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WEC - Local flavour for Porsche's GT drivers at the Nürburgring!

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WEC - Local flavour for Porsche's GT drivers at the Nürburgring!

This weekend, the official Porsche drivers will be hard at work in Germany for the 6 Hours of N

Michael Christensen and Richard Lietz, who share the wheel of the No. 91 Porsche 911 as well French drivers Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet (No. 92) posed in traditional Lederhosen (literally leather breeches) in front of the sign for the Nürburg village where the circuit of the same name is situated (Ring meaning "circuit" in German). Perfect outfits for a rainy day...

After a retirement at the 83rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the French duo and a fifth place finish for the Austrian-Danish pair, the quest for the GT driver's cup in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will be complicated...

Cécile Bonardel / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO

Photo: Porsche Twitter feed

PHOTO: NURBURG (RHINELAND PALATINATE, GERMANY), FIA WEC, 6 HOURS OF NURBURGING, THURSDAY AUGUST 27 2015. From left to right, Michael Christensen, Richard Lietz, Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet pose in traditional German garb.

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