The Porsche Penske Motorsport LMDh prototype has completed its Barcelona test, and revealed more of its secrets -
made the decision to enter its contender in the LMDh class, which makes its racer eligible to race in both global WEC and American IMSA championships. The team will be a fully factory-supported effort, with Porsche’s motorsport division still in the process of assessing possible customer racing opportunities in addition to the main racing team.
Unlike Audi, Porsche remains committed to Formula E, for now, and sees its involvement in the LMDh class as an opportunity to apply its plug-in hybrid development from both its roadcars and LMP1 projects into the new racer.Porsche’s racer, as with all LMDh cars, will run a spec LMP2-based chassis from one of four global suppliers as per the regulations, but run a bespoke powertrain and bodywork.
’We were spoiled for choice with the engine for our LMDh prototype, because the product range offers several promising baseline units,’ explains Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President Porsche Motorsport. ‘We decided on the V8-biturbo, which we feel offers the best combination of performance characteristics, weight and costs. The kick-off to the active test programme was an important step for the project.
Regulations stipulate a peak power of between 643bhp and 697bhp, a range of which allows adjustments to be made within the Balance of Performance parameters to ensure parity between all LMDh and LMh racers. All powertrains are limited to 10,000rpm, and weigh a minimum of 180kg, including the air supply, exhaust system and peripheral cooling components. There will also be a limit of one specific aero package for the whole racing calendar.
So Porsche is back in alongside Audi, and Peugeot’s striking wingless 9X8 is also on its way, meanwhile the Hypercar Class has
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