German Formula 1 Champion Test Drives for Porsche Penske Motorsport: Sebastian Vettel Tests the Porsche 963

German Formula 1 Champion Test Drives for Porsche Penske Motorsport: Sebastian Vettel Tests the Porsche 963

Stuttgart. Sebastian Vettel enters new terrain with this test drive: for the first time, the four-time Formula 1 world champion will gain experience in the cockpit of a hypercar prototype. Since 2023, the Porsche Penske Motorsport works team and private teams have campaigned the Porsche 963 in the North American IMSA sports car series and the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC.

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Le Mans Winning 1998 Porsche 911 GT1, Tour de France Winning 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Lead 275 World-Class Entries at The Amelia

Le Mans Winning 1998 Porsche 911 GT1, Tour de France Winning 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Lead 275 World-Class Entries at The Amelia

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., February 22, 2024 – The Amelia, known by its longtime attendees and fans as “the racers’ concours,” will display hundreds of the greatest-ever road and racing machines as it welcomes guests to its 29th annual event. The four-day gathering takes place from Thursday, February 29 to Sunday, March 3, 2024. Among cars on display are race winning examples, movie heroes, supercars and vehicles replete with history. Significantly, Sunday’s Amelia Concours d’Elegance will feature 275 cars representing the best-of-the-best from automotive history. (more…)

Porsche Penske Motorsport Again Fields Three Porsche 963 at Le Mans

Porsche Penske Motorsport Again Fields Three Porsche 963 at Le Mans

Porsche Penske Motorsport will once again field three Porsche 963 race cars at the Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans in the 2024 season. The organiser, ACO, confirmed today (Monday 19 February) that the Porsche works team will campaign a third car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. French works driver Mathieu Jaminet will helm the No. 4 car, with the other drivers announced at a later date.

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Broad Arrow Announces Historic 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder “Lucybelle III” as Highlight Consignment for Upcoming Amelia Island Auction this March 1-2, 2024

Broad Arrow Announces Historic 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder “Lucybelle III” as Highlight Consignment for Upcoming Amelia Island Auction this March 1-2, 2024

Grosse Pointe, MI, Dec. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, is thrilled to announce the consignment of the historic 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder “Lucybelle III”, chassis 718-024, (estimate $3,500,000 – $4,500,000), to its Amelia Island Auction, being held this March 1-2 at the stunning Amelia Island Ritz Carlton.

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GMG Racing Set for Major International Race Debut at Next Weekend’s CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa

GMG Racing Set for Major International Race Debut at Next Weekend’s CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa

SANTA ANA, California (June 22, 2023) – Championship-winning sports car racing team GMG Racing makes its major international competition debut in next weekend’s CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa where team co-drivers Kyle Washington, James Sofronas, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Patrick Long co-drive the No. 132 GMG Racing by Car Collection Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R in Pro-Am Class in the world’s premier 24-hour GT3 race. (more…)

Chambers and Stewart Named Recipients of Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Program

Chambers and Stewart Named Recipients of Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Program

Carson, California. Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) and Deluxe Corporation have expanded the Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Program with two more drivers, Chloe Chambers and Madeline Stewart. Chambers represents the Cayman class, which uses the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport, while Stewart will carry the banner for the class utilizing the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992 race car. Chambers and Stewart join Sabré Cook as the 2023 recipients of the Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Program scholarship.

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Wright Motorsports Dominates at Circuit of the Americas

Wright Motorsports Dominates at Circuit of the Americas

AUSTIN, Tex., (May 22, 2023) – The Wright Motorsports Porsches dominated the race weekend at Circuit of the Americas, sweeping both GT World Challenge America powered by AWS victories, and earning an additional three podium finishes at the Austin, Texas- area track. Drivers Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer won the two headlining races of the weekend, followed by second and third-place finishes by Charlie Luck and Jan Heylen in the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 R. (more…)

Special Edition Type 62-2 Tests at Radford Racing School on Its Way to Race to the Clouds

Special Edition Type 62-2 Tests at Radford Racing School on Its Way to Race to the Clouds

Chandler, Ariz. (May 11, 2023) – Radford Motors’ debut of its one-of-a-kind Pikes Peak Edition Type 62-2, on June 25 at The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb brought to you by Gran Turismo, is the latest ground-breaking result of the company’s two-year collaboration with Radford Racing School, its official testing track. 2021 Pikes Peak Hill Climb division champion Tanner Foust will compete in the Exhibition division driving the Type 62-2. Foust won the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy by Yokohama division, the only spec division, in 2021. (more…)

Rexy the “GT3 Rawr” Ready to Take on Laguna Seca with Priaulx and Jeannette

Rexy the “GT3 Rawr” Ready to Take on Laguna Seca with Priaulx and Jeannette

SALINAS, Calif., (May 10, 2023) – Rexy, the beloved dinosaur-wrapped AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R heads to the Monterey Peninsula this weekend for MOTUL Course de Monterey Powered By Hyundai N. Following an on-track incident in the FIA World Endurance Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps, full-season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driver PJ Hyett suffered a lumbar sprain and has decided to opt out of this weekend’s festivities at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

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Porsche Penske Motorsport Sends Three 963 With A Special Livery To Le Mans

The three Porsche 963 fielded by Porsche Penske Motorsport at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be decked out in a distinctive design. However, the fundamental look of the 963 will stay the same. The colorful designs were unveiled today (Friday, April 28) as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race weekend in Belgium. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Porsche brand, the No. 75 vehicle will tackle the Hypercar class at the 100th anniversary of the 24-hour race as an additional entry from the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer. (more…)