FIA WEC: Porsche sweeps Six Hours of Nurburgring - FOXSports.com
Despite the two-month-plus break since Le Mans, Porsche picked up where it left off from the 24-hour endurance classic by claiming a 1-2 finish on home soil in Sunday’s Six Hours of Nürburgring, while also sweeping the GTE-Pro class. Mark Webber cruised to a dominant one-lap win in the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, following a near-flawless run for the No. 17 Porsche 919 Hybrid. While the sister pole-sitting entry of Neel Jani led from the start, Brendon Hartley took over the lead in the second hour when the No. 18 entry was hit with the first of three penalties for exceeding fuel consumption. It marked all three drivers’ first overall wins in WEC competition, while the German manufacturer’s first LMP1/GTE-Pro sweep as well. For Webber, the win comes at the same track where the Australian scored his first career F1 victory in 2009. Despite losing significant ground after serving nearly three minutes of penalties for exceeding fuel consumption, the No. 18 Porsche of... Source: www.foxsports.com
