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Written by Tom Harrison
Porsche may not be competing in the WEC"s top-flight LMP1 category this year, but that doesn"t mean it"s totally retired its Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid. Far from it. Enter the 919 Evo a lighter, more powerful 919 Hybrid unshackled from the WEC"s many rules and regulations. The result? A 1m 41.770s lap around Spa 0.783 seconds quicker than the 1m 42.553s that secured Lewis Hamilton pole position at last year"s Belgian Grand Prix, and some 12 seconds faster than the 919"s own 2017 qualifying lap at the Spa 24. Driver Neel Jani averaged 153mph over the 4.35 mile lap, managing 223mph before slamming on the anchors. "The entire hardware of the powertrain remains untouched," says Porsche, but now it"s binned the WEC-mandated fuel-flow meter that effectively limited the 919 to 500bhp, power from the 2.0-litre turbocharged V4 internal combustion engine has leapt up to 720hp. Power from the e-machine has increased from 400 to 440hp, giving 8.49 megajoules of boost.
Date written: 9 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11453
Porsche may not be competing in the WEC"s top-flight LMP1 category this year, but that doesn"t mean it"s totally retired its Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid. Far from it. Enter the 919 Evo a lighter, more powerful 919 Hybrid unshackled from the WEC"s many rules and regulations. The result? A 1m 41.770s lap around Spa 0.783 seconds quicker than the 1m 42.553s that secured Lewis Hamilton pole position at last year"s Belgian Grand Prix, and some 12 seconds faster than the 919"s own 2017 qualifying lap at the Spa 24. Driver Neel Jani averaged 153mph over the 4.35 mile lap, managing 223mph before slamming on the anchors. "The entire hardware of the powertrain remains untouched," says Porsche, but now it"s binned the WEC-mandated fuel-flow meter that effectively limited the 919 to 500bhp, power from the 2.0-litre turbocharged V4 internal combustion engine has leapt up to 720hp. Power from the e-machine has increased from 400 to 440hp, giving 8.49 megajoules of boost.
Date written: 9 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11453