Porsche reveal retro livery to commemorate motorsport history for London E-Prix
- Vyas Ponnuri
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
Porsche have become the second team to reveal a special livery for the upcoming London E-Prix weekend, introducing special shades on their Porsche 99X Formula E machine inspired by winning endurance and rallying machines of the 1980s.
The new livery consists of a blue shade going along the sides of the car, with a white body paint and striping inspired by the German manufacturer's 956 and 962C endurance racers from previous endurance campaigns. Both the prototypes won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans four times between 1982 and 1987, part of Porsche's record seven consecutive winning streak at the event.
Among the famous names that raced the team to victory back then were Hans Joachim-Stuck (1986, 1987), former Formula One runner-up Jacky Ickx, and Derek Bell, Henry Pescarolo, Klaus Ludwig, all of whom took the Porsche 956 and 962C concepts to victory atleast once at Le Mans.
The special livery also draws inspiration from the iconic Porsche 959 that won the Paris-Dakar rally in 1986, with René Metge and Dominique Lemoine leading a Porsche 1-2 at the event. Ickx would also finish second in this rally.
The special livery will be used for the upcoming London E-Prix weekend, as Porsche attempt to make yet more history in motorsport and defend their constructors' title from Season 11. Pascal Wehrlein sits five points off championship leader Jake Dennis, and stands a chance of becoming only the second double world champion in Formula E.
Porsche have already sealed the Manufacturers' Championship this season, with combined efforts of the works team and customers Andretti and Cupra Kiro ensuring victory with one race weekend to go, and marking the second year in a row when the team won the title.
The special livery for London marks Porsche's third different design they have undertaken in Season 12, apart from the special camouflage livery inspired by the launch of the Porsche Cayenne Electric during pre-season testing.
Porsche ran their first special livery of the season at the Mexico City E-Prix, sporting a silver livery to commemorate Hans Herrmann's victory at the 1954 Carrera Panamericana in the country.
The second of their special liveries came on home turf in Berlin, with Porsche sporting the iconic 'Pink Pig' livery run by the iconic 917/20 machine during the 1971 World Endurance Championship.
The livery would prove to be a good luck charm, with Nico Müller winning his maiden Formula E race at Round 7, in the first of the Berlin races.
While Porsche have taken the opportunity to commemorate 75 years of motorsport history, the team will continue their "Racing for Charity" initiative into the London E-Prix weekend. For every lap completed by the works squad's cars, Porsche have donated €400 for charitable causes.
With the total currently standing at €390,000 ahead of the London E-Prix, Porsche will be looking for a successful weekend and add to the tally.
The proceeds from the same fund will go towards the Kinderherzen retten e.V., Interplast Germany e.V. and the Ferry Porsche Foundation, and their respective causes, as per the team's latest press release ahead of the weekend.
London's indoor-outdoor circuit has proven special for the German manufacturer in the past, with Wehrlein sealing his first title in an exciting weekend that went down to the final stages of the season. Customer team Andretti also witnessed Jake Dennis take the drivers' crown one year prior.
With Dennis and Wehrlein in the hunt once again, Porsche will be eyeing a big weekend in London in order for either of their works or customer teams to do well and seal both titles in Formula E's season finale this weekend.
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