“We rely on existing networks to build our operations teams. Operations teams in Mannheim and Mooresville Now with the newly created partnership with Porsche, this could be quickly rectified. However, an overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is still missing in the team’s storied history. Penske is considered the most successful racing outfit in the USA. He reports directly to Tim Cindric, who manages all LMDh, NASCAR and Ind圜ar activities on behalf of company founder Roger Penske. The American was previously involved in the successful RS Spyder project. On the Penske side, Jonathan Diuguid handles operations in both sports car racing series. At Porsche, Urs Kuratle from Switzerland helms the project as Director of Factory Racing LMDh. The processes are clearly defined, the hierarchy flat, and the responsibilities well delegated. At endurance classics such as Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring, they receive support from other top drivers.ĭuring the test and development phase of the Porsche 963, close cooperation was quickly established between the specialists from Weissach and the operational crews from Penske. Eight regular drivers from Porsche’s works driver squad team up in formidable pairs in each of the four cockpits. From 2023, the newly formed team with bases in Mannheim (FIA WEC operations team) and Mooresville (IMSA operations team) will take up the hunt for overall victories on both sides of the Atlantic. The sports car manufacturer’s collaboration with the successful motor racing squad from the USA can look back on a rich history: In the 1970s, Penske raced the Porsche 917 with great success in the CanAm series of that time, and from 2005 to 2008, the RS Spyder racers fielded by the North Carolina team were considered virtually unbeatable in the American Le Mans series’ LMP2 class. The new Porsche 963 will tackle the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC and the North American IMSA series under the team name Porsche Penske Motorsport.

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