Rene de Boer Livres
One year on from Porsche’s return to top level sports car racing, and in front of more than 200,000 spectators, the brand celebrated its 17th overall win at the Le Mans 24 hours. The close-knit team celebrated as one as the Porsche 919 Hybrid, driven by Nico Hülkenberg, Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy crossed the finish line. Months of preparation led to this extraordinary result, after 24 hours of hard racing. The tension during the final lap was palpable, and the tears of joy as the chequered flag waved could hardly be contained. Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard completed the 1-2 for Porsche by finishing second overall. In the GT-Pro class, one of the two works-entered 911s secured fifth place while in the GT-Am category, Hollywood star Patrick Dempsey finished second in class after a performance worthy of a film script. In words and images, this book documents the entire story of the Porsche teams during the 83rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, from the presentation of the cars to the final result, via the test day, scrutineering, the practice sessions and the drivers’ parade and also, of course, all the action from the great race.
Porsche’s 19th overall win in the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours was nothing but a sensation. In words and images, this book documents the achievements of all the Porsche teams at Le Mans, from the presentation of the cars and the test day, scrutineering, free practice and qualifyings up to warm-up and the race.
Porsche’s 18th overall win in the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours was nothing but a sensation. For more than half of the race, Porsche drivers Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb had been in a close battle with both Toyotas. In the closing stages, Toyota looked set for victory until the situation turned around in a surprising fashion. Thus, the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart celebrated its second consecutive victory at Le Mans. Reigning world champions Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber lost a lot of time due to a repair during the night, but recovered in a spectacular way. In the LMGTE-Pro class, both works-Porsche 911s retired while the 911 RSR of the Dempsey-Proton Racing team was classified eighth. Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing was the best-placed Porsche team in the LMGTE-Am class, scoring a podium finish with third place. In words and images, this book documents the achievements of all the Porsche teams at Le Mans, from the presentation of the cars and the test day, scrutineering, free practice and qualifyings up to warm-up and the race. The traditional ceremony with the handprints of the winners from the previous year, the press conference and the drivers’ parade are covered as well.
