2014 Martini Porsche LMP1 Could Become a Reality

Photo credits: Autosprint
According to Autosprint, the popular historic Martini Racing livery could very well be revived with Porsche's upcoming LMP1 effort at Le Mans next summer. Martini Racing and Porsche are no strangers to success, the most notable being Porsche's 1971 Le Mans victory with this beautiful Martini 917K with Helmut Marko (currently advisor for the Red Bull Racing Team) and Gijs van Lennep at the wheel. Stay tuned!

[Source: Autosprint via Axisofoversteer]

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Good news: Porsche starts testing its LMP1 prototype for 2014!

Photo credits: Porsche
The most successful manufacturer in the history of Le Mans won't give up its record so easily to its sister company Audi. That's why they are already testing their prototype for the 2014 Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans even before this year's edition takes place.

Porsche released four pictures of its first camouflaged LMP1 racer prototype. The car's silhouette looks pretty much like its rivals from Toyota and Audi but you have to blame the rules for that. However there's a clear resemblance with the successful Porsche RS Spyder prototype. We are looking forward to know more about Porsche's historic return to Le Mans but for now you can look back at their past glories thanks to the dedicated micro site.



[Source: Porsche]

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Great News: Nissan Returning to Le Mans in 2014!

Nissan LMP1 Competitor speculative rendering by Oriol Folch Garcia
Nissan has announced its plans to comeback to Le Mans in 2014 but we don't have too much details for the moment except these fantastic renderings by artist Oriol Folch Garcia. All we know is that the new Japanese LMP1 racer will be carrying tons of new technologies to counter the likes of Toyota with its Hybrid TS-030 racer.

With Toyota and Audi already in the field, Porsche preparing a LMP1 effort and Nissan joining the year after, the golden era of Le Mans racing is about to come back! Stay tuned for more information..





[News source: Worldcarfans]

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VIDEO: McLaren F1 GTR at Le Mans 95'

Great footage from one of the greatest editions of the 24 hours of le Mans. The crown of the 63rd edition was awarded to the #59 McLaren F1 GTR driven by Yannick Dalmas, Masanori Sekiya and JJ Lehto. Click past the jump to see the video.

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