At Road America, two Porsche 963 special designs
With 17 victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer at Road America.
For the fourth time this IMSA season, Porsche and Porsche Penske Motorpsort will feature special designs Porsche 963. After featuring both hybrid prototypes in blue and red accents on a white base at the endurance classic in Sebring to celebrate Porsche and ExxonMobil close 30 years partnership, a striking Apple Music livery at the Long Beach street race and the historic Apple Computer-inspired livery at Laguna Seca to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Porsche Motorsport and 50 years since the founding of Apple, Porsche and Porsche Penske Motorpsort are paying tribute to the Sunoco livery of the 1973 Porsche 917/30 and the design of the Porsche RS Spyder from the 2000s
📷 © Porsche. Both Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 liveries for Road America
Car #6 in the Sunoco livery of the 1973 Porsche 917/30
The #6 car bears the colors of the Porsche 917/30 from the 1970s. In the 1973 Can-Am race, Mark Donohue dominated the 200-mile event in the Sunoco Porsche.
The 2026 season is equally significant for the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer and Penske: Porsche is celebrating 75 years of motorsports, while the U.S. racing team is marking its 60th anniversary.
📷 © Porsche. Porsche 917/30 in the 1973 Can-Am race during the 200-mile event
“Road America has been the scene of special successes in the shared history of Porsche and Penske,” says Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President Porsche Motorsport. “In 1973, the Porsche 917/30 dominated the scene. During qualifying, Mark Donohue became the first driver on this track to break the two-minute lap time barrier. Starting in 2006, the RS Spyder marked Porsche’s return to prototype racing across several championships. I personally remember the success of 2007: I was there when Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas drove to overall victory against the nominally more powerful LMP1 race cars.”
📷 © Porsche. Kévin Estre
Kévin Estre (Porsche 963 #6): “I’m really looking forward to Road America. I haven’t raced there in ten years – and never in a prototype. We all have many memories associated with the Sunoco colors of the Porsche 917/30 from back then. That car was a real beast. I hope we’ll be just as successful. I have a special yellow helmet design. With it, I’m following in the footsteps of Mark Donohue. It’s an honor for me.”
Car #7 in the design of the Porsche RS Spyder from the 2000s
The sister car from the factory team will take the starting grid this coming weekend in the yellow livery of the Porsche RS Spyder. Here, the overall victory by Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas in 2007 marks a highlight in the history of the LMP2 prototype.
📷 © Porsche. 2007 Porsche RS Spyder
The 775-kilogram Porsche RS Spyder dominated the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) from late 2005 through 2008. After the four-hour race at Road America on August 11, 2007, it had racked up 14 class victories. At this race Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas defeated the more powerful LMP1 prototypes and celebrated the car’s first ALMS overall victory. By the end of the joint Porsche-Penske program, the team had secured three manufacturers’ championships as well as three titles each in the drivers’ and teams’ standings.
Source IMSA.
Felipe Nasr (Porsche 963 #7): “Competing in the colors of the Porsche RS Spyder is something very special. It allows us to commemorate an extremely successful chapter in the history of Porsche and Penske. Everyone on our team is proud of it. I’m sure we’ll win the hearts of the fans as well. The race at Road America will be six hours long for the first time. Endurance races are our strength. We want to close the gap to the leaders in the championship and, if possible, get back on the top step of the podium.” Source: Porsche
Already featured this season
Mobil 1 livery at the 12 Hours of Sebring
📷 © Porsche. Both Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 livery for Sebring
Porsche 963 takes Apple Music’s colours to Long Beach
📷 © Porsche. Both Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 livery for Long Beach
Porsche at Laguna Seca in the historic colours of the Apple Computer livery
📷 © Porsche. Both Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 livery for Laguna Seca
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