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On your marques: Porsche at Le Mans Classic 06/07/2022 The Le Mans Classic makes a welcome return, with Porsche front and centre at the historic home of endurance racing. Postponed by COVID-19, the bi-annual Le Mans Classic returned after a four-year hiatus, and the sense of anticipation was palpable among the 200,000 spectators who had travelled from across Europe and beyond to the Circuit de La Sarthe in north-west France. Porsche, once again, was a pivotal part of this 10th staging of the popular historic motorsport event, with the 50th anniversary of the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 the perfect excuse to send five generations of track-focussed RS models from the Porsche Museum to form a central display for the brand. Also...

First DTM win for Porsche thanks to Team 75 Bernhard 05/07/2022 Porsche has joined the list of winners in the tradition-steeped DTM racing series. Led by Porsche brand ambassador Timo Bernhard, the Team 75 Bernhard squad celebrated a major success last Saturday with works driver Thomas Preining. His Norwegian colleague Dennis Olsen came second. Fourth place went to works driver Laurens Vanthoor. In the hands of the customer squads Team 75 Bernhard and SSR Performance, the Porsche 911 GT3 R demonstrated its full potential in the spectacular and eventful seventh round. The teams also earned vital points in Sunday’s race. No other manufacturer scored more championship points at the Norisring race weekend than Porsche. “It was an...

Porsche Supercup tackles Silverstone with a 32-strong field Round three of this year’s Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is coming up next Sunday (3 July 2022) at Silverstone in Britain. The preview Once again, the large grid line-up includes drivers of many different nationalities: Driving for the GP Elite team, the current leader of the series Larry ten Voorde from the Netherlands faces 31 rivals from 15 countries. For the first time this season, Porsche drivers from the USA, Belgium and Australia will compete. And for the first time in the 30-year history of the one-make cup, an Israeli driver will make a guest appearance. The 911 GT3 Cup will take off on the storied racetrack around 100 kilometres north of London directly before the...

Porsche aims to score points at the return of the Marrakesh Formula E race 28/06/2022 Amidst sand and souks, palaces and mosques Formula E returns to Morocco on July 2 after a two year break. The preview The Marrakesh E-Prix was first held in 2016 as part of the UN Climate Change Conference COP22 and has reappeared on the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar this year as a replacement for the cancelled race in Vancouver. At the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team will field two Porsche 99X Electric racers helmed by André Lotterer (GER/#36) and Pascal Wehrlein (GER/#94) in temperatures expected above 35 degrees celsius. After hard-earned points at the start of the latter...

Public world premiere of the GT4 ePerformance at the Festival of Speed 26/06/2022 At the world-famous Goodwood Festival of Speed the all-electric Porsche GT4 ePerformance has kicked off its world tour, which aims to highlight the potential of the vehicle concept and the associated racing formats. The new Porsche GT4 ePerformance has demonstrated its power publicly for the first time at the Festival of Speed in the south of England. The outing on the 1.9-kilometre hillclimb course in the grounds of the Goodwood estate also marked the launch of the GT4 ePerformance world tour. Over the next two years, the innovative test vehicle will travel around Germany and beyond. The aim is to demonstrate the potential of the cutting-edge vehicle...

Home win for ten Voorde, Heinrich leads the series at mid-season 26/06/2022 Larry ten Voorde has won his home race at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Driving for the GP Elite team, he crossed the finish line first at round eight of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland to the delight of home crowds in the grandstands. Race 8 “To win in front of your fans feels very special. I got off the line really well. Afterwards, I had to get through two safety car phases but in the final minutes I managed to bring home a safe victory,” says ten Voorde. At the race run as support to the ADAC GT Masters, the 25-year-old shared the podium with Bastian Buus (Allied-Racing) from Denmark and Porsche-Junior Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber...

Global quest for Porsche Penske Motorsport with the new 963 24/06/2022 The Porsche Penske Motorsport team sends the new Porsche 963 to hunt for overall victories in the world’s greatest endurance races. From 2023, two of the hybrid LMDh-spec prototypes will be fielded in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The racing vehicle that was unveiled today (Friday 24 June) at Goodwood in England flies the typical Porsche motor racing colours: white, red and black. In the cockpits of the 500 kW (680 PS) racers, experienced and championship winning prototype drivers are paired with seasoned specialists from Porsche’s works driver squad. Porsche Penske Motorsport prepares for these missions...

Buus dominates sweltering race and celebrates his maiden victory Bastian Buus has clinched his first victory in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland in Imola, Italy. In temperatures of 34 degrees celsius, the decision went down to the wire in a spectacular final sprint, with several drivers chasing victory at round five of the season on the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Porsche Newsroom

Pikes Peak: Aiming high with a 911 Turbo S Three-time King of the Mountain David Donner will pursue production car record at 100th Pikes Peak in Porsche’s latest 911 flagship. When David Donner joined Porsche collector Jim Edwards and 000 editor Pete Stout for dinner in Napa Valley last year, the conversation turned quickly to the 100th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Stout had previously partnered with Donner at Pikes Peak in 2020 when their 911 GT2 RS Clubsport claimed a record win in the Time Attack 1 class, and it wasn’t long before a plan was hatched to make an attempt at the production car record. The time to beat – 10 minutes and 18.488 seconds – was set by Rhys Millen in a Bentley Continental GT in 2019, bettering a...

A gentleman and a record-breaker In his electrically powered Blizz Primatist, the Italian entrepreneur Gianmaria Aghem set seven world records on the circuit of the Nardò Technical Center, demonstrating the potential of electric mobility beautifully. Porsche Newsroom

The all-new Gen3 race car turns first laps on the test track A major step has been taken for the future of Formula E as the all-electric Gen3 race car from Porsche celebrated its eagerly awaited rollout at Weissach on Wednesday. Porsche Newsroom

Hollywood star Michael Fassbender eager to tackle his Le Mans debut dream Great cinema at the Sarthe: At the 90th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 11/12 June, the Hollywood actor and Porsche driver Michael Fassbender will make his long-awaited debut at the legendary endurance classic. For the last three years, the 45-year-old Irish-German, famous for his blockbuster films such as “Inglourious Basterds“ and “X-Men”, has prepared intensively and single-mindedly for the highlight of his motor racing career. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche GT Team optimises the 911 RSR setup at the official test day At the official pre-test, the Porsche GT Team has continued its preparations for the 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (11/12 June). In the two four-hour sessions on the 13.626-kilometre Circuit des 24 Heures, both Porsche 911 RSR run by the works team turned a total of 143 laps. Porsche Newsroom

Diogo C. Pinto secures title with two tactically clever races Diogo C. Pinto is the newly-crowned champion of the 2022 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup. Der Portuguese sim racer tackled the season finale at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza as the series leader. Driving for Porsche24 Team Redline, he played a tactical masterstroke in both races on the virtual Formula 1 racetrack in northern Italy. Porsche Newsroom

Two Porsche 99X Electric ready for the Formula E debut in Indonesia A new metropolis has been added to the Formula E world map with the Jakarta E-Prix on 4 June, as Indonesia hosts the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship for the first time. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche aims to defend its title in the Eifel with the 911 GT3 R Porsche and its customer teams will make a bid for overall victory with eight 911 GT3 R in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring this coming weekend. Manthey contests the tradition-steeped race as the defending champion. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche Supercup tackles the narrow street circuit in the Monaco Principality The legendary street circuit of Monte Carlo hosts round two of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season. This coming weekend (26 to 29 May 2022) the packed grid of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup will take on the challenge of the 3.337-kilometre Grand Prix circuit as part of the support programme of this spectacular Formula 1 event. Porsche Newsroom

Huber Racing lock out the podium with Heinrich, Schuring and Ammermüller Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing) has won round four of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. Porsche Newsroom

Sebastian Job wins at Le Mans ahead of series leader Diogo C. Pinto Thanks to his victory in the feature race of the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup at Le Mans, Sebastian Job has kept the tension high in the fight for the championship title. Porsche Newsroom

The Porsche LMDh racing car has already completed more than 6,000 test kilometres The LMDh prototype from Porsche has already clocked up more than 6,000 km since its rollout at the beginning of 2022. The Porsche Penske Motorsport development and operations team has obtained a positive overall result after the first four months of testing. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche announces dates and location for next Rennsport Reunion The next Porsche Rennsport Reunion will be held at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, from September 28th to October 1st in 2023. Porsche Newsroom