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After 16 years Porsche will return to endurance racing with two LMP1 hybrid prototypesPorsche will contest the Le Mans 24-hour race for the first time in 16 years when it enters two LMP1 prototype hybrids in the 2014 event.
The new petrol-electric LMP1 hybrid race car was rolled out ahead of schedule at Porsche’s Weissach test circuit in June this year as part of the company’s preparations for a more ecologically focussed World Endurance Championship series beginning in 2014.
A new set of rules requires each factory team to utilise hybrid technology so that fuel consumption among the cars competing in the championship is significantly reduced.
The LMP1 has been designed to combine optimum fuel efficiency with maximum performance and is being developed at Porsche’s development centre in Weissach, Germany.
Included in Porsche’s WEC team is Australian F1 driver Mark Webber, who will experience the new LMP1 as it resumes testing at the Bahrain International Circuit from mid-January 2014.
The company’s last appearance at the Le Mans 24-hour race was in 1998, when a Porsche GT1 (pictured) was the overall victor. Over the years, the German brand has scored more than 100 Le Mans victories, in a number of racing classes.
The return to WEC racing next year marks a long-term commitment to the championship that will also see the company competing, over and above the 24-hour championship, in seven six-hour races.
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