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24 hours of Le Mans

Team Porsche Penske Motorsport, Le Mans, 2023, Porsche AG

From the “truffle sniffer from Zuffenhausen” to the world’s fastest “hippie”

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team showcases a spectacular foil wrap on its three Porsche 963 cars to mark this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The designs pay tribute to historically significant motor racing colours and acknowledge the joint celebration of the 75th anniversary of Porsche sports cars and the 100th year since the tradition-steeped event was first contested in France.

Porsche 963, Porsche Penske Motorsport, 2023, Porsche AG

Tandy and Jaminet complete the line-up in the #75 car at Le Mans

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has finalised its driver line-up for its third Porsche 963 at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. UK driver Nick Tandy and Frenchman Mathieu Jaminet join forces with Felipe Nasr from Brazil in the cockpit of the No. 75 hybrid prototype.

Porsche 963, Porsche Penske Motorsport, IMSA, 2023, Porsche AG

Porsche fields three works-963 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team tackles the 24 Hours of Le Mans with three Porsche 963. Together with the two hypercar vehicles from the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the squad will also compete with a hybrid prototype from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Porsche 963, FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, Race, Round 1, Sebring, USA, 2023, Porsche AG

Porsche teams face huge challenges at the WEC season opener

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has wrapped up the season-opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC with positions five and six. Dane Cameron, Michael Christensen and Frédéric Makowiecki started the 1,000-mile race at the Sebring International Raceway from P7 in their Porsche 963 hybrid prototype and made up two positions in the race.

Porsche 911 RSR, GR Racing (#86), Ben Barker (UK), Riccardo Pera (I), Michael Wainwright (UK), Le Mans 24 Hours, Race, 2023, Porsche AG

Keep on fighting

Two-thirds of the way into the race, Porsche Penske Motorsport was still in the fight for a podium spot, only for the factory squad’s No. 6 car to slide from the track while lapping a slower vehicle.

Le Mans 24 Hours, Race, 2023, Porsche AG

Into the race

The three Porsche 963 fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport works team made a strong start to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the first four hours of the race, Felipe Nasr in the No. 75 car and Michael Christensen in the No. 5 sister car at times led the field. The No. 6 hybrid prototype is currently defending its second place. Meanwhile, the identical model campaigned by Hertz Team Jota has launched a spirited chase to catch up. In the GTE-Am category, three Porsche 911 RSR have worked their way up to the front.

Porsche 963, Porsche Penske Motorsport (#5), Dane Cameron (USA), Michael Christensen (DK), Frederic Makowiecki (F), 24h Le Mans, Hyperpole, 2023, Porsche AG

This is Le Mans

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 10/11 June, three Porsche 963 from factory team Porsche Penske Motorsport will take on the Hypercar class. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the iconic event, the customer squad Hertz Team Jota campaigns another Porsche 963. In the GTE-Am category, five private teams field a total of eight 911 RSR in round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC.

Photoshoot Special

24 Hours of racing and twelve Porsches: eight 911 RSR and four Porsche 963, of which the Porsche Penske Motorsport factory team is fielding three and Hertz Team Jota one. We gathered them all for a photo shoot at the Circuit des 24 Heures. Here is the making-off...

First Week Film

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a festival of motorsport with many traditions - from the publicly celebrated scutineering of the race cars in the city centre to the autograph session with the drivers. We summarise the happenings of the warm-up phase...

963 Le Mans Livery

The three Porsche 963 fielded by Porsche Penske Motorsport at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be decked out in a distinctive design.

Porsche Penske Motorsport

Porsche 963, Porsche Penske Motorsport, 2023, Porsche AG

Tandy and Jaminet complete the line-up in the #75 car at Le Mans

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has finalised its driver line-up for its third Porsche 963 at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. UK driver Nick Tandy and Frenchman Mathieu Jaminet join forces with Felipe Nasr from Brazil in the cockpit of the No. 75 hybrid prototype.

Porsche 963, Porsche Penske Motorsport, IMSA, 2023, Porsche AG

Porsche fields three works-963 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team tackles the 24 Hours of Le Mans with three Porsche 963. Together with the two hypercar vehicles from the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the squad will also compete with a hybrid prototype from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Porsche 963

Team Porsche Penske Motorsport, Le Mans, 2023, Porsche AG

From the “truffle sniffer from Zuffenhausen” to the world’s fastest “hippie”

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team showcases a spectacular foil wrap on its three Porsche 963 cars to mark this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The designs pay tribute to historically significant motor racing colours and acknowledge the joint celebration of the 75th anniversary of Porsche sports cars and the 100th year since the tradition-steeped event was first contested in France.

"Engine on, Hybrid on"

To bring the hybrid drive of the new Porsche 963 to life, a precise process is required about an hour before the start of the first session. We had it explained to us once.

Works Drivers

FIA World Endurance Championship WEC

"Engine on, Hybrid on"

To bring the hybrid drive of the new Porsche 963 to life, a precise process is required about an hour before the start of the first session. We had it explained to us once.

963 Le Mans Livery

The three Porsche 963 fielded by Porsche Penske Motorsport at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be decked out in a distinctive design.

WEC Spa - Race

Porsche Penske Motorsport wrapped up the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in fourth place with the Porsche 963.

WEC Portimao - Race

Porsche Penske Motorsport has wrapped up round two of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve with a podium result. After six hours of racing, Laurens Vanthoor, Kévin Estre and André Lotterer crossed the finish line third with their Porsche 963.

"Respect the bumps"

“Respect the bumps”: There’s hardly a racetrack bumpier than the Sebring International Raceway. That’s why shock absorbers play a major role. Romain Gineste, Programming Engineer for the Porsche 963, outlines the details.

Team Pic Sebring

Porsche Penske Motorsport Mooresville (USA) and Mannheim (G) competed in Sebring for the first time on the same weekend and on the same racetrack with the Porsche 963 – albeit in different race series.

WEC Sebring - Qualifiying

The No. 6 Porsche 963 fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport works team takes on the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from position four on the grid.

IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship

Porsche 963, Porsche Penske Motorsport, IMSA, 24 Hours of Daytona, 2023, Porsche AG

IMSA: Disappointing race debut for the new Porsche 963 at Daytona

Major setbacks hampered the two Porsche 963 fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport factory squad at the 61st edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona. In the GTD category, the new Porsche 911 GT3 R had almost no chance due to an unfavourable Balance of Performance classification.

IMSA Daytona Preview

After almost twelve months of preparation with the new hybrid 963 prototype, things are about to get serious for Porsche Penske Motorsport

IMSA Daytona - Qualifiying

The two Porsche 963 fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport factory squad have wrapped up their first qualifying session in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with varying degrees of success.

IMSA Daytona - Race

Major setbacks hampered the two Porsche 963 fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport factory squad at the 61st edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Consumption data

718 Cayman models

WLTP*
  • 13.2 – 8.9 l/100 km
  • 299 – 201 g/km
  • G Class

718 Cayman models

Fuel consumption* / Emissions*
Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 13.2 – 8.9 l/100 km
CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 299 – 201 g/km
CO₂ class G