Watch This Porsche 919 Hybrid Narrowly Avoid Flipping Over At Silverstone

The No.1 Porsche of Brendon Hartley was leading the 6 Hours of Silverstone when contact with a GT car almost pitched it into a roll and caused the 919 Hybrid to retire from the race

The incident took place just two hours into the race, as the 919 Hybrid LMP1 prototype and GTE-Am Porsche 911 RSR entered Silverstone’s The Loop section.

The FIA World Endurance Championship season opener was eventually won by the No. 7 Audi R18 of Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer. The RGR Sport by Morand machine of Ricardo Gonzalez, Filipe Albuquerque and Bruno Senna claimed LMP2 victory.

Meanwhile in GTE-Pro, the No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari of Davide Rigon and Sam Bird dominated and the team’s No.83 Ferrari of Francois Perrodo, Emmanuel Collard and Rui Aguas also triumphed in GTE-Am.

Update
After the race it was revealed that the race-winning No.7 car was found to be over the permitted skid plank wear tolerances allowed. It was excluded and the victory was handed to the No.2 Porsche of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb. Audi has appealed the decision.

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Comments

Mickey Mouse

In Forza Horizon:
Two Wheels.
Immediately loses points after crashing.
Starts drifting.
Taps the car/side.
Drift Tap: 1,000 Points.

04/17/2016 - 19:32 |
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Aakash Sayal

Bodywork EVERYWHERE!

04/17/2016 - 19:34 |
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John Cena (Szymek Smells)

911 driver be like.

04/17/2016 - 19:37 |
86 | 0

Hahaha… I’ll never forget that TG episode. So much cringe.

04/17/2016 - 21:50 |
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Olivier Culat #86

Oh la la!!!!!!! Very funny French commentator…

04/17/2016 - 19:48 |
16 | 0

Aren’t they all like this! ;)

04/17/2016 - 20:06 |
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Joel Peñaló

I’ll give him a 9/11 in style points

04/17/2016 - 20:13 |
27 | 0

I can’t agree, I’ll have to give him a 9/19

04/18/2016 - 00:32 |
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SkigE39

haha I don’t know one word of French but I can tell that’s what they’re speaking

04/17/2016 - 22:08 |
0 | 0

Not even hola

04/17/2016 - 22:25 |
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TheSupercarRoad

At least it didn’t crash into the crowd

04/17/2016 - 22:13 |
3 | 2

It’s a Porsche 919, not a Mustang.

04/18/2016 - 08:26 |
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Anonymous

OOHH LA LAA

04/17/2016 - 23:04 |
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De Geso

Boi he did it

04/17/2016 - 23:31 |
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