“At test sessions, Porsche Penske Motorsport has systematically prepared for the upcoming highlight. “We’re very excited about the big anniversary at Le Mans,” explains Urs Kuratle, Director of Factory Motorsport LMDh. We hope we’re able to fight for the win in the highly competitive Hypercar top class.” Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President of Porsche Motorsport What’s more, the Hertz Team Jota outfit tackles the race with another prototype from Weissach. We’ve achieved 19 overall victories and 110 class wins – and that’s certainly not the end of it: we’re aiming for our 20 th success at the Sarthe! On the occasion of the big anniversaries, we’re fielding three Porsche 963 with our works team. No other manufacturer can look back on such an illustrious history at Le Mans as Porsche. “The 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is a very important event, especially for Porsche,” states Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President of Porsche Motorsport. In the fight for overall victory, Porsche goes up against competition from manufacturers such as Ferrari, Cadillac, Toyota and Peugeot. The UK customer squad Hertz Team Jota fields an additional Porsche 963 in the top class. The LMDh racing cars run by the factory squad will fly a special livery, the colours of which are a salute to Porsche’s historic successes at Le Mans.ĭuring recent tests on the racetracks in Watkins Glen (USA), Le Castellet (France) and Monza (Italy), Porsche Penske Motorsport prepared meticulously for the upcoming challenge twice around the clock. To maximise the chances in the fiercely competitive new Hypercar class, Porsche fields a third hybrid prototype from the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in addition to the two permanent FIA WEC entries.

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has one goal at the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 75 th birthday of the sports car brand from Stuttgart: Outright victory on the Circuit des 24 Heures. In the GTE-Am category, five private teams will field a total of eight 911 RSR in round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. On the occasion of the 100 th anniversary of the 24-hour event, the customer squad Hertz Team Jota campaigns another Porsche 963. As part of the “Racing for Charity” initiative, they will collect substantial donations for children in need with every race lap driven.

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