German carmaker Porsche created a road-legal version of its 963 Le Mans racer, Roger Penske is a major contributor to the project.

If there’s one cliche worth burying in the back garden, it’s the whole “race car for the road” trope. Sure, some of today’s track day specials are properly ruthless instruments of speed, but few of them actually see competition in a form anything like their roadgoing counterparts.

Despite a rough start to the WEC season, Porsche shouldn’t be counted out of the 24 Hours of Le Mans equation - a fact their drivers are quick to acknowledge on the eve of Test Day