Proton is in line to run customer Porsche 963 LMDh prototypes in both WEC and IMSA next year Full story ⬇️
The long-time Porsche GT entrant has looked certain for some time to get the second customer chassis available for the WEC in 2023,It has now emerged as the leading contender to secure the remaining chassis available for IMSA, where it would be the second Porsche customer after JDC-Miller Motorsports.
confirmed that his team, which races in the WEC in GTE Am with a pair of Porsche 911 RSRs under the Dempsey-Proton Racing banner, is working on plans for a dual programme with the 963 in 2023.“We are still interested in doing both, because it is better to have two cars even if they running in different championships.”
Porsche Motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach said “it will be difficult” when asked if the deliveries of the cars can be made in time for the customers to go up against the factory Porsches fielded by Penske in the opening round of the 2023 IMSA series.
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