This weekend Porsche claimed its 18th victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. An edition that will go down in history as one of the most disputed ever.
The Stuttgart brand has just released 15 facts and figures about its participation in the 84th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A very interesting piece of information that allows you to have another idea of the effort that is required of machines and drivers in what is the queen event of world endurance.Did you know that…
Fact 1 - The winning team, Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE) in car #2 completed 384 laps in a total of 5,233.54 kilometres.
Fact 2 - Car #2 (winner) led the race for 51 laps, while car #1 from Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber (AU) led for 52 laps.
Fact 3 - Due to many stages with reduced speed caused by periods with safety car and slow areas, the distance covered in the race was almost 150km less compared to 2015.
Fact 4 - For 327 of the 384 laps, car #2 managed to achieve maximum race pace.
Fact 5 - In total the race saw four periods of safety car (16 laps) and 24 zones marked as slow.
Fact 6 - Car #2 spent a total of 38 minutes and five seconds in the pits for refueling and tire changes. Due to the replacement of the water pump and repairs for the resulting damage, car #1 was in the pits for a total of two hours, 59 minutes and 14 seconds.
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Fact 7 - The average speed of the winning Porsche 919 Hybrid was 216.4 km/h and the top speed of this racing Porsche was 333.9 km/h, reached by Brendon Hartley on lap 50.
Fact 8 - The Porsche 919 Hybrid recovered and used 2.22kWh per lap. If it was a power plant, a family home could get electricity supply for 3 months.
Fact 9 – Car #2 used 11 sets of tires in the race. The first set of tires was wet, all the rest were slick.
Fact 10 - The longest distance covered with a set of tires was 53 laps, with Marc Lieb at the wheel.
Fact 11 - The fastest pit stop for the Porsche team, including a tire and driver change, was 1:22.5 minutes, while the fastest pit stop for refueling was made in 65.2 seconds.
Fact 12 – The gearbox of the winning Porsche was used 22,984 times (gearboxes and reductions) during the 24 hours of the race.
Fact 13 - For the best possible visibility, the prototypes had four layers of protection on the windshield, which were removed whenever necessary.
Fact 14 - 32.11 gigabytes of data from car #2 were transmitted to the pits over the 24 hours.
Fact 15 – After 3 rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship, with double points at Le Mans, Porsche now leads the Championship with 127 points, followed by Audi (95) and Toyota (79). In the drivers' world championship, Dumas/Jani/Lieb scored 94 points and lead with a difference of 39 points. Bernhard/Hartley/Webber are in 19th place with 3.5 points.
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