Porsche 963 LMP (2023)
Thrd model in a mini series of Miniland-scale versions of LEGO sets is this 2022 Porsche 963 LMP Racer. The LEGO version of this car is new for 2023 in the SpeedChampions series, set nr. 76916.
The Porsche 963 is an LMDh sports prototype racing car designed by Porsche and built by Multimatic, to compete in the Hypercar and GTP (Grand Touring Protoype) classes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship, respectively. The 963 was revealed at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with a traditional red, white, and black livery.
The LMDh regulations do not restrict displacement, design, or the number of cylinders in the internal combustion engine. Laudenbach and his engineers chose an old, familiar engine “Motorsport is already in the genes of its V8 cylinder. The low position of the crankshaft, in particular, allows you to optimize the race car’s center of gravity,” he says enthusiastically. “The dry sump lubrication was already designed for high lateral acceleration in the 918. If you consider the degree of freedom in the regulations – for example, when it comes to minimum weight and performance – this 4.6-liter engine offers an outstanding basis for an LMDh drive.”
The official race debut of the 963 was at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, the season-opening round of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Porsche later announced that the first customer 963s would not be delivered until April 2023 forcing customer teams to miss the opening races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship and WEC.
Porsche 963 LMP (2023)
Thrd model in a mini series of Miniland-scale versions of LEGO sets is this 2022 Porsche 963 LMP Racer. The LEGO version of this car is new for 2023 in the SpeedChampions series, set nr. 76916.
The Porsche 963 is an LMDh sports prototype racing car designed by Porsche and built by Multimatic, to compete in the Hypercar and GTP (Grand Touring Protoype) classes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship, respectively. The 963 was revealed at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with a traditional red, white, and black livery.
The LMDh regulations do not restrict displacement, design, or the number of cylinders in the internal combustion engine. Laudenbach and his engineers chose an old, familiar engine “Motorsport is already in the genes of its V8 cylinder. The low position of the crankshaft, in particular, allows you to optimize the race car’s center of gravity,” he says enthusiastically. “The dry sump lubrication was already designed for high lateral acceleration in the 918. If you consider the degree of freedom in the regulations – for example, when it comes to minimum weight and performance – this 4.6-liter engine offers an outstanding basis for an LMDh drive.”
The official race debut of the 963 was at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, the season-opening round of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Porsche later announced that the first customer 963s would not be delivered until April 2023 forcing customer teams to miss the opening races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship and WEC.