Porsche Penske Motorsport will race the Porsche 963 at endurance championship races in 2023

On Friday, Porsche revealed the Porsche 963 endurance-racing car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car is the result of a collaboration between Porsche Motorsport and Team Penske first announced in 2021.

The Porsche 963 will compete in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as it’s built to new-for-2023 LMDh specification.

After nearly 15 years of separation, Porsche Motorsport and Team Penske have gotten back together. This time, the collaborative effort, known as Porsche Penske Motorsport, will field a new endurance race car, the Porsche 963, which was unveiled Friday at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The renewed partnership was first announced in May of 2021 with the intention of running factory entries in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. That dream has now come to fruition with the 963 set to debut in the new GTP class at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January 2023.

The hypercar is built to LMDh specifications, with a LMP2-category chassis supplied by Canada-based Multimatic and spec hybrid components from Bosch, Williams Advanced Engineering, and Xtrac. However, the star of the show is the 963’s 4.6-liter twin-turbo V-8, which is based on the hybrid 918 Spyder’s engine. The powertrain will deliver 680 horsepower to the rear wheels in an effort to snag overall victories in races like the Le Mans 24 Hours and the 12 Hours of Sebring.

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