The number 7 Penske-Porsche with Felipe Nasr onboard narrowly missed out on nabbing the 963 program's first pole position on Sunday during IMSA's Roar Before the 24 event, which featured Rolex 24 qualifying. Acura's Tom Blomqvist put in a stunning closing lap to pip Nasr to pole by just eight hundredths of a second when the checkered flag fell; …
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AO Racing debut Swap Shop 935 tribute livery forty years after an iconic Porsche victory
All the way back in 1983 a very strange-looking Porsche took to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway and stomped its way to pole position for the season-opening 24 Hour race. The ANDIAL Racing tube framed 935 chassis had been fitted with a cobbled together version of Porsche's famed "Moby Dick" long tail bodywork for the season, and boy …
Continue to the full articleWright, MDK, AO, and Kelly Moss confirm new Porsche GTD programs for IMSA in 2023
When Porsche launches a new GT3-spec racing weapon people in the paddock typically sit up and take notice. That was certainly the case when the new 992-generation 911 GT3 R made its launch last year ahead of a competition debut in 2023. While only two teams—Wright and Pfaff—entered Porsches in IMSA for 2022, there will now be a confirmed six of …
Continue to the full articleKelly-Moss Racing to enter two 911 GT3 Rs in IMSA GTD class ahead of 2025 LDMh bid
You already know who Kelly-Moss Racing is. This team has been fielding championship-winning Porsches since 1988, and every year it seems they get more and more drivers into serious machinery. While most of their business is client-based arrive-and-drive kind of stuff for PCA, SCCA, and GT3 Cup, they do some higher-level racing from time to time as …
Continue to the full articlePorsche has Sebring 12 Hour to forget, best 911 finishes 5th in class
Porsche started off the IMSA season strong with a win at the 24 Hours of Daytona, but could not repeat the result at the 12 Hours of Sebring this weekend. The hot and humid weekend in central Florida pushed everyone to the limits, but with just seven caution flags waved over the course of the once-around-the-clock race, it was an …
Continue to the full articlePfaff Motorsports graduates to GTD Pro with Porsche factory drivers
The Plaid Porsche is back after an incredible 2021 season which saw the Pfaff Motorsports team from Canada secure the GTD championship in flying fashion. For 2022 the black and red and silver GT3 R will be moving up ranks to the new GTD Pro category with an all-new Porsche-backed driver lineup. In 2021 the car ran with Laurens Vanthoor and Zacharie …
Continue to the full articleChampionship-leading plaid Porsche grabs last-minute victory in VIR IMSA round
The 2021 IMSA season is coming to a close, and it's looking increasingly like the Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R has what it takes to secure the GTD championship this year. With three wins from the last four races, the team of Zacharie Robichon and Laurens Vanthoor has pushed its championship bid to a huge gap with just one race remaining in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Falls Short Of Podium Dreams In Daytona Endurance Classic
The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry. Privateer entries from multiple different Porsche-driving squads showed up to the 24 Hours of Daytona intent on winning the whole shooting match, but the cruel hands of fate had other ends in mind. From the drop of the green flag, Porsche's bad luck reared its ugly head, taking the GTLM-classified …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Secures Top-3 Starting Positions In Daytona 24 Qualifying Race To Kick Off IMSA Season
It's been quite a long time since we've seen a Daytona 24 Hour entry list so short on Porsche entries. With the factory GTLM program having ended at the close of the 2020 season, Porsche was looking to be absent from GTLM for the first time since the series convergence in 2014. Thankfully the WeatherTech racing team stepped up to the plate from …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
It looked like Porsche would achieve their first victory with the new 911 RSR this past weekend at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In qualifying for round six of the IMSA SportsCar Championship Dirk Werner (Germany) posted the very first pole position with the 510 hp 911 RSR. During the race, his teammate Patrick Pilet (France) turned the …
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