New Porsche subscribers Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron were among the drivers behind the wheel of the car that will bring the German manufacturer back to the top sports car races at next year’s World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship.

The distance traveled in Spain has more than doubled the number of kilometers now traveled on the LMDh hybrid, which began operating at the Porsche test center in Weisach last month.

Porsche did not specify which other drivers joined Nasra and Cameron, who last year signed to lead the development of the LMDh, on a multi-day test in Barcelona.

Two-time IMSA champion Cameron, who also drove the car in Weissach, explained that Porsche had made “steady progress” through tests in Barcelona.

“Every day we managed to overcome more and more mileage, and performance has improved significantly,” he said.

“Of course, at this early stage of development it is not a question of bringing it to the limit – our approach is very conservative.

“Based on that, my impression is extremely positive, because there is still incredible potential for further improvement of our new car.”

The second two-time IMSA champion Nasr, who tried the car for the first time in Spain, added: “Although the car is brand new, we managed to cover many kilometers.

“It was great and it should not be underestimated.”

Urs Kuratle, director of the LMDh project at Porsche, expressed satisfaction with the run in Barcelona and suggested that the manufacturer compensates for the time lost due to the delay in starting the test program caused by supply chain problems.

He said the distance traveled in Spain “shows that we used the time very well as planned, but canceled the tests”.

Jonathan Digwid, managing director of the Porsche Penske Motorsport team, which will be exhibiting the car at both the WEC and IMSA, added that the car has made “great day-to-day progress” in Barcelona.

Porsche Motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach called the latest test a “very important step”.

“During our first laps on the test track in Weissach, it was very important to make sure that the basic functions of the LMDh prototype worked,” he said.

“In Spain, we saw the whole scope of development: endurance runs, tuning and, very importantly, optimizing the interaction between all partners involved in this project.”

Lowdenbach explained that he found “very impressive” how the key players of the project worked together on the test, which was attended by more than 70 employees of Porsche, Penske and Multimatic, as well as tire supplier Michelin.

Porsche, which has published additional photos of the as-yet-unnamed LMDh, which works in camouflage from Barcelona, ​​will continue to develop the car in Europe and North America.

His latest statement revealed that LMDh will be rejuvenated as early as the autumn before his debut in the race at the opening of the Daytona 24 Hours IMSA season in January next year.

Porsche LMDh

Photo: Porsche Motorsport

New Porsche subscribers Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron were among the drivers behind the wheel of the car that will bring the German manufacturer back to the top sports car races at next year’s World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship.

The distance traveled in Spain has more than doubled the number of kilometers now traveled on the LMDh hybrid, which began operating at the Porsche test center in Weisach last month.

Porsche did not specify which other drivers joined Nasra and Cameron, who last year signed to lead the development of the LMDh, on a multi-day test in Barcelona.

Two-time IMSA champion Cameron, who also drove the car in Weissach, explained that Porsche had made “steady progress” through tests in Barcelona.

“Every day we managed to overcome more and more mileage, and performance has improved significantly,” he said.

“Of course, at this early stage of development it is not a question of bringing it to the limit – our approach is very conservative.

“Based on that, my impression is extremely positive, because there is still incredible potential for further improvement of our new car.”

The second two-time IMSA champion Nasr, who tried the car for the first time in Spain, added: “Although the car is brand new, we managed to cover many kilometers.

“It was great and it should not be underestimated.”

Urs Kuratle, director of the LMDh project at Porsche, expressed satisfaction with the run in Barcelona and suggested that the manufacturer compensates for the time lost due to the delay in starting the test program caused by supply chain problems.

He said the distance traveled in Spain “shows that we used the time very well as planned, but canceled the tests”.

Jonathan Digwid, managing director of the Porsche Penske Motorsport team, which will be exhibiting the car at both the WEC and IMSA, added that the car has made “great day-to-day progress” in Barcelona.

Porsche Motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach called the latest test a “very important step”.

“During our first laps on the test track in Weissach, it was very important to make sure that the basic functions of the LMDh prototype worked,” he said.

“In Spain, we saw the whole scope of development: endurance runs, tuning and, very importantly, optimizing the interaction between all partners involved in this project.”

Lowdenbach explained that he found “very impressive” how the key players of the project worked together on the test, which was attended by more than 70 employees of Porsche, Penske and Multimatic, as well as tire supplier Michelin.

Porsche, which has published additional photos of the as-yet-unnamed LMDh, which works in camouflage from Barcelona, ​​will continue to develop the car in Europe and North America.

His latest statement revealed that LMDh will be rejuvenated as early as the autumn before his debut in the race at the opening of the Daytona 24 Hours IMSA season in January next year.

Porsche LMDh

Photo: Porsche Motorsport