{"id":14072,"date":"2020-06-13T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T05:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/four-porsche-in-front-at-the-final-qualifying-for-the-virtual-le-mans-race\/"},"modified":"2021-08-25T14:38:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T12:38:41","slug":"four-porsche-in-front-at-the-final-qualifying-for-the-virtual-le-mans-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/four-porsche-in-front-at-the-final-qualifying-for-the-virtual-le-mans-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Porsche in front at the final qualifying for the virtual Le Mans race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">The Porsche Esports Team takes up the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans tomorrow from pole position in the GTE-class. After today\u2019s 20-minute qualifying session, four 911 RSR cars locked out the first four grid spots, with a total of six Porsche placed in the top ten. Joshua Rogers clocked the best time on the 13.626-kilometre Circuit des 24 Heures in 3:46.550 minutes. The Australian topped the time charts in all three sectors, albeit not in the same lap. Nevertheless, the 20-year-old driving the No. 93 RSR relegated his American teammate Mitchell deJong to second place by 0.632 seconds. The second grid row is occupied by the No. 88 Porsche campaigned by Dempsey-Proton Racing driven by Kevin van Dooren from the Netherlands, and the Frenchman Jeremy Bouteloup in the factory squad\u2019s third 911 RSR. David Williams rounds off the result for Porsche with sixth place in the No. 94 car. <\/p>\n<p>The virtual 24 Hour of Le Mans gets underway tomorrow (Saturday, 13 June) at 3pm. Each of the four 911 RSR fielded by the Porsche Esports Team is shared by two professional sim racers and two works driver, including the three overall winners of the real long-distance classic, Neel Jani (CH), Andr\u00e9 Lotterer (D) and Nick Tandy (GB). <\/p><div class=\"autoestrada-nel-contenuto autoestrada-entity-placement\" id=\"autoestrada-3552874816\" style=\"position: relative;padding: 30px;border: 2px solid red;margin: 25px auto 35px;text-align: center;width: fit-content;\"><div class=\"autoestrada-adlabel\">Advertising<\/div><div id=\"autoestrada-2132205766\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/impfr.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(25346028)a(2263928)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\r\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=289682&a=2263928&g=25346028\" target=\"_BLANK\"><img src=\"'+uri+'\" border=0><\\\/a>');\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com --><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Motorsport fans can follow the race as a live stream at motorsports.porsche.com, which is supplemented by background reports on the Porsche Esports Team. The Porsche channels on YouTube, Instagram and Twitch offer exclusive behind-the-scenes insights into the paddock of the Porsche works squad. Moreover, the digital race of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 Hour of Le Mans can be viewed on YouTube, with the Le Mans 24 Hours also shown on Facebook and Twitch.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying quotes<br \/>Marco Ujhasi (Manager Esports at Porsche Motorsport): \u201cWhat a great start for our fledgling Porsche Esports Team. We worked hard during the past weeks and, thanks to perfect teamwork, we managed to fully incorporate the experiences from the real and virtual racing world. The significantly higher grip conditions didn\u2019t surprise us and enabled this fantastic result in today\u2019s qualifying. Now we\u2019re going to have a virtual dinner together and then we\u2019ll turn our full attention to preparing for the race.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Joshua Rogers (Porsche 911 RSR #93): \u201cWow. That was one of the best laps I\u2019ve ever done. I made a few mistakes, particularly in the last chicane. But now I\u2019m on pole, and I even beat my teammate, Mitchell. I couldn\u2019t have expected anything more in the quali. All in all, that was a strong team effort. We\u2019re looking forward to the race tomorrow. Starting on the front row makes it a little easier but it\u2019s not the be-all and end-all in a 24-hour race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell deJong (Porsche 911 RSR #91): \u201cI\u2019m very happy I could put the number 91 car on second place and to have a front-row Porsche lockout in the GTE class. I\u2019m thrilled that the race gets underway tomorrow with Neel Jani taking the car to the green flag. We\u2019re in a great position to fight for some fantastic results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Bouteloup (Porsche 911 RSR #92): \u201cThings went okay in the number 92 Porsche Esports 911 RSR. I\u2019m not entirely satisfied with my performance although both of my attempts were decent and safe enough for place four. This is just one small part of the job and we\u2019re looking forward to doing most of it tomorrow in the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Williams (Porsche 911 RSR #94): \u201cTo lock out the front row and have four cars in the top six overall is an incredible result for the whole team! I was a little conservative on my first run and a bit scrappy on my second but still very happy to put the number 94 car in sixth position for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Result Porsche participants<br \/>1. Joshua Rogers\/Nick Tandy\/Ayhancan G\u00fcven\/Tommy \u00d6stgaard (AUS\/GB\/TR\/N), Porsche 911 RSR, 3:46,550 min<br \/>2. Mitchell DeJong\/Andr\u00e9 Lotterer\/Neel Jani\/Martin Pietil\u00e4 (USA\/D\/CH\/FIN), Porsche 911 RSR, 3:47,182 min<br \/>3. Kevin van Dooren\/Riccardo Pera\/Loek Hartog\/Michael Francesconi (NL\/I\/NL\/I), Porsche 911 RSR, 3:47,819 min<br \/>4. Jeremy Bouteloup\/Jaxon Evans\/Matt Campbell\/Mack Bakkum (F\/NZ\/AUS\/NL), Porsche 911 RSR, 3:47,965 min<br \/>6. David Williams\/Patrick Pilet\/Simona de Silvestro\/Martin Kr\u00f6nke (GB\/F\/CH\/D), Porsche 911 RSR, 3:48,213 min<br \/>10. Zbigniew Siara\/Dylan Pereira\/Matteo Cairoli\/Tim Neuendorf (POL\/LUX\/I\/D), Porsche 911 RSR, 3:48,897 min<br \/>11. Adam Maguire\/Ben Barker\/Andrew Watson\/Eros Masciulli (IRL\/GB\/GB\/I), Porsche 911 RSR, 3:48,931 min<br \/>19. Danny Giusa\/Laurents H\u00f6rr\/David Kolkmann\/ Lukas M\u00fcller (D\/D\/D\/D), Porsche 911 RSR, 3:50,226 min<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Porsche Esports Team takes up the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans tomorrow from pole position in the GTE-class. After today\u2019s 20-minute qualifying session, four 911 RSR cars locked out the first four grid spots, with a total of six Porsche placed in the top ten. 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