When the black and white checkered flag fell after ten exhausting hours on October 12th, not only was the Motul Petit Le Mans over, but so was the 2019 IMSA season. Porsche went on to secure the 2019 Manufacturers, Drivers, and Team championship titles in the GTLM class.
The 911 RSR made its final appearance entirely in red. To be more precise: in bright Coca-Cola red. As a tribute to Robert “Bob” Akin, one of the motorsport greats. It was Akin who first brought the Coca-Cola design to a Porsche race car. He achieved podium finishes at legendary races such as the 24h of Daytona with his Coke Porsche cars – including the Porsche 935 and Porsche 962. This was a proper farewell for the outgoing generation of the 911 RSR.
Coca-Cola and Porsche co-branded this cool commercial to celebrate the return of this livery:
