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Porsche Le Mans entry list for 2019
Published: 25th March 2019 By: Glen Smale
Online version: https://www.porscheroadandrace.com/porsche-le-mans-entry-list-for-2019/
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: #92 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, class winners in LMGTE Pro crosses the finishing line
On 21 March, the Le Mans entry list for 2019 was revealed for the 24-hour race which is to be held on 15-16 June. Just as in 2018, no less than ten 911 RSRs will be in action, with the potential for that number swelling to twelve if the two 911s on the Reserve list are moved up into contention as a result of other teams not taking up their places. www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: #77 Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR driven by Christian Ried, Julien Andlauer and Matt Campbell, class winners in LMGTE Am
This year there will again be four 911s in the GTE Pro class with six cars in the GTE Am class, so Porsche enthusiasts are in for a treat again in the summer. The 2018 GTE Pro winners, Christensen/Estre/Vanthoor will once again be driving their #92 Porsche while last year’s second placed trio, Lietz/Bruni/Makowiecki, will be in the #91 car. Winners of the GTE Am class in 2018, Ried/Campbell/Andlauer will likely be piloting the #77 Porsche 911 RSR. www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: #91 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Richard Lietz/Gianmaria Bruni/Frédéric Makowiecki, finished second in the LMGTE Pro class www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: The #93 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Patrick Pilet, Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy finished tens laps down on the winning Porsche in LMGTE Pro www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: The #94 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Timo Bernhard, Sven Müller and Romain Dumas being worked on in the garage during Saturday night. The car did not emerge from the workshop, posting a DNF
2019 Grand Marshal to be Hurley Haywood
Seasoned endurance racing veteran, Hurley Haywood, has agreed to serve as Grand Marshal at the 2019 Super Season finale. The American driver, born on 4 May 1948, has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (1977 – Porsche 936/77, 1983 – Porsche 956 and 1994 – Porsche Dauer 962 Le Mans), and he was also on the podium in 1978 and 1982. Haywood has also won the Rolex 24 at Daytona five times and the 12 Hours of Sebring twice, so the 2019 field will be in safe hands. Among his other duties, the Grand Marshal will also set the pace during the formation lap before the start of the race. www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: #77 Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR driven by Christian Ried, Julien Andlauer and Matt Campbell, class winners in LMGTE Am www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: The #99 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR (LMGTE Am) driven by Patrick Long, Timothy Pappas and Spencer Pumpelly, finished in a fine fourth place in class
The 2019 Le Mans 24 Hour race will bring down the curtain on the WEC Super Season, the first double-season to be held by the organisers in which the Le Mans 24-hour race has featured twice in the same season. www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: The #80 Ebimotors Porsche 911 RSR (LMGTE Am) driven by Fabio Babini, Christina Nielsen and Erik Maris drove a steady race to finish sixth in class
The drivers that have been announced to date in the two GTE classes in 2019 are as follows: 2019 GTE Pro class
No. Team Car Drivers
91 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR Richard Lietz
Gianmaria Bruni www.porscheroadandrace.com
Frédéric Makowiecki
92 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
Laurens Vanthoor
93 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR Patrick Pilet
Earl Bamber
Nick Tandy
94 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR Sven Müller
Mathieu Jaminet
Dennis Olsen www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: #92 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, class winners in LMGTE Pro
2019 GTE Am class
No. Team Car Drivers
56 Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti
77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR Matt Campbell www.porscheroadandrace.com
78 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR Han-Chen Chen
86 Gulf Racing UK Porsche 911 RSR Michael Wainwright
Benjamin Barker
88 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR Satoshi Hoshino
Giorgio Roda
Matteo Cairoli
99 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR Patrick Long www.porscheroadandrace.com
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16/17 June 2018: The #56 Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR (LMGTE Am) was driven by Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Lindsey, and Egidio Perfetti. Brake failure towards the end of the race while lying in fourth place robbed them of a possible podium place
2019 Reserve teams
No. Team Car
80 Ebimotors Porsche 911 RSR
58 Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR
Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: The #86 Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR (LMGTE Am) driven by Michael Wainwright, Ben Barker and Alex Davison had a disappointing result in the race (above & right) www.porscheroadandrace.com
Porsche Road & Race will keep abreast of developments on the Le Mans front, so stay tuned for further news. Of course, the first of the 2019 European WEC races, the 6 Hours of Spa- Francorchamps, takes place on the first weekend in May, so we will also bring you first- hand information from the classic Belgian race in due course.
Written by: Glen Smale Images by: Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale
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