Motorsport News August 2, 2016 No. 58 /16

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1 Dear Journalist: Early each week, Porsche Cars North America will provide a weekend summary or prerace event notes package, covering the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Pirelli World Challenge (PWC), the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) or other areas of interest from the world of Porsche Motorsport. Please utilize this resource as needed, and do not hesitate to contact us for additional information. - Porsche Cars North America Motorsports Public Relations Team Porsche Motorsports Weekly Event Notes. Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Next Porsche Motorsport Event. IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Event. Dateline. Continental Tire Road Race Showcase. Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Date. Sunday, August 7 Track Length. Race Duration. Class mile, 14-turn Two-Hours, 40-Minutes GTLM (Porsche 911 RSR) GTD (Porsche 911 GT3 R) Round. GTLM. 8 of 11 GTD. 8 of 11 Next Round. VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia, August Public Relations Department 1 of 15 Public Relations Department

2 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Event. Dateline. Continental Tire Road Race Showcase. Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Date. Sunday, August 7 Race Duration. Class. Two Hours, 30-minutes Grand Sport (GS) (Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport) Round. 7 of 10 Next Round VIRginia International Raceway, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, August Porsche Profile. Event Story Lines. Almost Like Home. Porsche Teams Come to Road America. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes a trip into the past. On the legendary Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, one of the oldest and most demanding racetracks in the USA, the eighth round of North America s premier endurance sports car race series will be contested. The Porsche North America factory squad will field two Porsche 911 RSRs in the GTLM class against strong opposition from BMW, Ferrari, Ford and Chevrolet on the storied circuit. The 470 hp winning racer from Weissach, Germany is based on the seventh generation of the iconic 911 sports car. Equally as fierce is the competition in the GTD class in which Porsche customer teams such as Alex Job Racing, Park Place Motorsports and Black Swan Racing campaign the new 500 hp Porsche 911 GT3 R. Public Relations Department 2 of 15 Public Relations Department

3 Opened in 1955, Road America is one of the oldest racetracks in the United States and one of the few circuits to have retained its original layout. The 4.01-mile circuit and its 14 corners is the longest on the championship trail. The defending IMSA GT Driver s champion Patrick Pilet (France) and Nick Tandy (Great Britain) return to Elkhart Lake as last year s winners. The pair shares the No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR with which they won on the Long Beach, California street circuit earlier this year. Their team colleagues in the sister 911 RSR run by Porsche North America (No. 912) are Earl Bamber (New Zealand), who finished second here last year after starting from pole position, as well as Frédéric Makowiecki (France). One of the most successful GT pilots at Road America is Jörg Bergmeister (Germany) who contests the GTD class for the Porsche customer team Park Place Motorsports as the fifth works driver. He has notched up no less than five victories on this racetrack. Porsche Junior Sven Müller (Germany), the current leader of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland and the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, joins the No. 540 Black Swan Racing program for the first time this season. Competing for the Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing squad is former Porsche junior Alex Riberas (Spain) and Mario Farnbacher (Germany). The 470 hp 911 RSR is the most successful GT racing car of recent years. After securing victories at the long distance classics in Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans, 2016 marks its last season as a works-run racer. Its successor is expected to make its racetrack debut in January 2017 at the Daytona 24-hour race. Porsche built the 500 hp Porsche 911 GT3 R for GT3 series worldwide based on the 911 GT3 RS production sports car. The new customer racer scored its first victory in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in May. Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of Porsche Motorsport. The Road America race is a real classic. Our drivers are looking forward to competing on this fast, demanding track. As part of our preparations we have tried to build on the progress we made at the last race at Lime Rock Park. At that round we were in the position to fight for a top spot. Despite the limited time, the team will do everything so that our drivers again have the best possible chances at Road America. Their recent Public Relations Department 3 of 15 Public Relations Department

4 defeat below their true potential can be attributed to various reasons. We will all be working hard to change that. Patrick Pilet, Driver, No. 911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR. Road America is a little like Spa, fast and challenging. It s a racetrack with loads of character. Last year we had a great race there, where we came from the very back of the field to win. You don t experience that every day. I hope we can secure a better grid spot this time we were very happy with the race result. To win at Road America you need the best package of car, driver and team. Only then do you have a chance on this circuit. Nick Tandy, Driver, No. 911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR. I have great memories of Road America. Last year we started from the very last grid spot after experiencing a problem in qualifying and we won I ll never forget the feeling of overtaking the entire GT field in the 911 RSR. Road America is one of the most traditional racetracks in the USA. It s a piece of American sports car history and it s always great fun competing there. Earl Bamber, Driver, No. 912 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR. Road America is one of my favorite racetracks in America. Last year I secured pole position with the 911 RSR and obviously I m hoping that we can deliver another strong performance again this time. We went testing there a while ago and worked on a baseline setup for the 911 RSR. Hopefully we can benefit from this. Frédéric Makowiecki, Driver, No. 912 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR. This is another American racetrack on which I ve never competed. I m looking forward to this new experience. Road America is one of very few old circuits left in the USA and hence it is steeped in tradition. It s an exciting challenge for every driver. After things haven t gone so well for us recently I m hoping that our team s hard work will be rewarded and that we regain a little of our old strength at Road America. Public Relations Department 4 of 15 Public Relations Department

5 Jörg Bergmeister, Driver, No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R. There s no other circuit I look forward to more than Road America. It s a classic racetrack that has everything a driver could wish for it s very fast, very hilly and very challenging. No wonder that sports car fans travel from far and wide to witness this race. Road America is my all-time favorite in the USA, and that s not just because I ve celebrated many successes there with Porsche. Mario Farnbacher, Driver, No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R. What I enjoy most about the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship are the great racetracks. They re not boring Grand Prix circuits, but real drivers racetracks that are challenging and fun. I think Road America stands at the top of the list. Alex Riberas, Driver, No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R. As far as top speed is concerned, this is probably the fastest racetrack on the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar. It s challenging and huge fun. WeatherTech Double. Alex Job Racing Adds Third Porsche 911 GT3 R for Road America. WeatherTech Racing will add a second car for drivers David MacNeil (Hinsdale, Illinois) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Utah) for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Continental Tire Road Race Showcase to run at Road America August 5-7. MacNeil, founder and CEO of WeatherTech, and Jeannette were a part of the driver line-up for the Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona in January with Cooper MacNeil, Leh Keen and Shane van Gisbergen. After leading much of the latter part of the race, the team finished 13th. The duo had an opportunity to test the No. 77 WeatherTech Racing Porsche at Road America during the WeatherTech International Challenge Weekend three weeks ago. Public Relations Department 5 of 15 Public Relations Department

6 David MacNeil, Driver, No. 77 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R. "Road America is a track that I have a lot of miles around. I have driven a lot of different cars there and I am looking forward to racing the new Porsche on the IMSA weekend. I had so much fun running with my son and the team at Daytona that I thought the Road America race a perfect track to get out there and run again. Gunnar and I were able to get a few laps in the car a few weeks ago and I felt comfortable, turned some pretty fast laps and feel good about our effort. Alex Job and the team have reams of data on the track, so my learning curve with the Porsche was pretty short. Gunnar is a great teammate and coach and I am looking forward to next weekend. I will see if I can keep things close with my son Cooper." Alex Job, Owner, Alex Job Racing. "David is a competitor in business and on the track. When he mentioned he wanted to run at Road America in another car it was a natural for us to get a second car ready. He and Gunnar ran some laps to get comfortable with the car and we came away from the test encouraged. It will be interesting to see the dynamic of father versus son next week." Pursuing The Cup. Hard-Fought Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Championship Battles Continue at Road America. The battle for the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama championship will resume Aug. 5-7 at Road America for Rounds 9 and 10 of the 2016 season. Jesse Lazare and Lucas Catania have been the stars of the Platinum Cup title race since splitting the first two rounds in mid-march at Sebring International Raceway. Lazare, the top returning driver this season, took the victory in Round 1 with Catania winning Round 2 for his first series victory. Lazare rolled off four consecutive wins after the second round, in which he had an unfortunate puncture, to close the gap to points leader Catania. Lazare took the lead after Rounds 7 and 8 on Fourth of July weekend at Watkins Glen International. Public Relations Department 6 of 15 Public Relations Department

7 Montreal resident Lazare leads the series standings with 133 points and five wins in the No. 21 Porsche prepared by Kelly-Moss Road and Race, based in Madison, Wisconsin. Catania, from Cazenovia, New York, is second with 117 points in the No. 26 NGT Motorsport entry. Catania has only a three-point lead on Andrew Longe, from Naples, Florida, in third place with 114 points. Longe earned his first series victory in Round 8 at Watkins Glen in the No. 47 Wright Motorsports Porsche. There is an intriguing battle shaping up for the Platinum Masters championship between two Texas rivals Gold Cup and Gold Masters champion Jeff Mosing, from Austin, Texas, has four class wins and leads the class with 135 points. His lead is only one point over fellow Texan Fred Poordad, from San Antonio. Poordad has two wins, including one in Round 8 at Watkins Glen in early July in a Wright Motorsports entry. Mosing s TOPP Racing teammate, David Baker, from Colleyville, Texas, is in third place with 107 points. He has finished on the podium in three of the last six races. Competition in the Gold Cup class is also tight, with the top three drivers within 18 points. Michael de Quesada, from Tampa, Florida, leads the class with 138 points and four wins in an Alegra Motorsports entry. Michael Levitas, from Baltimore, is second at 132 points with one class win and seven podium finishes. Levitas TPC Racing teammate, Sebastian Landy of Falls Church, Virginia, is third with 120 points and three class wins. Philip Bloom, from New York, is also in the hunt in his first season in the series with 98 points in a Wright Motorsports Porsche. Round 9 will start at 4:40 p.m. (CT) Saturday, Aug. 6. Round 10 will begin at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. Both rounds are 45 minutes. There will be two practices Friday, with qualifying at 8 a.m. Saturday. Schein On. No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R and No GT3 Cup Sweeps at PWC Mid-Ohio. Public Relations Department 7 of 15 Public Relations Department

8 The Pirelli World Challenge traveled to central Ohio for Rounds 14 and 15 of the GT/GTA championship and Rounds 13 and 14 for the one-make GT Cup title chase. The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington played host to four more Porsche victories and helped clear the picture in the title chase for two of the three classes in which Porsche competes. Michael Schein (Glen Cove, New York) added to his tally of GTA class wins, driving the No. 16 Wright Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R to victory in both Saturday and Sunday s 50-minute races edging himself closer to challenging for his first GTA title. In the GT Cup class which uses 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars regulated by Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup rules Alec Udell (Park City, Utah) continued to show the way with wins in both events. His nearest challenger in both races and in the title chase, Sloan Urry (The Woodlands, Texas), followed him across the line both days. Porsche factory driver Patrick Long (Manhattan Beach, California) drove the No. 58 Porsche Consulting Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R to 12th-place in Saturday s race and ninth on Sunday. Michael Schein, Driver, No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R. It was a great weekend for me. It started off with a good qualifying run that put me on pole for Race 1. The start of the first race was tricky. There was a lot of contact that I had to avoid, and the track had minimal grip. Everyone was sliding a lot. Once we got finished with the cautions I was able to open up a gap and bring home the car in first. I was on pole for Race 2 and it was certainly more of a challenge than the first run. We didn't have any breaks and I had to push as hard as possible the whole race, with Fuentes close behind. Many thanks to Wright Motorsports and Porsche for giving me a great car to race with. It didn't miss a beat." Porsche Entries at Road America. Total Car Count. 33 Porsche Motorsport-produced cars are competing at Road America this weekend. Public Relations Department 8 of 15 Public Relations Department

9 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. GTLM Class Two (2) Porsche 911 RSR. No. 911 Porsche North America Britain) Patrick Pilet (France)/ Nick Tandy (Great No. 912 Porsche North America Earl Bamber (New Zealand)/ Frédéric Makowiecki (France) GTD Class Five (5) Porsche 911 GT3 R. No. 22 WeatherTech/Alex Job Racing (Hinsdale, Illinois) No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing (Spain) No. 73 Park Place Motorsports (Santa Barbara, California) No. 77 WeatherTech/ Alex Job Racing Jeanette (Salt Lake City, Utah) No. 540 Black Swan Racing Leh Keen (Atlanta, Georgia)/ Cooper MacNeil Mario Farnbacher (Germany)/ Alex Riberas Jörg Bergmeister (Germany)/ Patrick Lindsey David MacNeil (Hinsdale, Illinois)/ Gunnar Tim Pappas (Boston, Massachusetts) IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. GS Class Five (5) Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport. No. 12 Bodymotion Racing (Wayside, New Jersey) No. 33 CJ Wilson Racing Michigan) Cameron Cassels (Canada)/Trent Hindman Daniel Burkett (Canada)/Marc Miller (Holland, Public Relations Department 9 of 15 Public Relations Department

10 No. 35 CJ Wilson Racing Bechtolsheimer (New York, New York) No. 46 Team TGM Murry (Atlanta, Georgia) No. 64 Team TGM Murry (Atlanta, Georgia) Tyler McQuarrie (Danville, California)/ Till Ted Giovanis (Highland, Maryland)/ David Ted Giovanis (Highland, Maryland)/ David IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama. 22 Total Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car entries Platinum Class 18 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Model Year. Gold Class Four (4) Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and Earlier Model Year. Where to Watch. All IMSA Series information is additionally available on the IMSA App IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Qualifying. Saturday, August 6, 3:50 p.m. ET Race. Sunday, August 7, 4:00 p.m. ET FS1 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. Saturday, August 6, 12:35 p.m. ET Sunday, August 14, 11:00 a.m. ET FS1 Live Race Video Streaming All IMSA Series. Public Relations Department 10 of 15 Public Relations Department

11 Audio Streaming All IMSA Series. Live Timing and Scoring All IMSA Series. Social Media. Porsche Cars North America Porsche North America Porsche Motorsport GT Cars Porsche Racing Model Hashtag. Porsche 911 RSR. Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 919 Hybrid #911RSR #911GT3R #919hybrid Event Hashtag. Road America. #CTRRS Series Hashtag. GT3 Cup Challenge USA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada #GT3USA #GT3Canada Public Relations Department 11 of 15 Public Relations Department

12 Upcoming Porsche Events. Pirelli World Challenge. Event. Dateline. Pirelli World Challenge at the Utah Grand Prix Tooele, Utah Date. Race 1. Saturday, August 13 Race 2. Sunday, August 14 Race Duration. Two, 50-Minute Races Class. GT/GTA (Porsche 911 GT3 R) GT Cup (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) Round. GT/GTA 16 and 17/20 GT Cup 15 and 16/19 Next Round. Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California, September IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Event. Dateline. Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia Date. Sunday, August 28 Track Length. Race Duration mile, 17-turn Two-Hours, 40-Minutes Public Relations Department 12 of 15 Public Relations Department

13 Class. GTLM (Porsche 911 RSR) GTD (Porsche 911 GT3 R) Round. GTLM. 9 of 11 GTD. 9 of 11 Next Round. Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, September Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. Event. Dateline. Continental Tire Challenge. VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia Date. Sunday, August 28 Race Duration. Class. Two Hours, 30-minutes Grand Sport (GS) (Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport) Round. 8 of 10 Next Round. Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, August World Endurance Championship. Event. Dateline. Six Hours of Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Date. Sunday, September 4 Race Duration. Class. Six-Hours LMP1 Hybrid (Porsche 919 Hybrid) Public Relations Department 13 of 15 Public Relations Department

14 Round. 5 of 9 LMGTE-Pro (Porsche 911 RSR) LMGTE-Am (Porsche 911 RSR) Next Round. Circuit of the Americas, Images and Video from the venue. Porsche Motorsport Video News Releases. Photography. Porsche Cars North America Media Site. Porsche Cars North America Motorsports Site. Porsche North America Race Team Portal. porscheusa.com/racing Porsche Motorsports Media Information. Current news, images and notes relating to Porsche can be found on our press kit. Please contact Dave Engelman or Tom Moore for the latest Porsche Motorsports media kit. Public Relations Department 14 of 15 Public Relations Department

15 Contacts. Dave Engelman Porsche Cars North America Media Relations Manager, Motorsports and Brand Heritage Office Mobile Tom Moore Motorsports Public Relations Office Mobile ### Public Relations Department 15 of 15 Public Relations Department