020) – Specifications & Performance

(2016-2020) Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991.2) Technical Specifications Concept Single-seater production-based race car Base model: 911 GT3 Engine Aluminium six-cylinder horizontally opposed engine, rear-mounted 3,996 cm3; stroke 81.5 mm; bore 102 mm Max. power: 357 kW (485 hp) at 7,500 rpm Max. rpm: 8,500 Maximum torque: 480 Nm at 6,250...

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Motorsport & Racing

Racing steering wheels of Porsche 997 GT3R Hybrid, Porsche 991 GT3 R 2018, Audi R18 TDI & Peugeot 908 (2011) and Porsche-919 (2014)

Porsche Video

VIDEO: Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Insane 3.6-liter Flat-6 Sound!

Porsche 996 GT3 RS & RSR Insane 3.6-liter Flat-6 Sound!

Turn Up the Volume to the Perfect Flat 6 Screaming Sounds This video is about a couple of Porsche 996 GT3 RSs I saw during a few hillclimb races and a Red Bull livered 996 GT3 RSR I recorded at Monza Circuit. The RS is moved by a 3.6-liter flat-six...

Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche Targets 20th Win At Le Mans

With 19 overall and 111 class victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in Le Mans history. The 24-hour race is one of the biggest sporting events globally, attracting over 325,000 fans annually. For the 93rd edition of the endurance classic, Porsche has set ambitious goals. The Porsche 963 aims...

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Tonie Hezemans at the Targa Florio – The Legend Returns

He was the center of attention everywhere he went at the 2022 Targa Florio. Autograph seekers and selfie-obsessed fans all wanted an up-close moment with this 79-year-old hero as he returned to the scene of one of his greatest triumphs. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to...

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My first race as a crewman – Sebring 1978

12 Hours of Sebring, 18 March 1978: The #9 Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 driven by Brian Redman, Charles Mendez and Bob Garretson In the early to mid-1970’s I had been working part time (race weekends) as an IMSA tech inspector at some of the races, mainly the ones that...

Motorsport & Racing PRR Yesteryear

Porsche at Le Mans Part III: 1969 to 1971

‘Production line racer’ – in their quest to produce 25 running cars in time for the inspection by the FIA, Porsche pulled out all the stops as evidenced by the activity in this image The name Porsche is synonymous with the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le...

The Porsche Archives

Fast Company – Porsche 980 Carrera GT & Porsche 996 GT3 RSR

Motorsport & Racing

Motorsport Prospects 2020

A busy grid before the start of the Le Mans 24H race on 15 June 2019 – many thousands of fans and hangers-on pack the grid After the music had died down, and the last of the revellers had left the party that had just a few hours earlier welcomed...

Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche struggles at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

The stage was set Having just celebrated its 75th anniversary, Porsche was ready to put another overall win in the books a few days later during the Le Mans 24 Centenary. But for those that follow racing, you know all too well that it’s a cruel sport, and no amount...

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History and future of the Porsche 911

In the beginning… The engine of the Porsche 911 has come a long way over the past 60 years, now with four times the power from twice the displacement. Its drive technology has continued to develop, but the fundamental concept has remained unchanged—whether naturally aspirated, as a turbo, or in...

Porsche History

Porsche at Le Mans

Porsche at Le Mans – The Ultimate Guide to Every Year & Every Result Circuit de la Sarthe is situated 130 miles/209 km west of Paris beside the city of Le Mans in the Sarthe county. The circuit is mostly a combination of country roads closed for the race, but...

Motorsport & Racing

Manthey Podiums 2025 Nordschleife Season Opener

Manthey EMA finished the first race of the 2025 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) in third place. DTM teammates Thomas Preining (Austria) and Ayhancan Güven (Turkey) drove the Grello Porsche with starting number 911 at the 70th ADAC Westfalenfahrt and secured their first podium finish in the first race of the season,...

Porsche Video

VIDEO: 1997 – Le Mans – Two major fires at the Mulsanne ‘bosse.’

The works Porsche 911 GT1 was leading with a decent margin by 2pm on Sunday. Around after 1.40pm, Ralf Kelleners jumped into the Porsche after a pit stop. He would drive for an other stint, only for the Porsche to catch fire at the Mulsanne hump. The leader stops on...

Austro-Daimler

Austro-Daimler ADS R “Sascha”

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Events

2024 Targa California Rally

The 15th Targa California rally recently concluded with most drivers logging 1,000+ miles over the roads “less traveled” of California’s central region. Porsche has a long history of naming their cars after yesteryear’s most grueling events (e.g. the Carrera Panamericana and the Targa Floria), and while this rally is by...

Porsche

Porsche finally hits its stride with 1-2 Finish at ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

It’s been a long time coming, but the German carmaker has finally issued a serious statement of intent at the ongoing 2022 Formula E World Championship. The third round took place in Mexico, and Porsche, fielding two 99X Electric race cars, swept to a dominant 1-2 finish by the checkered...

WEC

2017 Mexico 6 Hour race report

Mexico 6 Hours, 3 September 2017: The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid leads the pack into the first corner The Porsche LMP1 team scored the perfect result in Mexico at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with a 1-2 finish for the two 919 Hybrids. In the GTE Pro class, Richard Lietz and...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche comes full circle with Team Perfect Circle

1969 Porsche 917 and 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster at The Capital hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa It’s funny how things have a way of working out perfectly on the spur of the moment. Recently we covered the Team Perfect Circle’s preparation for the forthcoming Kyalami 9 Hour on 23 November 2019....

Porsche Video

VIDEO: Amazing Porsche 996 GT3-R On Track (GLORIOUS SOUND)

Amazing Porsche 996 GT3-R On Track (THAT GLORIOUS SOUND)

Porsche 996 GT3-R – Loud, Flat Out and On Track The car at Spa drove in the “Global endurance Legends” series, which were “slow” demo/show laps. The white car at Zandvoort ran in the “Aston Martin Master Endurance Legends” series, which is a racing series for old Le Mans cars...

Book Reviews

Brian Redman – Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks

Brian Redman – Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks © EVRO Publishing Brian Redman is about as down-to-earth as they come, which for a top-flite racing driver, is not an attribute common to all who ply their trade in this field. I have had the pleasure of interviewing Brian on twelve occasions...

Carrera Cup

Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season begins

The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup kicks off the new season this coming weekend at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Once again, the calendar includes eight races as part of the Formula 1 support program. Striving for carbon neutrality At the season opener in Imola, Italy, the flat-six engine of the Porsche...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche 919 Hybrid wins in Texas

Porsche secured its fifth win of the season at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas on 17 September 2016, extending its lead in the manufacturers’ standings of the FIA World Endurance Championship. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get...

WEC

World Endurance Championship: Taming the Texas Heat

FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas, 15 September 2017: #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid driven by Timo Bernhard, Earl Bamber and Brendon Hartley This last weekend saw a convincing performance by the factory Porsches, in both the LMP1 class and GTE Pro class at the Circuit of the...

Specs & Performance

Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) (2009) – Specifications & Performance

Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) (2008) – Specifications

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VIDEO: Onboard #91 Porsche 911 RSR at Le Mans 24H 2017

Video: Onboard with Patrick Pilet and Frederic Makowiecki in the #91 Porsche 911 RSR at the Le Mans 24H on 18/19 June 2017...

Events

Porsche at the 2017 Silverstone Classic

The #74 Porsche 911 RS 3.0 of Mark and James Bates is followed into Luffield by the #24 Porsche 911 RSR 2.9 at the start of the FIA Masters Historic Sports Car race at the Silverstone Classic 2017 This last weekend’s 2017 Silverstone Classic was a triumph in many ways,...

Porsche News

Porsche reveals new 992-based RSR at Goodwood

Over the years, the Goodwood Festival of Speed has hosted hundreds of historic Porsches in its paddocks and up Lord March’s sinuous driveway, but this year the limelight was usurped by a newcomer from Weissach – the 95% new 992-based RSR for the upcoming WEC and IMSA campaigns. The fact...

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Carrera 924 – A Flawed Excellence

We have partnered with Sports Car Digest to bring amazing Porsche content from the SCD archives to Stuttcars. This piece was originally published on February 2, 2015 and is here for Stuttcars members to enjoy! The first efforts with the 924 rally car involved a non-turbo version, the Monte Carlo...

People & Profiles

Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser – Vice President Porsche Motorsport

Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of Porsche Motorsport (Le Mans 2016) Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser joined Porsche as a mechanical engineering student in 1995. With a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering specialising in combustion engines and technology management, Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser held the position of General Manager of Motorsport Strategies at Porsche...

Specs & Performance

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (996)(1999 – 2001) – Specifications & Performance

1999 – 2001 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (996) Technical Specifications Type Racing Car Built at Germany Engine Flat-6 Displacement 3598 cc / 219.6 in³ Bore 76.4 mm / 3.01 in Stroke 100 mm / 3.94 in Power 275.9 kw / 370.0 bhp @ 7000 rpm Specific output 102.83 bhp per...

People & Profiles

Sven Müller (GER)

Porsche 944 (MY 1989-1991) - Spare Part Codes & Catalog

Born: 7 February 1992 Where: Mainz, Germany Lives: Bingen, Germany Height: 1.81m Career 2017 Porsche works driver 2016 Porsche Junior, 1st Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Championship, 1st Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Championship 2015 Porsche Junior, 2nd Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Championship 2014 Porsche Junior, 1st...

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Porsche 911: 60 Years of Motorsport

The Porsche 901/911 "R1" in action in Monte-Carlo, 1965. This would be the car that would give rise to the entire 911 lineage in motorsports. Credits: Porsche AG

Reproduced with permission from SportsCarDigest. Every legend has its debut day: this was the case of the Porsche 911, which, in 1965, had its baptism of fire in the feared Monte-Carlo Rally. This was the first chapter in the victorious path of the 911, an adventure marked by great challenges...

Motorsport & Racing

2019 Kyalami 9 Hour Countdown

Kyalami 9 Hour, 21-23 November 2019: #09 Team Perfect Circle Porsche 911 GT3 R On 23 November 2019, the sound of approximately 15,000 bhp will break the long silence that has persisted over the famous Midrand circuit as twenty-eight top GT3 race cars tear down the start/finish straight in the...

People & Profiles

Laurens Vanthoor (BEL)

Born: 8 May 1981 Where: Hasselt, Belgium Lives: Waiblingen, Germany Height: 1.80m Career 2017 Porsche works driver 2016 Audi works driver, Winner FIA GT World Cup Macau, Winner Intercontinental GT Challenge, 1st Dubai 24 Hours, 1st Sepang 12 Hours, 3rd Blancpain GT Series 2015 Audi works driver, 1st Nürburgring 24...

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Porsche 917 – Building a Racing Empire Part VII (Racing and Motorsport Legacy)

Porsche 917 Factory Racing In 1969 Porsche’s new 917 was never intended to be ready for the two Florida races, Daytona and Sebring, at the beginning of the 1969 season. As it happened, the 917 also missed the first two European races of the Championship for Manufacturers, namely Brands Hatch...

Motorsport & Racing

Sunset for Team Perfect Circle in Kyalami 9 Hour

Kyalami 9 Hour, 23 November 2019 The ‘sunset’ for Team Perfect Circle in Kyalami 9 Hour occurred just three hours into the race when a mechanical fault ended the team’s dreams for a magical race on home soil. For the whole crew, it was a bitterly disappointing end to what...

Motorsport & Racing

Dream team at the Nürburgring Nordschleife

(from L-R): 1982 Porsche 956 C and 2017 Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo Just before the Nürburgring 24-hour race will be green flagged on May 12, Porsche will present a dream team at the Nürburgring Nordschleife for the benefit of the expected 200,000 spectators. There, Timo Bernhard and Hans-Joachim Stuck will...

Porsche History

1951: Linas-Montlhery: Porsche’s Speed Records

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Porsche Penske Motorsport earns best-placed LMDh prototype at Spa 6 hours

Spa 6 hours Porsche Penske Motorsport wrapped up the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in fourth place with the Porsche 963. Michael Christensen, Dane Cameron and Frédéric Makowiecki missed out on claiming a podium result by less than three seconds. This makes the hybrid prototype again the best-placed LMDh-compliant hypercar vehicle...

The Porsche Archives

Dr. F. Porsche & Mercedes: 1923 – 1928

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Carrera Cup

Trackside – Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 2010MY

Porsche Video

VIDEO: Morning Therapy – Porsche 996 GT3-R, RS & RSR Flybys, Downshifts & Flames

The sights and very loud sounds of 996 race cars tearing it up on track. Great way to start the morning...

Motorsport & Racing

Disappointing result for Porsche at Daytona

Rolex 24 at Daytona, 27/28 January 2018: #912 Porsche 911 RSR, drivers: Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor and Gianmaria Bruni Disappointing is the only way that you can describe the result for Porsche at Daytona this last weekend. Porsche and Ferrari are the only two manufacturers who can claim an unbroken...

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Porsche 911 964 Carrera Cup Racing Series and Champions

964 Carrera Cup Champions & Results 964 Carrera Cup Germany 1990 Olaf Manthey Rüdiger Schmitt Wolfgang Land 1991 Roland Asch Wolfgang Land Jürgen von Gartzen 1992 Uwe Alzen Bruno Eichmann Jürgen von Gartzen 1993 Wolfgang Land Altfrid Heger Bernd Mayländer 1994 Bernd Mayländer Harald Grohs Wolfgang Land 964 Carrera...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsches at 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022 presented yet another year of stellar lineups for the 200,000 attendees. Attracting a pedigree of car that few events can lure, and an array of rare machinery, the world’s largest motorsport festival is a delight for petrolheads, gifted the opportunity to see these rare...

Sonoma Charity Challenge

Sixties Porsches at Sonoma – A Decade of Cars at the Charity Challenge

It was a flashback to the 1960s. Vintage ‘60s-era Porsche cars cruising the 2.52 mile course at the Sonoma Raceway for the Classic Sports Racing Group Charity Challenge. The Sixties were a time of transition for Porsche. From the end of the 356 line to the beginnings of the 911,...

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Winning Kreepy Krauly March-Porsche 83G GTP

Daytona 24 Hours, 4-5 February 1984: Sarel van der Merwe, Graham Duxbury and Tony Martin drove a fine race to bring the #00 Kreepy Krauly March-Porsche 83G/04 home in first place overall, nine laps ahead of the second-placed car Although it is not widely known, one of the most successful...

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Sebastian Vettel tests the Porsche 963

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team and the winner of 53 Formula 1 Grands Prix, Sebastian Vettel, are looking forward to putting the Porsche 963 through its paces. This coming week, the German will take the wheel of the hypercar at the Motorland Aragón. Porsche Penske Motorsport forges ahead with...

Porsche Video

VIDEO: Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (1974) OnBoard

Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (1974) by Historika – Monza Historic 2020 + OnBoard, 3-Litre Flat-Six Sound! This great and original 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR, chassis 0060015, took to the track in the 2020 edition of the Monza Historic by Peter Auto. Prepared by Historika Klassik Porsche, competes with Andrew...

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Le Mans 24 Hour Rollercoaster 2016

24 Heures Du Mans, 18-19 June 2016: The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid was driven by Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb Now imagine yourself in a rollercoaster at your local fair with its multiple ups and downs, and even upside down loops. In a similar way, the 24-Hour race...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsches at the 2024 Spa Classic

The 2024 Spa-Classic celebrated its 12th edition this year. Created in 2011, this renowned gathering has become one of the most popular historic race events, with over 22,000 attendees in 2023. Porsche 993 GT2 Known for its challenging and legendary track layout, Spa hosts prestigious races such as the Grand...

Porsche Video

VIDEO: David Donner v Pikes Peak

In this documentary film, shot on location at Pikes Peak and directed by Ben Bertucci, we learn from David Donner how he approaches a race as treacherous as the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Donner gives us a glimpse into his history with the event throughout his racing career as...

Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup Le Mans 2017

Every year, during the Le Mans 24 Hours weekend, some other motor racing series shares the paddock and the race track with the 60 teams taking part at the race world’s famous endurance event. For the 2017 edition, there were two series to accompany the race week: Road to Le...

WEC

Pascal Zurlinden speaks about the 2018 Porsche 911 RSR

WEC Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours, 5 May 2018: Pascal Zurlinden chats to a journalist during the ‘Meet the Team’ media session The evening before the opening round of the WEC season at Spa, Porsche Road & Race had the opportunity of chatting to Pascal Zurlinden, Director GT Factory Motorsports, about the 2018 Porsche...

Porsche Video

VIDEO: Race Versions Of Multiple Supercars At Kateyama Test Days [VIDEO]

19Bozzy92 has come out with another glorious video, this time from Monza during the 2020 Kateyama Test Days event held there. Kateyama is an Italian racing organizer that works with multiple world-class circuits to allow for privateers and smaller teams to have adequate testing on those tracks. They arrange for...

Porsche News

WEC Opening Round at Silverstone

#2, Porsche Team, Porsche 919 Hybrid, driven by Timo Bernhard, Earl Bamber, Brendon Hartley, during at FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone 2017, Silverstone International Circuit, on 14.04.2017 It was a dry day at Silverstone on the first day of practice for this year’s WEC opening round at Silverstone. This,...

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