A minimum of six hours and even twice around the clock in the season s pinnacle event at Le Mans the FIA World Endurance Championship is regarded as one of the most technologically challenging series in motorsport with good reason This is where innovation is relentlessly tested for reliability both are required in order to be victorious TOUGH TOUGHER WORLD END URANCE RACING CHA MPIONSHIP On June 19 2016 motorsport history was made at Le Mans Porsche s 18th overall victo ry the second consecutive one a er 2015 was decided when the race leading Toyota re tired on the nal lap Arguably the world had never seen such drama before The other races run for six hours are ercely competitive as well In 2016 the big three in the LMP1 class Porsche Audi and Toyota are only com peting with two cars each The regulations that have been in e ect for the top category since 2014 which limit the amount of usable energy but permit considerable freedom in the areas of hybrid and powertrain technologies have been providing impetus for innovation as well as making for extremely thrilling races There are various engine concepts depending on the manufacturer and temporary four wheel drive has by now become standard AN IDEAL PLATFORM FOR SCHAEFFLER In the light of the visionary regulations e ciency high technology and reliability have become more important than ever at Le Mans and in the WEC They re exactly the same topics which automotive engineering and therefore Schae ler is currently and will continue to be absolutely focused on for the next decades The analogy between mo torsport and production is coming very close again to its original meaning Anything that withstands and wins the world s toughest race proves suitability for production at its best That s why the rule makers at the Féderation Internationale de l Automobile FIA de ned the new rules in a way that provides new im petus to the future of automotive develop ment As a result they re accommodating the intentions of OEMs and automotive suppliers like Schae ler to demonstrate their technolo gical expertise and the viability of their visio nary engineering designs to large audiences around the globe THE WORLD S TOUGHEST TEST LAB What makes this Le Mans so special Some key gures provide an answer 5 300 kilome ters In 24 hours An average speed of almost 250 km h per lap and 220 km h across the duration of the race Le Mans demands top performance twice around the clock from man and machine and from the engineers 4

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