Here is a video on the Porsche 963 LMDh. Porsche is definitely one of the most important and successful brands in endurance and prototype racing, having an astonishing track record in both GT and Le Mans Prototype categories, with cars like the 919 Hybrid, the dominant 956 and 962 Group C machines, the 911 RSR, and the different 917 variants. This gives this Porsche 963, a very high standard and important legacy to live up to, especially with the name indicating the car as a successor to the famous Porsche 962.
Porsche obviously did not do too well in the Hypercar class at Le Mans this year, with the highest finishing 963 being the No. 5, finishing in 9th, despite 4 of the Porsche LMDh machines starting the race. 3 of these entries were fielded by the factory efforts of Porsche Penske motorsport, with an extra, single, privateer entry being run by Hertz Team Jota.
While I think this Porsche 963 is definitely one of the best looking current top class Le Mans Prototypes, the sound is definitely disappointing. The car is very quiet, with a fairly standard sound we would come to expect from a turbocharged V8. While this car may not be as quiet as say, the new Ferrari 296 GT3, it is definitely the quietest in the Hypercar class.
Sorry for the video going out of focus at points, and focusing on fences and heads... Also for the frame rate dipping at certain points in night footage, because of the low exposure.
0:00 In the Pits
0:38 Track Action
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Recorded with Canon Legria HF M52, fitted with DM-100 Microphone
Event: 24 Hours of Le Mans
Where: Circuit De La Sarthe
When: 7-11 June 2023