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

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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Now that's how you make an automotive documentary.

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@@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.

[@onlysilv]

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]

With Loni "historically correct" Unser!

[@budja1501]

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

[@wcaswell11]

Rycled as wit

[@dalibormilic139]

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]

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

[@dalibormilic139]

@@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

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I M a simple man. I can confirm.

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D Bell. Frickin' living legend.

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Fucking

[@billmoyer3254]

Pedro Rodriguez was better

[@jrbuch]

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

[@mjvdr]

*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]

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

[@marksanzone4948]

The GT1...still phenomenal!!

[@midnight_driver71]

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

[@ManrajSingh4U]

One of the best automotive documentaries I have ever watched.

[@autsvapors1612]

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]

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

[@lubricator]

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.

[@paulmcdonald9592]

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.

[@mannygarcia1810]

Best 47 minutes I've spent today

[@surfakimo2674]

Oh it’s by Hagerty, I’m in!! The group is always entertaining while teaching you something you didn’t know. Brava!! team.

[@m00nkinftw]

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.

[@anesennaidoo5279]

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

[@KRJoye]

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

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[@frankcedeno9890]

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

[@vx8952]

This KZbin 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! :)

[@kurtismotif]

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]

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

[@easternequinox9324]

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

[@orionsmith7668]

What a great story. Excellent work Hagerty!

[@thecompanioncube4211]

This honestly is something deserving of a movie

[@Stingraeee]

I felt goosebump every seconds of the video.

[@rongreen8485]

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.

[@2bitgypsy]

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

[@charlesmares4143]

Well done guys! Now I want a Porsche!

[@jeff69cpl]

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 💛💚

[@g-woody]

What a great video. There truly is no substitute!

[@butziporsche8646]

Great narration by Pat Dempsey

[@AR-uy8yr]

917 is just a beauty

[@bicyclist2]

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.

[@robertdavis6708]

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

[@snakeoilaudio]

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.

[@Z-Twinturbo]

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

[@cesarcollier3052]

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

[@wittypoet976]

Happy birthday！ Le Mans！ Happy 100 years old！

[@TheIansp997]

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]

Let me gues... they were all 911s

[@fredkraus9180]

Outstanding history of Porsche

[@Shootout_23]

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

[@10millTrucking]

another Haggerty masterpiece 🤟🏾

[@ypsilonSKY]

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

[@paulwright1196]

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

[@TheSRC900]

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

[@danv8717]

The perfect guy to narrate this.

[@killaco23]

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

[@olesrensen5020]

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

[@bertdemeulemeester]

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

[@Pyrrho_]

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

[@ritarossweisse_]

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

[@juansequeirabaquero1780]

Absolute brilliance

[@bruces3613]

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

[@dappergent9422]

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.

[@ryanlynch7032]

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

[@DanyCesc83]

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.

[@pamanthanos9742]

top clas documentary worth every second

[@kevinblackburn3198]

What an incredible documentary

[@SieTeppischfresser]

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.

[@TheMaxt305]

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.

[@StalwartMan]

Es war eine großartige Dokumentation.

[@nickt8972]

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.

[@Sarmor1985]

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

[@JoshuaC923]

Thanks for putting in such a high production value film!

[@ron8566]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@dougrobinson8602]

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!

[@rickintexas1584]

Thanks to all who brought is this wonderful documentary.

[@adityasingh1657]

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

[@efro4812]

@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.

[@27rauf]

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

[@Theotheradamyouknow]

Such a good watch before Le Mans!!!

[@richchilds8173]

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.

[@mikemc330]

Great documentary.

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We need this more ❤❤❤

[@rodolfo.martinez]

amazing, this was beautiful

[@myronspokedex]

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. 🏁🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@OdyTypeR]

This is waaay too good for KZbin.

[@MrJearley6]

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.

[@ciciriellov]

Thank you Hagerty for this outstanding documentary.

[@eichler721]

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

[@KellymossInc]

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

[@andreasnewitsch59]

2nd time I have watched this. Very interesting how far the vw has come. It's a 3 in one company.

[@S2NAZ]

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

[@FAT8893]

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

[@StuntpilootStef]

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

[@ronniet906]

Just Brilliant, thank you for producing this Le Mans Porsche documentary and Patrick for your narration 👍

[@c_woelfl]

This is superb. Thank you for making this and thank you for making this free to watch

[@Derf1313]

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 !

[@grecopena]

Loved it. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@dawndark1232]

Wow this one of the best documentaries. Thank you so much. Perfect

[@francescoruggeri518]

Porsche racing heritage is something unbeatable

[@edimalan14]

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

[@BlueHopi144]

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

[@sarfrazahmed8178]

This is one of the best documentaries I have seen cars. Great job!

[@PROJECT1_]

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

[@LaCorvette]

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

[@renatohenrique1056]

Absolutely gem

[@Mordalo]

Had a 1976 Turbo. Mine was red. Bought it in 1977.

[@mmartel]

Excellent piece. I'm a sucker for all things Le Mans related and although I haven't always been cheering for Porsche, it is simply *impossible* not to have the utmost respect for their legacy as a champion -- the drivers, teams, programs and philosophy are top notch. Very well done!

[@jasonmitchell5392]

That was the best documentary i have ever watched 🤙 plus i have loved Porsche since i saw my first whale tale at 15 ❤

[@KaminoCloningOperations]

Fantastic documentary. Love every bit of history from this race!

[@Commander-McBragg]

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

[@kkkjkk641]

Fantastic documentary - thank you❤