Porsche Goodwood Moments – Brendon Hartley & the RS Spyder LMP2 Goodwood Festival of Speed is a chance to mingle with famous cars and drivers, like Porsche LMP1 racer Brendon Hartley. Here he gives us his reflections on driving the 919 Hybrid at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, before...
Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 Intense V8 Sound This epic Le Mans Prototype race car was part of the Porsche demo during the 2017 Historic Grand Prix (Zandvoort, The Netherlands)....
Porsche RS Spyder Visor Cam Porsche’s modern classic RS Spyder LMP2 chassis dominated the American Le Mans Series, won the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans on its debut in 2008, and made legions of sports car fans fall in love with the V8-powered prototype....
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Autosport 1000 km, Silverstone, 14 September 2008: In the fifth and final round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season, the #34 Porsche RS Spyder was driven by Peter Van Merksteijn and Jos Verstappen and finished first in the LMP2 class and fifth overall, ahead of a brace of LMP1...
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Following a development year with Penske Motorsports in ALMS, Porsche revealed the final version of their LMP2 contender for the 2007 season. Known as the 'EVO' model, it had a host of upgrades that made it suitable for customer-funded teams to successfully compete. This model dominated the P2 class at events like Le Mans and Sebring. It raced from 2007 till 2010 with strong results across the board.
The Porsche RS Spyder, internally called 9R6, exists only thanks to a customer order made in 2004 by Penske Motorsports, a subsidiary of Penske Racing. The 9R6 was built according to the Le Mans Prototype class 2 (LM P2) regulations and to be raced at the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in USA and Canada. The ALMS was created in the spirit of the Le Mans endurance races, hence the name of the series.
