Category: WEC Testing

Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team: Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb

A two-day test at the Nürburgring was a taster of the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) to be held on August 30. The Porsche Team was running a Porsche 919 Hybrid on Monday and Tuesday, sharing the 5.137 kilometre circuit with an impressive field of 19 other WEC cars. It was […]

The official pre-test on Sunday in Le Mans was as busy as it was positive for the Porsche Team with its three 919 Hybrids. This day provides the only opportunity to test on the 13.629 kilometre long Circuit de la Sarthe. More than nine kilometres of the track consist of what are normally public roads. […]

After Thursday’s presentation of the new Porsche 919 Hybrid, the Porsche Team enjoyed productive testing at the Prologue to the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Paul Ricard, covering 4,188 kilometres in total. At the presentation of the new prototype, Porsche announced the switch to the highest energy recovery category of 8 megajoule. No […]

The Porsche Team concluded the second comprehensive test with the new Porsche 919 Hybrid for the 2015 FIA WEC. Despite some strong, sand blowing winds at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, it was a very productive test with a total of 5,118 kilometres covered. Driving duties were shared by Romain Dumas (France), Brendon Hartley […]