As part of a comprehensive realignment, Porsche will exit the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and focus on competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA Formula E World Championship.

With its involvement in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, which features the 24 Hours of Daytona as its highlight race, Porsche is underlining the importance of the North American market and endurance racing for the brand. In addition to the two factory commitments in Formula E and IMSA, customer racing remains an important pillar of the Porsche motorsport strategy, the company said.

Additionally, the German marque will continue its Formula E effort, citing the insights gained into electric production sports cars.

"We use motorsport as a development platform for future technology and to illustrate the potential of our sports cars," says Thomas Laudenbach, vice president, Porsche Motorsport. "With the Porsche 963 in the North American IMSA series and the Porsche 99X Electric in the Formula E World Championship, we want to continue to fight for overall victories in the future. That is our tradition and our focus."

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