Porsche to exit WEC Hypercar class at the end of the 2025 season

Credit: Porsche Newsroom

Porsche has announced its withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar category at the end of the 2025 season, reaffirming focus to its factory commitments in Formula E and IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship (IMSA).

Dr Michael Steiner, member of the Executive Board at Porsche AG, said: “We very much regret that, due to the current circumstances, we will not be continuing our involvement in the WEC after this season.”

The two-car German marque will cease operations in WEC after the season finale in 8 Hours of Bahrain, but will continue its effort with Penske in IMSA.

This also includes its works operation in the Formula E championship, alongside supporting customer programs worldwide, accompanied with the debut of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo next year.

Its withdrawal from WEC also comes after months of speculation amid financial difficulties for the German manufacturer, including whether the premier endurance series will ever see the pair of Porsche 963s on track in the future, despite being initially earmarked through the end of the 2027 season.

This long-awaited decision was initially due to be disclosed in August. But a change in the higher management in Porsche, with CEO Oliver Blume currently holding a dual chief executive role with Volkswagen, delayed the announcement.

“We use motorsport as a development platform for future technology and to illustrate the potential of our sports cars,” stated Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President of Porsche Motorsport.

“With the Porsche 963 in the North American IMSA series and the Porsche 99X Electric in the Formula E World Championship, we want to continue to fight for overall victories in the future. That is our tradition and our focus.”

With one race win at the Lone Star Le Mans heading to Bahrain, Porsche currently sits in second in the Hypercar Manufacturer's Championship standings with 39 points behind Ferrari.