24h Le Mans
Every year, this weekend (June 25-28), Lord March hosts on his land the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. An opportunity to take another look at the No. 19 Porsche 919 Hybrid winner of the 83rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 14th.
Porsche celebrated its 17th 24 Hours of Le Mans trophy this weekend at Goodwood with several cars which played a part in the German manufacturer's success at Le Mans. In the spotlight were the Porsche 936/81 winner at the 1981 edition and the 962 C winner in 1987, but everyone was waiting on the No. 19 919 Hybrid winner this year at Le Mans.
The spectators in attendance at Goodwood were given the chance to admire a car not to be seen again in a race this year since the No. 19 Porsche 919 was the third car entered by the German manufacturer for the driver line-up Nico Hülkenberg, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber. Hülkenberg has joined F1, a championship in which he represents Force India, while his two buddies return to GT, from which they have come, this weekend at Watkins Glen, representing the official Porsche team in the GTLM class.
The No. 19 Porsche 919 Hybrid will therefore not reach the head of the race by one of the three winners at Le Mans, but it will progress in the hands of Brendon Hartley, regular driver of the No. 17 sister car and second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans along with Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard, winners at Le Mans in 2010 with Audi.
Cécile Bonardel / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO
PHOTO: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SUNDAY JUNE 14 2015, RACE. The No. 19 Porsche 919 Hybrid winner at the 83rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will hit the track at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
