The driver crews are set: Porsche goes trophy hunting in the GTE-Pro class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in mid-June with 12 drivers.
Four Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) will be driven by successful Porsche works drivers and Young Professionals. Lining up on the grid are the current WEC world drivers’ champions Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) as well as the IMSA champions Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium).
Richard Lietz (Austria), the two Frenchmen Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and the Italian Gianmaria Bruni have also stood at the top of the podium at classics like Le Mans, the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, the Ardennes marathon at Spa-Francorchamps and the prestigious races at Daytona and Sebring (USA).
Young, ambitious drivers such as the Frenchmen Julien Andlauer and Mathieu Jaminet as well as Matt Campbell (Australia) round off the top-notch driver line-up with which Porsche tackles the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Continuity in the driver line-up
Porsche relies on continuity in its bid for Le Mans victory. The two WEC vehicles will line up on the Le Mans grid with the same crew for the third time in a row. Gianmaria Bruni, Richard Lietz and Frédéric Makowiecki once again share the cockpit of the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR, with Kévin Estre, Michael Christensen and Laurens Vanthoor driving the 2018 winning car with the starting number 92.
The crews in the two Porsche 911 RSR that usually contest the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship have been reshuffled. Joining Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy in the ca. 515-hp nine-eleven (#93) is Matt Campbell, who contests his first season as a Porsche works driver.
The seasoned racer Patrick Pilet joins forces with his young compatriots Julien Andlauer and Mathieu Jaminet to form an all-French driver trio in the No. 94 vehicle.
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