The 2019 season in FIA WEC terms featured the second half of the ‘Super Season’ that began back in May of 2018 and the start of the 2019/20 campaign.
Unfortunately, the end of the ‘Super Season’ also saw the MTEK BMW factory programme exit stage right after a disappointing maiden campaign for the M8 GTE in Pro. It was a new dawn though for Porsche after the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours, with the 911 RSR 19 making its debut at the start of the 2019/20 pandemic-interrupted FIA WEC season.
While MTEK struggled, for BMW there was at least a significant result to celebrate in the USA in 2019, with Team RLL beating Risi Competizione to a Rolex 24 Hours GTLM win.
However, ‘Bamthor’ was in full force that year across the season winning the title for Porsche.
Porsche would also win the 2018/19 WEC Pro title with Michael Christensen and Kevin Estre. The duo’s win the year prior at Le Mans proved to be a springboard to winning the title at La Sarthe in the final race, which doubled as the second Le Mans 24 Hours of the season and was won by AF Corse.
A Porsche also triumphed in GTE Am that season, Project 1’s Jorg Bergmeister, Patrick Lindsey and Edigio Perfetti wrapping up the title with a win in the finale.
Over in Europe, a Ferrari claimed the LMGTE title in the ELMS too, with a strong campaign from US-flagged team Luzich Racing.
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Luzich Racing – #51 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo – Fabien Lavergne, Nicklas Nielsen, Alessandro Pier Guidi
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Spirit of Race – #55 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Team Project 1 – #56 Porsche 911 RSR
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Kessel Racing – #60 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – JMW Motorsport – #66 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Dempsey Proton Racing – #77 Porsche 911 RSR
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Ebimotors – #80 Porsche 911 RSR
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Kessel Racing – #83 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
2019 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Proton Competition – #88 Porsche 911 RSR
