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Porsche publicizes diminished manufacturing facility drivers checklist, Le Mans winner Bruni dropped
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Porsche publicizes diminished manufacturing facility drivers checklist, Le Mans winner Bruni dropped

Motorsports December 7, 2024
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4-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Gianmaria Bruni is leaving Porsche’s line-up of manufacturing facility drivers after eight years. 

The 43-year-old Italian was absent from the German marque’s works roster when it formally launched its motorsport programmes for 2025 on Saturday night time. 

The departure follows two seasons by which Bruni didn’t have a seat aboard a manufacturing facility Porsche and was positioned on the Proton Competitors buyer 963 LMDh staff within the World Endurance Championship after which the IMSA Sportscar Championship. 

Bruni was recruited from Ferrari forward of 2017 and went on to turn out to be a stalwart of Porsche’s WEC GTE Professional squad from the 2018-19 season.

He claimed a fourth Le Mans class victory aboard a manufacturing facility, Manthey-run Porsche 911 RSR in 2022, although was by no means capable of emulate the WEC title successes he loved with Ferrari, the place he gained the LMGTE Professional crown in 2013 and 2014.

Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander, AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia

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Bruni might nonetheless find yourself racing a Porsche subsequent yr. The previous Minardi System 1 racer joined the JDC-Miller MotorSports buyer Porsche 963 squad finally month’s official IMSA take a look at in Daytona. 

Among the many drivers who examined the automobile in Daytona was Tijmen van der Helm, who was partnered in JDC’s 963 this yr by the now-retired Richard Westbrook. 

Proton won’t proceed its engagement in IMSA’s GTP class with one in every of its pair of 963s, in line with Porsche’s press announcement from Saturday’s Night time of Champions occasion at its Weissach analysis and improvement facility. 

It said that “one buyer staff” will be part of the works Porsche Penske Motorsport squad within the North American collection, naming JDC-Miller, whereas on the similar time referencing Proton’s continuation within the WEC with a solo 963. 

Porsche introduced a diminished squad of works pilots on the occasion.

Bruni has departed what was a 16-strong line-up in 2024 together with Andre Lotterer, Dane Cameron and Frederic Makowiecki, who all left the PPM squad on the conclusion of their respective WEC and IMSA campaigns. 

#33 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Julian Andlauer, Klaus Bachler, Sven Müller, Alessio Picariello

#33 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Julian Andlauer, Klaus Bachler, Sven Müller, Alessio Picariello

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Julien Andlauer has been promoted to full-factory standing, having previously been a so-called contracted Porsche driver, on his transfer from Proton to the PPM WEC squad for 2025.

The opposite new arrival is Nico Muller, whose recruitment by Porsche was introduced in August. The Swiss has been positioned with the Andretti System E squad, which makes use of the Porsche powertrain, for the approaching season. 

Which means there are actually 14 Porsche manufacturing facility racers. 

Porsche has a second checklist of contracted drivers on its books who will not be accorded official works standing. 

This checklist has been joined by Ricardo Feller, who strikes over from Audi. The Swiss, who gained the Nurburgring 24 Hours this yr, was a part of a small group of drivers retained by Audi Sport because it downscaled its buyer racing division. 

Feller, 24, will race a Porsche 911 GT3-R within the DTM for the Allied Racing staff, which is transferring up from the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. 

His team-mate within the two-car squad will probably be Bastian Buus, one other driver with a Porsche contract. 

Ricardo Feller, Team ABT Sportsline Audi R8 LMS GT3

Ricardo Feller, Group ABT Sportsline Audi R8 LMS GT3

Picture by: Alexander Trienitz

Michelle Gatting has additionally signed with Porsche to turn out to be a contracted pilot. She will probably be racing for the Manthey squad within the WEC’s LMGT3 class in 2025, and in addition with Proton within the European and Asian Le Mans Sequence, as a part of the all-female Iron Dames programme. 

Klaus Bachler will transfer over from the WEC, by which he was a part of the LMGT3 title-winning line-up, to affix AO Racing for the defence of its IMSA GT Daytona Professional crown. 

The Austrian will probably be teamed with two fellow Porsche contractees, reigning champion Laurin Heinrich for the complete season and Alessio Picariello for the Daytona and Sebring endurance rounds.

German teen Theo Oeverhaus has been named as a Porsche junior driver. The 19-year-old, who completed third on this yr’s German Carrera Cup, joins a scheme that produced drivers corresponding to Le Mans winners Timo Bernhard and Marc Lieb. 

Italian driver Alessandro Ghiretti continues as a Porsche junior for a second season.

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