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Porsche Cars Australia has begun Australian celebrations of 70 years of the Porsche sports car at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this week.
The 911 GT3 70 Years Porsche Australia Edition was designed in collaboration with experts from the Style Porsche design team, the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur customisation department and Porsche Cars Australia.
"Porsche has won the 86th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours in both the GTE-Pro and GTE-Am classes. In the factory-run Porsche 911 RSR with the starting number 92, Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Bel-gium) crossed the finish line first in the GTE-Pro class on Sunday afternoon. Second place went to the #91 sister car driven by Richard Lietz (Austria), Frédéric Ma-kowiecki (France) and Gianmaria Bruni (Italy). In the GTE-Am class, the Porsche Young Professional Matt Campbell (Australia), Christian Ried (Germany) and Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer (France) took the flag in first place for the Porsche customer team Dempsey-Proton Racing. This makes 18-year-old Andlauer the youngest class winner in Le Mans history. Porsche celebrates class win number 106 und 107 at Le Mans in its anniversary year “70 Years Porsche Sports Cars”. “We’re absolutely delighted that we were able to come out on top in this fierce competition against five other automobile manufacturers after starting from Pole Position. These two wins underline once again why Porsche is a record-holder at Le Mans,” says Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT Cars. No other marque has secured as many successes at the world’s toughest long-distance race and is as closely linked to the legend of Le Mans as Porsche. 2013 marked the last time Porsche celebrated a double victory with the 911 RSR."
"Porsche has won the 86th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours in both the GTE-Pro and GTE-Am classes. In the factory-run Porsche 911 RSR with the starting number 92, Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Bel-gium) crossed the finish line first in the GTE-Pro class on Sunday afternoon. Second place went to the #91 sister car driven by Richard Lietz (Austria), Frédéric Ma-kowiecki (France) and Gianmaria Bruni (Italy). In the GTE-Am class, the Porsche Young Professional Matt Campbell (Australia), Christian Ried (Germany) and Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer (France) took the flag in first place for the Porsche customer team Dempsey-Proton Racing. This makes 18-year-old Andlauer the youngest class winner in Le Mans history. Porsche celebrates class win number 106 und 107 at Le Mans in its anniversary year “70 Years Porsche Sports Cars”. “We’re absolutely delighted that we were able to come out on top in this fierce competition against five other automobile manufacturers after starting from Pole Position. These two wins underline once again why Porsche is a record-holder at Le Mans,” says Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT Cars. No other marque has secured as many successes at the world’s toughest long-distance race and is as closely linked to the legend of Le Mans as Porsche. 2013 marked the last time Porsche celebrated a double victory with the 911 RSR."
It’s a big year for Porsche - the first vehicle to bear the Porsche name was registered on June 8 1948: it was the 356 "No 1" roadster. The history of the brand begins in 1948. Yet the foundation of the sports car manufacturer is built on the life’s work of Prof Ferdinand Porsche - work which his son Ferry continued.Ferdinand Porsche had already designed pioneering innovations for the automotive industry as early as the start of the previous century. In 1900, he built an electric car with a wheel-hub drive, the Lohner-Porsche, on which he would base the world’s first all-wheel drive passenger car.The future of Porsche sports cars is coming up to the starting line in the form of the Mission E, the first purely electrically driven technology champion from Zuffenhausen. The four-door model with four individual seats delivers a claimed more than 440kW and a range of more than 500km, acceleration from 0-100km/h in less than 3.5 seconds and a charging time of 15 minutes for 80% of the electrical energy required.The company is celebrating 2018’s anniversary with numerous activities including exhibitions in Germany and the US. On June 9, the Porsche Museum will hold a comprehensive special exhibition and on the same day, Porsche will be inviting sports car fans to its Sports Car Together Day around the world.
13 four-wheeled music artists from the Porsche Museum bring unfamiliar sound to the Porsche Arena, piloted by former and current racers and numerous PS celebrities. Former race engineers and contemporary witnesses remember the racing successes and set off a firework of automotive emotions. In front of almost 4,000 listeners, the launches of the mostly undamped engines are the emotional highlights of the event. On the occasion of "70 Years of Porsche Sports Cars", the Sound Night took place this year in the Stuttgart Porsche Arena. "The Porsche Arena is exactly the right setting for the 70th anniversary of our sports cars," stresses Le Mans winner Marc Lieb.
From the historic 356 “No. 1” Roadster to the exciting technology of our future, Porsche has experienced 70 years of incredible sports car moments. What better way to celebrate than as the honoured marque at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Porsche fans, customers, drivers and the Duke of Richmond gathered to celebrate a unique parade of Porsche cars and experience racing royalty from each decade. The Duke opened the illustrious Hillclimb in style by driving the 911 Speedster Concept.
For 70 years, everything at Porsche has revolved around fascination sports car. Porsche want to share this feeling with you and the whole world. Embark upon ...
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