Porsche confirms four-car 2019 factory Le Mans effort

Porsche has confirme🐟d it will defend it🥀s GTE-Pro class title at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a four-car factory effort in 2019.

Porsche took a dominant one-two finish in class at the Circuit de la Sarthe earlier this year, led by Michael Christensen, Kevin Estre and Laure🍷ns Vanthoor in the #92 Porsche 911 RSR that was decked out in the classic 'pink pig' livery for the event.

Porsche confirms four-car 2019 factory Le Mans effort

Po🍸rsche has confirmed it will defend its✃ GTE-Pro class title at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a four-car factory effort in 2019.

Porsche took a dominant one-two finish in class at the Circuit de la Sarthe earlier this year, led by Michael Christensen, Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor in the #92 Porsche 911 RSR that was decked out in the classꦬic 'pink pig' 🐠livery for the event.

Porsche confirmed at its Night of Champions event in Stuttgart that it will maintain its continge🧸nt of four Porsche 911 RSR entries for Le Mans in 2019, with full-season FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Christensen and Estre set to be joined by Vanthoor once again for the race.

The #91 Porsche will also feature an unchanged line-up of Richard Lietz, Gianmaria Bruni and Frederic Makowiecki, as will the #93 Porsche 💧comprising Patrick Pilet and 2017 Le Mans victors Earl Bamber and Nick Tꦆandy.

Sven Muller is the only d💯river retained in the #94 Porsche from Le Mans this y꧒ear. He will be joined by Porsche juniors Mathieu Jaminet and Dennis Olsen, who replace Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard.

Porsche confirms four-car 2019 factory Le Mans effort

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I💎t was also confirmed on Saturday that Fritz Enzinger will assume the overall head of motorsport roꦰle at Porsche from January 1, overseeing its Formula E and GT factory racing efforts.

Enzinger assumes the role previ🐼ously filled by Andres Seidl, who suddenly exited Porsche earlier this year ahead of an anticipated move to a Formula 1 team.

Porsche will make i🌄ts Formula E debut in late 2019, joiningဣ the grid for the electric championship's sixth season.

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