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Harry King produces dominant display on Bahrain guest outing

Harry King brought the curtain down on his 2022 racing campaign with a fine double victory on his debut in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East. On the back of a strong season on track, the talented Briton made the long journey to Bahrain to take up a guest drive in the opening round of … Continue reading

Nick Tandy and Fred Makowiecki to drive the Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 hybrid race car in 2023

After a two-year break, Nick Tandy returns to the Porsche Motorsport works squad. In 2023, the 38-year-old UK driver will compete for overall victories in the 963 fielded by Porsche Penske Motorsport. The first test drives in the new prototype for the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship are planned … Continue reading

Spirited swan song for the Porsche factory squad goes unrewarded in Bahrain

The Porsche GT Team bids the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC farewell with third and fourth place in the GTE-Pro class. After a spirited fight at the season finale in Bahrain, the factory squad narrowly misses out on winning the manufacturer’s and driver’s world championship titles. In the GTE-Am class, the two Porsche 911 RSR … Continue reading

Porsche tackles the FIA WEC grand finale from pole position in the GTE-Pro class

The Porsche GT Team has clinched pole position in the GTE-Pro class at the final round of the season in Bahrain. Works driver Gianmaria Bruni from Italy set the fastest qualifying lap on the Bahrain International Circuit at the wheel of the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR. Michael Christensen from Denmark planted the No. 92 … Continue reading

Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Champion to race with Lechner Racing in Bahrain

Recently crowned Australian Carrera Cup Champion, Harri Jones, will join Lechner Racing this weekend for the first round of Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East in Bahrain. Just two days after claiming the 2022 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship at the Gold Coast 500, the Sunshine Coast based 23-year-old headed to the airport to … Continue reading

Porsche fights for the manufacturer’s and driver’s titles at the FIA WEC season finale

Porsche is determined to win both the manufacturer’s and drivers’ titles in the GTE-Pro class at the final round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. Due to the longer race duration of eight hours in Bahrain, victory will be rewarded with 38 points instead of the usual 25 points. This makes the world championship … Continue reading

Drivers confirmed for the 2023 Team Porsche New Zealand Scholarship

Team Porsche New Zealand (TPNZ) have announced their 2023 Scholarship recipients. New Zealand Scholarship Shootout in the 991.2 GT3 Cup CarThe shootout event at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park that was held on 11th October 2022, where the five top applicants were invited by Porsche New Zealand to test their skills in the 991.2 GT3 Cup … Continue reading

Last factory outing with the Porsche 911 RSR in the FIA World Endurance Championship

The two 911 RSR fielded by the Porsche GT Team will bid farewell to the GTE-Pro class of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC sporting a very special livery. At the final round of the season in Bahrain, the two nine-elevens will be decked out in striking colours from ten years of competition with the … Continue reading

Callum Hedge and Dean Cook claim Surfers as Harri Jones and Geoff Emery take Porsche Carrera Cup Australia titles

CALLUM HEDGE claimed his second career Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship round victory on the Gold Coast, as Harri Jones closed out a title-winning season to take the 2022 championship. A pair of second-place finishes on Sunday delivered Team Porsche New Zealand / Earl Bamber Motorsport driver Hedge the Round Eight victory over … Continue reading

Hedge, Shahin take Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Gold Coast opener as Aaron Love charges into contention

TENSE victories for Callum Hedge and Sam Shahin and one of the greatest comebacks in Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia championship history highlighted a dramatic opening race at the Gold Coast 500 on Saturday afternoon. In one of the best races in recent Carrera Cup history, Callum Hedge spent much of his race fending … Continue reading