24 Hours of Daytona – Porsche, back to the future!

By winning by 2 seconds after two laps of the clock, Porsche and Penske reconnected the thread of their history with the Florida classic.

Published on 30/01/2024 à 13:15

Valentin GLO

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24 Hours of Daytona – Porsche, back to the future!

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In Daytona, the Stuttgart firm rediscovered the exhilaration of heights that it missed so much. She also reminded the world of motorsport and herself, if necessary, where her place was. On top. Doubt could be allowed in 2023 with a 963 program in its infancy, unable to gain in WEC, more successful in IMSA certainly, but without managing to achieve a prestigious success, worthy of the great history of Porsche. The one that is written with a capital H.

This had to be remedied and it was done by winning the most prestigious American endurance race, on a continent where the manufacturer has always been keen to shine. By imposing itself on the double Florida clock tower, it is its own mythology that

Valentin GLO

Journalist. Endurance reporter (WEC, IMSA, ELMS, ALMS) and sometimes F1 or IndyCar.

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