Porsche 919 and Porsche 919 Evo, Stuttgart, 2018

Pictures: Webber and Lieb take Porsche’s 919 for its final drive

World Endurance Championship

Posted on

| Written by

Mark Webber and Marc Lieb took Porsche’s three-times Le Mans 24 Hour-winning Porsche 919 for a final drive to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, where they will now be displayed.

Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free

Lieb drove the World Endurance Championship-winning model while Webber was at the wheel of the extreme 1,160bhp ‘Evo’ version which Timo Bernhard used to smash the track record for the Nurburgring Nordschleife in June.

“It was kind of crazy but fun to handle the beast in public traffic in Germany,” said Webber. “It’s typical of Porsche to try to manage something cool like this.

“The 919 and the years in the FIA World Endurance Championship mean a lot to me. It was an honour to bring the 919 Evo home now.”

Porsche campaigned developments of the 919 in the WEC between 2014 and 2017. In the latter three seasons the team achieved sweeps of the Le Mans 24 Hours and the WEC constructors’ championship, while its drivers scooped all three drivers’ titles.

Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free

Pictures

Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free

View more Pictures

Author information

Keith Collantine
Lifelong motor sport fan Keith set up RaceFans in 2005 - when it was originally called F1 Fanatic. Having previously worked as a motoring...

Got a potential story, tip or enquiry? Find out more about RaceFans and contact us here.

2 comments on “Pictures: Webber and Lieb take Porsche’s 919 for its final drive”

  1. Profile Photo

    Robbie (@robbie)
    26th October 2018, 13:28

    Lol imagine seeing those coming at you in your rear view mirror.

    1. Profile Photo

      Nick (@notacop)
      26th October 2018, 14:21

      Persuade them into racing at the traffic light?

Comments are closed.