The 24 Hours of Le Mans were unique again this year. The hottest temperatures in years increased the strain on drivers and equipment and the retirement rate was unusually high. Toyota had the better speed, but lost two of the three cars within 30 minutes during the night, while the third Toyota was in the pits for a long time. So it seemed that the way to victory was clear for the Porsche with start number 1, but late on Sunday morning, the technology put a spanner in the works. Surprisingly, victory went to the number 2 Porsche, despite an unscheduled pit stop of one hour on Saturday evening. Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber, however, did not give up and drove home the 19th overall victory for Porsche at the Sarthe. In the LMGTE-Pro class, the new 911 RSR with mid-engine started for the first time and just missed the podium at its Le Mans debut. In the LMGTE-Am class, the Dempsey-Proton team provided the best Porsche result. This book documents in words and pictures the appearance of all Porsche teams at Le Mans, from the presentation of the cars to the test day, the technical scrutineering, the free practice and the timed practice sessions, the warm-up and the race. The events off the track, such as the photo session with last year's winners, the press conference and the drivers' parade are also covered.

• 192 pages
• approx. 500 colour photos
• Format 235 x 315 mm
• German, English and French text
• detailed statistics on the race
• hardback, hardcover