WEC-Nürburgring
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Porsche #919tribute breaks Nordschleife record
Porsche today bettered one of the most-famous lap records ever set in motor racing as part of its #919tribute world tour. Timo Bernhard lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife with his Porsche 919 Hybrid in an astonishing 5:19.55, the quickest lap ever recorded around the 20.8 kilometre Green Hell. The official lap record was set by Stefan…
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Porsche completes Nürburgring hat-trick
The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard and Earl Bamber took victory at the 6 Hours of the Nürburgring on Sunday after a tough battle against the sister car and the Toyotas. The Porsche team had shown solid pace in free practice, but were second-best to the Toyotas in qualifying and started…
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Porsche top in Nürburgring practice
Porsche topped the timing sheets in both free practice sessions for Sunday’s 6 Hours of the Nürburgring, with the #2 car of Earl Bamber posting the quickest time of the day – a 1:38.663. Following on from the team’s success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Hartley, Bamber and Bernhard secured Porsche’s 19th…
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Nurburgring confirmed for 2017 FIA WEC
Dates for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship are slowly forming a calendar for the sixth year of the series. Graham Goodwin and John Hindhaugh confirmed the 6 Hours of the Nurburgring will be on the WEC calendar for the third consecutive year during the 2016 edition of the race, while commentating on television pictures. Free practice…
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Porsche takes victory in Nürburgring classic
The #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard was victorious in the Six Hours of the Nürburgring today after a fierce LMP1 battle that swayed between the Porsches and the Audis for almost the entire race. The Audi R18s capitalized on their front row advantage, but Brendon Hartley soon got amongst…
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Porsche leads 6h Nürburgring at halfway
The Six Hours of the Nürburgring began in overcast but humid conditions in the Eifel Mountains. With the threat of rain seemingly averted, it has been a largely clean and uninterrupted race so far. The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Neel Jani leads race at the three-hour stage after a smart pit stop during a…
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6h Nürburgring: View from the paddock
The Nürburgring lived up to its moniker of the Green Hell yesterday with a mixture of driving rain and bright sunshine taking the drivers to their limit in the qualifying session. Endurance Archive spoke to some of the drivers in the paddock and asked them what they expect for the race later today. LMP1 Stephane…
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Henzler eyeing podium at Nürburgring
This weekend marks the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the famous Nürburgring circuit in the Eifel Mountains. In the run-up to the race weekend, Endurance Archive spoke to Porsche driver Wolf Henzler on his preparations for his home race and the KCMG team’s performance so far this season. WM: Wolf, how…
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Porsche to show third aero configuration at the Nurburgring
Porsche have announced that they will use their third aero kit this weekend for their home race, the 6 Hours of the Nurburgring. The Le Mans winning team started the year with their medium downforce aero kit for Spa and Silverstone, before switching to their low downforce kit for Le Mans. This will be the…