PORSCHE UNVEILS 963 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PENSKE MOTORSPORT
This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed played host to a number of Porsche reveals – Nardone Automotive showcased its reimagined 928 S4 pre-production concept study (as detailed in last month’s issue of 911 & Porsche World) and Singer Vehicle Design gave the UK its first real-world look at the company’s 930-inspired (but 964-based) Turbo Study. Meanwhile, Porsche took the covers off its 936 Le Mans Daytona hybrid (LMDh) race car, which, as its name suggests, is set to feature in both the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The 963’s race debut is set to take place at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January 2023. In the meantime, the WEC has opened the door for testing as part of the upcoming world championship races this year. Porsche Penske Motorsport is aiming for a non-competitive dress rehearsal at the final round of the season in Bahrain this November.
“We’ll have powerful driver crews in the factory cars,” says Urs Kuratle, Director Factory Motorsport LMDh. “The collaboration with our long-standing tyre partner, Michelin, and the chassis manufacturer, Multimatic, has been flawless, fuelling our expectation the 963 should be homologated this autumn.
