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IMSA: Porsche 911 GT3 R tackles Daytona 24 Hours from first grid row Porsche customer teams have secured strong starting positions in the qualifying race for the 24 Hours of Daytona. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche determined for a successful start to the season in Saudi Arabia The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team heads into season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at the Diriyah E-Prix in Saudi Arabia on 28/29 January. Two night races will be contested on the 2.495-kilometre city street circuit close to Riyadh, where the Porsche Taycan Turbo S celebrates its racetrack debut as the new Formula E safety car. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche Taycan revealed as new Formula E safety car When the distinctively designed Taycan pulls out of the pit lane and onto the racetrack in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, it will quickly take the lead. Porsche’s first all-electric sports car is the new safety car in the innovative electric racing series this season. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche aims to defend title at the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans In a bid to defend the title, the Porsche Esports Team fields two digital 911 RSR at this weekend’s virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2020, the works delegation won the GTE class at the debut event of the endurance race run on the rFactor2 simulation platform. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche congratulates Manfred Schurti on his 80th birthday From 1976 to 1979, Manfred Schurti finishes 24 races in the Porsche 935 with a place on the podium. His greatest successes came with the racing car, the design of which was based on the Type 930 Porsche 911 Turbo. Today, the Austrian-born driver celebrates his 80th birthday. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche is chasing titles in Formula E and the World Endurance Championship Porsche is set to start the 2022 motorsport season with ambitious goals and extensive programmes. The prime focus will be on the two works entries in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Furthermore, two new drivers complete the driver line-up. Porsche Newsroom

Successful final pre-season test for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is well prepared to tackle its third season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. At the official test drives in Valencia, the squad from Weissach received its final polish. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche concludes its worldwide Le Mans Roadshow with two exhibitions For the Porsche Heritage and Museum department, 2021 remains all about “The Porsche Success Story at Le Mans”. Porsche Newsroom

Final pre-season tweaks for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team At the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship test days in Valencia, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team launches the final stage of preparations for the upcoming season. The eleven teams and 22 drivers contesting the world’s first electric racing series will complete five test sessions at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo between 29 November and 2 December. Porsche Newsroom

WeatherTech Racing’s Porsche 911 RSR starts from the first grid row The Porsche customer team WeatherTech Racing has scored a good grid spot at the qualifying for the final event of this season’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In the hunt for top times on the Road Atlanta circuit in the US state of Georgia, the Australian works driver Matt Campbell posted the second-fastest time at the wheel of the No. 79 car. Porsche Newsroom

Winning Porsche racer shines again after a speedy overhaul Porsche kicked off the decisive final fortnight of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Bahrain with a one-two result at the six-hour race. Just seven days after their strong performance, the two 911 RSR will have to withstand the next challenge. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche congratulates Derek Bell on his 80th birthday Derek Bell still has it – a certain, special smile that induced fear in many of his competitors at the race track: warm, yet confident of victory at the same time. Today, the Briton celebrates his 80th birthday. Porsche Newsroom

Project 356 World Rally Tour: Antarctica 26/10/2021 Renée Brinkerhoff has rallied her Porsche 356 around the world for a good cause, and now she'll drive her re-engineered sports car on skis through the harsh conditions of Antarctica. After a delay of nearly two years, Renée Brinkerhoff is preparing for the final stage of her “Project 356 World Rally Tour” with her faithful 1956 Porsche 356 A. The amateur rally driver has already raced the vintage sports car on six continents, on every type of terrain – an extreme endeavour for any individual, let alone one driving in a classic 65-year-old racecar. She will be looking to check off that last land mass by putting the Porsche to the ultimate test, traversing 587 kilometres – 356 miles –...

Seven weeks of preparation for 14 hours of racing at the WEC finale in Bahrain The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) starts its grand finale of the season this coming weekend. The championship titles will be decided on two consecutive race weekends in Bahrain. This first-ever doubleheader event in the history of the WEC poses some special challenges for the Porsche works team. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche fights for the world championship title at the final races in Bahrain At the last two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, the Porsche GT Team has its sights firmly set on winning the world championship title. The 2021 season wraps up with back-to-back races in Bahrain over the next two weekends. Porsche Newsroom

PCCD: Spectacular season-opener and eight race weekends on great racetracks The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland racing calendar is set for the 2022 season: The programme includes eight weekends with 16 races on four German tracks and four European Formula 1 circuits. Porsche Newsroom

Porsche gets involved in kitesurfing In addition to its long-standing sponsorship of tennis and golf, Porsche is to support the further development of kitesurfing. From November, the sports car manufacturer will sponsor the Red Bull King of the Air competition and work with the kitesurfing brand Duotone. Porsche Newsroom

On-board clip: a prototype of the 718 Cayman GT4 RS on the Nürburgring Nordschleife The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 is getting a big brother: the 718 Cayman GT4 RS. The new top model of the 718 family is well prepared for its world premiere in November. Porsche Newsroom

Esports champion wanted: 32 sim racers fight for the title at the finale Who will be the new champion of the Porsche Esports Carrera Cup Deutschland? The decision on the overall winner of the digital racing series will go down to the wire this Sunday on the virtual version of the Spanish Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Porsche Newsroom

Weissach Development Centre: The Track of Legends In the beginning, the track up on the heathland between Weissach and Flacht was where cars were test-driven, pushed to their limit, and developed. For the racing drivers, this was also where they had some of their best times. Porsche Newsroom

Nerves of steel in Monza: Larry ten Voorde holds his own in qualifying thriller Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite) has made an excellent start into the sixth race weekend of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland: On Friday, the Dutchman dominated the qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Italy) and thus takes up both races from pole position. Porsche Newsroom