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dicembre 05, 2016 - Porsche Motorsport

Motorsport 2017: Porsche strengthens driver lineup

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Porsche has paid tribute to the outstanding achievements of teams and drivers during 2016 at the Night of Champions motorsport gala in Weissach. On this occasion, the new driver lineup for the 2017 season was announced.

919 Hybrid: New driver crews for starting numbers one and two
#porsche Motorsport LMP will return in 2017 as the defending champions to tackle the nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. The two #porsche 919 Hybrids will again compete with the starting numbers one and two. The most significant change in both LMP1 #racing cars can be found in the cockpit. After the departure of Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Mark Webber from the LMP1 driver lineup, three newcomers will join the crew. Two hail from Porsche’s existing factory driver squad: the New Zealander Earl Bamber (26) and Britain’s Nick Tandy (32). Both have already gained a wealthy of experience in the 919 Hybrid. In 2015, they joined forces with the Formula 1 pilot Nico Hülkenberg to contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a third #porsche LMP1 and clinched a commanding victory. The third recent addition, André Lotterer (35), has climbed to the top step of the Le Mans podium three times and was crowned champion of the WEC in 2012 as an Audi works driver. Lotterer and Tandy will share driving duties in the 1 #porsche 919 Hybrid with the reigning World Endurance Champion Neel Jani (32). Joining the two New Zealanders Earl Bamber and Brendon Hartley (27) in the cockpit of the 2 vehicle is Timo Bernhard (35) from Germany. Thanks to continuing development, next year’s 919 represents another step in its technological evolution, featuring a completely new colour design, an optimised aerokit, and the complete overhaul of almost all components. The vehicle will be officially unveiled on 23 March at the WEC prologue, which is held for the first time in Monza, Italy.

Three new GT works drivers
With Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy moving to the LMP division and the return of a factory squad to the FIA WEC, new drivers have been signed on. With Germany’s Dirk Werner (35), an experienced #porsche pilot climbs back into the cockpit of a 911. Werner competed in Porsches from 2004 to 2009, during which time he secured the title of the 2006 #porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, won the GT title of the Grand Am Series in 2007 and 2009, and was awarded the #porsche Cup in 2009 as the best private driver. From 2010 to 2016 he competed for BMW as a works driver in various championships including the DTM and the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship. Belgium’s Laurens Vanthoor (25) won the 2010 Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix, clinched the 2013 title in the FIA GT Series and went on to pocket victories in long distance #racing: in 2014 at the Spa 24 Hours, 2015 at the Nürburgring 24 Hours and at the 12 Hours of Sepang, and the 24 Hours of Dubai in 2016. Two weeks ago the Audi pilot won the FIA GT World Cup in Macau. Sven Müller (24) has earned his promotion from #porsche junior to works driver. The German spent three years being trained by #porsche as a professional race driver and in 2016 took home the titles in the #porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland and in the international #porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. 

 

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