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How Porsche overcame a hectic pre-race prep to win IMSA title at Petit Le Mans

Porsche's Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet were heavy favourites to clinch the IMSA title heading into the 2025 finale at Road Atlanta. However, not everything proved as easy as it could have been at Petit Le Mans...

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Porsche Can't Stop, Won't Stop Breaking Lap Records at Road Atlanta

When Porsche went to Road Atlanta to set an EV lap record with the Taycan Turbo GT, it brought a couple other cars along. Again with factory driver Patrick Long at the wheel, the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid set a record for gas-powered sedans, and the Cayenne Turbo GT set…

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The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Just Set Another Lap Record

The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT can add another lap record to its growing portfolio. Last month, the electric sedan set a new fast lap at Road Atlanta, beating the previous record by 6.73 seconds, which was set by a Taycan Turbo S. The Taycan Turbo GT lapped the 2.54-mile track in…

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Porsche set to take up third Le Mans entry after winning IMSA GTP title

Porsche looks set to take up the extra entry for the Le Mans 24 Hours it gained for winning the IMSA SportsCar Championship crown at Road Atlanta last weekend.

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The returning Daytona Prototype king who strengthens Porsche's IMSA attack

Porsche’s inaugural campaign with its 963 in the IMSA SportsCar Championship last year took a while to get into its stride, so the Penske-run operation made a big call to retrieve Dane Cameron from its World Endurance Championship line-up to bolster its American efforts. The softly spoken 35-year-old Californian, a…

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The returning Daytona Prototype king seeking a fitting IMSA homecoming

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Second year of IMSA’s GTP ruleset will be less forgiving in 2024 – Aitken

All four manufacturers that contested the North American series in the first year of its new hybrid LMDh cars won races, and each went into the final round at Petit Le Mans with a chance of the GTP title. Ultimately it was claimed by Action Express Racing Cadillac pair Pipo…

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Newgarden: Porsche 963 “demands a bit more respect” than IndyCar machinery

Team Penske’s two-time IndyCar champion made his top-class debut in IMSA SportsCar Championship competition at Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, partnering Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr in the factory Porsche entry which finished fourth.

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Button happy with “stressful, chaotic, hectic” IMSA GTP debut

Button made his series debut in a Porsche 963 as the extra driver in JDC-Miller MotorSports’ line up at Road Atlanta, and finished fifth alongside Mike Rockenfeller – his Garage 56 Le Mans team-mate – and youngster Tijmen van der Helm.

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Robert Wickens soars to Pilot Challenge title

A little over five years removed from sustaining spinal cord injuries from an IndyCar Series accident at Pocono Raceway in 2018, Wickens hoisted his first-ever championship to cap off a drama-filled season last Friday at Road Atlanta.

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IMSA Petit Le Mans: MSR wins, Cadillac scoops title after Acura clash

Meyer Shank Racing’s Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Helio Castroneves won the race at Road Atlanta, in the team’s final GTP event with Acura, as Action Express Racing’s Cadillac V-Series.R of Derani and Alexander Sims scooped the GTP championship, aided by Jack Aitken.

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Petit Le Mans IMSA: MSR wins, Cadillac scoops title after Acura clash

Meyer Shank Racing’s Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Helio Castroneves won the race at Road Atlanta, in the team’s final event with Acura, as Action Express Racing’s Cadillac V-Series.R of Derani and Alexander Sims scooped the GTP championship, aided by Jack Aitken.

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Porsche Penske’s IMSA GTP title hopes hit by major Petit Le Mans crash

Tandy was at the wheel of their works #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 heading down Road Atlanta's long straight toward Turn 10 while pushing through traffic when a pair of cars made contact ahead and triggered the incident.

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Porsche Penske’s IMSA GTP title hopes hit by early Petit Le Mans crash

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What Button can expect on his IMSA debut

Jenson Button has sampled an eclectic mix of racing series in the past few years since his last full-time racing programme in Super GT concluded in 2019.

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What F1 champion Button can expect on his IMSA debut

Jenson Button has sampled an eclectic mix of racing series in the past few years since his last full-time racing programme in Super GT concluded in 2019.

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Porsche banks on solid testing ahead of Petit Le Mans GTP decider

Porsche enters the race leading the constructors’ championship after back-to-back wins at Road America and Indianapolis, while drivers Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet are just five points off the lead in the drivers’ standings.

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The winner takes all contenders for IMSA's first hybrid crown

Action Express heads to Road Atlanta with an excellent chance of a sixth IMSA SportsCar Championship title in 10 seasons. Its 2021 champion Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims lead both the regular points and the four-round Endurance Cup with third driver Jack Aitken, who rejoins the duo this weekend as…

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No Porsche GTP team orders for “winner takes all” IMSA Petit Le Mans

This weekend’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans finale will be a shootout between Porsche, Acura, BMW and Cadillac with all three GTP titles up for grabs between multiple contenders at Road Atlanta.

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No Porsche GTP team orders for “winner takes all” Petit Le Mans

This weekend’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans finale will be a shootout between Porsche, Acura, BMW and Cadillac with all three GTP titles up for grabs between multiple contenders at Road Atlanta.

Motorsport

Porsche Penske's WEC program providing gains for its IMSA outfit

The 28-year-old Frenchman, along with co-driver Nick Tandy, are in the thick of an ultra-tight championship battle heading into Petit Le Mans – IMSA’s season finale – next weekend at Road Atlanta.

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"A lot of unknowns" facing Porsche at Petit Le Mans IMSA showdown - Tandy

The factory Porsche 963 squad has won three of the eight races in which GTP cars have been eligible in the first season for IMSA's new cars featuring spec hybrid systems, including the last two at Road America and Indianapolis.

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Sims "surprised" to lead IMSA standings with one race to go

Together with Pipo Derani, the Action Express Racing Cadillac driver holds a slender three-point advantage over Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura drivers Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque ahead of the decisive 10-hour enduro at Road Atlanta later this month.

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Sims "surprised" to be leading 2023 IMSA standings with one race to go

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Sellers and Snow clinch GTD title for BMW with Indy podium

The two drivers combined to lead 48 laps in the #1 BMW M4 GT3 and were in the mix for the win late on, but settled in to collect a podium and seal the fate of the championship ahead of the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.

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