24h Le Mans
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First test for 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid
The 2014 FIA WEC has only just finished but Porsche have already turned their attention to the 2015 season. The German team which celebrated their comeback this year, have already began testing their new 2015 LMP1 car. On Monday, the new version of the LMP1 Porsche had its first test on their test track in…
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Nico Hulkenberg begins Porsche LMP1 testing
This week Porsche Team have completed a three-day test with the 919 hybrid LMP1 car at the Aragon Circuit in Northern Spain. Formula One driver, Nico Hulkenberg, got his first chance to get behind the wheel of the Porsche Prototype. The test was also the last outing for this version of the Porsche 919. The…
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Zlobin Switches to GTE-AM
The newly crowned LMP2 champion, Sergey Zlobin, will no longer compete in the prototype class of WEC from next season. The Russian will be returning to the WEC in 2015 with his team, SMP Racing. Instead of racing in LMP2, Sergey will instead compete in the GTE-AM class. The Russian confirmed that his team will be entering…
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Porsche on top in First Free Practice
Porsche once again set the free practice pace, this time in Brazil. The number 20 car of Hartley, Webber and Bernhard heads a Porsche 1-2 in Sao Paulo. In LMP1 it is the number 20 Porsche that has set the pace ahead of the #14 Porsche in second position, just 0.339 off of the sister…
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Nico Hulkenberg Confirmed to drive Third Porsche 919
Porsche have announced that Nico Hulkenberg will be one of the 3 drivers to get behind the wheel of Porsche’s third 919 LMP1 car at Le Mans and Spa-Francorchamps in 2015. The 27 year old German has been driving in Formula One since 2012, with one year previous in 2010 also in Formula One. Nico…
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Porsche Expand to 3 Car Assault at Le Mans in 2015
Porsche have burst back onto the top level of sportscar racing this year with fantastic results, including a double podium at the last race in Bahrain. They have fielded two cars for the full season in 2014 and will continue to do so, with the same drivers in 2015. Porsche are going to be stepping…
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Michael Krumm Testing Nissan’s LMP1 Car
With it getting closer and closer to the end of the season, Nissan are still keeping their 2015 plans somewhat mysterious. Except from announcing the fact there will be a Nissan LMP1 contender under the name of the Nissan GTR-LM NISMO on the grid next year, the Japanese manufacture have not given anyone as much as…
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Patrick Dempsey Confirms 2015 Plans
Patrick Dempsey has confirmed he will be competing for the full 2015 FIA WEC season. The Grey’s Anatomy star has raced, mainly on the North American scene for 7 years. He has raced at Le Mans on 3 occasions and in 2014, took part in the Inaugural TUDOR United Sportscar Championship driving a Porsche in the…
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Tom Kristensen Throws the Checkered Flag on Glittering Career
Tom Kristensen has today announced that he will be retiring from Motorsport at the end of the 2014 season. The Dane has claimed Endurance racing as his own over the years winning the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans overall on no less than 9 occasions. In-fact Mr Le Mans has never finished off the…