Check out the 2015 fia world endurance championship 24 hours of le mans race highlights. Hitting the gym with mark webber before the 2015 le mans. The event represents one leg of the triple crown of motorsport, other events. The audi teams progress and victory was documented in the 2008 film truth in 24. Mark webber, brendon hartley, timo bernhard lr round seven of the 2015 fia world endurance championship wec will also see two porsche 919 hybrids start from front row of. Porsche intelligent performance dmg mori porsche team porsche 919 hybrid.
Results and standings as porsche win and toyota suffer nightmare race express sport brings you the results from the le mans 24 hours today as brendon hartley, timo bernhard and earl. In this film, steve mcqueen is ideally cast as a champion racecar driver, participating in the famed 24hour race headquartered in le mans, france. Juan pablo montoya says winning 24 hours of le mans is. Its not a biopic, but it uses one production to tell more about its subject than a traditional biodoc would do. Mark webber looks back at porsches onetwo at the le mans 24 hours and forward to the austrian gp. The result meant lotterer, treluyer and fassler remained the leaders of the. The mark webber and le mans story has a feeling of the chicken or the egg about it. Mark webbers porsche team topped the timesheets at the official test day ahead of this months le mans 24 hours sports car endurance race, with the australians no. After the screening, moviegoers were able to partake in a discussion with the seven drivers in attendance.
It was the third round of the 2011 intercontinental le mans cup, and was part of a world championship or international cup for the first time since 1992, when it was. Mark alan webber ao born 27 august 1976 is an australian former professional racing driver, who last competed in the fia world endurance championship as a porsche works driver in lmp1, in which he won the championship in 2015. One marque has dominated le mans for the past 15 years. Oct 21, 2014 24 hours of le mans, the race, atmosphere, excitement come together to make this the biggest sports car race in the world. Porsche wins the 2015 24 hours of le mans autoblog.
Mark webber and teammates brendon hartley and timo bernhard have won the fia world endurance championship drivers title for porsche after finishing fifth at the final round in bahrain. Webber won nine formula one grands prix and finished third in the championship in 2010, 2011 and 20, all of which achieved while driving for red bull racing. Hitting the gym with mark webber before the 2015 le mans 24. Mark webbers porsche wins shanghai six hours to close on wec. Porsche takes overall honors at this years 24 hour of le mans. Porsche hang their hopes on f1 veteran, mark webber, whos nearly died on the course twice. Jun 14, 2015 porsche has just unseated audi atop the endurance racing throne. Webber drives 919 evo in public as car is given to porsche museum.
Mark webber looks back at porsches onetwo at the le mans 24 hours and forward. A formation onetwo finish for audi at the 2014 le mans 24 hour race. After retiring from formula1 in 20 at the end of his 12th season, he joined porsche for their return to le mans and the fia world endurance championship in 2014. In the list of winners, the best racing drivers in the world have been immortalized. Jun 11, 2015 webber has spent 20 years perfecting his approach and the results will be evident at the le mans 24 hours this weekend race. After the formation of the world sports car championship in 1953, of which the le mans 24 hour was a part, jaguar, ferrari, aston martin, mercedesbenz, and others began sending multiple. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world 2 and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. Jun 07, 2015 the le mans 24 hours race resumed in 1949 following the reconstruction of the le mans circuit facilities, with growing interest from major car manufacturers. Jun 12, 2015 mark webber enjoying french renaissance ahead of 24 hours of le mans. Here are four reasons why le mans 3d absolutely has to be watched on the big screen. With patrick stewart, tiff needell, filipe albuquerque, simon dolan.
The story of le mans 2015 in 24 photographs car magazine. Mark webber and porsche claim world endurance championship. The race was the third round and the premier event. The victory is the brands first win since 1998, ending audis 5year streak. Mark webbers porsche wins shanghai six hours to close on wec title. Nov 01, 2015 mark webbers porsche wins shanghai six hours to close on wec title. Jun 17, 2015 mark webber looks back at porsches onetwo at the le mans 24 hours and forward to the austrian gp. Its the worlds most exciting and brutal endurance race and now, its the subject of a searing documentary showing at vue for one night only.
The 83rd 24 hours of le mans was an automobile endurance event for le mans prototype and. In has come exaudi lmp1 star andre lotterer, and returning le mans winners from 2015, nick tandy and earl bamber. Limited series follows the participants of frances 24hour car race that takes place annually in le mans. Mark webbers horror crash footage watch the moment that australian racing driver mark webber crashes during a world endurance championship race at. In 2017 race on 1718 june david richards will be awarded the spirit of le mans trophy while mark webber will fill the role of grand marshal. See more ideas about le mans, racing and race cars. He decided to use his star status to bring a passion project to the big screen, a film about the 24hour car race in france called le mans. Mark webber is a ninetime formula1 grand prix winner, widely recognized as one of the greatest racing drivers of his generation.
Porsche s first victory a onetwo at le mans since their return to the legendary. Even hollywood has honoured the prestigious long distance race in the french province. Mark webber enjoying french renaissance ahead of 24 hours of le mans. The porsche 919 hybrid also notched up a hattrick of le mans 24 hours victories in 201517 and won the wec drivers and manufacturers titles. Keywords motorsports, le mans 24, porsche, audi, wec, webber, hulkenberg. The 1970 film le mans featuring steve mcqueen in the lead role is regarded as one of the best racing movies of all time.
F1 ace nico hulkenberg leads porsche to victory in gruelling 24 hours endurance race the german driver wins on his debut at the most famous endurance race in the world le. Old car wheels diy car wheels cake birthday parties. Browse through 2020 wec cota results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Such a high level of fitness will help him cope with the stress and fatigue, but theres another benefit that often goes unmentioned. The undisputed king of le mans is the dashing german driver, andre lotterer. Webber won nine formula one grands prix and finished third in the championship in 2010, 2011 and 20, all of which. Mark webber, brendon hartley, timo bernhard lr round seven of the 2015 fia world endurance championship wec will also see two porsche 919 hybrids start from front row of the grid. Oct 11, 2015 le mans 2015 at linkoping university music. Then a 22yearold member of the mercedesbenz amg world sports car squad, webbers world twice went bluegreenbluegreen while at the controls of factory clrgt1 sports racers. The 24 hours of le mans 2015 ot nissan enter the fray neogaf. Classic car wheels vehicles old car wheels products. Out is the retiring mark webber, and last years le mans winners roman dumas here in an alpine lmp2 and marc lieb who is here as a reserve. Presented in astonishing 4k 3d for cinema release across europe in summer 2016, including imax, le mans.
Jun 14, 2015 porsche took their record 17th victory at the 83rd le mans 24 hours in just their second year since returning to the top prototype class after nick tandy, earl bamber and formula one driver nico. The 24 hours of le mans 2015 ot nissan enter the fray. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. Porsche took their record 17th victory at the 83rd le mans 24 hours in just their second year since returning to the top prototype class after nick tandy, earl. Mark webber enjoying french renaissance ahead of 24 hours. In 2017 race on 1718 june david richards will be awarded the spirit of le mans trophy while mark webber will fill the role of grand. The short film le mans 1955 is a powerful examination of a dark moment in racing history. The old rule of thumb used to be that for a new entrant to win the le mans 24 hours, it takes at least three years.
Fantelli productions follows great british privateer team jota sport, taking an intimate look at the feat of human endurance and the marvel of engineering it takes to compete in one of the most challenging. Le mans news, views, gossip, pictures, video irish mirror. Hitting the gym with mark webber before the 2015 le mans 24 hours. Le mans film michel vaillant film 24 heures damant the race the. Webber has spent 20 years perfecting his approach and the results will be evident at the le mans 24 hours this weekend race. Mark webber 24 hours of le mans race debrief red bull. First held in 1923, the 24 hours of le mans is often referred to as the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. Watch racecars fly through the air in the first trailer. Mark webber enjoying french renaissance ahead of 24 hours of. Follow your favorite team and drivers progress with daily updates. Theres no footage of bullitt or the towering inferno. Nov 21, 2015 mark webber and teammates brendon hartley and timo bernhard have won the fia world endurance championship drivers title for porsche after finishing fifth at the final round in bahrain. Meanwhile, reigning le mans champs, audi, have cocksure. Earlier this year i went to silverstone to attend a weekend course at the porsche human performance centre, hosted by mark webber.
Porsche has just unseated audi atop the endurance racing throne. Mark webber s horror crash footage watch the moment that australian racing driver mark webber crashes during a world endurance championship race at the interlagos circuit in brazil. Mark webbers porsche wins shanghai six hours to close on. The 24 hours of le mans is the most prestigious endurance motorsport event in the world. I watched most of the race through from the on board camera perspective, the noise, the speed it is just amazing what the porsche racing team put together.
Le mans news, views, gossip, pictures, video irish. Awesome performance and i really cannot wait to see the next le mans race. The thomas crown affair and bullitt had made him a sex symbol and a household name. Mark webber has declared that his return to the le mans 24 hour in june for the first time since two frightening flips in 1999 holds no fears for him. Mark webber is a ninetime formula one grand prix winner, fia world endurance champion, porsche ambassador, red bull athlete, tv pundit, public speaker. The 2015 le mans 24 hours was a classic race culminating in a stunning 12 by porsches 919 hybrids, as car number 19 in future livery driven by nico huelkenberg, earl bamber and brit nick tandy.
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