The question going into this years 24 hours of le mans was whether or not the porsche 919 hybrid would be able to combine its qualifying pace with race reliability. The official pretest will see the world debut of the 2015 porsche le mans race cars in their individual colours. While the english voiceovers are initially a little disconcerting, there are some excellent insights from lmp1 programme vice president, fritz enzinger and. Le mans 2015 winner porsche 919 hybrid nico hulkenberg earl bamber nick tandy porsche car carjam duration. Mar 26, 2015 the march 26, 2015 photoshoot shows the colors of the three porsche 919 le mans cars for 2015 just that only the white car is a 2015 model. Porsches new le mans prototype will be known as the 919 hybrid, which means it succeeds both the 917 race car that gave porsche its first overall le. Rolex 24 at daytona liquimoly bathurst 12 hour 6 hours of cota season 2014 season 2015 season 2016 season 2017 season 2018 season 2019 gt works drivers. Porsche 919 hybrid 24 hours le mans lmp1 automototv.
Happy ending for the threetime le mans winning porsche. The 2015 919 hybrid will be the very first lmp1 to race at the 8mj level. Porsche 919 hybrid sets new qualifying record at le mans w. In steve mcqueens le mans, partially filmed during that running, a gulfliveried. After a 16year absence from the top category at le mans, porsche returned in 2014, with the 919 hybrid. Audi withdrew from racing at the 24 hours of le mans in 2016 and nissan after only one attempt in 2015. The 919 hybrid the most complex car in the history of our company. Porsche 919 hybrid overpowers audis to win le mans 24 hours. Porsche and the 919 hybrid title defenders in the wec and. The porsche 919 hybrid is a le mans prototype 1 lmp1 racing car built and used by porsche in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons of the fia world endurance championship. Le mans film michel vaillant film 24 heures damant the race the.
Porsche shows off 919 hybrids v4 engine for first time. Continue reading to learn more about the 2016 porsche 919 hybrid. The porsche 919 was billed as the most complex competition car the firm had ever built when it was launched at the geneva motor show in early 2014. All but one was scored between 1970 and 1998, after which the german. Dec 11, 2017 the 919 hybrid the most complex car in the history of our company. Two lmp1class porsche 919 hybrids were faster and outlasted the competition at the 24 hours of le mans, winning the race with a 12 sweep and clinching the automakers 17th overall win. The vehicles lower weight and improved overall rigidity, as well as optimisations made to the suspension and aerodynamics, improved the. Based on a lap of le mans, the most energy that can be recovered is 8 megajoules which results in 4. The 24 hours of le mans at the paris motor show aco.
Is the 2015 porsche 919 lmp1 hybrid tough enough to win le mans. Built to the lmp1 technical regulations the car was designed with one purpose, to win le mans, something it achieved in 2015. The average speed of the winning porsche 919 hybrid was 224. Maserati ferrari f40 lamborghini gallardo ferrari racing auto illustration le mans 24 porsche motorsport speed art mobile art. But 2015 was a fullout effort, with three cars entered for le mans. You have ten days left to come to paris and see whats new in the automotive world. The 5 best 24 hours of le mans movies digital trends.
Rebellion rone aer, imperatorikraihamertuscher 11 laps 2016 spafrancorchamps 6h. The aco stand is the best place to start a 24hour themed tour of the show. It was porsches first allnew prototype since the rs spyder and the first to compete in the premier level of sports car racing since the porsche 911 gt1. That first year, a 919 was able to close to within a minute of the raceleading audi with. If you dont count the rs spyder, a prototype that was made alongside penske to run in the american le mans series back in 05, porsche. Neel jani, in his porsche 919 hybrid, on his way to taking pole and setting a new lap record in qualifying for the 2015 le mans 24 hours. Is the 2015 porsche 919 lmp1 hybrid tough enough to win le. A year and a half later, porsches lmp1 team spoiler alert lol won the 2015 le mans. Porsche and the 919 hybrid title defenders in the wec and at le mans. After 3 straight wins, porsche kills its le mans hybrid in. On the race track and at the geneva international motor show, the lmp1 prototype will be accompanied by the new porsche 911 rsr, another world premiere.
After a 16year long break, in 2014 porsche returned to the top category in le mans. Porsche 919 hybrid wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. That is the perfect way to describe the latest film released by porsche as part of the. The porsche 919 hybrid was homologated for the top energyrecovery category 8 megajoules for one lap in le mans for the first time in 2015. The sports car brand is sending a cuttingedge technology platform, the new 919 hybrid, to race in the top category of the world endurance championships, which include the 24 hours of le mans. Just days later, the automaker released another hype video in order to commemorate the historic. The trio webber, hartley and bernhard won four races during the season. Following on from its second consecutive victory in the le mans 24 hours, porsche has revealed some of the secrets of its 919 hybrid lmp1 machines. Jun 15, 2018 the contenders in the spirit of le mans pack. For the untrained eye these cars might look similar, but are different. As a dress rehearsal for the event, the car will be entered in the sixhour race in spafrancorchamps. It was porsche s first allnew prototype since the rs spyder and the first to compete in the premier level of sports car racing since the porsche 911 gt1. Happy ending for the threetime le mans winning porsche 919.
The tribute tour of the porsche 919 hybrid evo the newest incarnation of the 24 hours of le mans winner in 2015, 2016 and 2017 during which the legendary car paid visit to several big cities and some of the most wellknown circuits in the world, ended at the porsche museum in stuttgart. There is no final decision yet about the driver lineup for this third car. Lap by lap, and even corner by corner, the conditions are changing, challenging the drivers of the new 919 hybrid the car porsche hopes will drive it to victory at this years le mans 24 hours. Porsche is pleased to announce the entry of a third 919 hybrid for the 24hour race in le mans on june 14 in 2015. In only its second year of competition, porsches 919 hybrid lmp1spec race car not only took home top honors in the 24 hours of le mans but also the title in the world endurance championship. The three porsche 919 hybrids will appear for the first time in. The race was the third round and the premier event. May 15, 2018 porsche 919 hybrid 24 hours le mans lmp1 pit stop automototv. In 2015 the porsche 919 hybrids qualified onetwothree. A primeira delas foi a remodelacao do nariz e da lateral do carro, comecando com uma parte frontal completamente redesenhada, com uma. Work on the car began in mid2011, and its monocoque was finalised at.
After marks retirement from formula 1, its time to switch gears and test out his new ride for le mans. Porsche is getting off to a great start at le mans this year, setting a new qualifying lap record. Porsches 2015 le mans victory documentary total 911. Porsche reveals how le manswinning 919 hybrid works. The tribute tour of the porsche 919 hybrid evo the newest incarnation of the 24 hours of le mans winner in 2015, 2016 and 2017 during.
Porsche revamps the 919 hybrid for 2015 le mans duty. Producing a showstopping moment depends on the show. Toyota ts050 hybrid, conwaykobayashisarrazin 1 lap 3. Both neel jani and timo bernhardt clocked qualifying times in the latest porsche 919 hybrid that. The vehicles lower weight and improved overall rigidity, as well as optimisations made to the suspension and aerodynamics, improved the handling of the endurance racing car. The le manswinning porsche 919 hybrid comes to goodwood. Audis dominance over the le mans field ground to a halt in 2015, when porsches stunning 919 hybrid took first and second place over its domestic rival. Porsche might have an unrivaled le mans history, but the 919 hybrid is all about the future.
The total tally after 16 races for the porsche 919 hybrid since its debut in 2014 is. Porsche wins the 2015 24 hours of le mans autoblog. Rolex 24 at daytona liquimoly bathurst 12 hour 6 hours of cota season 2014 season 2015. The second video opens with an explanation of porsches motivation and desire to reenter and win le mans. Strong winds are stirring up the desert, blowing sand across the bahrain circuit.
Jun 14, 2017 24 hours of le mans schedule and spotters guide this latest onboard video comes from porsche s official youtube account, and features a 919 hybrid lmp1 car driven by one of last years winners. The main body of the car is a single casting, with cast and etched inserts for some of the smaller aerodynamic details along the sides. Porsche wins le mans with 919 hybrid in 12 sweep porsche. The highest top speed of a porsche 919 hybrid in the race was 340,2 kmh and done by mark webber on saturday at 16. Porsche 919 hybrid 24 hours le mans lmp1 pit stop automototv. The three porsche 919 hybrids will appear for the first time in their base colours of red, black and white. After a 16year hiatus, porsche is returning to the greatest endurance race in the world, and the machine thats bringing them back to le mans is a fourcylinder hybrid that could set the bar in 2014. Mar 26, 2015 the 2015 919 hybrid will be the very first lmp1 to race at the 8mj level. The cars will race in the red, white and black liveries at le mans only, the revised white livery will feature on the cars for the remainder of the 2015 fia wec. Jan 16, 2015 porsches 2015 world endurance championship contender, the secondgeneration 919 hybrid, will begin official testing on jan.
Hotlap with the porsche 919 hybrid at le mans 360 video. Porsche is racing back to le mans with a 919 hybrid wired. Porsche is famous for many motorsport achievements, but it takes the most pride in its 17 overall 24 hours of le mans wins. Porsches 2015 world endurance championship contender, the secondgeneration 919 hybrid, will begin official testing on jan.
It featured a new chassis with an identical layout, and it was manufactured as one to save weight in the rear crash structure, suspension and aerodynamics from 900 kg 2,000 lb to 870 kg 1,920 lb. It was the 17th pole position for porsche in le mans and the first one since 1997. Jun 12, 2015 neel jani, in his porsche 919 hybrid, on his way to taking pole and setting a new lap record in qualifying for the 2015 le mans 24 hours. This car, piloted by timo bernhard, brendon hartley, and mark webber, took second overall at the 24 hours of le mans in 2015 behind another 919 hybrid. Porsche 919 hybrid sets new qualifying record at le mans. Jul 22, 2016 its quite complicated, yet rather elegant. The two porsche 919 hybrids have the low downforce aerodynamic package for the first time, designed for the le mans track.
Porsche just ebayed a model of its le manswinning 919 for. The entire car is brand new, including the 200 or so team members who helped bring the race car to reality, along with new manufacturing equipment at porsche motorsports facility. The 17th overall victory porsche celebrated in 2015 earl bambernico hulkenbergnick tandy, 919 hybrid. Porsche listed a nonfunctional model of its 919 hybrid le mans prototype. This years race was only two laps short of the longest distance covered in le mans back in 2010.