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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.

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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

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.

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Porsche wants other LMDh manufacturers to run customer cars

Porsche has outlined a hope that its rivals in the LMDh class will follow its lead and make customer cars available for the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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Porsche wants LMDh factory rivals to build customer cars

Porsche has outlined a hope that its rivals in the LMDh class will follow its lead and make customer cars available for the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Autosport

Porsche boss “as surprised as anyone” over F1 Gulf-Williams social media frenzy

Porsche’s head of motorsport Thomas Laudenbach found it “funny” that streamlining its Instagram channels caused a Formula 1 social media speculation frenzy last month.

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Porsche boss “as surprised as anyone” over Gulf-Williams F1 social media frenzy

Porsche’s head of motorsport Thomas Laudenbach found it “funny” that streamlining its Instagram channels caused a Formula 1 social media speculation frenzy last month.

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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

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

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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Porsche set to rule out customer 963 LMDh entries at Daytona 24 Hours

Porsche has as good as ruled out the customer 963 LMDh prototypes joining the factory Penske-run cars at the Daytona 24 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship season opener in January.

Autosport

Porsche pleased with Daytona test progress for 963 LMDh car

Porsche believes it made a major development step with the new 963 LMDh and its off-the-shelf hybrid system during testing at Daytona earlier this month.

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Proton in line for dual Porsche LMDh campaigns in WEC/IMSA

The German Proton squad appears to be on course to field customer Porsche 963 LMDh prototypes in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year.

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Proton set to run customer Porsche LMDh entries in WEC and IMSA

The German Proton squad appears to be on course to field customer Porsche 963 LMDh prototypes in both the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year.

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Porsche LMDh entry in WEC Bahrain depends on testing progress

Porsche will make a decision on whether to race its 963 LMDh prototype in November’s Bahrain World Endurance Championship finale based on the results of testing through the summer.

Autosport

Lotterer to depart Porsche Formula E squad for LMDh seat

Andre Lotterer will vacate his Porsche Formula E race seat at the end of this season after the announcement that he is joining the German manufacturer’s LMDh sportscar squad.

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Porsche has "score to settle" in last Le Mans GTE Pro outing

Porsche says it has a 'score to settle' on what it has confirmed will be its final outing in the GTE Pro class of the Le Mans 24 Hours next weekend.

Autosport

Andretti signs Porsche Formula E powertrain deal for 2022-23

Avalanche Andretti has signed a “long-term” powertrain deal with Porsche, which will take effect from the start of Formula E’s incoming Gen3 regulations next season.

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The prototype that Porsche hopes will become its latest legend

Porsche is well advanced in its return to the top level of sportscar racing in the new LMDh category. Its as-yet-unnamed car has been piling up the miles before its scheduled debut next year, with victories at Le Mans and Daytona the stated target.

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The new prototype that Porsche hopes will become its latest legend

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Porsche to supply up to four customer LMDh prototypes in 2023

Porsche will make four LMDh prototypes available to customer teams to race against its Penske factory cars in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next season.

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