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Customer cars key if manufacturers end up deserting Hypercar – Porsche

The WEC is booming following an overhaul in regulations, with no fewer than nineteen Hypercar entered in 2024, representing nine different manufacturers. Never had so many OEMs been involved in WEC's top class since the inception of the series. 

Motorsport · Jan 3, 2024

Porsche expects Balance of Performance change before Le Mans 24 Hours

Thomas Laudenbach, head of Porsche Motorsport, made the claim before and after last weekend’s Spa 6 Hours round of the 2023 WEC, after there was no BoP revision for the Belgian race following the opening two events of the season at Sebring in March and Portimao in April.

Autosport · May 2, 2023

Porsche's WEC performance deficit "very obvious" at Sebring

The two factory Porsche Penske Motorsport cars finished fifth and sixth in the Hypercar class at the end of eight hours of racing at the Sebring International Raceway, trailing the dominant Toyota GR010 Hybrids by a worrying margin of four laps.

Motorsport · Mar 20, 2023

WEC drivers hope new sportscar era will last longer than LMP1

Several World Endurance Championship drivers are optimistic the new breed of LMDh and LMH cars will herald the start of a new era that will outlast the LMP1 peak years.

Autosport · Jan 21, 2023

Is this Porsche’s best non-factory driver?

Against a pair of factory aces in the DTM last year, Dennis Olsen gave an excellent account of himself. The Norwegian is one of several drivers in the same boat seeking to make the final step towards factory status at Weissach, but has an excellent chance of doing just that

Autosport · Jan 4, 2023

WEC drivers bid farewell to special GTE Pro category

The GTE Pro era of the FIA World Endurance Championship should be celebrated for the kind of machinery and close racing it offered, according to drivers who were a part of the category over the years.

Motorsport · Nov 26, 2022

Sebring test gives Porsche confidence of "surviving" Rolex 24 debut

Porsche is confident about “surviving” next January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona after a successful test with the 963 LMDh car at Sebring last month.

Motorsport · Nov 21, 2022

Sebring test gives Porsche confidence of 'surviving' Daytona 24 Hours debut

Porsche is confident of 'surviving' the Daytona 24 Hours that opens the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship season after a successful test with the 963 LMDh car at Sebring last month.

Autosport · Nov 19, 2022

Porsche hopes to atone for controversial 2021 defeat in WEC finale

Michael Christensen hopes Porsche will be able to win the last-ever GTE Pro title in the FIA World Endurance Championship after the “sad” manner in which it lost out to Ferrari last year.

Motorsport · Nov 11, 2022

Porsche set to rule out customer 963 LMDh cars for Rolex 24

Porsche has as good as ruled out the customer 963 LMDh prototypes joining the factory Penske-run cars at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.

Motorsport · Nov 11, 2022