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Stuttgart. Porsche Motorsport and Team Penske have agreed to collaborate closely in fielding the new LMDh vehicle commencing in 2023. The successful US team will work together with the experts from Weissach to run factory entries in the FIA WEC World Endurance Championship and the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC). Under the name of Porsche Penske Motorsport, two of the spectacular LMDh prototypes will compete for overall victories in the top class of each of the two racing series. The contract between the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart and the US racing team, which was founded in 1966, will run for a number of years. A statement to this effect was signed by Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, Michael Steiner, Member of the Executive Board for Research and Development and Roger Penske, Chairman of Team Penske. Beginning in 2023, the LMDh vehicles will represent the very best in endurance racing together with so-called hyper
Porsche Will Build Two New Le Mans Prototypes With Long-Time Race Partner Penske
The announcement of the new LMDh class at Le Mans has brought the Porsche-Penske duo back together with one goal in mind - winning overall at Le Mans.
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Back in December of 2020, Porsche announced that they will be returning to the top class at Le Mans come 2023. After the FIA WEC and ISMA championships introduced the new LMDh class, Porsche was able to plan a car that wouldn’t suck as much money out of their pockets as the 919 Hybrid did - the car that won overall at Le Mans in 2017.
Porsche and Team Penske are joining forces once again and will take on the race tracks of the world with a quartet of LMDh prototypes.
The team will race under the Porsche Penske Motorsport banner and will enter four cars. Two will race in Europe’s FIA World Endurance Championship and two in North America’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, competing for overall victories.
The outfit will enter the LMDh category in 2023 and will also offer customer cars starting the same year. Porsche Penske Motorsport has revealed that the car is based on an LMP2 chassis, weighs about 1,000 kg (2,204 lbs) and will be powered by a 500 kW (670 hp) hybrid drivetrain.
Team Penske, Porsche Joining Forces for IMSA, WEC, Le Mans Beginning in 2023
Porsche Penske Motorsport to race LMDh factory cars in IMSA, WEC and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche Motorsports
Porsche and Team Penske announced today that the two legendary names of racing will run the new class of LMDh cars beginning in 2023.
Porsche is the latest manufacturer to commit to the 2023 LMDh class. Others include Acura, Toyota, Peugeot, Porsche, and Audi.
Porsche Penske Motorsport plans to run factory entries and compete for season championships in the FIA WEC World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship