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There are companies destined to remain in history, and which seem to be made to be pbaded down from generation to generation. And the world of automotive competitions is full. Among them, a leading role in the collective imagination goes to the record on the world's most famous tracks: events combining the exceptional driving skills of top drivers and the state of the art. the art in the evolution of the racing technique. As the rule on the tour (in race!) Recorded in 1973 by Henri Pescarolo at Spa-Francorchamps (in the "old" configuration of 14 km): the legendary driver and team manager through the Alps In addition to having held the greatest number of participations at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (33), he scored, driving his Matra-Simca 670B a monster-time of 3 & # 39; 13 "4, at the phenomenal 262,461 km / h on average: the highest ever reached in race
In the last hours, a new record must be included in the anthology of eternal chapters of the history of motor sport: the got is the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo ; driving, the 37 years Timo Bernhard . 39, company, the circuit of Nurburgring literally "drunk" of the two-seater prototype
This on comparison chronometric : Timo Bernhard "closed" the best round at Nordschleife to 5 "19" 55 at an average speed of 233.8 km / h and a "peak" of 369.4 km / h . With this tempone, which will certainly be discussed for a long time, the German driver has beaten (indeed, we can say "crumbled") the previous record, which lasted for 35 years and was recorded by one of the names never forgotten of the enthusiast : fire Stefan Bellof also "man-Porsche", who in May 1983, during the qualifications to the 1,000 km of Nurburgring, stopped the chronometers on 6 & # 39; 11 "13, gaining pole position The" mount "of the 26-year-old Giessen driver, who died on 1 September 1985 at the 1000 Km Spa, was another legend in motorsport and Zuffenhausen: the Porsche 956 two-legged heiress of the 917 dynasty and, in part, 935, equipped with a six-cylinder boxer unit of 650 hp 2.6, and, in turn, ideal progenitor of the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo the record at Nordschleife, a car developed from an evolutionary point of view compared to [1945] 9004] 919 Hybrid who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2015, 2016, 2017) as well as the world title WEC Constructors and Pilots.
The 919 Hybrid Evo brought to the Nurburgring by Timo Bernhard for this record run that will remain in the annals of motorsport surrounded by a romantic halo is, in fact, a "prototype on the prototype": its code of 39; identification reveals that it is, in fact, an evolution of the 919 Hybrid plurivotorieuse. Data in hand, the car, which denounces a weight of […] of 849 kg and carries a very high aerodynamic adjustment with active appendages, releases a power of 1945 HP of 1 160 HP, divided between 720 hp at the rear – equipped with the petrol turbo unit – and 440 hp at the front because of the presence of the Hybrid KERS.
A note that adds flavor to the legendary halo around the great The Porsche Company and Timo Bernhard at the Nurburgring: the champion of Germany is still declared a great admirer from Stefan Bellof. In 2015, on the occasion of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Bernhard decorated the Prortio helmet with the black-red-gold graphic motif of his idol. A devotion expressed by Bernhard on this occasion: "For me, Stefan Bellof is and remains a giant.And today, my respect for his 1983 lap record, established with the technologies of the time, is even bigger. "
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