Porsche's Final Chapter: Reviewing the 2025 WEC Hypercar Season

The 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season was a momentous and

challenging year for Porsche, ultimately marking the final campaign of its factory-backed

Hypercar program, run by Porsche Penske Motorsport with the Porsche 963 LMDh

prototype. The season ended with the shock official confirmation of the program's

withdrawal.

The Hypercar field was fiercely competitive, making the quest for the World Championship a

constant struggle for the Porsche 963 against rivals like the Ferrari 499P and the Toyota

GR010 Hybrid.

The primary high point for the factory team was the overall victory secured at the Lone Star

Le Mans in Austin, Texas, where the No. 6 Porsche 963 (Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, and

Matt Campbell) skillfully navigated chaotic, rain-affected conditions to claim the team’s sole

win of the year.

At the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, the No. 6 car delivered an impressive result,

finishing on the podium in second place, narrowly missing the overall victory. The team

achieved four podiums across the eight-race calendar, a solid, if not dominant, performance.

In the final standings, Porsche Penske Motorsport finished third in the Hypercar

Manufacturers' World Championship.

Written by Inès Adel

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