8 Toyota with less than two minutes left in qualifying; the No. The Evo version of the Porsche 919 Hybrid is based on the car that took outright victory at the Le Mans 24-Hours and won the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2015, 2016 and 2017. 7 Audi for the lead until Jani made an unscheduled pit stop to replace a puncture, finishing 47 seconds behind in second. Dumas, Jani and Lieb beat the mechanically-impaired Audi cars in a mid-race battle for the No. 2 car in second, and Hartley and Webber's No. [n 1][81][82] Competing with the 919 Hybrid, Porsche scored 193 points to finish third in the World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship. [31] On 12 June 2013, Bernhard drove the 919 Hybrid in a one-day private test session under a camouflage livery at Porsche's Weissach test track. Porsche's engineers cut the weight of the carbon fiber and aluminum car by 86 pounds, to 1872 pounds, by dropping useless frills like the windshield wipers, lights, air conditioner, electronic race controls, and the pneumatic jack. By removing air conditioning, windscreen wipers, headlights and other electrical devices, the car's weight was reduced by 39 kg (86 lb); it weighed at 849 kg (1,872 lb) dry and 888 kg (1,958 lb) with driver ballast. 7 Audi passed Jani. 1 car's dive plane against the rear of Buemi's Toyota in the first hour; although it slowed the car, its crew finished the rain-shortened event in third while the No. [127] The No. [135] It entered the season-ending 6 Hours of Bahrain 17-points ahead of Toyota's No. 1 car in second while a handling imbalance left Jani and Dumas's No. (For more information about the legend, click here. [124], Webber and Bernhard qualified ahead of Jani and Lieb at the 6 Hours of Nürburgring; they started third and fourth, respectively. It even beat the all-time track record, set by Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, by 0.783 seconds. 6 team, needing to finish at least fifth if the latter squad finished first to earn Porsche's second consecutive World Drivers' Championship. [36] Within the kinetic energy recovery system, the electric motor on the front axle, the power electronics and a new generation of lithium-ion battery cells in the in-house designed car battery were optimised to produce more horsepower. 19 vehicle starting second and Jani and Lieb's No. These upgrades consist of the inclusion of an active drag-reduction system, an enlarged rear wing, a wider front diffuser and fixed-height side skirts. Races in italics indicate the fastest lap. [32], On 4 March 2014, the car was officially revealed at a press conference during the Geneva Motor Show. [36] This included a major redesign of the front of the 919 Hybrid with wider arches for the front wheels to make it less aerodynamically sensitive from small bits of discarded rubber from the track surface. 2 car battled Toyota for the win. [99] Although Jani lacked hybrid boost on his first lap, he and Lieb won the pole position for the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas while Hartley and Bernhard took second. As the amount of recovered energy that could be used was increased from 6.37 MJ (1.77 kWh) for Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to 8.49 MJ (2.36 kWh), the output of the electric motors was increased from 400 to 440 PS (294 to 324 kW; 395 to 434 hp). [65] The No. [116] At the season-opening 6 Hours of Silverstone, Hartley and Webber's No. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. 1 car in its first pole position of 2017 at the 6 Hours of Mexico. Hydraulics. After 2017, the 919 Hybrid project was discontinued to allow Porsche to enter Formula E and an evolution of the car called the 919 Evo, which was demonstrated in 2018. Consistent performances from the trio won them the 2016 World Endurance Drivers' Championship and the team's second. Jani and later Lieb battled Tréluyer's No. Bamber, Bernhard, and Hartley recovered from a 13-lap deficit to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans and three more races for Porsche's third consecutive World Drivers' and Manufacturers' Championships at the season's penultimate round, the 2017 6 Hours of Shanghai. [24] Two months later, Neel Jani was drafted from the Rebellion Racing team on a multi-year contract,[25] and Red Bull Racing Formula One driver Mark Webber, whose last experience in sports car racing was the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans for AMG-Mercedes, joined the team two days later. 2 Porsche was delayed for 65 minutes and 19 laps because of a front MGU replacement. [141], After the 2016 season, Lieb and Dumas were dropped from the team, and Webber retired from motor racing. 14 Porsche won the race while the No. [40] Porsche used three liveries for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 919 Hybrid Evo is powered by a 2,000 cc V4 turbocharged petrol engine developing 720 hp, and a 440 hp MGU (Motor-Generator Unit) mounted at the front axle, forming a total system output of 1,160 hp. [36] Porsche changed the car's centralised exhaust system to a twin exhaust-pipe layout arranged symmetrically to the axis for improved output and more efficient aerodynamics. The front fenders are a bit more angled toward the back, yet another feature that reduces drag. Ad Choices, Porsche's Rule-Obliterating 919 Hybrid Evo Outraces F1's Fastest Cars. 17 car's second successive win. [2] Two months later, Porsche publicly announced the plans and stated that the car would debut in 2014. [11][21] It temporarily made the car four-wheel drive as the electric motor directed an extra 400 hp (300 kW) to the front wheels for a total of 1,000 hp (750 kW). 1 car took the lead when the No. 14 car with Jani and Lieb while Bernhard was paired with Webber and Hartley in the No. 2 car in sixth. Die Hardware des Antriebsstrangs blieb unangetastet. Porsche works driver Neel Jani lapped the 7.004 kilometre long Belgian Grand Prix Circuit in the Ardennes mountains in 1:41.770 minutes. [34] The team stayed at the track for the official two-day pre-season test. 1 car qualified in third and Dumas and Jani's No. 1 car. [21] Under acceleration, the front generator operated as a single electric motor to run the front wheels via a differential with electricity upfront and petrol at the rear. 19 Porsche in third as the team's other two cars did not improve their lap times in the following two sessions. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR. 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