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The next year, 2017, Tandy and former Audi LMP1 driver André Lotterer joined Jani in place of Dumas and Lieb, and Bamber teamed up with Bernhard and Hartley, replacing the retired Webber. Although Bernhard, Hartley, and Webber had reliability issues in the season's first three races, the trio won four of the six remaining rounds to help Porsche win its second consecutive World Manufacturers' Championship. Consistent performances from the trio won them the 2016 World Endurance Drivers' Championship and the team's second. In 2016 Dumas, Jani, and Lieb won the 6 Hours of Silverstone and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the car after further development. Earl Bamber, Nico Hülkenberg and Nick Tandy won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving a third 919 Hybrid. Bernhard, Hartley, and Webber won four out of eight races to claim the 2015 World Endurance Drivers' Championship and the World Manufacturers' Championship. In 2015, the car was further developed and was categorized into the 8 MJ (2.2 kWh) category. Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, and Marc Lieb won three pole positions and the season-ending 6 Hours of São Paulo as Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber helped the team to finish third in the World Manufacturers' Championship.
Porsche supplied two cars, driven by six drivers, for the season. On 4 March 2014, the 919 Hybrid was shown to the press for the first time during the Geneva Motor Show. In accordance with the 2014 regulations, the vehicle was placed in the 6 MJ (1.7 kWh) class. It has a two-litre (120 cu in) 90-degree V4 mid-mounted mono-turbocharged petrol engine that produces 500 hp (370 kW) and acts as a chassis load-bearing member - and two separate energy-recovery hybrid systems to recover thermal energy from exhaust gases and convert kinetic energy into electrical energy under braking for storage into lithium-ion battery packs. The Porsche 919 Hybrid is a Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) racing car built and used by Porsche in the 2014, 2015, 20 seasons of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Porsche 2.0 L (122 cu in) direct-injected turbocharged V4 engine with lithium-ion battery for energy recovery in mid-mounted longitudinal configuration with 4WD system Independent multi-link pushrod configuration with adjustable shock absorbers Porsche 919 Hybrid The Porsche 919 Hybrid at the IAA 2017Ĭomposite of carbon fibre with honeycomb aluminium core
Le Mans Prototype 1 racing car by Porsche