Porsche Taycan races into the record books

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The all-electric sports saloon establishes 13 British endurance records with a host of notable drivers at the wheel.




Brands Hatch is no stranger to historic feats of endurance from Porsche. In April 1970, a 917 in the hands of Pedro Rodriguez and Leo Kinnunen won the rain-soaked 1,000-kilometre race by an incredible five laps. And in July 1984, Porsche claimed the top six places at the same event, with victory going to the 956 of Jan Lammers and Jonathan Palmer.

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The Taycan 4S at Brands Hatch Circuit

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At the same time and in the same category, the Turbo S claimed the records for time taken from a standing start to cover 200 km, 100 miles and 200 miles plus the records for distance covered from a standing start in three hours (252.356 km), six hours (450.065 km) and 12 hours (915.762 km).

Some 50 years after a podium finish at the Brands Hatch 1,000 km in the 917, Attwood had returned to the circuit to join the driver line-up in a Taycan 4S sporting a specially-designed Salzburg tribute livery. And 36 years after his famous win, Palmer found himself aboard a Taycan Turbo S finished in a livery harking back to his own 1984 car.

The Taycan Turbo S at Brands Hatch Circuit

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