Kerry morse interviews patrick dempsey and porsche factory driver patrick long about their dempseyproton teams world endurance championship efforts leading up to le mans in in stages. The reward for this incredible stamina is a raft of records, including 16 overall wins and 100 class victories to 20. Porsche marked its record 17th overall win at le mans this year. Porsche win le mans 24 hours race for the 17th time le. Lotterer 8 starts, 3 overall victories faces his first le mans race with porsche. Porsche has scored its 17th overall victory at the 83rd edition of the le mans 24 hours. Porsche wins the 2015 24 hours of le mans autoblog. The 2015 24 heures du mans saw a huge battle between german titans audi and porsche and japanese giants toyota and nissan.
The 83rd 24 hours of le mans was an automobile endurance event for le mans prototype and. Apr 02, 2016 porsche team le mans 2015 for urd px1 darche tires made by opmp do not redistribute any of the textures without proper credits donate flipped logos on the wing cannot. Porsche announces drivers for le mans impressive performances in the gt works campaign and during testing of the porsche 919 hybrid have earned two drivers a spot in the 2015 lmp1 squad. Download porsche 918 spyder car wallpapers for your desktop, mobile or tablet in hd high resolution formats. Porsche 919 hybrid le mans 3d cad model library grabcad. These include the 1970 le mans winning porsche salzburg.
He had a personal porsche 908 k flunder spyder chassis 908022 in which he had scored second in 1970 sebring 12h. Winning the le mans 24 hours is not a new experience for porsche, they dominated the race across the 1970s and 80s and into the 90s but after returning to the top level of endurance racing in 2014. Jun 12, 2015 vf modding team le mans 2014 rfactor le mans 2014 mod porsche lmp1 hybrid. European le mans series porsche 911 rsr gt3 at imola 2015.
Le mans news, information, updates, expert analysis and. The 18th annual petit le mans presented by mazda was the 2015 version of the petit le mans automotive endurance race, was held on october 1st3rd 2015 at the road atlanta circuit in braselton, georgia. Porsches victory at the le mans 24 hours 2015 driving. Kerry morse interviews patrick dempsey and porsche factory driver patrick long about their dempseyproton teams world endurance championship efforts leading up to le mans. Porsche factory driver nick tandy is the latest special guest to feature on the autosport podcast, which covers his life and career including his famous le mans triumph in 2015. This was the second petit le mans in the tudor united sportscar championship.
The concept car combines the unmistakable emotional design of a porsche with excellent performance and the forwardthinking practicality of the first 800volt drive system. Porsche releases 24 hours of le mans documentary digital trends. With strong entries in both the gtepro and gteam again in 2015, the porsche 911 is well placed to collect more 24 hours of le mans silverware this year. Porsche aims to contest le mans with four works cars. Porsche and le mans this combination probably attracts every race driver, said hulkenberg of the twiceround the clock race, which in 2015 takes place on june 14, the weekend in between the canadian and austrian grands prix. Welcome to the most complex car chris harris has ever seen. No other manufacturer has achieved such impressive results at the worlds toughest endurance race. By here i mean that it has just rolledout at companys test track in weissach.
At le mans the porsche team even locked the grid with a onetwothree. The full story of porsches 2015 le mans win porsche factory driver nick tandy is the latest special guest to feature on the autosport podcast, which covers his life and career. In presenting the mission e at the 2015 iaa in frankfurt, porsche is introducing the first allelectrically powered fourseat sports car in the brands history. In the june 2015 issue, ted west tells the story of a couples 2002 911 turbo which they owned from new and for more than 557,000 miles in the first 557,764 miles. The le mans classic will return from the 3 rd 5 th july 2020.
It took a lot of skill, effort, and dedication to say nothing of oil, fuel, and tires. At le mans, the 917 leads at his first outing in 1969 until three hours before the finish only to retire with clutch failure. The victory is the brands first win since 1998, ending audis 5year streak. No other marque has managed to take on the demands of this marathon with such stamina. Download 4k hd wallpapers, check out the performance specs or watch videos of the 2015 porsche 918 spyder. Porsche wins the 24 hours le mans race for record 17th time. Photo about drive, driver, 2015, performance, italian, elms, circuit, acque, motorsport, gulf, european. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Porsche took advantage of the most legendary endurance race in the world to officially inaugurate its porsche experience center pec, a total of more than 150 visits in 2 days. The driver behind the wheel was marc lieb from germany. This makes us the most successful car manufacturer throughout the history of the race. Only 80 of the porsche 911 s martini racing edition models were made in 2014 to celebrate the brands return to le mans racing, with 40 of them in white and the other half in black underneath.
Behind the wheel of the porsche 919 hybrid with start number 1 neel jani 33 ch. The porsche 918 spyder was praised around the world for its amazing performance and sure footed poise and handling, with many struggling to separate the three cars on the road and track. Porsche race cars have taken up this challenge every year since 1951. The race was rain shorted for the first time with only eight hours. The following table is a visualization that shows porsches among all the participants of le mans 24 hour race from 1951 to 2018. Green cells show cars that were classified and red cells show cars that were not classified or retired technical problem, accident, not enough laps. The race was rain shorted for the first time with only eight hours of racing. Porsche announces drivers for le mans porsche newsroom. It also has multiple fia wec driver and manufacturer championships to its credit. Ive been a porsche fan for a long time and have been watching their return to the lmp1 class closely. Porsche joins formula e, downsizes le mans effort news. The 911 rsr model year 2015 is fielded in this class. Porsche returned to the toptier category at le mans in 2014, and won the race in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Porsche were deserved winners breaking the dominance of audi over recent years.
First revealed at the 20 frankfurt motor show, the 918 spyder went on to start production on november 18, 20 and finishing its run in june 2015. With two 919 hybrid contesting the lmp1 class as well as four 2015 spec 911 rsr. Porsche team le mans 2015 for urd px1 darche porsche 919 team le mans 2015 for urd px1 darche porsche team le mans 2015 for urd px1 darche tires made by opmp do not redistribute any of the textures without proper credits donate flipped logos on the wing. In the august 2015 issue, kerry morse brings us indepth coverage of porsche at le mans 2015 in seventeen and the long way home, as well as the marques history of overall victories at the race in the first sixteen. Mar 15, 2019 welcome to the most complex car chris harris has ever seen. Le mans news, information, updates, expert analysis and opinions. Following its maiden win at the 2014 seasons final race in brazil, more podium finishes are the aim for the future for the porsche 919 hybrid in the 2015. Porsche on pole position for 2015 le mans 24 hours wec. With less than three weeks left until the green flag drops for the 2015 24 hours of le mans, porsche has unveiled the liveries of the three 919. After three out of eight rounds, and with the double points for the onetwo victory in le mans, porsche leads the manufacturers world championship, 140 points ahead of audi 124 followed by toyota 71. Dec 16, 2014 2015 porsche 919 hybrid is the second generation of porsches le mans prototype and more importantly it is already here. As well as celebrating the 10 th running of this le mans retrospective event, the le mans classic 2020 will also be preparing special commemorations to mark the 50 th anniversary of porsches first victory and the 25 th anniversary of the mclaren f1 gtrs overall win at le.
Race cars from porsche have contested le mans every year since 1951. Jun 14, 2015 nick tandy drives his porsche in the le mans 24 hours endurance race on june 14, 2015 with german formula one driver nico hulkenberg behind the wheel, porsche won the 24 hours le mans on sunday to. Alonso regretted lost porsche le mans chance for a long time. Tandy on porsches 2015 le mans success porsche factory driver nick tandy is the latest special guest to feature on the autosport podcast, which covers his life and career including his famous le mans triumph in 2015. Porsche team le mans 2015 for urd px1 darche tires made by opmp do not redistribute any of the textures without proper credits donate flipped logos on the wing cannot. For earl bamber it is his second le mans overall win at the wheel of the porsche 919 hybrid after 2015. Porsche is the only marque to have competed for 65 years without a break. Heres how to follow this weekends 24 hours of le mans. Full of twists and turns, broken records and broken hearts. In fact, editorinchief mike austin is attending le mans this year, so follow him on twitter for onthefly impressions.
The driving evolution team was at porsches side to celebrate the brands 17th victory at the 24h of le mans. With the porsche 919 hybrid, earl bamber, nico hulkenberg and nick tandy won the coveted title exactly 45 years to the day after porsches very first. Driven by earl bamber, nico hulkenberg, and nick tandy it secured the 17th win for the german manufacturer on the 45th anniversary of that first win at le mans. The 917 k short tail, with starting number 23 and decked out in the red and white of porsche salzburg kg, brings home the first outright win for porsche. Featured gallery 2015 24 hours of le mans spotters guide news source. Browse through latest information on your favorite le mans drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Get amped for the 24 hours of le mans with porsche documentary we are racers by alexander kalogianni june 8, 2015 the 24 hours of le mans is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, race of. Porsche has won le mans 16 times since 1970, but its last victory came in 1998. Fernando alonso admits he regretted losing the chance to race for porsche in the le mans 24 hours in 2015 for a long time after nico hulkenberg won the race. Jun 08, 2015 get amped for the 24 hours of le mans with porsche documentary we are racers by alexander kalogianni june 8, 2015 the 24 hours of le mans is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, race of. Preparation for the worlds toughest automobile race. A more detailed report of the race incidents will appear on this website later in the week. Porsche returns in 1970, and this time yields success. Movie star and racing driver steve mcqueen had an idea to make a film based on the le mans 24h racing.
Porsche takes overall honors at this years 24 hour of le mans. The amazing porsche 919 hybrid chris harris drives youtube. For the le mans the car was converted into a camera carrier and was equipped with three cameras. Porsche celebrated the fourth onetwo in le mans after achieving this in 1971, 1987. The victory came on the 45th anniversary of porsches first win at le mans in 1970, when hans hermann. Lemans 2015 record win for porsche frecks auto art. The winning porsche 919 hybrid is depicted exiting the second chicane on its way to a stunning victory. Le mans drivers complete list of all le mans drivers. In ada lee halofskys her targa becomes her, read the story of bev gould, who bought her 1970 porsche 911e targa, nicknamed bevees, when she was 23, and. Porsche, audi, corvette, ferrari, and aston at the 2015 le. These include the 1970 le manswinning porsche salzburg 917, the iconic martini livery, or a more modern matte black or white finish. For more historical online features, check out our full selection of porsche 911 history articles now. The number of times porsche has triumphed at the 24 hours of le mans. This year, the porsche 919 aims to retain the title we won in 2015.