Porsche's motorsport happenings for 2021

Porsche will be well represented on major international stages of the motor racing scene in the 2021 season, with the company announcing the plans for 2021 at Porsche's first virtual Night of Champions.

In 2020's motorsport season, Porsche had many a win, like its victory at the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours as well as in the final rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In his online welcome address, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Porsche AG, Dr Wolfgang Porsche, underlined the tremendous sporting spirit within the company and the "pulling together when things get difficult."

"We're very pleased that today we can make a clear statement about our continued participation in the ABB FIA Formula E," says Fritz Enzinger, Vice President Motorsport. "We are completely won over by the outstanding stage and the unique concept. We use the fully-electric single-seater series for the systematic development work and expansion of our skills in the field of battery-electric drive. We want to move the championship forward together with the FIA/FEO and the teams in the years ahead."

The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E-Team heads into the upcoming season with big goals. After a successful debut year, the experienced engineers in Weissach have extensively upgraded the drivetrain and worked out new ways to define the operating strategy.

The drivers of the Porsche 99X Electric racers for the season are works drivers Andre Lotterer and Pascal Wehrlein. The new season kicks off in mid-January with two races in the Chilean capital Santiago.

In the World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC), Porsche will continue to field two works-entered Porsche 911 RSR in the 2021 season. The two vehicles will tackle all six races under the operations team Manthey-Racing and with a slightly different crew.

Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz again share the number 91 car. Joining Kevin Estre in the number 92 car is the 2016 WEC champion Neel Jani. The first race of the new season takes place in March at Sebring, U.S.A. On 12 and 13 June 2021, the two Porsche 911 RSR then will tackle the season highlight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Most of the 10 new Porsche 911 RSR that were delivered to customers a few weeks ago will be fielded in the GTE-Am class of the FIA WEC and in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) for the 2021 season.

Porsche also supports a number of customer teams who campaign the 911 GT3 R on the world stage. Earl Bamber and the works drivers Laurens Vanthoor and Patrick Long will compete for customer teams in the GTD class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

In the GT World Challenge Europe, several Porsche 911 GT3 R take on the competition with vehicles from twelve other manufacturers. Earl Bamber, Michael Christensen and Frederic Makowiecki have been designated as drivers in the spectacular GT3 series.

Almost all drivers in the entire squad will contest the 24 hour race on the Nurburgring-Nordschleife. A large contingent of 911 GT3 R will tackle the Eifel classic on the first weekend of June 2021. Customers will also take on the German ADAC GT Masters. It has not yet been determined whether customer teams will field the popular and successful Porsche 911 GT3 R in the DTM.

Porsche also presents the new 911 GT3 Cup for the 2021 season. The vehicle is based on the 992 generation of the iconic 911 sports car, and it will be debuted in the international Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup which will run as support to Formula One.

The most recent version of the world's best-selling racing vehicle will at the same time also be entered by customer teams in the national Carrera Cups in Germany, France, Asia and Benelux and for the first time in North America. The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is already designed for the perspective use of environmentally friendly synthetic fuels.