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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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Porsche

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...
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Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2016 Season Review

The 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season began at Silverstone, on a cold, bright day in March. For the first time, all the teams, cars and drivers who would light up six circuits over eight weekends and 16 rounds were together in one place. The class of 2016 was a...
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WEC

Porsche proves that pigs can fly

Well it’s official, pigs can fly! The #92 Porsche 911 RSR of Michael Christensen/Kevin Estre/Laurens Vanthoor/Dirk Werner may not have topped the lap charts on Sunday at the Le Mans Test day, but they were just 1.3 seconds off their team mates in the #93 Porsche who did indeed post...
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Motorsport & RacingPRRRacing Drivers

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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Porsche Video

VIDEO: Awesome In car action Porsche 962

Awesome In car action! Jochen Mass - Spa 1000kms - Porsche 962
Awesome In car action! Jochen Mass – Spa 1000kms – Porsche 962 1st September 1985, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium – Thunder down the start-finish straight and through the famous dip at Eau Rouge with our in-car camera in the cockpit of top German driver Jochen Mass in the No.1 works Porsche...
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WEC

Two Days to go – Le Mans 24 Hour 2018

The Porsche #LeMans24 Class of 2018, on 12/06/2018
Qualifying 1 (Q1) for the Le Mans 24 Hour went off on Wednesday night without too much fanfare or drama. Before that Free Practice 1 (FP1) in the afternoon offered the teams the opportunity to put their cars and drivers through the paces at will and so not too much...
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Motorsport & Racing

Penske Motorsport Seeks Sebring 12 Victory

Background The list of overall Porsche victories at the Sebring 12 Hours is long and prestigious: 1960 – Gendebien/Herrmann (Porsche RS-60) 1968 – Siffert/Herrmann (Porsche 907) 1971 – Elford/Larrousse (Porsche 917 K) 1973 – Haywood/Gregg/Helmick (Porsche Carrera RSR) 1976 – Holbert/Keyser (Porsche Carrera RSR) 1977 – Dyer/Frisselle (Porsche Carrera RSR)...
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Porsche History

46: The Birth of Porsche Motorsport

Proven through competition Engineering, design, innovation; while the list is long for what describes the Porsche name, it can be distilled into one word; racing. Even before the days of cars that would bare his name, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche believed competition was the ultimate test for proving excellence in design...
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Motorsport & RacingPRRWEC

WEC Opening Round at Silverstone

#2, Porsche 919 Hybrid
#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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Motorsport & Racing

Can Hypercar do the trick?

Le Mans 24 Hours, 14-15 June 1969: On the final lap, the No. 64 Porsche 908 LH of Hans Herrmann/Gérard Larrousse swapped places with the No. 6 Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx/Jackie Oliver as many as five times. The two cars were so evenly matched that what the Ford lacked...
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Carrera Cup

Spa victory for Porsche Junior Dennis Olsen

As the season approaches its latter stages, the duel for the crown of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup has come to a head. Porsche Junior Dennis Olsen (N/Walter Lechner Racing Team) won round seven and eight at Spa-Francorchamps/Belgium in the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. On Saturday, 26 August 2017, he...
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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...
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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...
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Rennsport Reunion

Rennsport Reunion 7 approaching

Lucky 7 The forthcoming Rennsport Reunion next month is poised to redefine benchmarks as the premier global event for Porsche enthusiasts. This assembly will showcase an unparalleled collection of the most distinguished Porsche race and road vehicles ever produced, in tandem with the visionaries behind their creation and the drivers...
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WEC

Le Mans 2019 – A Show of Strength and Stamina

At the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
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 Formula 1. As a result, race cars in these two...
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Motorsport & Racing

Porsches at the 2024 Nurburgring 24H

Photography by Matty White. The 2024 Nurburgring 24 Hours, heralded as the start of the greatest month in endurance racing history, unfolded in the picturesque yet challenging Eifel region of Germany. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member?...
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Motorsport & RacingPRR

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...
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People & Profiles

Interview: Norbert Singer

Porsches have scored a record 16 overall victories at Le Mans, 14 similar triumphs in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and eight 12-hour wins at Sebring, and upon all of them can be found the fingerprints of Norbert Singer. A 30-year-old graduate engineer with a Masters in Mechanical Engineer, Aviation...
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WEC

2018 6 Hours of Spa Pre-Race Report

The first race of the season, the 2018 6 Hours of Spa, is almost upon us. Thursday saw Free Practice 1 and 2 (FP1 and FP2) and while these sessions traditionally don’t tell you anything, it was nevertheless interesting to see the cars out for the first time in the season....
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Vintage Car Racing

Goodwood Members’ Meeting to celebrate 75 years of Porsche

Goodwood Members’ Meeting to celebrate 75 years of Porsche with spectacular on-track demonstrations Goodwood is delighted to announce that the 80th Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport will host a spectacular on-track demonstration celebrating 75 years of Porsche. Just as Stuttcars has covered previous Porsche outings at Goodwood, we’ll be...
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Motorsport & Racing

Mini-Series Porsche GT Racing Part 4

This feature, the fourth in our mini-series, picks up where we left off last time (Part 3: 2013-2016) and highlights the continued growth and success of the evergreen Porsche 911 on the UK and European motorsport scene between 2017 and 2019. 2017 Silverstone 6 Hours, 16 April 2017 The Silverstone...
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Motorsport & Racing

Team Manthey podiums in Dubai

In the second race weekend of the 2024/2025 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS), Manthey again demonstrated strong performance with their two Porsche 911 GT3 R. After a nearly one-hour race interruption in Saturday’s race, Ryan Hardwick (USA), Richard Lietz (Austria), and Riccardo Pera (Italy) secured their second ALMS podium finish,...
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WEC

Silverstone Round 3 Free Practice

The summer break is over, and it is back to business for the Silverstone Round 3 of the World Endurance Championship. With six 911 RSRs in the field, there is plenty for the Porsche enthusiast to see. The works Porsche team is well ahead on points in the tables thanks...
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Porsche Video

VIDEO: 24h Le Mans 1958

24h Le Mans 1958
The 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 26th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 21 and 22 June 1958. It was also the fifth round of the 1958 World Sports Car Championship. Ferrari had 10 cars start the race with only two finishing but one, a...
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Motorsport & Racing

Triple triumph for Porsche in Qatar

Porsche Penske Motorsport stormed to a maiden victory with the Porsche 963 in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. At the season opener in Qatar, works drivers Kévin Estre (France), André Lotterer (Germany) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) crossed the finish line first at the wheel of the No. 6 car....
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WEC

WEC Fuji waterworks

Sunday 15 October 2017 saw the running of Round 7 of the WEC Fuji, in Japan. It is quite typical to encounter heavy rain, even typhoons, in Japan at this time of the year, as a quick trip back through the motorsport history books will show. The teams and the...
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WEC

2017 Porsche 911 RSR Explained

It was a long time in coming, or so it seemed, but when the 2017 Porsche 911 RSR was unveiled at the LA Auto Show on 16 November 2016, there were many who could not believe what they saw. A 911 with its engine turned around 180° and with the...
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Targa 66

Porsches at the 2024 Targa 66

The Targa 66 event, founded by Brian Redman, is a prestigious motorsport gathering that pays homage to the rich heritage of sports car racing. Named in honor of the Targa Florio, a legendary road race in Sicily, Italy, the Targa 66 club invites enthusiasts and collectors to experience the thrill...
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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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Other Motorsport

The Best Tires For Porsche Track Days

Whether you’re a novice or advanced HPDE driver, trying to crack the formula for determining the “best track tire” can be challenging. Many factors go into deciding which tire will work best for you—budget, the type of vehicle you’re driving, intended usage, and sizing availability, to name a few. Nevertheless,...
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Motorsport & Racing

On-The-Ground Coverage: Le Mans 24h 2024

Photography by Matty White Media. A supremely promising early phase of the World Endurance Championship in 2024 shone favorably on Porsche, where their Factory Hypercars were performing well. Customer Hypercars in the hands of Jota and Proton were dominating, and the GT3 entries run by Manthey were the toast of...
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Porsche Video

VIDEO: 1986 Porsche 962 Visor Cam with Skylar Robinson

VIDEO: 1986 Porsche 962 At Laguna Seca During Monterey Motorsports Reunion Porsche 962 chassis 122 helped Dyson Racing to propel its team to the peak of IMSA’s GTP class in 1986, and with Skylar Robinson behind the wheel for the 2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, another interesting chapter has been added...
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Yesteryear

Porsche at Le Mans Part I: 1951 to 1963

The name Porsche is synonymous with the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24-Hours of Le Mans, boasting an unbroken run of 65 years. During this time, they have amassed 18 victories. This is Part I of their story… The Veuillet/Mouche 356 SL proved reliable on its Le Mans debut in...
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Carrera Cup

Porsche scores fourth place at Macau

Porsche scores fourth place at Macau in the 2018 FIA GT World Cup in Macau. In a fiercely contested race on the Guia Circuit, works driver Earl Bamber narrowly missed out on claiming a podium spot. Mathieu Jaminet concluded his maiden outing in the Macau race in seventh position, while...
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Homepage Feature

Nick Tandy: Porsche’s “Mr. 24 Hours”

Porsche factory driver Nick Tandy is the unofficial king of endurance racing since January 26 of this year: The Briton clinched victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona at the wheel of a Porsche 963, completing the coveted “Grand Slam” of endurance racing. Throughout his impressive career, Tandy has taken...
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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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WEC

WEC Battle in the Ardennes

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 a high point and didn’t once wane. This was truly a WEC battle in the Ardennes. The start Under bright sunshine, the race got underway...
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Carrera Cup

Finding Patrick Long…

California may seem like the ideal place on earth to live, with its legendary beaches, surf and laid back lifestyle, but they too are feeling the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak. This, though, is not the time to be hitting the beach or catching a few waves, it is a...
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WEC

Porsche Le Mans entry list for 2019

On 21 March, the Le Mans entry list for 2019 was revealed for the 24-hour race which is to be held on 15-16 June. Just as in 2018, no less than ten 911 RSRs will be in action, with the potential for that number swelling to twelve if the two...
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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

2024 HSR Spring Fling at Sebring International Raceway

Held at the Sebring International Raceway, this year’s HSR Spring Fling brought together racing enthusiasts, competitors, and spectators to celebrate the essence of historic sportscar racing. This year’s event highlighted the following races: No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already...
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Motorsport & Racing

Evolution of the 911 GT3 R

While the highly successful Porsche 911 GT3 R continues to chase victories around the globe during the 2025 season, its successor is already revving up in the wings. This upcoming weekend, the development program for the new customer racing model, based on the current GT3 race car, will take its...
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Daytona 24

2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona: Car-by-Car Recap

Daytona Rolex 24 Hour
Words and Images by Kevin Ehrlich and Martin Raffauf An endurance race around the clock can pivot on the events of seconds.  The margin at the finish of the 2024 Rolex 24 was only two seconds.  Porsche’s Filipe Nasr outlasted Tom Blomquist to claim Porsche’s 19th overall win as a...
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Motorsport & RacingPRR

The Falken Porsches

Falken Motorsports team 2017 Falken Tyre Europe GmbH is the European subsidiary of Japanese tyre manufacturer Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. The Falken brand was born in 1983 and five years later the company’s European headquarters was established in Offenbach am Main, Germany. A similar operation followed in 1991 in the...
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Events

Porsche at the 2017 Silverstone Classic

This last weekend’s 2017 Silverstone Classic was a triumph in many ways, but probably most of all for the spectators who were treated to some spectacular racing. Of interest to our readers though will be how the Porsche cars fared over the weekend in the wide variety of race classes....
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Porsche Video

VIDEO: ENDURANCE

ENDURANCE is a look back at the two greatest endurance races that the Porsche GT Team faced on back-to-back weekends in 2019: the Le Mans 24 Hours and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. It covers driver interviews explaining the highs and lows, including a look behind the scenes during both...
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