Five teams, eight vehicles, 24 pilots: Porsche customer teams from Europe and the USA are particularly well represented at the 79th running of the long distance classic in Le Mans on 11/12 June.

At the toughest automobile race in the world they field a total of eight Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the two sports car classes: GTE Pro and GTE Am. All Porsche works drivers compete – including last year’s winning trio, Marc Lieb (Germany), Richard Lietz (Austria) and Wolf Henzler (Germany).

Marco Holzer (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR n°75, ProSpeed Compétition): “To stand on the top of the podium in Le Mans is incomparable. Below you thousands of people are swarming around the race track and cheering. It’s something you never forget. And it was even better that I did it as a rookie in 2010. My goal this year is to repeat this success.”

Patrick Pilet (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR n°76, Imsa Performance Matmut): “We’ll be going all out, but we also want to enjoy the event. The circuit and the atmosphere are unique. For my driver colleagues and the team, our home race in Le Mans is of course the highlight of the season.”

Richard Lietz (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR n°77, Team Felbermayr Proton): “With two Le Mans class wins under your belt of course you don’t mind travelling to the Sarthe. Le Mans for me is something special because you get action all week long. As a driver you can get really close to fans, you’re signing autographs practically non-stop.”

Patrick Long (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR n°80, Flying Lizard Motorsports): “I love the challenges of this circuit, especially the fast, flowing corners. Now that’s great fun in a well set-up 911. I’m particularly looking forward to racing with Joerg this year. And Lucas Luhr fits in well with us. We’re a strong combination.”

Four other Porsches will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours this year, entered by Team Felbermayr Proton (LM GTE Pro, n°88), Flying Lizard Motorsports (LM GTE Am, n°81), Larbre Compétition (LM GTE Am, n°70), and Proton Competition (n°63, LM GTE Am)

(Based upon Porsche press information)

Photo : With a special livery celebrating Porsche's 16 Le Mans wins, the Flying Lizard Motorsports cars will be one of the major attractions of the LM GTE class.