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Porsche to Quit WEC After 2025 as Formula E Team Drops TAG Heuer Name

Financial pressure drives the retreat from the WEC.

Overview

  • The company confirmed its factory Hypercar program will end after this season, leaving no works Porsche in Le Mans’ top class in 2026.
  • Porsche will keep campaigning the 963 in IMSA with Penske, highlighting a shift in focus to the North American market.
  • Executives and reporting point to collapsing profitability and cost controls as primary drivers of the cutback.
  • Porsche also cited dissatisfaction with WEC conditions, including Balance of Performance and tensions over LMH–LMDh convergence.
  • In Formula E, the team continues under a revised name after TAG Heuer exits the title role, with long-term commitment carried into the Gen4 era.