SIX 911 GT3 RSR REPRESENTS PORSCHE IN 2010 LE MANS

2010-06-04 20:19:31 Author: admin Source:

With six 911 GT3 RSR fielded by customer teams, the Porsche colors fly strong at the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours. Taking up the world’s most famous long distance race amongst the favorites for GT2 class honors on 12 June are works drivers Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Wolf Henzler competing for Germany’s Felbermayr-Proton squad. Their factory pilot colleagues Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Pilet and Patrick Long as well as Porsche Junior Marco Holzer are also tackling Le Mans. With 16 overall victories since 1970, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer by far in the history of the legendary 24 hour classic.

Like last year, Porsche works drivers Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas have been given the green light to compete for Audi. With an Audi R15 TDI, they are eager to go for overall victory in the LMP1 class.
At the 78th edition of the long distance classic in the Sarthe region, Porsche customer teams face strong opposition with major-league names in the GT2 class, namely BMWs, Ferraris, Corvettes and Aston Martins.

At the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR run by the French IMSA Performance Matmut team, regulars  Pilet and team boss Raymond Narac join forces with American driver Patrick Long. The French 911 bears the start number 76. Another well-established Porsche outfit comes from the United States: Flying Lizard Motorsports (start number 80), GT class title defender in the American Le Mans Series, brings Joerg Bergmeister as well as Americans Darren Law and Seth Neiman.

BMS Scuderia Italia’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR also features a top driver line up. Porsche Junior Marco Holzer shares the #97 cockpit with reigning FIA GT champion Richard Westbrook and the double DTM champion Timo Scheider.

The sixth 911 with starting number 75 is entered by the Belgian ProSpeed Competition team, with Dutchmen Paul van Splunteren and Niek Hommerson as well as Louis Machiels sharing the cockpit.

The 78th Edition of the Le Mans kicks off on 12 June.

Edited/Images: Porsche AG