Racing with Giants: Porsche at Le Mans - narrated by Patrick Dempsey

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11 ай бұрын

On the 100th anniversary of the running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France, and the 75th anniversary of Porsche, Mobil 1 and Hagerty Media are proud to present a documentary on the intertwined, rich history of this storied race and the most-winning brand to ever cross its finish line.
Narrated by actor/racer and Le Mans podium-finisher Patrick Dempsey, this documentary features a mixture of archival footage with firsthand interviews of Le Mans winners Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Allan McNish, Nick Tandy and Patrick Long as well as with notable brand enthusiasts Rod Emory and Spike Feresten, plus future Le Mans hopeful Loni Unser.
This film also illustrates the strong and direct connection that the Porsche brand possesses when it comes to developing new technology on the track and translating that into the road cars that enthusiasts know and love.
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About the film: Racing with Giants: Porsche at Le Mans is a collaboration between Mobil 1 and Hagerty, who chose to partner with with two-time Primetime Emmy Award and Peabody Award winner Robert Dalrymple and his production company to produce a film that will connect the race cars to the road cars they inspired, showcasing Porsche’s engineering expertise and unprecedented history of dominance at the world’s most grueling endurance race.
Through this documentary, viewers will see industry titans as they dive deep into the biggest race in endurance racing, including:
• Nick Tandy: 2015 Porsche Le Mans winning driver and current Penske Porsche 963 driver
• Spike Feresten: Podcast host, television personality, comedy writer
• Rod Emory: Renowned restorer of Porsche
• Patrick Long: Former Porsche factory driver
• Derek Bell: Five-time Le Mans winning and Formula 1 winning driver
• Jacky Ickx: Six-time Le Mans winning and Formula 1 wining driver
• Allan McNish: 3-Time Le Mans winning driver including the 1998 Porsche Mobil 1 GT1 race car
• Loni Unser: Professional race car driver and member of the legendary Unser racing family
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@the.squidd 11 ай бұрын

Now that's how you make an automotive documentary.

@AutoAnomoly 11 ай бұрын

I think they have been taking tips from you

@jaydo1001 11 ай бұрын

Dude I been loving your content as well

@ribbles1699 11 ай бұрын

Anything that gives me chills is a win - your stuff included.

@boog3y 11 ай бұрын

@alphaenterprise2232 11 ай бұрын

@@AutoAnomoly quite the opposite, I don't try to insult SQUIDD's phenomenal automotive documentaries, I just want to state that Hagerty is doing such documentaries longer.

@budja1501 11 ай бұрын

Okay Hagerty, just casually releasing top quality content for anybody to watch

@wcaswell11 11 ай бұрын

Rycled as wit

@dalibormilic139 11 ай бұрын

It's a promotional video ... with due respect to their racing heritage but claiming that 911 Turbo has a linear delivery of power or that 959 was the world's *first* supercar should be a hint ... also part about people losing their mind over 959 is a blatant lie ... they COULD NOT sell them then ... F40 outsold it at leats 10 to 1 ... so next time please Hagerty don't pass it as a documentary - you should be better than that

@YoungShul 11 ай бұрын

@@dalibormilic139 not the worlds first supercar, but the car signifying the start of the supercar era.

@dalibormilic139 11 ай бұрын

@@YoungShul it's not what they said and in any case that is also not true ... they actually added at the end that it was a first modern supercar which is true though

@ropi4524 11 ай бұрын

I M a simple man. I can confirm.

@onlysilv 11 ай бұрын

I feel like Hagerty makes "historical preservation grade" videos at this point!! We are lucky to hear these stories from the men themselves!

@jimjones-pz1tt Ай бұрын

With Loni "historically correct" Unser!

@speedpatrickp174 11 ай бұрын

D Bell. Frickin' living legend.

@mohamedalkaboom 10 ай бұрын

Fucking

@billmoyer3254 14 күн бұрын

Pedro Rodriguez was better

@ManrajSingh4U 11 ай бұрын

One of the best automotive documentaries I have ever watched.

@jrbuch 11 ай бұрын

The 993 GT1 for me is such a special car. This was a great 47 minute watch.

@mjvdr 11 ай бұрын

*1996 911 GT1. They were not officially called 993's and the '97 and '98 ones were definitely not called 996's, as they were developments from the '96 GT1, just with different bodywork and lights. Sorry for the nerdy comment, but it's a very common misconception, so I'm trying to spread the word as much as possible. Oh and regardless of its name, its definitely an amazing car :)

@bicyclist2 10 ай бұрын

Agreed. I prefer the look of the 993 GT1 to the 996 GT1.

@marksanzone4948 2 ай бұрын

The GT1...still phenomenal!!

@midnight_driver71 11 ай бұрын

Simply one of the best things I have ever watched on KZfaq, mindblowing to think this level of production is available for free and for everybody on this platform! Hats off Hagerty!

@mannygarcia1810 11 ай бұрын

Best 47 minutes I've spent today

@autsvapors1612 11 ай бұрын

Share this video and spread the word, so it encourages Hagerty to keep producing amazing films like this. Great video! Historical facts, original footage, personal accounts and great narration. Thank you so much for this. It makes me sad to see the view and like count isn’t as high as it should be. I can’t thank this channel enough!!

@w1987g 11 ай бұрын

This feels like a Grand Tour/Top Gear special when they do racing documentaries it's that good. You can feel the passion behind the presentation

@paulmcdonald9592 11 ай бұрын

This video brings it all together. Hurly, Derrick, Jackie and Hans. Mass and Wollek. Al Holbert as well. Stuck too. The balls and determination they had.. Nicely produced presentation. Thank you.

@m00nkinftw Ай бұрын

Ever since I discovered Le Mans as a kid, I'm completely fascinated by it. Due to the nature of the track there's just nothing like with ridiculously long straights (especially before the chicanes on the Mulsanne straight) and it produced some very interesting cars that clearly had a lot more focus on top speed. Watching cars do 240+ mph in the 80's was absolutely wild, and to this day the race at Le Mans is an annual get together for me and my friends as we watch the race from start to end.

@lubricator 11 ай бұрын

Great video! When it came across my feed, I opened it with the intention of only watching a couple of minutes now, but I found it so interesting I couldn't stop watching and continued on to the end. Now, I look forward with great anticipation to this years Le Mans.

@frankcedeno9890 11 ай бұрын

I shared this video with my brother, who also likes Porsche but is a casual fan. It ended up starting a conversation that lead to numerous Google searches and him understanding my near addiction to Porsche and racing as a whole. He's no longer a casual fan

@kurtismotif 10 ай бұрын

I watch every documentary and clip I can find on Porsche and Le Mans. Racing in general Dakar, Le Mans, Daytona, Baja, F1, KTM, Porsche, Ferrari, NASCAR, GT, Indy, Cart, drift, flat track, dirt track, motocross, endro, adventure, this is one of the best documentaries Ive ever seen on racing and probably is the best Porsche documentary Ive ever seen. Good Job Hagerty Media and Mobil 1. So many little quotes and clips and supporting media, no British guys mispronouncing it.... its packed, the footage its awesome, really enjoyed it. Thanks. Really. This is everything thats good about human beings, Its the best of what we are made out of and what we can be and do, you literally have to leave the planet to up the game.

@user-gl2eq2ly4g 8 күн бұрын

"British guys mispronouncing it: ??????

@anesennaidoo5279 11 ай бұрын

Oh wow Hagerty! Look at you!!! Class act of a production 👏👏

@KRJoye 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic tribute to Porsche's effort and their drivers that successfully ran in Le Mans. And the story goes on...

@user-mx5gr1yd6u 3 ай бұрын

Likeitlancajc2

@vx8952 10 ай бұрын

This KZfaq channel will forever be in the hearts of all modern car fans, this is one awesome automotive documentary and I am privileged to have learned about the 24hrs of Le Mans in such detail! :)

@charlesmares4143 6 ай бұрын

Well done guys! Now I want a Porsche!

@easternequinox9324 11 ай бұрын

Boy am I glad that this is free. This is top quality. Easily.

@orionsmith7668 11 ай бұрын

What a great story. Excellent work Hagerty!

@Stingraeee 11 ай бұрын

I felt goosebump every seconds of the video.

@thecompanioncube4211 11 ай бұрын

This honestly is something deserving of a movie

@g-woody 11 ай бұрын

What a great video. There truly is no substitute!

@bicyclist2 10 ай бұрын

I've been a massive fan of Porsche since the early 80's. I got to ride in my uncles 1970's 911 SC targa as a kid. Very cool. Great documentary. Thank you.

@butziporsche8646 11 ай бұрын

Great narration by Pat Dempsey

@Z-Twinturbo 11 ай бұрын

at first I was surprised Patrick Dempsey narrated this documentary but it actually makes perfect sense, since he's been an iconic face for that race for years now. It's always interesting content with Le Mans

@2bitgypsy 11 ай бұрын

Outstanding and important work you have put together. Stunning blend of historical archive, engaging storytelling and cinematic production. Kudos!

@jeff69cpl 8 ай бұрын

Probably the best mini-documentary about Porsche and Le Mans I've ever seen, glad that YT recommended it to me. I wish it was a little longer (60 minutes maybe) because I feel like the ending was rushed (the Porsche 919 part feels too short and too much information was missing about what happened at the time) but, despite of that, great production, great cast of Porsche legends and the info was amazing, I learned a lot seeing this. Really loved to see this as a Porsche fan, all the success that the brand have in Le Mans as (maybe) the most successful manufacturer in endurance racing, thanks for this Hagerty 💛💚

@rongreen8485 16 күн бұрын

I was bit by the Porsche bug at 19 on my 3rd 911 now. I was fortunate to meet Roger Penski in Kent Washington while working for a Detroit Diesel Distributor back in 1995 nice guy. This documentary is first class, Hagerty thanks for keeping history alive. BTW your car insurance is first class.

@10millTrucking 11 ай бұрын

another Haggerty masterpiece 🤟🏾

@FAT8893 11 ай бұрын

Really can't wait for 100th Le Mans 24 Hours next weekend. 🙌🙌

@StuntpilootStef 11 ай бұрын

It's not the 100th. Just 100 years after the first one.

@bertdemeulemeester 9 ай бұрын

Having monsieur LeMans in this documentary, le beau Jacky (Ickx), was absolutely amazing.

@ritarossweisse_ 11 ай бұрын

I love this type of video. Please do more documentaries like this! This is awesome!!

@AR-uy8yr 11 ай бұрын

917 is just a beauty

@TheIansp997 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic video I grew up watching Porsche winning Le Mans. Born in 1963 and growing up in Germany I had to love Porsche and I have owned at least 6 👍

@ulysse21 10 ай бұрын

Let me gues... they were all 911s

@Pyrrho_ 10 ай бұрын

This was one of the best car documentaries I've seen in quite a while. Very well done, Hagerty... and thank you. :)

@ypsilonSKY 4 ай бұрын

Great documentery about the greatest race with the greatest sportcarmanufacturer with some of the greatest drivers with one of the greatest production quality on KZfaq. Thank you Hagerty!

@paulwright1196 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful film. Thanks. And thanks for turning off the ads.

@Sarmor1985 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning production you’ve put out there ! Bravo !

@danv8717 11 ай бұрын

The perfect guy to narrate this.

@killaco23 10 ай бұрын

Shocks me this video does not have millions of views already. Just incredible. ❤

@robertdavis6708 Ай бұрын

Top Notch stuff here people. I hope Roger lives long enough to see his victory at Le Mans. He deserves it.

@TheMaxt305 11 ай бұрын

Another incredible production by Hagerty! Thank you for sharing the history of Le Mans I can’t to finish watching this. Looking forward to more videos like this in the future.

@ron8566 11 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank you.

@JoshuaC923 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting in such a high production value film!

@dappergent9422 5 ай бұрын

Stunning and remarkable documentary. When you see these beautiful cars and hear the engines, you realise how lucky we were. EV's will never replace the soul of an engine. Period.

@myronspokedex 13 күн бұрын

The success that Porsche had at Le Mans over the years just proves how successful they are. This is also why a lot of people, including myself love Porsche and I can’t wait to see what Porsche does at Le Mans in 2024. 🏁🤞🏻🤞🏻

@bruces3613 25 күн бұрын

My first race experience was the San Antonio IMSA Camel GP, Derek Bell and Al Holbert in the beautiful Lowenbrau 962. Fantastic

@DanyCesc83 10 ай бұрын

This was glorious to watch, such a treat! the best fathers Day pre-gift, thank you, Hagerty, Thank you Porsche and to the staff who put this together and worked behind the scenes.

@PorscheRacer14 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant production and scope of work. Let's see if there's some magic and luck for La Sarthe this year.

@ryanlynch7032 11 ай бұрын

Best KZfaq content i've seen for a long long time. Sometimes you forget KZfaq's potential.

@xavierwedel4691 10 ай бұрын

I never knew Jerry Seinfeld owned a 917K, that’s awesome - Just like the documentary. Hagerty is putting out extreme quality productions, and they're entirely free.

@snakepliskin2297 6 ай бұрын

Killer documentary. Must watch for any Porsche lover

@S2NAZ 11 ай бұрын

That was a great history lesson. I remember…..

@OdyTypeR 11 ай бұрын

This is waaay too good for KZfaq.

@marksanders2587 8 ай бұрын

Ohhh Mr PD you did a fantastic job on this. We need an award named for you…The McDreamitastic.

@richchilds8173 4 ай бұрын

A top way to spend 47 minutes of my life. What a great presentation...absolutely riveting from start to finish. The interviews, commentary, history, production relativity...just fantastic. Thank you Hagerty for yet another fantastic, informative and entertaining presentation.

@KellymossInc 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely love to see this history being captured! Hats off to Hagerty, Mobil 1 and the passions behind this project!! All should be proud.

@efro4812 11 ай бұрын

@Hagerty produce more content like this. These historical races and interviews with the drivers are just amazing and you are preserving more of the motorsport heritage by producing these great documentaries.

@djosbun 5 ай бұрын

I met Patrick Long when he was driving for the Flying Lizard race team. He went out of his way to speak directly with my son, making him feel special. Patrick is a superb race car driver and the perfect ambassador for Porsche.

@adityasingh1657 10 ай бұрын

Huge applause for creating such a great documentary, need more of this

@MrJearley6 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. This is your subscriber from Los Angeles. Just watching his video. I am so glad either met these guys or know them because I see them two or three times out of the year and I’m talking about the ones that are in Los Angeles. If you ever meet Patrick along, he is a very nice guy if you ever meet him or maybe some of you guys have met him Bruce Myers very nice guy. I see him three or four times out of the year maybe sometimes more than that depending on what type of car event is going on and I want to say thank you to Pelican Parts for letting them use the garage the workshop thank you I always love looking at those cars in the garage and last release when I first saw the 959 when they were filming and I couldn’t believe who was driving the damn car Jackie Ickx! Because I don’t live too far from where they were filming up in Palos Verdes, California. Well, thank you for this video.

@tommarino69 11 ай бұрын

That could've been released in cinemas, absolutely fantastic! Hopefully Porsche can get another win this year with that beautiful 963.

@TheSRC900 7 ай бұрын

Phenomenal documentary! Thank you so much, what a legendary heritage Porsche has been creating throughout the years!

@nickt8972 8 ай бұрын

Favourite Porsche race cars for me is the 917s, short and long tails, followed by a very close second, the 935s...beasts of vehicles. What's so amazing is how Porsche won so many races, and classes, in the era, right up to the 956/962s...beautiful cars too, were powered by air cooled engines. You don't see that happen again in this day and age. Never be repeated again.

@BadWallaby 11 ай бұрын

This was INCREDIBLY fun to watch!!!

@kevinblackburn3198 7 ай бұрын

What an incredible documentary

@SieTeppischfresser 5 ай бұрын

Much love for Patrick Long. He's a hero of mine, as are moat of the drivers featured here. What a great history of cars and drivers Porsche has.

@Derf1313 11 ай бұрын

Very nice piece of history, it filled in so many holes of what I thought I knew... Extremely well put together video, probably will re-watch a couple of times! Thanx !

@Shootout_23 6 ай бұрын

That was the best documentary I’ve ever watched. Cheers to you guys.

@nahidhassan6422 8 ай бұрын

We need this more ❤❤❤

@oldcrow187 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful, Thank You!

@cesarcollier3052 6 ай бұрын

What a wonderful film. Congrats to Hagerty and Super Congrats to Porsche

@fredkraus9180 Күн бұрын

Outstanding history of Porsche

@billnorblat4047 11 ай бұрын

Really great, guys. Thank you

@ciciriellov 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Hagerty for this outstanding documentary.

@juansequeirabaquero1780 8 ай бұрын

Absolute brilliance

@edimalan14 10 ай бұрын

Spike made me come and watch this and it doesn’t disappoint

@chrislakous5236 11 ай бұрын

It is amazing to get a victory at LeMans sooooo many people put in soooo much work, luck circumstance, and raw performance 👏

@rickintexas1584 11 ай бұрын

Thanks to all who brought is this wonderful documentary.

@Commander-McBragg 11 ай бұрын

This is serious production. Dempsey is the real deal, and the whole video oozes quality.

@dougrobinson8602 10 ай бұрын

Just superb documentary film making. Hagerty is crushing it. Thank you to them for making such wonderful videos for us to enjoy at no cost. Their passion for automobiles and the art of driving is unmatched!

@MouseEvil 11 ай бұрын

I always remember Tandy's interview right after 2015. The legend bursted into tears

@PROJECT1_ 11 ай бұрын

Nothing like hearing the stories from the men who made history themselves. What a watch.

@eichler721 11 ай бұрын

Hagerty is the best mainstream car enthusiasts channel and is sadly under appreciated. Quality content from real car journalists and car people.

@BlueHopi144 11 ай бұрын

the 24 hours are happening this week-end synchronistically , Amazing Documentary . I went to dive on small portions of the circuit 4 years ago & it felt amazing . Now i don't live very far from it .....what a Legend

@twillis449 9 ай бұрын

Great to see those interviews with all-time great Porsche drivers Derek Bell and Jackie Ickx. There's another interview on KZfaq where Bell says he liked driving down the Mulsanne Straight at night alone with his thoughts. I'd be terrified that when I come up to a smaller car it would move the wrong way and there would be a gigantic collision.

@artofdisguy3401 6 ай бұрын

Klaus Bytzik owned two or three of those factory GT1 cars up here in Canada,he ran them in the Castrol GT challenge and also at Daytona 24 hr in 1999/2000, same year Dale Sr. And Dale jr were in the Corvettes for the 24 hr. They finished sixth over all with basic all Canadian drivers.

@StalwartMan 9 ай бұрын

Es war eine großartige Dokumentation.

@wittypoet976 11 ай бұрын

Happy birthday！ Le Mans！ Happy 100 years old！

@snakeoilaudio 7 ай бұрын

For me it is not only Porsche but also Mr Jacky Ickx who is very special he is the kind of person you want to be as a Porsche driver. I am not talking about racing speed or driving skills but he as a person.

@olesrensen5020 7 ай бұрын

A great story. And the 917 is still the greatest of them all😊

@LaCorvette 7 ай бұрын

That was really good. So happy I found this stunning documentary. Thanks Hagerty.

@sheckyvision 10 ай бұрын

Wow - this was FAR better than anything on “TV” - thanks Hagerty

@MM-xr6tz 11 ай бұрын

Made my Saturday perfect. 👍

@27rauf 11 ай бұрын

It's unbelievable! What a remarkable movie! Thanks Hagerty!

@scottimusgarrett15 11 ай бұрын

What a great doc. Kudos to everyone involved in the making of this; without hyperbole, awesome job! If you've ever seen a cutaway drawing of a 917, you realize how gigantic those driver's cojones were. ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦