The fifth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America commenced at Sebring International Raceway, coinciding with the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The event featured two 40-minute races with participation from 31 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) vehicles across three classes: Pro, Pro-Am, and Masters. Riley Dickinson, JP Martinez, and Scott Blind …
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Female drivers shine in 2025 Carrera Cup lineup
The 2025 Carrera Cup entry list will include three female drivers: returning veterans Sabré Cook and Madeline Stewart, alongside rookie Ashley Freiberg. The championship will commence with a doubleheader at Sebring International Raceway from March 12 to 14 in Sebring, Florida. The Porsche Sprint Challenge season began at the same Sebring venue on …
Continue to the full articlePorsche adds female driver development program to its motorsport pyramid
Porsche's recent motorsport history is has been pretty woman-inclusive, hiring driving talent like IMSA champion Christina Nielsen to drive 911s and open-wheel legend Simona de Silvestro as test and development driver for the massively successful Formula E program. Women love Porsches just as much as men do, and everybody loves racing once they …
Continue to the full articleIndy 500 champ Marcus Ericsson is jumping into a Porsche Carrera Cup race seat
In a couple of weeks, on the back of his IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca in California, Chip Ganassi racer and 2022 Indy 500 Champ Marcus Ericsson heads back to Sweden for a guest slot in the final round of the Swedish GT Championship, as well as the season ending Porsche Carrera Cup Scandanavia championship at Mantorp Park. The IndyCar star …
Continue to the full articleMotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo will race on four wheels in Porsche Carrera Cup
Spanish motorcycle racer Jorge Lorenzo announced on Tuesday that he would be making the switch to four-wheeled racing full-time from here on out, following his 2019 retirement from MotoGP after winning five motorcycle world championships (three times in MotoGP with Yamaha, and twice in the 250cc category with Aprilia). Legendary Lorenzo will …
Continue to the full articleWatch this GT3 Cup Flip 10 Times at the Nürburgring
Unfortunately for John Shoffner, his last VLN race at the Nurburgring ended before he could collect points. On the bright side, he managed to walk away from this horrific crash without as much as a scratch—a testament to the remarkable sturdiness of the modern GT3 Cup. Running with J2 Racing for another weekend of the Carrera Cup, his race …
Continue to the full articleNick Tandy Brings Youngsters Up the Motorsports Ladder
It's refreshing to see some of the big stars in motorsports not spending their off-time sunbathing on the beach, surrounded by supermodels and tropical drinks with little umbrellas in them. Some are dedicated to the sport which carried them so far, and hold a lot of empathy for the younger generation trying to make a name for themselves. Nick Tandy …
Continue to the full articleMeet The New Porsche Juniors for 2017
Porsche introduced us to their 4 Motorsport Junior finalists earlier this year. Today, they announced the two winners: 21-year-old Australian Matt Campbell and 18-year-old Thomas Preining from Austria. Both will receive substantial support from Porsche for their 2017 motorsport season. Campbell will race in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup – the …
Continue to the full articleCraig Baird is the world’s most successful Porsche Cup driver
Porsche AG has invited the world’s most successful Porsche Cup pilot to contest the Porsche Carrera World Cup on 25 June on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife at the wheel of the VIP car with starting number 200. Over the course of his career, the 40-year-old New Zealander has already notched up 109 victories in Porsche one-make race series. With the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter: 2010 Volume 4
If you're not able to, or simply don't want to read each little news blurb about Porsche Motorsports, there is no better way to stay in touch than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter here on PorschePurist. Filled with interesting facts and figures about past and upcoming races, along with changes to team and crew, the Porsche …
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