Porsche Says 2030 WEC Hypercar Rules Mark “Significant Step” but No Decision on Comeback

Porsche open to potential Hypercar return

Porsche Motorsport VP Laudenbach says the decision to end the brand's FIA WEC Hypercar effort remains unchanged, although he expressed positivity about the new ruleset announced for 2030.

Laudenbach "Positive" About Direction Of 2030 Hypercar Regs

Porsche Motorsport Vice President Thomas Laudenbach described last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours as “different”, in a sit-down with DSC ahead of the race. With Penske Motorsport no longer racing in Hypercar, the brand was represented by just two Manthey-run 911 LMGT3.Rs on the grid; its lowest car count in the event since the 1950s. “We stepped out of Hypercar, which is well known, and the fact that we only have two cars is due to the fact that the…

2030 Rules to “Play a Role” in Porsche’s Possible Return

Photo: Porsche Porsche Motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach says the FIA, ACO and IMSA’s plan to converge under one set of top-class technical regulations “will play a role” in the German manufacturer’s considerations of returning to the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2030. Revealed last week at the annual ACO press conference in Le Mans, the foundations of the new technical regs, which have yet to be finalized, calls for comm…

Porsche says 2030 WEC Hypercar rules mark “significant step” but no decision on comeback

Porsche welcomes the direction the WEC is taking with next-gen Hypercar rules but stops short of committing to a return to the series’ top class