Porsche 919 Hybrid

Porsche 919 Hybrid

A Porsche 919 Hybrid at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
Category	LMP1-H
Constructor	Porsche AG
Predecessor	Porsche RS Spyder
Technical specifications
Chassis	Composite of carbon fibre with honeycomb aluminium core
Suspension (front)	Independent multi-link pushrod configuration with adjustable shock absorbers
Suspension (rear)	Same as front
Length	4,650 mm (183 in)
Width	1,900 mm (75 in)
Height	1,050 mm (41 in)
Engine	Porsche 2.0 L (2,000 cc) direct-injected turbocharged V4 engine with lithium-ion battery for energy recovery in mid-mounted longitudinal configuration
Transmission	Porsche seven-speed hydraulically-activated sequential gearbox with rear-lock differential
Weight	875 kg (1,929 lb) (before driver or fuel)
Fuel	Esso
Lubricants	Mobil 1
Competition history
Notable entrants	Porsche Team
Notable drivers	Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Brendon Hartley Nico Hülkenberg Neel Jani Marc Lieb Mark Webber Nick Tandy
Debut	2014 6 Hours of Silverstone
Races Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps 21 11 24 11 4
Constructors' Championships	2 (2015 FIA WEC), (2016 FIA WEC)
Drivers' Championships	2 (2015 FIA WEC), (2016 FIA WEC)

The Porsche 919 Hybrid is a sports-prototype racing car constructed by the German car manufacturer Porsche for use in the Le Mans Prototype 1-Hybrid (LMP1-H) category of the FIA World Endurance Championship for factory-supported hybrid-powered cars. It is the first sports-prototype built by Porsche since the RS Spyder, the first sports-prototype built by Porsche to compete in a top category of sportscar racing since the Porsche 911 GT1-98 and Porsche LMP1-98 and the first sports-prototype to be raced by Porsche as a racing team since the Porsche 911 GT1-98 and Porsche LMP1-98. It utilises a 2.0 L four-cylinder turbocharged engine with a battery-based hybrid system. The car made its competitive debut at the 2014 6 Hours of Silverstone, the opening round of the 2014 season.

The 919 nomenclature is a reference to the successful Porsche 917 race car of the 1970s, and the Porsche 918 street car that debuted in 2013.

Porsche made an initial announcement of the new program on 11 June 2012, with Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas named as the initial development and race drivers of the car. Exactly one year after its announcement, the first test chassis completed its initial rollout. The 919 utilizes a 2-litre V4 turbocharged gasoline engine with direct injection and two energy recuperation systems, with new signing, Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber, testing the car at Algarve in Portugal. The first public showing of the car was on 14 December 2013. The 919 uses a Lithium-ion battery hybrid system, and can store up to 6 MJ of energy (1.7 kWh) per lap of Le Mans. The car will also have an exhaust-energy recovery system that runs through a turbine in the exhaust.

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