Porsche will be leaving the Endurance World Championship at the end of the 2025 season. The German brand announced its departure on Tuesday, citing a ‘comprehensive realignment’ of the manufacturer’s motorsport programs.
The operation of two cars in the Hypercar class will come to an end after the championship concludes next month with the 8 Hours of Bahrain. However, its efforts with Penske in the WeatherTech SportsCar will continue next year.
Porsche will focus its factory efforts on both the WeatherTech championship and Formula E, as well as customer programs in categories around the world, including the Porsche 911 GT3 Evo that debuts in 2026.
The departure from the main WEC class comes after months of speculation about whether the German brand would continue with the pair of cars, despite both initially being intended to run until the end of 2027. However, the revised programs are due to the decline in sales of the company’s electric vehicles, as well as other losses, including tariffs imposed by the US.
A decision was supposed to have been made by the end of August, but everything had to be delayed due to the change of CEO at Porsche, Oliver Blume, who is currently in a dual role as executive director at Volkswagen.
“We deeply regret that, due to current circumstances, we cannot continue our participation in the WEC after this season. Motorsport has always been of great importance to Porsche and is an essential part of the brand,” said Dr. Michael Steiner, member of the Porsche AG executive board.
Tomas Laudenbach, head of Porsche Motorsport, added that “we use motorsport as a platform for developing future technologies and to demonstrate the potential of our sports cars. With the Porsche 963 in the IMSA North American series and the Porsche 99X Electric in the Formula E World Championship, we want to continue fighting for overall victories in the future. This is our tradition and our focus.”
