Harri Jones has added another trophy to his growing collection, claiming Round 2 of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship following a final-race showdown with David Russell.
Thanks to his victory in the feature race of the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup at Le Mans, Sebastian Job has kept the tension high in the fight for the championship title.
In the dynamic environment of automated driving functions, fast and efficient development and testing of new functions is more important than ever. To this end, the developers of Porsche Engineering use the development and collaboration platform Jupiter.
When Public Relations Manager Stephanie Weiser joined Porsche Cars Australia eight years ago, she was keen to work with a luxury sports car company after a 14-month stint in Europe working at a Formula One Team gave her a taste of life in the fast lane. Weiser is behind some of Porsche Cars Australia’s most defining PR moments.
The LMDh prototype from Porsche has already clocked up more than 6,000 km since its rollout at the beginning of 2022. The Porsche Penske Motorsport development and operations team has obtained a positive overall result after the first four months of testing.
Chance or destiny? For Sonja and Wolfram Schäffer, their first Porsche is more than just a timelessly beautiful object that also functions as a daily driver: their Porsche 944 Turbo S is a statement that encompasses much more than they originally realised.
Porsche has begun testing the technology components of the Mission R with the 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance. At the 2021 IAA Mobility in Munich, the conceptual study outlined the vision of a fully-electric GT racing car for customer motorsport in the future. Now, the innovative electric drive concept of the Mission R is demonstrating its potential on national and international racetracks.
At the wheel of his Porsche 99X Electric, André Lotterer (GER/No. 36) earned important championship points again this weekend for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, in race 8 at the Berlin E-Prix. On the apron of the historic Tempelhof Airport, he took the flag in eighth place after narrowly missing out on a podium finish the day before. His teammate Pascal Wehrlein (GER/No. 94) finished 12th.
Porsche expands its Formula E commitment by supporting the Avalanche Andretti customer team from season 9 onwards. When the world's first fully-electric racing series heads into a new era with the Gen3 cars in 2023, four Porsche 99X Electric racers will line up on the grid – two fielded by the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and two by Avalanche Andretti.
Being where the customers are is one of the core ideas of the urban Future Retail format "Porsche Studios". The sports car manufacturer has recently increased its presence in city centres worldwide with the opening of new locations in Bundang (Korea), Nihombashi in the Japanese capital Tokyo and Brisbane (Australia).
A Formula E ambassador in the streets of Berlin: Simona De Silvestro from the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team drove the latest Formula E racing car from Alexanderplatz to Potsdamer Platz on Wednesday. The Swiss Porsche works driver was accompanied by the official ABB FIA Formula E World Championship safety car, the Porsche Taycan Turbo S.
Porsche is intensifying its global capital market communications with investors and analysts. The sports car manufacturer’s Executive Board has appointed Björn Scheib as Head of Investor Relations.
As one of Australia’s leading fashion designers, Bianca Spender returns to Australian Fashion Week with a new womenswear collection that revels in her commitment to sustainable fashion practice.
The Porsche GT Team has concluded the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in second and fifth place with the two 911 RSR. With this result at round two of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, the sports car manufacturer defended its lead in the classification – in the manufacturers’ as well as in the drivers’ categories.
Porsche has rounded off the Cayenne model range with a new sporting hero, the Cayenne Turbo GT. This outstanding SUV blends maximum performance and handling with everyday usability.
Porsche is forging ahead with its drive to develop and manufacture high-performance battery cells: the sports car manufacturer is acquiring shares in the US company Group14 Technologies, a producer of advanced silicon-carbon technology for lithium-ion batteries.
A disappointing race day for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team – despite a good start at the Monaco E-Prix and time spent leading the field in the first half of the race, neither Porsche 99X Electric crossed the finish line.
The Porsche customer teams SSR Performance and Team 75 Bernhard will field three 911 GT3 R in the DTM (German Touring Car Masters). This marks the first time that racing cars from the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer contest all 16 races on eight weekends.
The 911 Sport Classic: a conversation with the car’s designers – Grant Larson, Daniela Miloševic and Chris Holzinger – as well as Boris Apenbrink, the then Project Manager of the first, 997-generation 911 Sport Classic and the present-day Director of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur Vehicles.
The first Porsche Studio concept store in Australia has officially opened its doors, offering a new concept for urban retail from the famous sportscar brand.
Iga Swiatek is Stuttgart’s new tennis queen. The 20-year-old world No. 1 was an easy 6-2, 6-2 winner against last year’s runner-up Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the 45th Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The victory has duly secured her a Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo.
Dylan Pereira has won the season-opening round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup on the Formula One racetrack in Imola, northern Italy. Unbothered by the rain, the Luxembourger from the BWT Lechner Racing team scored a convincing lights-to-flag victory.
The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup heads into its 30th season at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit in Italy’s Imola this coming weekend (22 to 24 April 2022).
To mark Earth Day tomorrow, the Porsche plant in Leipzig is taking the opportunity to highlight the topic of resource efficiency. In doing so, the sports car manufacturer is encouraging its employees to get involved in climate protection efforts.
In the first quarter of 2022, Porsche delivered 68,426 units to customers worldwide. This represents a decline of 5 per cent compared to the previous year.
Thirteen has to become a lucky number for Angelique Kerber. When the world best women players gather for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix from 16 to 24 April, it will be the Porsche Brand Ambassador’s 13th appearance.
At the US Open in the summer of 2021, Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to ever win a Grand Slam and therefore make tennis history. Now she is making her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix debut.
Porsche has rounded off the Cayenne model range with a new sporting hero, the Cayenne Turbo GT. This outstanding SUV blends maximum performance and handling with everyday usability.
Being where the customers are is one of the core ideas of the urban Future Retail format "Porsche Studios". The sports car manufacturer has recently increased its presence in city centres worldwide with the opening of new locations in Bundang (Korea), Nihombashi in the Japanese capital Tokyo and Brisbane (Australia).
Porsche is intensifying its global capital market communications with investors and analysts. The sports car manufacturer’s Executive Board has appointed Björn Scheib as Head of Investor Relations.
Porsche is forging ahead with its drive to develop and manufacture high-performance battery cells: the sports car manufacturer is acquiring shares in the US company Group14 Technologies, a producer of advanced silicon-carbon technology for lithium-ion batteries.
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*All events on the revised calendar are subject to change. Both Porsche Cars Australia and Supercars will ensure that all events are compliant with appropriate State, Territory and Federal regulations as they continue to be updated in response to COVID-19 and otherwise. The stringent guidelines developed by Supercars for each event are based on expert medical advice and the advice of their Australian Government partners (as well as Motorsport Australia) to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of all teams, drivers and officials.
More and more vehicle functions are based on artificial intelligence. However, conventional processors and even graphics chips are increasingly reaching their limits when it comes to calculations required for neural networks. Porsche Engineering reports on new technologies that will speed up AI calculations in the future.
The Porsche Track Precision app (PTPA) no longer focuses solely on closed-off ribbons of asphalt: it now offers the integrated Free Drive mode, which makes it possible to record particularly beautiful moments on every drive so that they can be enjoyed again and again.
Autonomous vehicles have been the secret stars of feature films for decades. We present five well-known examples and do a reality check: what has come true? And where did Hollywood get it completely wrong?
More than 30,000 people work for Porsche, all from different backgrounds and each with a different job to do. No matter what the role – engineer, HR specialist, programmer – each member of the team has the same goal: to continue the path that company founder Ferry Porsche took decades ago, with passion and pioneering spirit. Here, the men and women of Porsche give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of their work, from their own unique perspective, as well as the lowdown on current developments.
To celebrate the Belgian maestro's 75th birthday, and his invaluable contribution to Porsche's sporting success through the Seventies and Eighties, the decision was taken to create a limited edition 911 in Jacky Ickx's honour.
Flowing energy: As part of the “Inspired by Porsche” series, Bernhard “Lumenman” Rauscher shows off the design, precision and dynamics of the Porsche Taycan using light.
A Formula E ambassador in the streets of Berlin: Simona De Silvestro from the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team drove the latest Formula E racing car from Alexanderplatz to Potsdamer Platz on Wednesday. The Swiss Porsche works driver was accompanied by the official ABB FIA Formula E World Championship safety car, the Porsche Taycan Turbo S.
The Porsche GT Team has concluded the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in second and fifth place with the two 911 RSR. With this result at round two of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, the sports car manufacturer defended its lead in the classification – in the manufacturers’ as well as in the drivers’ categories.
A special gift for a special anniversary: for the past two years, Porsche Classic has been working on a unique project to celebrate 50 years of Porsche Design. To mark the anniversary, Porsche Classic has restored a 911 S 2.4 Targa from 1972 – the year that Porsche Design was founded.
Hans Mezger had always hoped to get his 911 Carrera 3.0 back on the road, but he didn’t live to realise his dream. One year after his death, his son Oliver fulfilled his wish.
With retro styling, rear-wheel drive and a manual transmission, the new Sport Classic seems pretty perfect. 911 Sport Classic: Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 12.6 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 285 g/km, Fuel consumption* combined (NEDC) 12.8 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (NEDC) 292 g/km
Porsche has announced that it is expanding its online cars sales further, the company now takes online orders for its vehicles in 26 countries around the world.
Porsche is the latest car manufacturer to report record sales in 2021, delivering more than 300,000 vehicles in the face of drastic supply chain shortages. In total, the brand sold 301,915 cars worldwide last year, an 11% increase year-on-year.
Driving an electric vehicle, a Porsche Taycan, for the first time was akin to the excitement of a first kiss, where you fall instantly in love.
Taycan: Electric power consumption* combined (WLTP) 23.9 – 19.6 kWh/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 0 g/km, Electric power consumption* combined (NEDC) 27.0 – 26.4 kWh/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (NEDC) 0 g/km
The GTS is last year's Turbo with a different name, but its easily our favorite Macan.
Macan GTS: Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 11.7 – 11.3 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 265 – 255 g/km, Fuel consumption* combined (NEDC) 9.9 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (NEDC) 225 g/km
Arthur Kar and his L’Art de L’Automobile imprint have teamed up with Porsche to deliver a unique capsule collection that blends the specialty car dealer’s style with fashion.
Porsche has officially presented its Mission R concept car. The all-electric car combines the state-of-the-art technology with sustainable materials to create a newly developed line of electric motors.
Porsche’s electrification journey has been one of the more consequential in the industry. Come the IAA Munich motor show, Porsche will give a glimpse at what this journey might look like with a new concept.
An exclusive design sketch by exterior chief designer Peter Varga was auctioned off as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). Porsche Deutschland concludes its pilot project for the auction with a satisfied summary.
Manthey-Racing has played a big role in Porsche’s motorsport success, so to celebrate its 25th anniversary Porsche Motorsport has created the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25.
Iga Swiatek is Stuttgart’s new tennis queen. The 20-year-old world No. 1 was an easy 6-2, 6-2 winner against last year’s runner-up Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the 45th Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The victory has duly secured her a Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo.
Peaks Challenge Falls Creek is a gruelling 235 kilometre loop ride through Australia’s Victorian Alps. Every year thousands of riders take it on and, even though this year the Porsche Taycan was the event’s lead vehicle, it was Alison McCormack leading the riders across the finish line.
Porsche Cars Australia is partnering with the Bicycle Network Australia for Peaks Challenge Falls Creek 2022, providing the lead car for the iconic cycling event.
The 718 Spyder and the Cayman GT4 are ready for Dario and Marino Franchitti, a vision way back: the Porsche for four, Development of the Panamera, 356/2 Gmünd Cabriolet, Cruising the Blue Zone in the new 911 Speedster - in 9:11 Magazine.
The 718 Spyder and Cayman GT4 are ready for Dario and Mario Franchitti. They have had a close association with Porsche and motor racing since their childhood. They now go back to their roots at the Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland.
Four people in a Porsche – this vision already existed in the 1950s. A highly promising development in this direction: the Type 989 from 1988. A thoroughbred sports car with the DNA of the 911.
The most recent project of the largest Porsche Club in the world was the result of intercontinental exchange: it is a one-off composition of choice ingredients from different generations of the Porsche 911.
The car was considered lost without a trace for almost 60 years until a mysterious call was received. Two collectors had come across the oldest Porsche 356 produced in Germany to still exist. And how they salvaged it is a story fit for the big screen.
The paths of Porsche and TAG Heuer have been crossing for over half a century. A shared culture connects the companies. CEO Frédéric Arnault transfers values into the present and future.
Because he’s turned off by all of the attention, he once even avoided the third World Rally Championship. Nonetheless, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish him happy birthday – he turns 75 on March 7. In Leipzig, a city that’s special to him.
With the Porsche Vision Gran Turismo, the design team looks to the distant future. The study was initiated for the Gran Turismo 7 racing game. But as is typical of Porsche, a real model of the gaming vehicle was built in Weissach.
The Weissach development center officially opened its doors on October 1, 1971. For the first time, the engineers and pilots had a suitable test track at their doorstep.
Hamburg’s historical Speicherstadt district is a World Heritage Site and home to Miniatur Wunderland, the world’s largest model building universe and a miniature world of wonder for young and old alike.
Mai Ikuzawa has lived in London for decades. But the designer maintains close ties to her native city of Tokyo. That is the home of her father, the legendary race-car driver Tetsu Ikuzawa.
It didn’t even have its striking shell yet when development engineer and race-car driver Lars Kern started testing the future: the technology of the Mission R.
Astronaut meets race-car driver: ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will fly to the ISS this fall. He talks to Timo Bernhard—Le Mans overall winner, record holder, and sports-car world champion.
The past and present of Porsche customer racing come together at a rendezvous in Rome. Marc Lieb drives one of the most important racing versions of the Porsche 356.
Detlev von Platen watches the world’s markets. The Member of the Executive Board responsible for Sales and Marketing talks about customer wishes, trends, and new target groups.
Albrecht Reimold, Member of the Porsche Executive Board for Production and Logistics, talks about the Taycan, drive systems of the future, complete climate neutrality, and the never-ending power of enthusiasm.
The entrepreneur Silvio Denz is preparing a grand celebration: Lalique’s one hundredth anniversary. A journey through the eras of glass art in Alsace. The clarity of the material fits the nature of the man.
The Timmelsjoch is not the fastest route over the Alpine divide—but it’s certainly one of the most beautiful. A road that’s a pleasure to drive, inviting travelers to stop along the way.
Four originals: Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, his son Ferdinand, and two Porsche 550 Spyders on the Großglockner High Alpine Road. The mountain figures prominently in family lore.
Every Porsche has the same origin: the Development Center in Weissach. A glimpse into the secret spaces of the grounds, which stretch roughly one hundred hectares.
Artfully arranged rice terraces, a variety of traditions,and a bustling metropolis at over 2,000 meters: the Porsche Museum sends historical vehicles on a fascinating journey to southwestern China.
Pistons are among the most heavily strained components of an engine. Porsche has now produced the first pistons using 3-D printing technology, and they’re intended for the high-performance engine of the wildest 911.
On Instagram she’s called @thatporschegirl, in Hollywood she’s a precision driver. A trip with Lara and her Porsche 911 T along the Pacific Coast Highway.
Although the Iron Curtain divided Germany, Porsche fans in the Communist part of the country still realized their dream of a sports car—and with the active assistance of Ferry Porsche.
As a child, Paul Casey pictured himself in a Porsche poster. As a student, he fulfilled an American dream. As a family man, this pro golf player found his bearings.
Fifty years ago, Steve McQueen began shooting his movie epic “Le Mans”—the most famous film sequence featuring a 911. Today, the new Porsche 911 would likely be perfectly cast for the role.
The Taycan is recognizable as a Porsche at first glance. It consistently transfers the brand’s design language into the world of electric cars—and will shape that world.
The head of the Taycan model range knows every centimeter of the first fully electric sports car of the Porsche brand. Here he explains his love for the Taycan.