Focus on GT sport: Porsche aims to contest Le Mans with four works cars
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Focus on GT sport: Porsche aims to contest Le Mans with four works cars
Motorsport 2018
Stuttgart
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Largest ever GT factory mission at Le Mans
Strong commitment in the USA One of the most successful driver pairings in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship join forces again in 2018: Like in their 2015 championship winning year, Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet share the cockpit of the 911 RSR with the starting number 911. In the #912 sister car, the two-time Le Mans overall winner Earl Bamber and the Intercontinental GT Challenge and Blancpain Series champion, Laurens Vanthoor, form a world-class driver duo.
911 GT3 R customer sport racer receives an upgrade The successful 911 GT3 R customer racing model undergoes an upgrade for the 2018 GT3 season. The parts kit, which can be used to update all 2016 and 2017 models, includes amongst other things a new front lid for the optimisation of thermal management and side flicks to improve the aerobalance.
Firm commitment to worldwide GT3 sport
At each round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge,
World champion Timo Bernhard contests the ADAC GT Masters The reigning FIA WEC world champion and Le Mans winner makes his comeback into GT racing in the 2018 season. Joining forces with Kévin Estre, the owner of the racing team will contest the ADAC GT Masters with his own Team 75 Bernhard.
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911 GT3 Cup sets a new record
The new 911 GT3 Cup, which celebrated its premiere in the
919 Hybrid goes on a worldwide farewell tour
The
Works drivers 2018 Earl Bamber (27), New Zealand Jörg Bergmeister (41), Germany Timo Bernhard (36), Germany Gianmaria Bruni (36), Italy Michael Christensen (27), Denmark Romain Dumas (39), France Kévin Estre (29), France Brendon Hartley (28), New Zealand Neel Jani (34), Switzerland Richard Lietz (33), Austria Patrick Long (36), USA André Lotterer (36), Germany Frédéric Makowiecki (37), France Sven Müller (25), Germany Patrick Pilet (36), France Nick Tandy (33), Great Britain Laurens Vanthoor (26), Belgium Dirk Werner (36), Germany
Young Professionals Matteo Cairoli (21), Italy Matt Campbell (22), Australia Mathieu Jaminet (23), France Dennis Olsen (21), Norway
Juniors Julien Andlauer (18), France Thomas Preining (19), Austria
Race series overview
FIA World Endurance Championship 911 RSR #91 Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz
911 RSR #92 Michael Christensen Kévin Estre
Le Mans 24 Hours 911 RSR #91 Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki
911 RSR #92 Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor
911 RSR #93 Earl Bamber Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy
911 RSR #94 Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Sven Müller
IMSA WeatherTech Championship 911 RSR #911 Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy Frédéric Makowiecki (only North American Endurance Cup)
911 RSR #912 Earl Bamber Laurens Vanthoor Gianmaria Bruni (only North American Endurance Cup)
Intercontinental GT Challenge 911 GT3 R #911 Romain Dumas Frédéric Makowiecki Dirk Werner
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 911 GT3 R #911 Romain Dumas Frédéric Makowiecki Dirk Werner
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