Audi and Porsche have confirmed their choice of chassis supplier for their upcoming LMDh programs. As RACER has written since December, the German auto manufacturers will make use of a new LMP2-based design from Canada’s Multimatic, which currently supplies Mazda’s race-winning RT24-P DPi."Multimatic is the most obvious and logical solution...

Porsche has confirmed its plans to withdraw from the FIA World Endurance Championship's LMP1-hybrid class at the end of 2017 to embark on a new FIA Formula E program in 2019.Although Porsche's exit from prototype racing is an undeniable blow for the WEC's top class and its marquee event, the...

Porsche LMP1 Team has confirmed to RACER that it has requested clarification from the FIA and ACO that the aerodynamics of the 2017 Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 car meets both with the letter, and the spirit, of the technical regulations of the FIA World Endurance Championship.With the LMP1 regulations for...

New World Endurance Championship title winners Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb have been dropped from Porsche's LMP1 line-up for next season.The long-time Porsche factory drivers, whose championship season in 2016 with Neel Jani included victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours, will not race the 919 Hybrid in next year's...

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Porsche has described Toyota's performance in the 2016 race as "sensational" following the Japanese manufacturer's heartbreaking car failure while leading in the final minutes.Toyota and Porsche went head-to-head throughout the race, with the #5 TS050 seemingly winning the battle as it maintained a lead of...

Porsche has extended its commitment to race in the LMP1 division of the World Endurance Championship until the end of 2018.The move by the German manufacturer, which this year notched up its 17th outright victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours, represents the addition of two seasons to its existing...

Mark Webber is receiving visitors in the Sao Paulo hospital where he has been taken for checks following his accident near the end of the World Endurance Championship finale at Interlagos.Porsche driver Webber and Matteo Cressoni, whose AF Corse-run Ferrari was involved in the incident, were described as being in...

Porsche is gunning for a victory before the World Endurance Championship season ends after revising its targets following its strong start to 2014, according to star signing Mark Webber.The German manufacturer rejoined international sports prototype racing with the 919 Hybrid with the twin goals of proving the new LMP1 car...

Porsche will make a bid for pole position in qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours this evening. The German manufacturer, which is on provisional pole from yesterday's disrupted first qualifying session, has confirmed that starting from the front of the grid is one of its goals for its return...

Mark Webber got his first taste of Porsche's 2014 World Endurance Championship contender at the Algarve circuit in Portugal this week.The outgoing Formula 1 driver hadn't been due to drive the hybrid LMP1 coupe until a test scheduled for Bahrain in January, but Red Bull gave him dispensation to try...