"In just three years since its competition debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2023, it has won 15 of the 49 races it has entered-most recently the WEC Lone Star Le Mans in Texas last month-and earned series championships in WEC (2023, 2024) and IMSA (2024, 2025), sealing the last of those this past weekend at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, a 10-hour race that caps IMSA's season."
"But the IMSA championships-for the drivers, the teams, and the Michelin Endurance cup, as well as the manufacturers' title in GTP-came just days after Porsche announced that its factory team would not enter WEC's Hypercar category next year, halving the OEM's prototype race program. And despite all those race wins, victory has eluded the 963 at Le Mans, which has seen a three-year shut-out by Ferrari's 499P."
Porsche's 963 is a 670-hp (500 kW) hybrid sports prototype that has raced in IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The 963 debuted at the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona and has won 15 of 49 races entered, capturing WEC titles in 2023 and 2024 and IMSA titles in 2024 and 2025. The most recent IMSA success was sealed at Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Porsche announced that its factory team will not enter WEC's Hypercar category next year, cutting the OEM prototype program roughly in half. The 963 has not yet won at Le Mans, where Ferrari's 499P dominated the past three years.
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