Porsche takes first prototype victory at Petit Le Mans
Archive photograph: Porsche Penske Motorsport’s No. 6 963 during practice at Watkins Glen, 23 June 2023. Archive photo. · 2023-06-23Archive photo · 2023-06-23 · SmackJam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP by GPBeat; full frame retained.
Porsche won Petit Le Mans on 3 October with Penske’s No. 6 car, driven by Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Matt Campbell. It was the marque’s first overall victory in this race with a prototype, following its GT-car overall win in 2015.
Porsche won Petit Le Mans on 3 October with Penske’s No. 6 car, driven by Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Matt Campbell. It was the marque’s first overall victory in this race with a prototype, following its GT-car overall win in 2015.
The provisional classification puts the winning margin over Sheldon van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Robin Frijns’ BMW at 1.205 seconds. The No. 40 Cadillac completed the podium. Jack Aitken secured the GTP drivers’ championship by starting the season finale.
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