Porsche biography launched at Goodwood festival

The eagerly awaited Porsche history book Ferdinand Porsche - Genesis of Genius makes its international debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend.

Author Karl Ludvigsen and Ferdinand Porsche's eldest grandchild Ernst Piëch will both be on hand at the annual motorsport event. Mr Piëch's 1910 Prince Heinrich car, originally designed by Ferdinand Porsche, will be on display and will participate in the traditional hill climb. The story of the original conception and construction of the Prince Heinrich is a key feature of Ferdinand Porsche - Genesis of Genius.

Ludvigsen is the award-winning author of Porsche: Excellence Was Expected. Produced with the support of the Porsche Historic Archive in Stuttgart, this book includes hundreds of never-before-published photos and documents that catalogue Porsche's prolific early output, as well as first-hand accounts by Ferdinand Porsche himself.

It is being published in an individually numbered limited edition of 500 English copies and 300 German copies by Bentley Publishers.