Mathieu Jaminet ends 10 year stint with Porsche Motorsport

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Mathieu Jaminet announced on social media this morning that he will no longer race for Porsche from 2026 onwards.

After leaving single seaters, Jaminet joined the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2015, and has been a pilot of the German cars since.

Having won titles in the ADAC GT Masters and IMSA GTD Pro, Jaminet was promoted to the Porsche Penske prototype programme - where he has won five races, from 15 podium finishes.

Only a few weeks after winning the IMSA Drivers Championship in the 963, Jaminet took to social media to announce he would be leaving Porsche after the final round of the WEC season, where he will be driving the No.5 car alongside Laurin Heinrich and Julien Andlauer.

Jaminet said in his post: "It’s been one of the hardest decisions of my life, but I felt it was the right time to move on. I’ll never forget what this brand did for me 10 years ago: taking a kid with no backing, no money, just a dream and giving me a chance."

Jaminet went onto describe his IMSA Championship as the "perfect way to say goodbye."

This news has undoubtedly come as a result of Porsche's recent announcement stating they will not race in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2026.

The French driver has not given any information on what his 2026 plans are, however considering his motive to leave the team, it's likely he will try to arrange a contract to continue racing in the WEC Hypercar class in the future.