Double victory for Porsche, after five years, pushing down their rivals within the Volkswagen Group, from the top of the podium in Formula 1 with Force India racer Nico Hulkenberg was driving the No.19 Porsche alongside Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber, which took lead before nightfall and held it for the remainder of the event.
Porsche's history is one of the most important at Le Mans 24-hour Race,17th victory in motor sport competition for Porsche, after five years for the first time they managed to deprive the first place to the Audi. Porsche returned to the LMP1 class last year, taking on the might of Audi, which has won every other Le Mans 24 Hours this decade, and Toyota, which is the reigning WEC champion.
Maybe we should go back to a time when Formula 1 drivers drive in multiple forms of Motorsport also if Sportscars can have successful Hybrid engines why is F1 such a shambles - another good side might be to entice Audi/Porsche into Formula1 if there were multi discipline drivers, Nico Hulkenberg said he had not anticipated winning at Le Mans on his first attempt.
The French Le Mans 24-hour Race
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (In French: 24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest and prestigious active sports car race in high endurance racing, held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, France. It is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and is often called the "Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency" Race in the World