From 'Ring Champion To Endurance Glory: Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R Makes Winning Le Mans Debut

Find out Manthey's late-call and unorthodox strategy helped Porsche secure the win in the LM GT3 class

Porsche wins in the LM GT3 class with #91 Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R

Replacing the old LM GTE Class for 2024, this is Porsche's debut win in the new racing category

Works Drivers Yasser Shahin, Morris Schuring, Richard Lietz used an unorthodox strategy that secured their win

Manthey's strategy of holding off 19-year old Schuring for a fourth stint helped the team bring home a historic win for Porsche

Le Mans is a historic 24 hour long endurance race that first began in 1923

A combination of public roads and close sections sees 9 manufacturers compete acorss four classes, in LMH, LMDH, LMP2 and GT (LM GT3 2024)

Porsche has been a dominant force in Le Mans since the 1970s

Harking back to the glory days of the 917k race car of the 1970s, Porsche has secured 9 wins in the past 40 years and remains unrivalled

In the Hypercar class in 2024, Porsche fell short with best finish in 4th place going to the (No. 6 Porsche 963)

Porsche were the favorites going into the weekend, but the 963 just didn't have the pace according to the Porsche top brass

This year's race saw a lot of drama unfold through the night

Rorrential rain and an accident with one of the Cadillac's saw the safety car to stay out for a staggering four hours until dawn

Ferrari was triumphant and took a consecutive win in the Hypercar class

#50 Ferrari and #7 Toyota took the battle to the final stages of the race, but it was the prancing horse that came out on top

Porsche's missed out on a podium finish by 1.0 second in the Hypercar Class

The GT3 class win is damage control for the German automaker at Le Mans, as it seeks to reclaim ground next month in São Paulo, in Brazil.