24h Le Mans
With a comprehensive special exhibition from March 26 to July 13, 2014, Porsche is taking a look back not only to its multiple previous victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the first time, the Porsche 919 Hybrid will be presented to the greater public at the Porsche Museum.
Photo : D.R. - Porsche AG
More than 20 different racing cars tell the unique and exciting history of this legendary 24-hour race. Alongside the 919 Hybrid, you can see at the Porsche Museum for the first time the 1969 Porsche 908/2 Spyder long tail, the 1971 Porsche 911 T/R, the 1974 Porsche 911 3.0 RSR as well as the 1981 Porsche 936/81 Spyder and many more. The cars on exhibit also include the 1979 Porsche 935, the Porsche 911 GT2 Le Mans, the 1994 Porsche 962 GT Dauer Le Mans as well as the WSC LMP1 of 1998. Various historical and technological small exhibit pieces, such as helmets, a brake disc from the Porsche 956 and the diary of Ferry Porsche from the collection of the Porsche corporate archive round off the historical journey through time of Porsche at Le Mans.
On the weekend of the race, the Porsche Museum will be open for the first time for more than 24 hours straight, from Saturday, June 14, starting at 9:00 a.m., until Sunday, June 15, 6:00 p.m. Visitors and fans of the endurance race can follow the race live as part of a public viewing programme on several monitors inside and around the museum building. Entrance will be free of charge on this racing weekend. For more information, please visit www.porsche.com/museum.
More stories about Porsche at the 24 Hours of Le Mans are also available on the official microsite Mission 2014 - Our Return.
(Based upon Porsche press information)
Photo: The brand new 919 Hybrid will be on display at the Porsche Museum until July 13, 2014.
INFORMATION
24 HOURS OF LE MANS - June 14/15 2014
Tickets - Entry List - Program
