The Porsche GT Team will once again run two 510 horsepower Porsche 911 RSR in the GT class of the FIA WEC for World Endurance Championship. Porsche of course, won the world championships in 2017 for the first time. After a year of development in 2016, the 2015 FIA WEC title winners return with a works entry to what is arguably the world’s most important GT competition. *
The 911 RSR with the starting number 91 has red Porsche lettering on a black windscreen banner, on the rear wing as well as red wing mirrors. The vehicle is driven by the 2015 WEC Champion Richard Lietz (Austria) as well as Frédéric Makowiecki (France). In the number 92 vehicle are Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France). In contrast to the sister car, their 911 RSR features a white background on the windscreen and the rear wing as well as white wing mirrors.
Both 911 RSRs were designed from scratch for the 2017 season with a four-liter, flat-six engine mounted in front of the rear axle. The Porsche GTs will take part in the official WEC Prologue tests on 1-2 April in Monza. Silverstone (Great Britain) hosts the first race of the season on 16 April.
“In the fight for the maiden GT World Championship title in the FIA WEC we’ve put together two strong driver pairings. And all four pilots come from the world’s best GT hotbed of talent, Porsche’s one-make race series,” says Head of Porsche Motorsport Frank-Steffen Walliser.
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship
- 16 April: 6 Hours of Silverstone (Great Britain)
- 6 May: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
- 17/18 June: 24 Hours of Le Mans (France)
- 16 July: 6 Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)
- 3 September: 6 Hours of Mexico (Mexico)
- 16 September: 6 Hours of Austin (USA)
- 15 October: 6 Hours of Fuji (Japan)
- 5 November: 6 Hours of Shanghai (China)
- 18 November: 6 Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)
*After the successful 2015 season culminating in overall victory at Le Mans and the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ World Championship titles, Porsche returns to defend these titles in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2016. In preparation for the third season after Porsche’s return to the premier category of the Le Mans Prototypes, the groundbreaking Porsche 919 Hybrid underwent major modifications. However, the basis of the chassis structure and the drive concept remain unchanged.
