Sunday 1st November 2015 - The Porsche 919 Hybrid won the six-hour race in Shanghai in the hands of Timo Bernhard and Chopard ambassadors Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber. The sister car – shared by Romain Dumas – Chopard ambassador - Neel Jani and Marc Lieb – came second and scored a new one-two result for Porsche, who still holds the Le Mans winning record.
The German manufacturer with its Official Timing Partner Chopard are the 2015 WEC Championship winner, a new title to add to its historical record in endurance racing.
Porsche has won the title with 308 points ahead of Audi (238) and Toyota (137). For Porsche it is the 13th constructors’ World Championship title in endurance racing and the first since 1986. Between 1964 and 1986 Porsche took twelve constructors’ titles in the then Sports Car World Championship.
For the second year, Chopard is proud to be the Official Timing Partner of Porsche Motorsport. Perfectly in line with the spirit of Chopard’s Superfast watch collection, this prestigious partnership is an extension of the company 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 new Superfast chronograph inspired by the Porsche 919 Hybrid competing in the World Endurance Championship LMP1 category: the Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Edition.
