You DEFINITELY want to see this: Mobil 1 teases Porsche documentary of 100th running at Le Mans
With the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans quickly approaching, Mobil 1 is celebrating with a first-of-its-kind documentary for the motor oil brand: the release of “Racing with Giants: Porsche at Le Mans,” which will explore the past 100 years of Le Mans.
The documentary further brings Porsche’s dominant racing history to the big screen.
WHAT:
Mobil 1, in collaboration with Hagerty Media, is working with acclaimed automotive content house, Robert Dalrymple Productions to create a new documentary: “Racing with Giants: Porsche at Le Mans”
“Racing with Giants: Porsche at Le Mans” is a one hour / long-form special that will connect the race cars to the road cars they inspired, showcasing Porsche’s 75th Anniversary and dovetailing it into the 100th anniversary of the running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The documentary will debut ahead of Le Mans this year, and pairs archival footage from the event with firsthand interviews from former and current racers, and notable collectors/enthusiasts, mixed with modern driving footage of past production model Porsches to give the Porsche history the feel of an exciting sports documentary series.
Following the premier event, the documentary will then air on Hagerty Media’s YouTube channel on Thursday, June 1 at 8:00pm ET.
TALENT FEATURED IN FILM:
· Nick Tandy: 2015 Porsche Le Mans winning driver and current Penske Porsche 963 driver
· Spike Feresten: Podcast host, television personality, comedy writer best known for his work on “Seinfeld”
· 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
ABOUT THE PRODUCER ROBERT DALRYMPLE
Robert Dalrymple is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award and Peabody Award winner. His documentaries have included “Billy Joel in the USSR” and “Billy Crystal Midnight Train to Moscow” for HBO.
Other credits include “Howard Hughes: His Women in His Movies” for TNT and Bruce Willis in Sam Shepard’s “True West” for Showtime. Robert is also the co-founder of the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the CBS show, “Superbowl Greatest Commercials” for which he continues to serve as producer.
He has also produced several motorsports TV specials including films on Nigel Mansell, A winning Strategy documentary on the improbable Indy 500 win by Alexander Rossi and numerous documentaries for Porsche including “Decades of Disruption.”