Porsche Reveals Its 2026 Program at Night of Champions - Splice Magazine Music,Motorsports and More!

STUTTGART, Germany – Porsche has revealed full details of its 2026 works program and lineups at its annual Night of Champions event in Germany, including much of what has already been revealed throughout the course of 2025.

Included among the highlights were Porsche’s factory Porsche Penske Motorsport lineup in the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as part of its renewed commitment to IMSA and FIA Formula E, as well as confirmation of the debut of its new 911 Cup and 911 GT3 R cars. Porsche also confirmed JDC-Miller MotorSports’ presence with a customer IMSA Porsche 963, although no further driver confirmations to that entry.

“Porsche and motorsport – they are inextricably linked. With the Cup version of the 911, we are building one of the most successful and best-selling customer racing cars worldwide: the recently unveiled new model will compete in the Supercup and Carrera Cups in Germany, the USA and Asia Pacific in 2026,” explains Dr Michael Steiner, Member of the Executive Board for Research and Development at Porsche AG.

“We have been promoting young talent for decades: this autumn, we held another junior talent search, which produced two
new talents for 2026. We remain committed to endurance racing: in the IMSA with the Porsche 963, in the WEC in the LMGT3 class. And we are intensifying our commitment to Formula E, where the 26/27 season will see the premiere of the GEN4 race cars with greater freedom for manufacturers.

“We learn in motorsport in a highly competitive environment, which also helps us on the road. The interaction between motorsport and series development here in Weissach makes our sports cars unique and fit for the future.”

“The 2025 motorsport year was once again an extremely successful one for Porsche. The titles in the Formula E World Championship and the IMSA series are impressive proof of this,” says Thomas Laudenbach, Head of Porsche Motorsport. “Now we have repositioned ourselves and are starting afresh – in Formula E as early as next weekend, and at the end of January in Daytona. The 2026 season will be more exciting than almost any other before.”

Porsche also made several revisions to its factory and affiliated driver roster, as well as highlighted Esports and car elements of their program:

Two former Porsche Juniors promoted to the factory driver squad

Porsche is making a number of changes to its squad for the 2026 motorsport season. Former Porsche Juniors Laurin Heinrich from Germany and Ayhancan Güven from Turkey will be promoted from Porsche drivers to works drivers from next year. Heinrich has proven himself by winning the IMSA GTD PRO (Grand Touring Daytona Pro) Championship title, while Güven impressed last season by winning the DTM title. The extended Porsche driver squad will also include two Frenchmen, Alessandro Ghiretti – Porsche Junior in 2024 and 2025 – and Dorian Boccolacci, who is sponsored by Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific. British driver Harry King (who will join AO Racing in 2026 alongside Nick Tandy) is the third new addition.

Promoting young talent: Flynt Schuring and Marcus Amand become new juniors

Flynt Schuring and Marcus Amand are the two Porsche Juniors for the 2026 motorsport season. The two 19-year-olds from the Netherlands and Finland prevailed in a shootout involving a total of twelve talented youngsters around two weeks ago. Both will compete in the full season of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and in a national Porsche Carrera Cup next year. Amand won the Porsche Carrera Cup France title in 2025, while Schuring won three races in the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Germany and finished third overall in the Supercup. In addition to a total of up to €120,000 per junior, Porsche Motorsport’s support also includes intensive training in areas such as vehicle technology, set-up work, fitness, nutrition, media and marketing work, and career planning. Porsche Motorsport has been promoting young talent on their way to professional racing since 1997. With great success: Le Mans winners Timo Bernhard and Marc Lieb, IMSA champions Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet, and reigning DTM champion Ayhancan Güven all came through the renowned talent factory of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer.

Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team: new driver line-up for 2026

In addition to IMSA and Formula E, Porsche Motorsport will also continue to compete in digital racing at factory level. The Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team moved into new headquarters in Cologne in May, the Porsche Esports Performance Centre. The team there will be joined by 25-year-old Spaniard Alejandro Sánchez Belloso, former champion in the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup. In 2026, he will join the existing factory drivers Joshua Rogers, Charlie Collins and Dayne Warren. Before the new season begins, however, the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team will continue to fight for a successful end to the year with its current line-up. Collins and Elvis Rankin recently won the IMSA Esports Global Championship. Ahead of the final on 7 December, the team is in second place in the standings. The new Porsche juniors Schuring and Amand – who are just as talented in sim racing as they are in asphalt motorsport – are also set to compete in the final, which will take place on the digital Daytona circuit. With a wildcard, they celebrate their debut as new Porsche Junior drivers in Esports.

Porsche Cup: Loek Hartog wins coveted trophy and €150,000

Dutchman Loek Hartog was handed the traditional Porsche Cup on Saturday, 29 November. The 23-year-old prevailed against 497 competitors from a total of 53 nations to become the 56th title holder. Hartog’s achievements in 2025 include class victories in the GT World Challenge Europe and the Intercontinental GT Challenge, and he also finished on the podium at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America champion will receive €150,000. Porsche Motorsport will award a total of more than €280,000 in prize money to the most successful private drivers. The Porsche Cup was launched in 1970 on the initiative of Ferry Porsche.

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