Porsche Offers Official WEC Car

Last year, in 2017, Porsche announced its withdrawal from the WEC World Endurance Championship, but now Porsche has announced that it has become an official car supplier to the WEC under a three-year contract from 2018 to 2020.And the safety car that will be deployed is a 911 Turbo!

Since 2012, the Audi R8 has been used as the safety car, but after Audi's contract expired in 2017, Porsche was chosen to use the car.

Image credit:.Porsche Announces Provision of Official Cars for WEC/Le Mans. The new SC is the "911 Turbo

Is the safety car the most prominent feature of the race?

Last year, when I went to the WEC held at Fuji Speedway, the safety car was the most conspicuous of all the cars. Well, the race at that time was unusual in that the race was red-flagged once due to thick fog caused by bad weather, and the race was restarted three times with the safety car leading the way. The safety car played a more active role in the race than usual, so maybe it was too much.

Image credit:.2017 WEC World Endurance Championship Round 7 Fuji 6hours Endurance Race__Final_1

I was watching the race from the lounge, and every time the race was interrupted, a group of people next to me, who looked like a group of motor journalists, would stop the race.

The R8 really stands out in this year's WEC, and it's a great advertisement for Audi!

He laughed. In fact, WEC CEO Gérard Nueve has said that he considers the safety car to be part of the "show".

Is the medical car a Panamera?

When it was announced last year that Porsche would be withdrawing from the WEC, there was a lot of news about "disappointment among Porsche fans" and "a tremor in the industry", but now that Porsche has become an official WEC car supplier, many people may be able to enjoy watching the WEC.

In addition, theIn addition to the two safety cars shown to the public, a total of 16 support cars, including medical cars, will be supplied to the series.
By the way, the medical car at last year's WEC was a Panamera, so I was very excited and took a lot of pictures (see this ↓).

to her husbandNo one is taking pictures of the medical car. What are you really doing here?I wonder if the Panamera will be used again this time. As a fan, I am very much looking forward to it.