BRENDON HARTLEY AT CHOPARD FACTORY IN GENEVA. HE LOOKS SO CUTE AND YOUNG AND BABYFACED BUT PACKS A WHALLOP WHEN HE DRIVES
CHOPARD AMBASSADORS BRENDON HARTLEY AND MARK WEBBER
BRENDON HARTLEY, KARL-FRIEDRICH SCHEUFELE THE PRESIDENT OF CHOPARD AND ROMAIN DUMAS
BRENDON HARTLEY, TIMO BERNHARD AND MARK WEBBER
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A very promising first round at Silverstone for
Porsche to defend the constructors’ title
Chopard enters its third season as official timing
partner of Porsche Motorsport
On April 17th 2016,
Chopard started its third year as the official timing partner of the leading
WEC team: Porsche Motorsport.
At the Six Hours of Silverstone 2016,
the season’s opening round, the two new Porsche 919 Hybrid cars led by
Chopard’s ambassadors, Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Romain Dumas
campaigned again for victory on the
renowned circuit of the British Midlands after a very successful year 2015
which ended up with a double title in the pilots’ and constructors’
championship.
30,000 kilometres of testing allowed
Porsche to significantly further develop the Porsche 919 Hybrid to fulfil the
new WEC 2016 regulations.
Porsche began the seasons with strong
expectations. The Porsche 919 Hybrid led by Romain Dumas reached the second
position in the LMP1 race
but finally got the victory thanks to
a disqualification of Audi.
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A very promising first
round at Silverstone for Porsche
to defend the constructors’
title
Chopard enters its third season
as official timing partner of Porsche Motorsport
Silverstone – United Kingdom
On April 17th 2016, Chopard started its third year as the
official timing partner of the leading WEC team: Porsche Motorsport. At the Six
Hours of Silverstone 2016, the season’s opening round, the two new Porsche 919
Hybrid cars led by Chopard’s ambassadors, Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and
Romain Dumas campaigned again for victory on the renowned circuit of the
British Midlands after a very successful year 2015 which ended up with a double
title in the pilots’ and constructors’ championship.
30,000 kilometres of
testing allowed Porsche to significantly further develop the Porsche 919 Hybrid
to fulfil the new WEC 2016 regulations. Porsche began the seasons with strong
expectations. The Porsche 919 Hybrid led by Romain Dumas reached the second
position in the LMP1 race but finally got the victory thanks to a
disqualification of Audi.
The FIA WEC championship
started this weekend with a very strong and encouraging beginning during the 6
Hours of Silverstone. After Silverstone racetrack saw rain and snow on the
previous days, on Sunday the race start was in bright sunshine with the two 919
Hybrids lining up third and fourth on the grid for the first of nine World
Championship rounds.
After a thrilling six
hour race, Neel Jani finished second in the Porsche 919 Hybrid N°2 that he
shares with Marc Lieb and with the Chopard ambassador, Romain Dumas. Audi’s
car, which arrived first, got disqualified and gave the victory to Porsche.
By
doing the fastest lap of the race, Neel Jani proved the competitiveness of the
innovative hybrid race car. Porsche also suffered from a significant accident
when the number 1 car of reigning World Champions Timo Bernhard, and Chopard
ambassadors, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber crashed after two hours. The pilot
walked away unhurt even if he had a spectacular accident.
This race has been very demanding for
the brand new Porsche 919 Hybrid. The team learned a lot on the new motor
created to defend its constructors’ title. Fritz Enzinger, Vice President of
LMP1 at Porsche, summarized the ambitions of the team: “This is a great start
to the season. The spectators can look forward to some very exciting racing. In
Spa-Francorchamps, we will attack again.”
With a racing history starting in 1947, the
Silverstone race track is known for being a historical technical race. Teams
consider Silverstone to be one of the fastest circuits on the current calendar.
Having been built atop an old airfield, the Silverstone circuit is a
technically difficult track, but a favorite amongst drivers.
The track is a
mixture of high and low speed corners with some long straights, making it
physically exhausting for the drivers. Overtaking is notoriously difficult.
Silverstone is a race where every second counts to start off the WEC season in
the best way.
Porsche and Chopard: timing, precision and performance - a Superfast
Chronograph
For the third year, Chopard is proud
to be the Official Timing Partner of Porsche Motorsport. Perfectly in line with
the spirit of Chopard’s Superfast watch collection, this prestigious
partnership is an extension of the company longstanding commitment to
automotive sports.
In 2014, Chopard became “Official Timing Partner” of Porsche
Motorsport for the German racing team’s grand comeback to endurance
competition. That same year, to celebrate this exclusive partnership, Chopard
launched a new Superfast chronograph inspired by the Porsche 919 Hybrid
competing in the World Endurance Championship LMP1 category: the Superfast
Chrono Porsche 919 Edition.
The Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Edition is entirely in tune with WEC
racing. This imposingly sized chronograph with its 45 mm-diameter case and
flyback function beats to the pace of a mechanical Chopard 03.05-M calibre,
chronometer-certified by the COSC.
This engine and its oscillating weight may
be admired through a sapphire crystal engraved with the inscription “Official
Timing Partner Porsche Motorsport”. Inspired by the new Porsche 919
Hybrid, the stripes on the dial evoke the racing car’s rear diffuser.
Likewise,
the “919” appearing in a red rectangle inside a 9 o’clock subdial is identical
to the number of the Porsche racing cars. Finally, the rubber strap is inspired
by slick tyres serving to negotiate bends at extremely high speeds.
This sophisticated and powerful Superfast chronograph proclaims a highly
exclusive nature that is a perfect match for the legendary Porsche cars, since
the Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Edition from Chopard is produced in a strictly
limited 919-piece series.
Karl-Friedrich Scheufele,
co-president of Chopard, concluded: “2015 has been amazing for the partnership between
Chopard and Porsche Motorsport with incredible results. I had the chance to
attend some of the WEC races and we are very proud to be part of the success of
Porsche Motorsport in WEC as Official Timing Partner of the team.
Chopard
ambassadors Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley won the World Champion title and
Romain Dumas had a successful season.
Our company shares several values with
Porsche such as the quest for performance and excellence. Both in car- and
watch-making we all pay attention to the smallest details. We are ready to
accompany Porsche Motorsport as official timing partner for a third season in
WEC. We believe in the team for reiterating their outstanding series of
victories in 2016.”
The FIA World Endurance Championship
will continue on 7th May 2016 for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
in Belgium.
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Superfast Chrono Porsche
919 Edition
Welcome back !
As part of its
collaboration with Porsche Motorsport as Official Timing Partner, Chopard
presents the Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Edition dedicated to the new Porsche
919 Hybrid.
This sophisticated COSC chronometer-certified flyback chronograph,
picking up the design codes of the racing car, is issued in a 919-piece limited
edition.
An encounter between two pioneering and avant-garde companies can yield
some amazing results. Celebrating the partnership between Chopard and Porsche
Motorsport in the FIA World Endurance Championship – which is welcoming back
the German manufacturer after a lengthy absence – the Superfast Chrono Porsche
919 Edition is set to make a noteworthy debut.
The partnership agreement between Chopard and Porsche Motorsport once
again turns the spotlight on the sophisticated nature of the Superfast
collection, a watchmaking icon from Chopard. Every inch as outstanding as
Porsche racing cars, the models in the Superfast collection embody a wealth of
superlatives while featuring the distinctive codes of motor racing.
They are
also a test bench for constantly pushing limits and implementing new procedures
or innovative materials. Exactly how Porsche sees motor racing, as a “Lab for
our visions”.
A sophisticated
timepiece with exclusive finishing
The new Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Edition is entirely in tune with
this approach. This imposingly sized chronograph with its 45 mm-diameter case
and flyback function beats to the pace of a mechanical Chopard 03.05-M calibre,
chronometer-certified by the COSC.
This ‘engine’ and its oscillating weight may
be admired through a sapphire crystal engraved with the inscription “Official
Timing Partner Porsche Motorsport”. Inspired by the new Porsche 919
Hybrid, the stripes on the dial evoke the racing car’s rear diffuser. Likewise,
the “919” appearing in a red rectangle inside a 9 o’clock subdial is identical
to the number of the Porsche racing cars.
Finally, the rubber strap is inspired
by slick tyres serving to negotiate bends at extremely high speeds.
This sophisticated and powerful new Superfast chronograph proclaims a
highly exclusive nature that is a perfect match for the legendary Porsche cars,
since the new Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Edition from Chopard is produced in
a strictly limited 919-piece series reserved for those who are quick off the
mark!
Technical Details
Superfast Chrono Porsche
919 Edition
Case:
· Stainless steel
· Total diameter 45.00
mm
· Thickness 15.18
mm
· Water resistance 100
metres
· Screw-locked crown with black rubber-clad steering
wheel motif
· Glareproofed sapphire crystal
· Open case-back bearing engraved “Official Timing Partner
Porsche Motorsport” inscription
· Steel bezel with tachometric scale secured by eight
PVD blackened steel screws
Movement:
·
Mechanical self-winding chronograph Chopard 03.05-M
·
Total diameter 28.8
mm
· Number of jewels 45
jewels
· Power reserve 60
hours
· Frequency 28,800
vph
· Chronometer-certified (COSC)
Dial and hands:
·
Opaline silver-toned
dial with red inner bezel ring transfers
·
“919” logo in the 9
o’clock counter
·
Metallic black hour
and minute hands and hour-markers, enhanced with Superluminova
·
Arrow-tipped red
sweep-seconds hand
·
Red hour and minute
counter hands
·
Metallic black seconds
counter hand
Functions and displays:
·
Central display of the
hours, minutes and seconds
·
Small seconds at 6
o’clock
·
Date window between 4
and 5 o’clock
·
Chronograph: seconds
with flyback function, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock,
12-hour counter at 9 o’clock
·
Tachometric scale
Strap and clasp:
·
Black
rubber strap (slick tyre tread motif)
·
Polished
steel folding clasp
Ref. 168535-3002 – 919 pieces limited edition
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Mark Webber
An exceptional ambassador for Chopard
After
enlivening F1 tracks for more than ten years, Australian Porsche Motorsport
driver, Mark Webber, becomes Chopard’s new ambassador.
The watchmaking company
is looking forward to his arrival, thus strengthening its long established
relationship with the world of classic racing, which is today accentuated
through a partnership with Porsche Motorsport, the team to which Chopard is the
official timing partner.
Chopard welcomes a prime new ambassador, Mark Webber.
The charismatic Australian pilot, member of the Porsche Motorsport team and
former Formula 1 driver, is now flying the colours of the Geneva-based manufacture.
A
champion’s life
After a number of successes in Australia on two and
four wheels, Mark Webber was determined to make his Formula 1 dream come true.
The transition happened naturally thanks to Formula 3000. His Formula 1 career
started with Minardi in 2002. In 2009, while he was at Red Bull Racing, he had
his first win at the German Grand Prix.
After twelve seasons in Formula 1, thirty-six
podium finishes, eleven pole positions and nine Grand Prix victories, Mark Webber
joined the Porsche Motorsport team in 2014 to accompany the German car maker in
its big return to competition in the World Endurance Championship (WEC). Distinguished
sportsman and great competitor, Mark Webber set himself even tougher objectives
such as winning this year’s World Endurance Championship with Porsche
Motorsport as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
He shares with Chopard this
perpetual drive for precision and mechanical achievement.
The
quest for performance
This partnership between the driver and Chopard is entirely
in tune with the agreement signed in 2014 with Porsche Motorsport. Brought
together through common values including the constant quest for performance and
excellence, Porsche Motorsport and Chopard have sealed a partnership based on
shared passions.
Highly reliable and innovative, the exceptional mechanics
produced by the workshops of both Porsche Motorsport and Chopard have made
their mark on their respective universes and remain benchmarks among fans of automobile
sports and watchmaking alike.
For Chopard, the partnership with Mark Webber is
the logical continuation of its passionate commitment to motor racing and the
development of its Superfast collection.
A
passionate partnership
“What I
appreciate most about Chopard” emphasises Mark Webber “is the true passion that
this company in the forefront of watchmaking has for automobile sports as well
as the family nature of the business.
There are no smoke screens; with
Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard, I am dealing with a true
enthusiast and connoisseur of motor car racing and mechanics. I am proud to be
part of the Chopard family henceforth.”
“Being
associated with one of the most prestigious watchmaking manufacturers is a
great honour for me” confirms Mark Webber
“To my mind, this partnership has
real substance. In competition, time is our best friend or our worst enemy and
the precise measurement of time is one of our major concerns. Partnering with
Chopard and the Superfast collection, which consists of elegant, very precise
watches inspired by racing, is therefore completely natural.”
For Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard,
this association is exceptional in more ways than one. “Since the very first
time we met, we sensed Mark Webber’s strong interest in Chopard and the watches
we produce. He clearly recognised the similarities that exist between our two
professions.
"I know we share the same values of excellence and the same passion
for automobile sports. Being able to rely on a driver as experienced as this is
a veritable honour for us. We look forward to sharing this adventure.”
Superfast watches:
avant-garde partners
Always on the leading edge of Chopard collections,
Superfast watches are a faithful companion to Mark Webber in the achievement of
his greatest automobile feats, and are precise, reliable partners for every
race.
Like Porsche racing cars, the models in the Superfast collection maintain
the codes inherent to the world of car racing. In the same way as the Porsche
919 Hybrid, they provide a testing ground for Chopard, enabling it to push the
boundaries of its watchmaking skill, to implement new processes or to
incorporate the use of innovative materials.
The
Superfast watches are simultaneously modern and imposing, free from any
restraints, featuring clean lines resulting in a resolutely virile design. A
multitude of elements – like the racing steering wheel on the rubber-clad gold
crown, the grooves engraved on the sides of the lugs and the pushers
reminiscent of cooling fins, or even the screws on the bezel inspired by those
found on wheel rims – are all nods to the world of automobile racing.
Equipped
with a Manufacture movement with engine-inspired finishes, they are designed
for devotees of fine watchmaking who will be capable of taming the inevitable sense
of raw power that they produce.
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Brendon Hartley
A youthful
avant-garde ambassador for Chopard
Having
racked up a number of wins on WEC tracks over the past two years, Brendon
Hartley, the young New Zealand professional racing driver competing in the
Porsche Motorsport team, is Chopard’s new ambassador.
The brand is delighted
with his arrival that reinforces its longstanding ties with the world of motor
racing in general, along with its role since 2014 as official timing partner of
Porsche Motorsport.
Chopard welcomes a well-known new ambassador: Brendon
Hartley. This young man from New Zealand, a member of the Porsche Motorsport
team and a promising up-and-coming driver with an ever more impressive track
record, will now be flying high the banner of the Geneva-based Manufacture.
Performances
worthy of a champion
After an encouraging start in the world of Formula 1
motor-racing as a test driver for the Red Bull team and subsequently for
Mercedes AMG Petronas, he began a new career in endurance racing.
Since 2012,
he has taken part in the greatest races on the circuit: the European Le Mans
series, the Bathurst 12 Hour, the 24 Hour at Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le
Mans. He was eager to attract the attention of a major manufacturer and has
indeed been recruited by Porsche, the most titled racing stable in the 24 Hours
of Le Mans.
He admits to be living a “waking dream”. A brilliant sportsman and
a great competitor, Brendon Hartley is setting himself ever-higher goals such
as that of winning this year’s World Endurance Championship with Porsche
Motorsport. He shares with Chopard the same tireless quest for precision and
for mechanical feats.
Aiming
for perfection
This partnership between the young driver and Chopard
is entirely in line with the latter’s increasingly close ties being steadily
woven with Porsche Motorsport since 2014. United by values such as the
relentless pursuit of performance and excellence, Porsche Motorsport and
Chopard have signed a partnership based on these shared passions.
Both
extremely reliable and consistently innovative, the exceptional mechanical
marvels that emerge from the workshops of Porsche Motorsport and Chopard have
made an indelible imprint on their respective worlds and remain benchmarks
among connoisseurs and devotees of motorsports and watchmaking.
This
cooperation with Brendon Hartley is a logical follow-on from its passionate
commitment to motor racing and to the development of its Superfast collection.
For Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele,
this association with Brendon Hartley is exceptional in several respects: “I
met Brendon Hartley during World Endurance Championship races. I immediately
sensed that he had a genuinely competitive mindset and an extreme passion for
motorsports.
"Naturally fascinated by fine mechanisms of all kinds, Brendon
Hartley clearly recognised the similarities between our professions. We share
the same values of excellence and risk-taking. Being able to have such a young,
talented and determined driver among our ambassadors is an authentic chance and
a true honour. We are looking forward to experiencing this adventure together.”
Superfast
watches: front-runner partners
Firmly in the vanguard of the Chopard collections,
Superfast watches accompany Brendon Hartley in achieving his finest
motor-racing feats, serving as accurate and reliable partners throughout each
competition.
Like the Porsche endurance cars he drives in these races, the
models in the Superfast collection pack a powerful punch with a variety of superlative
technical features, while also featuring signature design codes picked up from
the motor-racing world.
Like Porsche 919 Hybrid cars, they are a test bench for
Chopard, enabling it to perpetually push the boundaries of its watchmaking
skills, to implement new procedures and to use innovative materials.
Superfast watches are modern, generously sized and
more than happy to flaunt the sharply clear-cut lines of a resolutely virile
design. A wealth of distinctive elements – such as the racing car
steering-wheel on the rubber-moulded gold crown, the grooves engraved on the
sides of the lugs and pushers reminiscent of racing-engine cooling fins, or the
bezel screws inspired by those on car-wheel rims – are as many nods to the
world of motorsports.
Powered by a Manufacture movement with engine-style
finishes, they are intended for passionate devotees of fine watchmaking who are
capable of handling the inevitable feeling of power they procure.
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