Kevin Estre breaks IMSA victory curse in thrilling Petit Le Mans finish
Kevin Estre had built a career of near-misses in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Going into the weekend, the Frenchman held 11 career podiums without a single victory – including five in GT competition alongside six podiums (three of which were runner-up finishes) in 12 top-class starts. On Saturday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, that […]
Laurin Heinrich keeps IMSA GTP title hopes alive with late surge to Indianapolis podium
A relentless late-race charge by Laurin Heinrich secured a dramatic third-place finish for Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) at the Battle on the Bricks, keeping his own and the team’s slim IMSA GTP driver and manufacturer championship hopes alive heading into the season finale. Drafted into the #6 Porsche 963 as part of the factory squad’s […]
IMSA is just trying to make an example
Team Penske President Jonathan Diuguid acknowledged that IMSA officials handed down a «harsh» penalty to Kevin Estre, but insists Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) understands expectations heading into this weekend’s Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Estre received a two-race probation following a late-race restart collision with Whelen Cadillac’s Jack Aitken while battling for […]
Porsche Penske leadership speaks out on IMSA performance struggles
Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) leadership voiced strong frustrations over ongoing performance deficits during a media call on Thursday, targeting how the severe adjustments have hampered their campaign following a dominant start to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. After sweeping the opening two endurance rounds at the Rolex 24 At Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours […]
Laurin Heinrich replaces Laurens Vanthoor at Porsche Penske for IMSA Indy round
Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) has restructured its driver lineup for the upcoming IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, drafting Laurin Heinrich into the factory squad to replace Laurens Vanthoor behind the wheel of the #6 Porsche 963. Heinrich will partner with Kevin Estre for the Sept. 20 race in a […]
Laurens Vanthoor joins McLaren’s 2027 WEC programme on Porsche loan deal
Laurens Vanthoor will race for McLaren’s new Hypercar team in the 2027 World Endurance Championship while remaining under contract with Porsche through the end of that season. The Belgian was named as the second driver for the McLaren MCL-HY project on Friday, just days after its first signing Mikkel Jensen shook down the car for […]
Heinrich, Vanthoor set for role swap at Porsche Penske Motorsport for 2027
Porsche Penske Motorsport confirmed a change to its lineup plans for the 2027 season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, with Laurin Heinrich taking over a full-time seat of one of the team’s factory Porsche 963s while Laurens Vanthoor will only contest the endurance rounds. Heinrich, 24, is fresh off a stellar performance last Sunday […]
Porsche Penske Motorsport running throwback Apple Computer livery at Laguna Seca
The upcoming IMSA round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will be headlined by several throwback liveries throughout the grid, and Porsche Penske Motorsport is no exception. Both of the program’s factory Porsche 963 machines will be running a throwback Apple Computer livery as part of celebrating 75 years of Porsche Motorsport and 50 years of Apple. Both […]
Porsche Penske ready to «absolutely» employ team orders again in wake of Sebring fallout
Team Penske President Jonathan Diuguid says that Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) will not shy away from continuing to use team orders moving forward despite the tense drama that unfolded at the end of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. PPM dominated with a 1-2 result in last month’s once-around-the-clock crown jewel of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar […]