Le Mans Daytona hybrid prototype proved its worth on company’s Weissach track.
Team Penske will operate the unnamed hybrid racing car, which will join the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023 and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championships in 2023. Similar to Lamborghini and Audi track weapons LMDh It will use an LMP2-based chassis from Multimatic. This short clip lets us hear the combustion engine. It will be paired with an electric motor, delivering a total output of 670 horsepower (500 megawatts).
Frederic Makowiecki, a Porsche factory driver, was behind the wheel during the belated first race. The car was originally scheduled to arrive on the track in December. The rollout of the new race car was delayed due to a lack of parts. The camouflaged LMDh prototype was able to complete several laps according to Motorsport.com.
Frenchman Makowiecki posted the following Tweet: “It was very positive: we could run some laps, and found that the car works as expected. We now have a solid foundation from which to move forward. First, I thought of all those who had to work so hard to get the Porsche LMDh car to the ground. It’s an honor to be allowed to stand for them.
The testing at Weissach will continue over the next few days, before the LMDh prototype heads to an actual track towards the end January. Thomas Laudenbach (Porsche motorsport’s new chief), says that the car should be ready in late 2022. In the meantime, it will be known by its official name in the coming months.
The best case scenario is that we will get a successor to the Porsche 918 Spyder based on Le Mans Daytona’s hybrid race car. However, nothing is confirmed at this time. Porsche stated that a new hypercar will not arrive before 2025 so it’s likely we’ll have to wait.