Title: Porsche in LMP and GTE in 2014
Post by: Kristof on November 29, 2013, 11:56:10 am
Porsche to Double Up in 2014
Porsche motorsport boss Hartmut Kristen confirmed today in Bahrain that the marque will continue to enter a pair of works-backed, Manthey-run 911s in the WEC’s GTE Pro class in 2014, alongside the LMP1s run out of Weissach.
Kristen also said that while no arrangements for 2014-spec WEC customer cars were finalised yet, the team was talking to current customers, including Proton Competition and Imsa Matmut, about next season. He also dispelled concerns that Porsche Motorsport would not have the capacity to build enough new chassis ahead of the start of the season, saying that every team they’re talking to will be able to be on the grid at Silverstone next Easter with a 2014 car.
(https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Fuji_011.jpg)
TUSC teams Core Autosport (two cars) and Falken Motorsport (one car) will have works backing in the US, but Kristen said neither of the two 2013 works cars would be upgraded to 2014 spec, as it’s just as easy to build new chassis. He added that one of the primary aims of the upgrade was to iron out some issues to make the car easier for amateur customer drivers to handle. He described the issues as ‘something the pro drivers could live with’, however the two-year homologation cycle means that next year GTE Pro and GTE Am cars will effectively be the same spec.
Source : DSC
Porsche motorsport boss Hartmut Kristen confirmed today in Bahrain that the marque will continue to enter a pair of works-backed, Manthey-run 911s in the WEC’s GTE Pro class in 2014, alongside the LMP1s run out of Weissach.
Kristen also said that while no arrangements for 2014-spec WEC customer cars were finalised yet, the team was talking to current customers, including Proton Competition and Imsa Matmut, about next season. He also dispelled concerns that Porsche Motorsport would not have the capacity to build enough new chassis ahead of the start of the season, saying that every team they’re talking to will be able to be on the grid at Silverstone next Easter with a 2014 car.
(https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Fuji_011.jpg)
TUSC teams Core Autosport (two cars) and Falken Motorsport (one car) will have works backing in the US, but Kristen said neither of the two 2013 works cars would be upgraded to 2014 spec, as it’s just as easy to build new chassis. He added that one of the primary aims of the upgrade was to iron out some issues to make the car easier for amateur customer drivers to handle. He described the issues as ‘something the pro drivers could live with’, however the two-year homologation cycle means that next year GTE Pro and GTE Am cars will effectively be the same spec.
Source : DSC
Title: Re: Porsche in LMP and GTE in 2014
Post by: Kristof on December 15, 2013, 11:57:46 am
Porsche night of champions last evening :
Porsche in 2014 :
LMP1 : 919 Hybrid
WEC & LM : 911 RSR with Manthey (Porsche took a 51% stake in the team)
Tudor : 911 RSR with Core
Drivers in LMP1 :
Romain Dumas
Mark Webber
Neel Jani
Timo Bernhard
Brendon Hartley
Mark Lieb
(http://www.endurance-info.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2013/12/Porssche_M13_3689_fine.jpg)
Source : Endurance Info
Porsche in 2014 :
LMP1 : 919 Hybrid
WEC & LM : 911 RSR with Manthey (Porsche took a 51% stake in the team)
Tudor : 911 RSR with Core
Drivers in LMP1 :
Romain Dumas
Mark Webber
Neel Jani
Timo Bernhard
Brendon Hartley
Mark Lieb
(http://www.endurance-info.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2013/12/Porssche_M13_3689_fine.jpg)
Source : Endurance Info
Title: Re: Porsche in LMP and GTE in 2014
Post by: lofty on December 16, 2013, 07:56:41 pm
so with a french driver in both audis and both porsche and the two toyotas looks like dead cert for a french world champeen for next year.not Worth Learning the mexican national anthem then.
Title: Re: Porsche in LMP and GTE in 2014
Post by: Nordic on December 17, 2013, 09:28:48 pm
Porsche have also taken control of the mathey racing team.
Title: Re: Porsche in LMP and GTE in 2014
Post by: Werner on December 17, 2013, 09:37:41 pm
Porsche have also taken control of the mathey racing team.
Yep. German media reports they have 51% of the shares.
