24 Heures le Mans

le-mans-track
Le Mans, France
18/06/2016
15:00 (local time)
Free Practice 2nd – 3:22.550
Qualifying 1 2nd – 3:20.203
Qualifying 2 1st – 3:23.307
Qualifying 3 6th – 3:58.828
Race 5th – 2 points

2016 Race Review

Porsche achieved a historic 18th overall Le Mans victory in one of the most dramatic races in the history of the event. Drivers Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb took the lead with just three minutes left on the clock as leading Toyota came to a stop on the start-finish straight.

Mark and his teammates Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard were in contention for victory heading into the night session but their 919 Hybrid spent a long time in the garage undergoing repairs. The reigning world champions were able to fight back to 13th overall and fifth in the LMP1 class.

The results put Porsche on top in the manufacturers’ standings of the FIA World Endurance Championship with 127 points ahead of Audi (95) and Toyota (79).

18th overall win for Porsche after drama in Le Mans

Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team: Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley, Mark Webber

From midnight the duel between Porsche and Toyota for the 24 hour Le Mans race win had intensified but no-one would have expected such an ending. Before the final…

June 19, 20162016 Season Le Mans On the track news

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18th pole position for Porsche in Le Mans

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The Porsche Team with the innovative 919 Hybrid secured the 18th pole position in total for the brand at the Le Mans 24-Hours. Due to mostly wet track conditions…

June 16, 20162016 Season Le Mans On the track news

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Both Porsche 919 Hybrid in front after first qualifying

Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team: Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley, Mark Webber

With a strong performance the two Porsche 919 Hybrids came first and second in the first of three qualifying sessions for the Le Mans 24 Hours. The best lap…

June 15, 20162016 Season Le Mans On the track news

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KIWI LE MANS TRIBUTE

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Mark’s Porsche teammate and fellow reigning World Endurance Champion Brendon Hartley will be paying tribute to Kiwi racing legends Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at this year’s Le Mans…

June 15, 20162016 Season Le Mans

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MARK’S MEMORIES LE MANS

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Ahead of the season highlight at Le Mans, Mark shares some of the memories he has of the race I think I first heard about Le Mans in the…

June 13, 20162016 Season Le Mans Mark Webber News

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Porsche 919 Hybrid going over 320 km/h on a country road

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The 2016 Le Mans event has begun: The Porsche Team has used the official pre-test to set up the two Porsche 919 Hybrids for the 24-Hour marathon on June…

June 5, 20162016 Season Le Mans On the track news

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One-two for the Porsche 919 Hybrids in Le Mans

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Mission accomplished: Porsche has achieved its 17th overall Le Mans victory at the 83rd running of the famous 24-Hour race in a perfect way with a one-two finish. Drivers…

June 14, 2015Le Mans On the track news Porsche News

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Porsche 919 Hybrids to start one, two and three

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On Saturday at 3pm the Porsche Team will start the 83rd Le Mans 24-Hours from one, two and three on the grid. This is the 17th pole position for…

June 12, 20152015 Season Le Mans Porsche News

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Porsche 919 Hybrids take P1, P2 and P3 in first Qualifying

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With a strong performance the three Porsche 919 Hybrids finished first, second and third in the first of three qualifying sessions for the Le Mans 24 Hours. The best…

June 11, 20152015 Season Le Mans Porsche News

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