olli:

Hi Spyderidol, if it turns out where there is smoke there is fire, then I really don't understand why Porsche did not fast forward the 960 project (for the road and usage in motorsport) instead of completely revamping the 911 RSR (rear-mid engine, etc) for WEC GTE from 2017 onwards.

Hi Olli : I suspect that the mid-engine "911" may be an interim car (assuming that this is all true ). It will see season 2017 and  2018. After that, perhaps the 960 takes over. Who knows?