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Porsche to return to Le Mans 24 Hours with new LMP1 car in 2014 - Le Mans news - AUTOSPORT.com
AUTO RACING - LE MANS: Porsche Confirms Factory LMP1 For 2014
Excerpt from the Autosport article:
Porsche will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours with a full factory LMP1 prototype in 2014, the Stuttgart-based sportscar manufacturer has announced.
As the event's most successful manufacturer, the company has not been represented in a works capacity in the top class at Le Mans since 1998 when Porsche claimed the last of its 16 outright victories with Allan McNish, Stephane Ortelli and Laurent Aiello in the 911 GT1.
It has retained a strong presence in the GT class since then, however.
President of the Executive Board at Porsche AG, Matthias Muller, said the company had always intended to return to Le Mans as a factory team and had been waiting for the right time to announce its intentions.
"Motorsport was always an essential part of the Porsche brand," emphasises Matthias Müller, President. "So for us it was only a matter of time before we returned as a factory to the top league of racing.
"Porsche's successes in Le Mans are unrivalled. We want to follow up on this with the 17th outright victory."