Porsche Junioren
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The Porsche Junioren are a team of young racing drivers, employed by Porsche
and driving for various private teams, as Porsche officially retired from factory racing after winning the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans
overall with the Porsche 911 GT1
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Porsche supports its customer teams not only with race cars, but also voluntarily with talented young race drivers, who drive in many race series worldwide and furthermore support the advancement of the race cars.
Porsche gives its works drivers room for improvement and advancement with contracts lasting for several years. To be a Porsche works driver means to have a full-time job, participating in up to 25 races a year, among them many endurance races, and often in different race car models.
The eleven drivers are:
Emmanuel Collard
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Prospeed Competition in FIA GT and Penske Porsche RS Spyder in ALMS) Romain Dumas
(Penske Porsche RS Spyder driver in ALMS) Patrick Pilet
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Flying Lizard in ALMS) Timo Bernhard
(overall winner 2003 24 Hours of Daytona
Penske Porsche RS Spyder driver in ALMS) Marc Lieb (911 GT3 RSR Team Felbermayr-Proton in LMS) Sascha Maassen
(Penske Porsche RS Spyder driver in ALMS) Wolf Henzler
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Flying Lizard in ALMS) Joerg Bergmeister (911 GT3 RSR driver for Flying Lizard in ALMS) Richard Lietz
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Flying Lizard in ALMS) Richard Westbrook
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Prospeed Competition in FIA GT and Farnbacher Loles in ALMS) Patrick Long
(Penske Porsche RS Spyder driver in ALMS)
} Jan Seyffarth
} Lance David Arnold
In 2005, Porsche has resumed a factory effort, with the Porsche RS Spyder
that is raced in the American Le Mans by Penske Racing
.
was won by Lucas Luhr
/ Timo Bernhard
/ Mike Rockenfeller
and Marcel Tiemann
on a Porsche 911 GT3
-MR.
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
and driving for various private teams, as Porsche officially retired from factory racing after winning the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans
1998 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 66th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 6 and 7 1998.-Race:1998 saw a significant increase in manufacturer involvement. Porsche and Mercedes-Benz remained, with upgraded cars in both GT1 and LMP. Toyota sent three of their new, extremely fast...
overall with the Porsche 911 GT1
Porsche 911 GT1
The Porsche 911 GT1 was a car designed for competition in the GT1 class of sportscar racing, which also required a street legal version for homologation purposes...
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Porsche supports its customer teams not only with race cars, but also voluntarily with talented young race drivers, who drive in many race series worldwide and furthermore support the advancement of the race cars.
Porsche gives its works drivers room for improvement and advancement with contracts lasting for several years. To be a Porsche works driver means to have a full-time job, participating in up to 25 races a year, among them many endurance races, and often in different race car models.
The eleven drivers are:
Emmanuel Collard
Emmanuel Collard
Emmanuel Collard is a French racing driver. He is a member of the Porsche Junioren factory team, but drives also for other marques....
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Prospeed Competition in FIA GT and Penske Porsche RS Spyder in ALMS) Romain Dumas
Romain Dumas
Romain Dumas is a French racing driver.Dumas started karting in 1992, in 1996 he competed in the French Formula Renault Championship. In 1998, he joined the French Formula 3 Championship....
(Penske Porsche RS Spyder driver in ALMS) Patrick Pilet
Patrick Pilet
Patrick Pilet is a French racing driver. He has competed in major sports car endurance races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Spa, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans....
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Flying Lizard in ALMS) Timo Bernhard
Timo Bernhard
Timo Bernhard is a sports car racer. He is currently a Porsche factory driver, but has been seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010...
(overall winner 2003 24 Hours of Daytona
24 Hours of Daytona
The 24 Hours of Daytona, currently known as the Rolex 24 Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on a combined road course, utilizing portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield...
Penske Porsche RS Spyder driver in ALMS) Marc Lieb (911 GT3 RSR Team Felbermayr-Proton in LMS) Sascha Maassen
Sascha Maassen
Sascha Maassen, born September 28, 1969, in Aachen, Germany) is a veteran sports car driver. He is currently a Porsche factory driver, and drives the #6 Porsche RS Spyder for Penske Racing in the American Le Mans Series.-Early career:...
(Penske Porsche RS Spyder driver in ALMS) Wolf Henzler
Wolf Henzler
Wolf Henzler is a German racing driver known for his success with Porsches. He began racing in 1991 with a win in the German Junior Kart championship...
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Flying Lizard in ALMS) Joerg Bergmeister (911 GT3 RSR driver for Flying Lizard in ALMS) Richard Lietz
Richard Lietz
Richard Lietz is an Austrian racing driver. He has competed in such series as American Le Mans Series, Formula 3 Euro Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series. He is also a multiple race-winner in Porsche Supercup. Lietz was overall series champion in the 2007 International GT Open season with Swiss...
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Flying Lizard in ALMS) Richard Westbrook
Richard Westbrook
Richard Westbrook is an English racing driver from Islington in London notable for his success in racing Porsche cars. As a boy he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich...
(911 GT3 RSR driver for Prospeed Competition in FIA GT and Farnbacher Loles in ALMS) Patrick Long
Patrick Long
Patrick Long is a professional race car driver. He is a Porsche works driver since 2003, with whom he has earned grand touring class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans endurance races, plus three American Le Mans Series GT2 drivers...
(Penske Porsche RS Spyder driver in ALMS)
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junior drivers in Porsche SupercupPorsche SupercupThe Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is the international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship organized by Porsche AG....
} Jan Seyffarth
Jan Seyffarth
Jan Seyffarth is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as the FIA GT3 European Championship, Rolex Sports Car Series and Porsche Supercup.-External links:* *...
} Lance David Arnold
Lance David Arnold
Lance David Arnold is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Rolex Sports Car Series and Porsche Supercup, as well as the 2009 24 Hours of Nürburgring....
In 2005, Porsche has resumed a factory effort, with the Porsche RS Spyder
Porsche RS Spyder
The RS Spyder is a racing car designed by Porsche to compete in Le Mans Prototype Class 2 racing. The car takes its name from the legendary 550 Spyder of the 1950s...
that is raced in the American Le Mans by Penske Racing
Penske Racing
Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, and Formula One. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
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Results
The 2006 24 Hours Nürburgring24 Hours Nürburgring
The 24 Hours Nürburgring is a touring car and GT endurance racing event on the Nürburgring Nordschleife . With a lap length of over , it allows the participation of more than 200 cars, and over 700 drivers.-Overview:...
was won by Lucas Luhr
Lucas Luhr
Lucas Luhr is a German race car driver, currently contracted by Audi.-Early career:Luhr began his career in karts in 1989. Throughout the early 1990s, he won several local and national karting trophies...
/ Timo Bernhard
Timo Bernhard
Timo Bernhard is a sports car racer. He is currently a Porsche factory driver, but has been seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010...
/ Mike Rockenfeller
Mike Rockenfeller
Mike Rockenfeller , nicknamed "Rocky", is a German race car driver, currently an Audi factory driver competing in the Le Mans Series and DTM.-Career:...
and Marcel Tiemann
Marcel Tiemann
Marcel Tiemann is a race driver from Germany. He is best known for being a five-time winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring race....
on a Porsche 911 GT3
Porsche 911 GT3
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS...
-MR.