The hybrid hypercar marks a return to Porsche road racing in the FIA endurance championship and IMSA GTP class.
The car's design was influenced by the 956 and 962 racers from the 1980s, but it also features a continuous lighting strip at the rear like thePorsche Penske Motorsport will build four cars and field them as factory racers, and customer cars will be available some time during the 963's first year of competition. The factory cars will wear the white, red, and black paint scheme of current Porsche race cars.
The 963 has undergone 4,900 miles of testing, including at the Porsche Motorsport headquarters in Weissach, Germany. However, Vice President of Porsche Motorsport Thomas Laudenbach says more work needs to be done. Porsche Penske Motorsport plans for an on-track debut in November in the WEC season finale at Bahrain, where the 963 will test in a non-competitive class. Porsche says the car will be homologated by this autumn.The 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed runs June 23-26.
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