Good chances for Porsche GT Team in the world championship fight

Fast pit stops and a perfect race strategy

Another key to the Porsche pilots’ success this season were the fast pit stops. With clockwork-like precision, the Porsche GT Team gave its drivers a decisive advantage. The team’s race strategies, as well, often turned the odds for top results in its favour against the strong opposition. And the drivers appreciated this support. Richard Lietz: “Our squad has played a major role in getting us this far, and has put us a position to fight for the world championship with our new 911 RSR in its first year.”

Into the night

A distinctive feature about the six-hour race on the Bahrain International Circuit is that it starts in the heat of the afternoon and ends in the darkness and cooler temperatures of the late evening. The 5.407-kilometre racetrack with its 14 corners is located 30 minutes by car to the southwest of the capital Manama. In 2004, the track was purpose-built in the middle of the desert for Formula 1.

Four Porsche works drivers compete

Four Porsche factory pilots and a Porsche Young Professional compete in Bahrain. In the GTE-Pro class, Richard Lietz (Austria) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) share the cockpit of the #91 Porsche 911 RSR. Their team colleagues Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) drive the 911 RSR with the starting number 92. The Porsche Young Professional Matteo Cairoli contests the GTE-Am class in the #77 car fielded by Dempsey Proton Racing. So far this season, the Porsche customer team has netted victories at the Nürburgring and in Mexico.

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