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Porsche GT4 ePerformance Debuts At Festival Of Speed

The all-electric Porsche GT4 ePerformance made its public world premiere and started its world tour at the renowned Goodwood Festival of Speed. The tour will showcase the potential of the vehicle concept and its related racing formats. For the first time in public, the new Porsche GT4 ePerformance demonstrated its...
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Book Reviews

PORSCHE WERKS/TEAM

PORSCHE WERKS/TEAM: Porsche at the top 24-hour races – Nürburgring/Le Mans/Daytona © Delius Klasing & Co. KG Bielefeld So, what is this book, PORSCHE WERKS/TEAM, all about? Basically, renowned photographer Frank Kayser teamed up with journalist Heike Hientzsch, to capture the pain and the glory experienced by the Porsche crew and team...
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Motorsport & Racing

Velocity Invitational to Wow Porsche Fans

1995 Porsche Kremer K8
Round 2 Held for a second year at historic Weathertech Raceway, Laguna Seca, the 2022 Velocity Invitational is poised to offer the finest combination of vintage racing and luxury lifestyle in North America. Last year’s event included a world-class display of Porsche 917s, many of which went out on track...
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Notable Chassis

1972 Porsche RSR 911 360 0019/20

1972 Porsche RSR 911
When the idea came up of producing a series of race cars for the mainly-amateur racers who drove such GT vehicles in the early 1970s, the factory management was skeptical as to whether it would prove to be a profitable venture. After all, the factory had been in this line...
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Porsche Video

VIDEO: Onboard With 1 Of 37 Porsche 996 GT3 RSRs

For the 2004 and 2005 racing season, Porsche Motorsport used the 911 GT3 RSR. This near-standard racing sportscar aimed to keep private customer teams competitive in international Gran Turismo sport and to continue the success of the predecessor model which won its class at the Le Mans 24 Hours five...
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Motorsport & Racing

Finding Ben Barker…

Ben Baker in a relaxed mood ahead of the WEC Silverstone 6 Hours, 16 August 2018 PORSCHE ROAD & RACE has been out looking for some of the Porsche drivers and finding out what they have been up to during the Coronavirus lock-down that has affected most countries around the...
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Motorsport & RacingPRRYesteryear

Early 1980 IMSA GT Championship

John Fitzpatrick during practice for the Sebring 12-hour race in 1980
Bob Garretson in #009 00030 during practice for the 1980 Daytona 24 hours. This is the original 1979 factory configuration on this car By the time that we reached the IMSA Riverside Los Angeles Times Grand Prix in April, the Dick Barbour Racing team’s IMSA GT championship season had been...
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People & Profiles

Romain Dumas (FRA)

Romain Dumas, Porsche works driver, Le Mans 24H, 2016 Born: 14th December 1977 Where: Alès, France Lives: Basel, Switzerland Marital Status: Partner Elysia, one son (Gabin) Height/Weight: 1.74 m/62 kg Hobbies: Rallying, jet-ski, jogging, squash A full season in the FIA World Endurance Championship as a Porsche works driver, including...
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Austin/USA

A field of 27 Porsche GT3 Cup cars line up prior to the start of the season finale in Austin, Texas The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup has a new champion. The 24-year-old German, Sven Müller, secured the title of the international Porsche makes cup at the season finale in Austin,...
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsche at Germany’s biggest automobile race

Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: (left) #911 Manthey-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Kévin Estre, Romain Dumas, Laurens Vanthoor and Earl Bamber; (right) #912 Manthey-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, Frédéric Makowiecki and Nick Tandy – in the pits during practice Porsche will...
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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...
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Porsche

Porsches at Heveningham Hall Concours 2022

All images courtesy of Tim Scott (Fluid Images). Celebrating its 5th anniversary, Heveningham Concours returns for the 2022 season featuring roughly 50 of the world’s finest cars. Partners such as Mercedes-Benz, Laurent Perrier, BMW, Gusbourne, Wilderness Reserve, Favourbrook and the Royal College of Art come together to bring this spectacular...
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Porsche Video

VIDEO: David Donner v Pikes Peak

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...
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Motorsport & Racing

Laguna Seca IMSA 2019

Monterey Sportscar Championship, Laguna Seca, 15 September 2019: As usual at Laguna Seca, traffic was heavy IMSA once again came to Laguna Seca for the penultimate round in the 2019 Championship. There was a buzz of excitement in the air at Laguna this year, as the track has scheduled a...
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Motorsport & Racing

KÜS Team75 Bernhard

Timo Bernhard, KÜS Team75 Bernhard team owner (© Gruppe C GmbH) Team75 Bernhard is located in Bruchmuhlbach-Miesau, in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, about 90 miles (144km) north west from Stuttgart. The team was founded in 2010 by Timo and his father Rüdiger Bernhard. Timo’s father Rüdiger, was himself...
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Book Reviews

Book Review: Porsche Sport 2019

Porsche Sport 2019 – © Gruppe C Motorsport Verlag The 27th publishing of this superb edition of Porsche Sport 2019 by Gruppe C Verlag, opens with this paragraph, “The year 2019 marked exactly half a century since a new competition sports car from Porsche was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show....
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For Sale

FOR SALE: Porsche 917 “Tribute”

Background The original 917 was developed by Porsche beginning in 1968 in anticipation of changes to FIA homologation rules allowing low-production prototypes to contest the 5.0-liter class of World Sports Car Championship competition. The flat-12-powered 917 claimed back-to-back victories at Le Mans while helping Porsche claim the 1970 and 1971...
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WEC

Twice around the clock

Le Mans 24 Hours, 16/17 June 2018: The podium for the GTE Pro class – (centre) 1st #92 Porsche GT Team (Christensen/Estre/Vanthoor); (left) 2nd #91 Porsche GT Team (Lietz/Bruni/Makowiecki); (right) 3rd #68 Ford Chip Ganassi USA (Hand/Bourdais/Mueller) A little more than twenty four hours ago, sixty cars lined up against...
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Festival of Speed

Singer Heads To Goodwood

Goodwood is delighted to announce that Singer will take center stage at the 2026 Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, as the marque is celebrated with the Central Feature display. The Central Feature has become synonymous with the bold and innovative sculptures created by Gerry Judah. The 2026 installation will...
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Motorsport & Racing

2017 Le Mans test day report

All lined up and ready for the group shot on 3 June 2017 on the occasion of the 24 Heures Du Mans Test weekend. The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid will be driven by Timo Bernhard, Earl Bamber and Brendon Hartley Held on the weekend of 3-4 June 2017, the test...
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsches at 2024 SVRA SpeedTour Sebring

Sebring International Raceway is the spiritual home of SVRA, where the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association was founded over 40 years ago. The 2024 Sebring SpeedTour showcased extensive fields and fierce competition across all SVRA race groups, attracting hundreds of vintage race cars of every era, make, and model each year....
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Carrera Cup

Porsche Supercup action at the Hungaroring

Thirty drivers took part in last Sunday’s round of the Mobil 1 Porsche Supercup action at the Hungaroring. This was the fifth Supercup meeting of the season (although the sixth race), and coincided with the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend. The thrilling Hungarian track, located north of Budapest, has...
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Motorsport & Racing

Falken Motorsports wins Nürburgring 24 qualifiers

Falken Motorsports has won both qualifying races for the Nürburgring 24 Hours with the Porsche 911 GT3 R. The four-hour races are considered the most important preparation for the prestigious endurance classic on the storied racetrack. They are also part of the Nürburgring Langsstrecken Series (NLS) for the first time....
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsche Dominates IMSA Monterey Round IV

Porsche Penske Motorsport’s two Porsche 963 racers have achieved yet another one-two result, this time at the Laguna Seca Raceway. Factory drivers Matt Campbell from Australia and Mathieu Jaminet from France celebrated their first win of the season at round four of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Championship leaders Felipe...
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Motorsport & Racing

African Assault – 1984 March 84G-Porsche

I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit “Come Together” somewhere in the back of my head. I have often used the metaphor of how some of the most interesting motor racing tales are based on an almost...
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Formula E

Porsche’s first Formula E Championship

Porsche in Formula E Porsche continues its fifth Formula E season in 2023/2024. In addition to the works-run TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, the American customer team Andretti Formula E competes with the Porsche 99X Electric. The innovative electric racing car concept was developed at the net CO₂-neutral Weissach...
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WEC

Le Mans 24 Hour memories from 2019

Le Mans 24 Hours, 15-16 June 2019: The #93 factory Porsche 911 RSR driven by Nick Tandy, Earl Bamber and Patrick Pilet speeds past the pit lane exit in the early evening during Q2 on Thursday 13 June As the weekend of the original 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours approaches,...
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsches at the 2024 HSR Mitty

Photography by Chuck Andersen. The 46th edition of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Mitty, one of the largest in its nearly 50-year history, wrapped up on Sunday, April 28th. Over the last two days at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, more than a dozen HSR Feature Race winners were crowned. No...
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Porsche Video

VIDEO: Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (1974) OnBoard

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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People & Profiles

Richard Lietz (AUT)

Richard Lietz, Porsche works driver, Le Mans 24H, 2016 Born: 17 December 1983 Where: Waidhofen, Austria Lives: Ybbsitz, Austria Marital status: Single Height/Weight: 1.83 m/73 kg Hobbies: Rallying, jogging, climbing, cycling Richard Lietz, a man for all seasons, and for all racing series. The Austrian celebrated the greatest success of...
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Vintage Racecar Articles

Erwin Kremer

The Kremer Brothers, Erwin and Manfred, have been in the racecar preparation and construction business for nearly 40 years. Their names are virtually synonymous with Porsche racing machines, and they have won races and championships in GT, sports, prototype, IMSA, Group C, Porsche Cup and many other series over that...
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WEC

WEC Round 3 Silverstone 6 Hour Wrap Up

WEC Silverstone 6 Hour, 19 August 2018: Crowds lining the spectator balcony of The Wing look down at the packed grid prior to the start of the race During the closing stages of FP2, I was photographing at Club Corner, just as the cars entered the start/finish straight. The #91...
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsche battle in the 2018 Spa 24 Hours

24 Hours of Spa, 28-29 July 2018: Pre-race starting grid Porsche took up the battle in the 2018 Spa 24 Hours with four 911 GT3 R race cars. The Spa 24 Hours is regarded as one of Europe’s major long-distance classics alongside the 24-hour races of Le Mans and the...
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People & Profiles

George Follmer the Stand-in Champion

Follmer with Vasek Pollack in 1976.
Follmer was born in Phoenix in 1934, though effectively he became a Californian as his family moved to Pasadena before he was two years old and it was in this northern suburb of Los Angeles that he grew up and raised his own family. He was, he says, a reasonable...
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsches at 2024 HSR Classic 12 Hour

Photography by Chuck Andersen. The 2024 HSR Sebring Classic 12 Hour, Pistons & Props, delivered a weekend of thrilling racing, dramatic finishes, and standout performances at Sebring International Raceway. Paying homage to the iconic 12 Hours of Sebring, the event featured historic cars, fierce competition, and a healthy dose of...
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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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Motorsport & Racing

Porsche qualifying at the Daytona 24

#911 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy and Frederic Makowiecki Driving the #911 Porsche 911 RSR, Nick Tandy put together a brilliant lap in qualifying at the Daytona 24 on Thursday when he set a new qualifying record for the GTLM class at Daytona during the 15-minute...
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsche/PCA Creates New Race Series for 2026

Highlights Four-round schedule designed to expand existing PCA Club Racing activities PMNA to provide on-site engineering, parts, and marketing support USAC to oversee pre-race and post-race technical inspections Eligible cars: 911 GT3 Cup (Types 992.1 & 991.2), 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, and 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport New for 2026...
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Sebring 12 Hours

Porsche Race Recap – Sebring Delivers Drama

Photos courtesy Porsche and Chuck Anderson High expectations for Porsche not realized at the Sebring 12 Hours Unlike previous years where Stuttcars have reported on Porsche dominating the 12 hour endurance spectacle, 2023 was a reminder of the “tough luck” side of racing. Porsche was the verge of an improbable...
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Sebring 12 Hours

Porsche Dominates Sebring!

The Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG has achieved up another major accolade at the 12 Hours of Sebring: Porsche Penske Motorsport’s pair of Porsche 963 clinched a one-two finish, repeating last year’s result. This success has handed the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer its 20th outright victory at the endurance...
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Motorsport & RacingPRR

Autobau – the hidden gem

The front door of Autobau, which is built inside a turn of the 20th century alcohol storage facility There is a collection of cars that every racing and car enthusiast should see. It is at the Autobau, located in Romanshorn, Switzerland. On the southern shore of Lake Constance, the Autobau...
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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...
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Le Mans 24 Hours

The Le Mans Film

Movie star and racing driver Steve McQueen had an idea to make a film based on the Le Mans 24H racing. He had a personal Porsche 908 K Flunder Spyder (chassis 908-022) in which he had scored second in 1970 Sebring 12H. For the Le Mans the car was converted...
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Porsche 962

Porsche Legend Hans-Joachim Stuck

His name is inseparable from the Porsche 962. When Hans-Joachim Stuck climbed into the cockpit of the Group C prototype in the mid-1980s, it marked the most successful chapter of his long career. Renowned for his ability to maintain a relentless pace over long distances and for the meticulous feedback...
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