Porsche to Withdraw Factory Team from WEC After 2025 Season

After decades of dominance and innovation on the world stage of endurance racing, Porsche has announced that it will withdraw its factory entry from the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the conclusion of the 2025 season.

The decision, confirmed by Porsche Motorsport leadership earlier this week, comes amid financial headwinds facing the brand. While Porsche remains one of motorsport’s most iconic names—with an unmatched 19 overall victories at Le Mans—the cost of competing at the factory level in WEC’s top Hypercar class has reportedly become unsustainable under the current budget conditions.

Financial Strain Brings a Strategic Refocus

Porsche has faced growing financial pressure in 2025 following a challenging year for global sales and rising development costs tied to its EV transition. Rather than stretching resources across multiple top-tier programs, the automaker has chosen to consolidate its racing efforts where the return on investment is strongest.

In a statement, Porsche emphasized that this is not a retreat from motorsport, but a realignment of priorities. The brand will maintain its factory involvement in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTP class—where the 963 prototype will continue to compete against rivals such as Cadillac, BMW, and Acura—and its ongoing commitment to Formula E, a series that has become central to Porsche’s electrification strategy.

Customer Racing: The Heart of Porsche Motorsport

Even as the factory program exits WEC, customer racing will remain a cornerstone of Porsche’s motorsport DNA. The brand reaffirmed its dedication to supporting private teams running Porsche machinery in both GT and prototype categories worldwide.

From the Carrera Cup and Supercup series to GT3 and GT4 platforms, Porsche continues to offer one of the most extensive customer racing ecosystems in the world—ensuring that fans will still see the Stuttgart crest on grids across the globe.

End of an Era, But Not the End of the Story

Porsche’s withdrawal marks the end of an era for the WEC paddock. Since its return to top-flight endurance racing in 2014 with the 919 Hybrid, the manufacturer has been synonymous with cutting-edge hybrid technology and relentless pursuit of victory.

As the brand pivots toward a more sustainable racing portfolio, the spirit of Weissach’s innovation and engineering excellence remains alive, whether through electric racing in Formula E, hybrid endurance in IMSA, or the customer programs that have long kept Porsche’s racing bloodline thriving.

The 2025 WEC season will now stand as a farewell tour for one of motorsport’s greatest factory teams—a year sure to be filled with passion, pride, and the unmistakable roar of a Porsche prototype chasing glory one last time on the world stage.