Porsche Penske Motorsport achieved its second consecutive victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, held at Daytona International Speedway, marking the beginning of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. The No. 7 factory Porsche 963, driven by Felipe Nasr from Brazil, Nick Tandy from Great Britain, and Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium, …
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Porsche Penske Motorsport shares details on how it prepares for Daytona
As you probably know, Daytona International Speedway serves as the opening race for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This event features both prototypes and GT cars, which navigate approximately 80 percent of the 2.5-mile NASCAR oval. The track allows for high-speed sections where competitors can reach speeds nearing 200 mph. Following …
Continue to the full articlePorsche gears up for 63rd 24 Hours of Daytona
The 24 Hours of Daytona, part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will take place on January 25-26 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. This marks the 63rd edition of the race. In the GTP class, four Porsche 963s will compete, including two entries from Porsche Penske Motorsport, one from Proton Competition, …
Continue to the full articleTwo-day Porsche 963 test at Daytona gives Team Penske time to adjust
Porsche's first race with the new 963 prototype is coming up faster than you might think, as January's Rolex 24 at Daytona is just four months away. To get a jump on things Porsche and Team Penske have been running in the new car at the World Center of Racing, spending two days at the track pounding out laps to acclimate car and driver and crew. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Nabs A Dual Podium Finish After 24 Hours At Daytona
On Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida a pair of brand new 911 RSR made their North American debut during the 24 Hours of Daytona. While the revised RSR has already raced twice, and won twice, in the FIA WEC, this was its first time on this continent and its first 24 hour endurance race. As it turns out, the new car is just as good (and reliable) …
Continue to the full articleBad Weather Punctuates An Exciting Daytona 24, Porsche Nets GTLM Podium
There is no amount of preparation or strategy that could make up for the absolute downpour weather that hit the Floridian peninsula on Sunday morning and threw about forty wrenches into the works. Porsche ran a strong 24 hour race in the dry, but suffered mightily in the rain, as the track was a complete mess. Porsche managed to come out of it with …
Continue to the full articleDriving to Goodwood in a Road Legal 911 GT1
You know you're in a serious piece of machinery when the ignition switch appears to be better suited to setting weapons to "hot" in a fighter jet than starting the engine of a race car. This particular terrain-following missile finished second in class at the 1998 Daytona 24 Hours, before being converted for road use. Surprisingly the conversion of …
Continue to the full articleChoose Your Own Adventure: Porsche Style
I hope I'm not the only one who remembers the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. The plots were often clunky, and the variable endings provided more routes to failure than the Oregon Trail computer game. The books were fun, and encouraged the reader to think about their choices carefully to achieve the best outcome. Porsche has taken a similar …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Result, Pictures and Video From the 2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
The 2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is in the history books and after 24-hours of action packed racing Porsche missed out on overall victory by just `12 seconds. The race itself was one of the best in years and highlights why the GT classes showcase the very best racing has to offer right now. There were plenty of lead changes and individual …
Continue to the full articleVideo: 997 GTS Brumos B59 #3’s Owner Story
Unlike the prior couple of B59 videos we've showcased before, which were produced by Brumos themselves, this particular video was done by and for Porsche's corporate YouTube channel. Interestingly, it was last year that we brought you the story of the uber-rare Carrera GTS B59 #3 that was for sale. Well, it's evidently resurfaced again as the star …
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