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Porsche Penske Motorsport

— · 2023-2025

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Porsche Penske Motorsport in the WEC

Porsche Penske Motorsport has made 49 car starts across 23 WEC races between 2023 and 2025. Every start came in Hypercar.

The team won 3 races outright and finished on the overall podium 15 times. The first victory came at the 2024 Losail round in Hypercar. The most recent came at the 2025 Circuit of the Americas round. It was a classified finisher in 48 of 49 starts.

At Le Mans, the team contested 3 editions with 9 car starts. Its best class finish there is 2nd.

Its most frequent drivers are Kévin Estre (23 events), Laurens Vanthoor (23 events) and Michael Christensen (21 events). The team raced the Porsche 963.

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How many WEC races has Porsche Penske Motorsport won?

Porsche Penske Motorsport has won 3 FIA WEC races outright, from 49 car starts between 2023 and 2025.

Has Porsche Penske Motorsport won Le Mans?

No. Porsche Penske Motorsport has contested 3 editions of Le Mans in the WEC era, with a best class finish of 2nd.

Which WEC classes has Porsche Penske Motorsport raced in?

Hypercar (49 starts, 2023 to 2025).

Which drivers and cars has Porsche Penske Motorsport used?

Its most frequent drivers are Kévin Estre (23 events), Laurens Vanthoor (23 events) and Michael Christensen (21 events). The team raced the Porsche 963.

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Manufacturers · 5 min read

Which team has the most WEC wins?

Toyota Gazoo Racing heads the WEC team win list with 39 overall victories. Toyota's factory squad has 53 in all once its 14 wins as [Toyota Racing](/teams/toyota-racing), the name it used from 2012 to 2015 and again in 2026, are added to its [Toyota Gazoo Racing](/teams/toyota-gazoo-racing) total. [Audi Sport Team Joest](/teams/audi-sport-team-joest) won 17, all between 2012 and 2016.

Events · 4 min read

When does the 2027 WEC season start?

The 2027 WEC season starts with the Qatar 1812km at Lusail on 25-27 March 2027, after the official Prologue test at the same circuit on 21-22 March. It is the first of nine rounds, ending with the 8 Hours of Bahrain on 4-6 November. Qatar has opened the season twice before: Porsche won there in 2024 and Ferrari in 2025.

Events · 4 min read

What is the longest WEC race that isn't Le Mans?

The longest WEC race outside the [24 Hours of Le Mans](/answers/who-has-won-le-mans-hypercar-era) was the championship's first race, the [12 Hours of Sebring in March 2012](/events/2012-r01-sebring), where the winning No. 2 Audi covered 325 laps. Since then the longest format has been the [Qatar 1812km](/circuits/losail), which opened the 2024 and 2025 seasons and took the winners about ten hours each time. Next come the eight-hour races: the 8 Hours of Bahrain, the 2021 8 Hours of Portimão and the 1000 Miles of Sebring. Almost every other WEC race has lasted six hours or less.

Circuits · 3 min read

What is the history of the 6 Hours of Fuji?

The [6 Hours of Fuji](/circuits/fuji-speedway) has been part of the WEC in every calendar year from 2012 to 2026 except 2020 and 2021, and WEC Engine's archive holds 13 WEC races at Fuji Speedway in Japan. Toyota, which owns the circuit, has won 10 of them. Porsche has 2 Fuji wins and Alpine 1.