The technical regulations for the 2017 FIA WEC World Endurance Championship introduce further limitations in terms of the dimensions of some body components that affect aerodynamics. We will face up to them with a meticulously enhanced Porsche 919 Hybrid and a team of six first-class drivers.” Toyota is set to be a very strong contender in the top-tier LMP1 category for the 2017 season. This 24-hour race pushes both men and machine to their absolute limits. At four times the duration of the other races, Le Mans forms the pinnacle of the series. Reliability is the basic requirement six hours of navigating around the many cars in the different categories, each driving at different speeds, makes each race unpredictable – and ultimately it is often only seconds that separate the winner from the rest of the field. Porsche aims for a hat-trick with it: Target is to win the Le Mans 24-hours race (June 17/18) as well as the FIA World Endurance Championship titles for Manufacturers and Drivers respectively for the third consecutive time after 20.įritz Enzinger, Vice President LMP, faces the season with a great deal of respect: “Each and every one of the nine endurance races presents a challenge. The Le Mans prototype, that delivers a system output of around 900 PS (662 kW), was comprehensively reworked.

Le mans prototype 1