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Formula 1 pilot Mark Webber to contest Le Mans for Porsche World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours
Australian Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has signed a multi-year contract with
The 36-year-old Australian has already raced at Le Mans twice. In 1998 he finished runner-up in the FIA GT Championship at the wheel of a sports prototype. Over the course of his Formula 1 career from 2002 until today, Webber has achieved 36 podium places, nine race victories and has started from pole position 11 times.
“It’s an honour for me to join
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“I’m very much looking forward to this new challenge after my time in Formula 1.
“I’m very pleased to have secured Mark Webber for our LMP1 project as one of the best and most successful Formula 1 pilots of our time,” says Wolfgang Hatz, Board Member for Research and Development at
“I learned to appreciate Mark’s qualities when we were both involved in Formula 1,” says Fritz Enzinger, Head of LMP1 at
Competing in the new LMP1 car alongside Mark Webber are the two long-standing
Bernhard and Dumas already joined forces in 2010 to bring home overall victory from the Le Mans 24 hour race. In the years 2007 and 2008, they secured the American Le Mans Series title at the wheel of the RS Spyder LMP2 sports prototype. Neel Jani has contested the LMP1 class since 2010.
27/6/2013