Two major works projects and enticing customer sport at Porsche Porsche will be well represented on major international stages of the motor racing scene in the 2021 season. The management announced the plans for the coming year on the occasion of the first virtual Night of Champions. In 2020, the traditional event, which in recent […]
READ MORECampbell part of eleven Porsche 911 GT3 R car attack for 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Porsche and its experienced customer teams contest the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps with a large contingent. A total of eleven 911 GT3 R will fight for the prestigious overall victory on the challenging “Ardennes rollercoaster”. This makes Porsche the most strongly represented manufacturer at the tradition-steeped event in Belgium. The endurance classic is renowned as […]
READ MORECampbell and Porsche GT Team celebrate first win of the season at “Petit Le Mans”
At “Petit Le Mans” on the Road Atlanta racetrack, the Porsche GT Team has achieved its first win in this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Works drivers Nick Tandy (Great Britain), Frédéric Makowiecki (France) and Matt Campbell (Australia) won the ten-hour race in the US state of Georgia by a narrow 1.779 seconds. The second […]
READ MORECampbell to miss Nürburgring 24-Hour as Porsche announce revised driver line-up
In consultation with its customer teams, Porsche has made a last-minute change to its driver line-up for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. New to the crew driving the 911 GT3 R are two outright Le Mans winners and endurance champions: the brand ambassador Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Earl Bamber (New Zealand). In addition, the […]
READ MOREPorsche delivers first 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport in Australia
Porsche delivers first 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport in Australia
Interest among Porsche enthusiasts and track-day drivers around Australia has grown ever since the latest generation 718 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport race car was first unveiled to local customers at The Bend Motorsport Park, in Tailem Bend, South Australia in August last year. The first customer for the car in the country is Dr. Mansoor […]
READ MORECampbell and the Porsche GT Team well prepared for the WEC restart
The 2019-2020 season of the World Endurance Championship resumes after more than a 24-week break due to the coronavirus pandemic. On August 15, round six of the World Endurance Championship WEC will be held at Spa-Francorchamps. Porsche tackles the six-hour race with two of the latest 911 RSR racers. The defending world champions Michael Christensen […]
READ MOREPodium result for Van Gisbergen and Porsche in IMSA iRacing Pro Series
Porsche has notched up another success at round five of the IMSA iRacing Pro Series on the virtual Virginia International Raceway in Alton (USA). The New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen concluded the 90-minute race on second place at the wheel of the No. 97 Porsche 911 RSR. Works driver Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium was stymied […]
READ MOREVictories and championship titles for Porsche Motorsport in 2019
A successful year for the history books With many major wins in 2019, Porsche has added another chapter to its tradition-steeped history. The world champion title in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the title in the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, victory in the overall classification of the fiercely-contested Intercontinental GT Challenge and, […]
READ MOREMatt Campbell elevated to full works driver status at 2019 Night of Champions
2020 Motorsport Programme: Firm commitment to GT sport and Formula E Australian Matt Campbell has been elevated to full Porsche works driver status for the 2020 season. The news was confirmed at the Porsche Night of Champions motorsport gala at Weissach in Stuttgart, Germany, where Porsche reflected on its 2019 motor racing year. The past […]
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