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“This win was missing from our list of huge successes with the RS Spyder. This achievement today was only possible because of Penske Racing’s impeccable performance over the twelve hours.”
Hartmut Kristen, Porsche’s Head of Motorsport.
At the end of a full bounces race, Porsche precedes Audi and Peugeot however favorites. For the winners, this success is one of most important of their career.
“I can hardly believe that we beat the faster LMP1 cars. This success is easy to explain. Of all the teams, we made the least mistakes and were the most consistent drivers. I have to say thank you to Team Penske because they did a great job. The strategy was really good and we had no problem with the RS Spyder. We were a perfect trio today and it was very important that the whole package was working.”
Timo Bernhard (Porsche RS Spyder #7)
"That was one of the hardest and most wonderful races of my life. To win here you have to drive at the absolute limit. We were on the lead lap late and thinking ‘Why not win?'. The Acuras are very strong, just like they were a few weeks ago. Their car was very quick and we saw that again. Today was something special. I think we will have a great championship. Today was just exceptional and I think the season will be. It will be very difficult to win so many races overall (as last year). I'm quite sure about that.”
Romain Dumas (Porsche RS Spyder #7)
“Our objective was to win our class. That we won overall makes me ecstatic. The key today is that we ran without a problem - gearbox, engine and race strategy. That's why we won this race.”
Emmanuel Collard (Porsche RS Spyder #7)
For the launch of its 10th season, the American Mans Series could not expect such a beautiful beginning. At the end of the 12 hours, the four first cars of the classification are in the same turn, a record... since the creation of the race. Extremely strengthen by this triumph, Porsche will want undoubtedly to create a new exploit. Why not during the 24 Hours of Mans...