Porsche has revealed its new-look works 963 driver roster for the 2025 FIA WEC and IMSA seasons and confirmed that in the world championship, its Hypercars will be driven by two drivers rather than three for the full season.
In the FIA WEC, Julian Andlauer has been promoted to the factory team following a standout campaign with Proton Competition in 2024. He will share the #5 with Michael Christensen.
The #6 meanwhile, will be shared by Laurens Vanthoor and Kevin Estre, with Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell set to join the Penske squad at La Sarthe in the #5 and #6 respectively.
Over in the USA, Jaminet and Campbell will drive the #6 Penske-run 963 in IMSA GTP and the #7 car will be shared by defending IMSA champion Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy. Estre and Vanthoor will support the IMSA crews at select Endurance Cup races.
This set of changes to its line-up comes in the wake of three key three departures for the 2025 season, as 2024 IMSA GTP Drivers’ champion Dane Cameron, FIA WEC Hypercar Drivers’ Championship leader Andre Lotterer and Frédéric Makowiecki (a factory driver for 11 years) are all set to be released at the end of the year.
Dane Cameron joined Porsche in 2022, and this year won both the Rolex 24 Hours overall and the IMSA GTP title.
Lotterer, a three-time Le Mans winner, joined the PPM squad after stints in LMP1 and Formula E with the brand, and is poised to capture the FIA WEC Hypercar Drivers’ World Championship next month in Bahrain.
Frédéric Makowiecki, who has mutually agreed to part ways with Porsche, also has a long history with the German OEM, having been a part of its stable since 2014. During his time with the factory, he won both GTE Pro at Le Mans (below) and the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
“I’d like to thank Dane Cameron, André Lotterer and Frédéric Makowiecki for their incredible work over the past few years. All three have played a significant role in us being able to celebrate great successes with the Porsche 963 on both sides of the Atlantic – in just the second year of competition,” states Thomas Laudenbach, the vice president of Porsche Motorsport.
“We compete in 2025 with a changed line-up. Our squad continues to be among the top echelons of endurance racing internationally. Plus, we’re remaining dedicated to our very successful initiative by supporting another former Porsche Junior to climb to the top of the career ladder. Over the past few seasons, Julien Andlauer has impressed us at the wheel of every Porsche racing car from Weissach. He absolutely deserves this promotion into the works driver squad.”
Urs Kuratle, the director of LMDh factory motorsport at Porsche, added that a lot of thought went into the team’s line-ups for next season.
“With the new line-up, I believe we’ve put together a winning combination for 2025,” he said. “We’ll have two very experienced drivers in both series, plus two drivers in sister cars, all of whom have come up through the ranks of Porsche’s junior programme and completely won us over as talented youngsters.
“I’d also like to thank Dane Cameron, André Lotterer and Frédéric Makowiecki. All three have contributed to getting the Porsche Penske Motorsport campaign to where it now stands in global endurance racing: at the top.”
Jonathan Diuguid, the managing director of Porsche Penske Motorsport explained that the 2025 WEC and IMSA calendars opened the door for Porsche to “mobilise” its driver pairings “more often.”
“For 2024, we relied on consistency and continuity and made only a few targeted tweaks to the squad,” he said. “This decision proved to be right. Spurred by these successes, we’ll take a similar approach for 2025. The door has opened for (driver) involvement in both series.”
