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june 03, 2019 - Porsche Motorsport

Porsche is ready to defend Le Mans title after successful pre-test

In bright sunshine and temperatures of up to 32 degrees Celsius, the four Porsche 911 RSR covered a distance of 4279 kilometres (314 laps) without any technical problems. With a time of 3:54.233 minutes, the No. 93 RSR was the fastest 911 on the only test day in the lead up to the 24-hour race in France (15-16 June).

The focus of the test work for the two factory teams from the FIA WEC and the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was on vehicle setup, pit stop practice and tyre comparisons. On the occasion of this pre-test, drivers could familiarise themselves with the upgrades made to the 13.626-kilometre Circuit des 24 Heures. At the exit of the Porsche curves the clearance zone has been changed for this year’s race, the tyre barrier has been moved in the famous Arnage corner, and the Ford chicane now has new kerbs to prevent shortcuts.

During the two four-hour test sessions, the six Porsche 911 RSR run by the customers teams Dempsey Proton #racing, Project 1 and Gulf #racing covered a total distance of 5709 kilometres (419 laps). The best lap time of the Porsche partner teams in the GTE-Am class was turned by the vehicle with the starting number xx.

For 2019, the works cars will again tackle #LeMans flying special liveries. The two Porsche 911 RSR from the FIA WEC will bear the world champion logo on the roof, and the red stripes have been replaced with gold ones. The sister cars from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship are decked out in the same design that featured at the first two rounds of the season at Daytona and Sebring. The white, blue and red colours are reminiscent of the legendary Brumos team from America. The successful Brumos #racing driver Hurley Haywood assumes the honorary post of Grand Marshal for the 87th running of the 24 Hours of #LeMans. The customer squad Project 1 rolls onto the grid as an Art Car. The colourful design combines three works of the American pop art icon Richard Phillips. The eye-catching Art Car was designed in collaboration with Porsche Digital.

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