Category: On the track news

For the first time in 15 years I went down Mulsanne last weekend. Coming over the crest of the hump I thought of the very different experience I had there in 1999 but it actually, and thankfully, felt like another lifetime. So much has changed in my world since then and I’ve been through plenty […]

In Episode three Mark drives the 919 Hybrid for the first time in Portimao, Portugal.  1999 was the last time he drove in a closed cockpit racing car. Watch episode three here. //ends

After saying goodbye to Formula One, Mark competes in this year’s World Endurance Championship with Porsche. The team have scored a podium in the opening round at Silverstone and a pole position in Spa-Francorchamps as they head into the series’ signature race, the Le Mans 24 Hours. In this week’s episode, Mark talks about leaving Formula […]

I remember watching the Monaco GP when I was about 8. It was one of the first races I watched on TV and Nigel Mansell was leading in the Lotus. It was pouring down with rain and he crashed out on the hill which was my most vivid memory as a young lad.  Monaco for […]

After 12 years at the pinacle of motorsport in F1, Mark is embarking on a new chapter in his illustrious racing career with Porsche in the WEC. A series of webclips in the lead up to the 24 hour race will show the behind the scenes story of Mark’s passage from F1 to his return […]

Porsche 919 Hybrid finishes fourth in Spa Stuttgart. Following the podium finish at the season opener in Silverstone, the new Porsche 919 Hybrid came fourth at the second round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC). Drivers Romain Dumas (France), Neel Jani (Switzerland) and Marc Lieb (Germany) had started with the car no. 14 from pole position for the […]

First pole position for the no. 14 Porsche 919 Hybrid Stuttgart . Wet, dry, humid: Porsche starts first on the grid for what is only the second race after returning to the top category of the Sports Car World Championship WEC. The thrilling qualifying for the six hours of Spa took place on a drying track. […]

Mark’s preview to the second race of the 2014 WEC season Spa is, without a doubt, one of the best races on the calendar and it is also one of my favourite tracks. It’s remained pretty much unchanged for a number of years now; it’s one of the classic tracks on the calendar and it has […]

“I always look forward to racing at Silverstone and this weekend will be no exception when I return as a Porsche works driver LMP1. I’ve raced there every year since I’ve been in Europe (with the exception of 1999).  It’s well known that I’ve enjoyed two wins there in my Formula One career in 2010 and 2012 and while […]

Ten months after announcing his exciting new career with Porsche in the Silverstone paddock, Mark will return there next week to race at the wheel of a Le Mans prototype for the first time since 1999. He’ll need all his grit, determination and tenacity as the German marque seeks to extend its illustrious record in […]