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QUADRUPLE TRIUMPH IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: PORSCHE WINS ALL GT TITLES

The Porsche works drivers Michael Christensen and Kévin Estre have won the drivers’ world crown in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The successful duo from Denmark and France, who shared driving duties in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR at the season finale at Le Mans with Belgian Laurens Vanthoor, scored enough points at the 24-hour race in France to clinch the title. Porsche had already claimed the manufacturers’ title prior to the endurance classic. The Project 1 customer squad won the drivers’ and team championship titles in the GTE-Am class of the FIA WEC.

UNITED AUTOSPORTS SCORES THIRD CONSECUTIVE TOP-FOUR LE MANS RESULT

United Autosports recorded a hard-earned but well deserved fourth LMP2 class placing courtesy of Filipe Albuquerque, Paul Di Resta and Phil Hanson in the 87th running of the  world-famous Le Mans 24 Hour sportscar endurance race in France today (16 Jun) – claiming Ligier’s best finish for a third consecutive year. The Anglo-American team, contesting the legendary annual event for the third time having finished fourth (2017) and third (2018), had both of its Ligier JS P217s inside the top-seven at the halfway mark of this year’s twice-around-the-clock marathon.

CROFT DELIVERS TWO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB ACTION-PACKED RACES

The Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, delivered a pair of dramatic races at Croft in mixed weather conditions. With his victory in Round Five and points finish in Round Six, 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) leaves North Yorkshire retaining his lead of the driver’s championship. The Croft weekend also witnessed a category victory for title hopeful Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) and two Pro category podium finishes for former Porsche GB Scholar and 2014 Carrera Cup GB champion Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing).

PORSCHE HEADED FOR PODIUM AT LE MANS 24-HOUR CLASSIC

Porsche maintains a steady course for the podium at the world’s toughest endurance race after two thirds of the race distance. After flawless stints during the night, the Porsche 911 RSR (#91) driven by Gianmaria Bruni (Italy), Richard Lietz (Austria) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) at times even held the lead. The ca. 510 hp No. 93 Porsche 911 manned by Earl Bamber (New Zealand), Patrick Pilet (France) and Nick Tandy (Great Britain) are also within striking distance of the frontrunners. The youngest Porsche crew, Sven Müller (Germany) and the two Porsche Young Professionals Mathieu Jaminet (France) and Dennis Olsen (Norway), are running two laps behind in the No. 94 car.

PIRES AND SILVA SHARE GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES POLE AT JARAMA

ABM Grand Prix’s Mariano Pires will start this weekend’s first GT4 South European Series race from Overall and Pro-Am Cup pole position after dominating a Q1 at Jarama this afternoon. Team Virage’s Nicholas Silva posted the best lap time in Q2, while Tockwith Motorsport’s Marmaduke Hall and Edward Moore took the GTC honours as Team Virage’s CO Jones and Peter Peters were the fastest in the AM Cup.

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