Porsche Motorsport Dominates Nürburgring 2015

MTF reports on Porsche Motorsport's dominant 1st and 2nd place finish at the 2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring, highlighting Chopard's role as the Official Timing Partner. The post celebrates the success of Mark Webber and Romain Dumas, both Chopard ambassadors, and showcases the Porsche 919 Hybrid's advanced hybrid technology. It also mentions the debut of the Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx limited edition watch in Germany.

Nürburgring – Germany – 30th August 2015
As Official Timing Partner, Chopard congratulates Porsche Motorsport, Mark Webber and Romain Dumas (Chopard ambassadors) for success at the 6 Hours of Nürburgring 2015 Race.

After clocking up a double outstanding victory at Le Mans, the Porsche teams campaigned for victory at the Six Hours of Nürburgring 2015. The Porsche Motorsport LMP1 teams came with strong expectations. After a sensational race full of action, the two Porsche 919 Hybrid finished P1 and P2 at the checquered flag.

Chopard is proud to be the official timing partner of the Porsche Motorsport team, winners of Nürburgring 2015 WEC race. This incredible race was the opportunity for Chopard to present for the first time in Germany the Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx, a limited edition watch dedicated to “Mr. Le Mans”.

Mark Webber (Chopard ambassador) and his team mates won the six-hour race in temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius.

Right behind them another Porsche 919 Hybrid of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb came second.

After the Porsche 919 Hybrid’s maiden victory at last year’s finale in Brazil and the recent one-two result at Le Mans 2015, this is the third major success for Porsche and the prototype’s advanced hybrid technology. Chopard is honored to be accompanying Porsche in their supremacy during 2015 motorsport manufacturer WEC championship. The team amassed 184 points, so far.

Mark Webber reacted to this amazing victory:

“Achieving the second one-two after Le Mans is great. This is my first Porsche victory and, of course, it is a big day for Brendon, Timo and myself, and it is always a team effort. The two of them were awesome, we had no technical issues and took an important step by improving our performance on shorter tracks.”

With the relatively short and twisty 5.137 kilometre long circuit and the numerous classes going at different speeds, the race was action packed with thrilling lapping and overtaking manoeuvres.

Porsche and Chopard: timing, precision and performance. A Superfast Chronograph

For the second year, Chopard is proud to be the Official Timing Partner of Porsche Motorsport. Perfectly in line with the spirit of its Superfast watch collection, this prestigious partnership is an extension of Chopard’s longstanding commitment to automotive sports.

In 2014, Chopard became “Official Timing Partner” of Porsche Motorsport for the German racing team’s grand comeback to endurance competition. That same year, to celebrate this exclusive partnership, Chopard launched a Superfast chronograph inspired by the Porsche 919 Hybrid competing in the World Endurance Championship LMP1 category.

Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, co-president of Chopard states:

“Porsche creates ultimate sports cars, successful in racing and exciting to drive on the road. Chopard shares this passion for performance and excellence. We are proud to accompany Porsche as official timing partner for their second Endurance racing season. This year, we are celebrating the long historical ambassador of Porsche and Chopard, Mr Le Mans: Jacky Ickx and the double victory of Porsche at Nürburgring after Le Mans”

This year at Le Mans, Chopard unveiled a new watch, the Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx Edition, a 100-piece limited series dedicated to Jacky Ickx, a driver with an impressive track record and a longstanding ambassador of Chopard and Porsche. This model proudly bears the colours of the legendary champion and six-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.