What future for Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb?

Romain Dumas says it himself: “I’m a man of challenges and there will be a new one soon. » The Alésien is a jack of all trades. As proof, he has just finished 9th in the Rally du Var last weekend (see pages 62 to 65. Editor’s note). But his next big challenge is Dakar, at the wheel of a Peugeot 3008 DKR.

Il est annoncé qu’il restera, par ailleurs, dans la maison Porsche, sans que ses activités n’aient été précisées. Curieux. “We have made history many times, He says. At Spa, on the Nordschleife, and of course at Sebring with the RS Spyder. Win the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Porsche was a dream for me. I am proud of what we have accomplished together over so many years. » There is something.

Marc Lieb, for his part, affirms that he “always imagined that the LM P1 program would be (his) last as a factory driver. And I managed to ensure that my future career, outside of a racing car, was at Porsche. » Next year, he should lend a hand to customer teams behind the wheel of the GT3 R.

Discover our return on the ouster of Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb from Porsche's LM P1 program, in AUTO issue 2091hebdo, available now in digital version and on newsstands.