Porsche secured the constructor’s title in the FIA World Endurance Championship after taking a one-two podium finish in Shanghai, China three weeks ago. In China, the winning drivers were Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber who lorded it over in a six-hour race of which two thirds were held on a wet track. The sister car of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished second and hence the season’s fourth one-two victory for the Porsche team.
Porsche has won the title with 308 points ahead of Audi and Toyota. For Porsche, it is the 13th constructors’ World Championship title in endurance racing and the first since 1986. Between 1964 and 1986, Porsche took 12 constructors’ titles in the then Sports Car World Championship.