With the introduction of the new class for GT3 vehicles in the FIA WEC, the competition in the Le Mans classic also changed fundamentally. Manthey will fly the Porsche colors in the 2024 World Endurance Championship. The outfit fields two 911 GT3 R and goes up against GT cars from eight other manufacturers. Among others, the two Austrians Richard Lietz and Klaus Bachler will helm the cockpits. The team based in Meuspath in Germany’s Eifel region also continues its DTM campaign. The reigning champions once again rely on the works driver and 2023 DTM driver’s champion Thomas Preining from Austria in one of the two ca. 415 kW (565 PS) cars.
Four teams will field a total of five Porsche 911 GT3 R in the two GT classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. AO Racing will advance to the GTD Pro category. Kellymoss with Riley runs a vehicle in both GT classes. Wright Motorsports and MDK Motorsports will take on the GTD category, where they will face the new Porsche customer squad Andretti Motorsports. In the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the GT World Challenge, the European Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Series, customer teams receive the same support from Porsche in 2024 as in the previous year. The same applies to the GT4 racing series and classes with the successful Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.
Two of the major racing highlights for customers each year are the 24-hour races at the Nürburgring and in Spa-Francorchamps. In 2024, numerous Porsche partner teams will continue to fight for overall and class victories at these classic events with racing vehicles from Weissach. Seasoned squads and strong driver line-ups will tackle the Nürburgring-Nordschleife on 1/2 June 2024. Specific entries will be announced in the coming weeks. Porsche Motorsport is also expecting a large contingent of customer teams to travel to the FIA GT World Cup in Macau with the 911 GT3 R.
Porsche’s one-make cups have been an important and well-established mainstay in the customer sports program since 1986. In addition to the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, which will again run as part of the European Formula 1 support program in 2024, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup will line up on the grid of 35 national and regional Porsche Carrera Cups, among others. To date, over 1,000 992-generation GT3 Cup vehicles have been built. For the 2024 season, Porsche Motorsport and local partners will continue to develop the fledgling series in New Zealand and Indonesia as well as the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East, among others. In addition, Porsche and Manthey joined forces once again to contest the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring.
Edited Porsche Factory Press Release
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