Porsche pilots tested the hybrids which will take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Tests were conducted in France at the Paul Ricard circuit. It was reported by motor.ru that the trials had to be stopped several times due to technical failures. However, there is nothing to worry about as the purpose of this event was to discover all weak points. The cars covered the distance of 4,700 km during three days of trials. Tests also included pit stop practices and night running.
All six team pilots took part in the tests — Mark Webber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley will be driving car number 20 while car number 14 will be driven by Marc Lieb, Neel Jani and Romain Dumas.
Let us remind that cars developed by Porsche for the 24 Hour of Le Mans race are fitted with a hybrid powertrain comprising the 2-litre V4 turbocharged engine with direct injection. It also features an electric motor which is mounted on the front axle, a lithium-ion battery pack and two energy recovery systems — KERS and ERS.
It appears that the tests were effective and we will be able to find out whether the engineers were able to draw the right conclusions on April 20th at the 6 Hours of Silverstone race.
