The upcoming IMSA spherical at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will likely be headlined by a number of throwback liveries all through the grid, and Porsche Penske Motorsport is not any exception.
Each of this system’s manufacturing unit Porsche 963 machines will likely be working a throwback Apple Pc livery as a part of celebrating 75 years of Porsche Motorsport and 50 years of Apple. Each vehicles will run a livery that pays homage to a buyer Porsche 935 K3 that contested main occasions all through the 1980 season, together with the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
“We’ve loved a longstanding relationship with Porsche, going again to 1980 when a Porsche race automobile first carried the Apple emblem,” Oliver Schusser, Vice President Apple Music, Sports activities and Beats, mentioned.
“That second marked the start of a shared ardour for innovation and creativity that continues to outline our collaboration immediately. As Apple celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, we’re proud to as soon as once more accomplice with Porsche on a design that pays tribute to that authentic 1980 livery.”
The 1980 Porsche 935 K3
Photograph by: Porsche Motorsport
Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President Porsche Motorsport added, “What started with the debut of the Porsche 911 on the 1963 IAA Motor Present is mirrored by the Apple Pc: each are icons that stand for innovation and steady growth by consultants in Zuffenhausen, Weissach and Cupertino. That is significantly true of Porsche Motorsport, the place improvements have been created since 1951 beneath the very best aggressive calls for.”
A Porsche race automobile first carried Apple colours again within the 1980 season, when Dick Barbour Racing entered an appropriately liveried 935 K3, together with an look on the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was at that very same venue that Porsche Motorsport’s success story started in 1951 with a category victory for the 356 SL.
The importance of working the throwback livery at Laguna Seca is as a result of the enduring monitor in northern California is roughly 80 miles from Apple’s international firm headquarters, Apple Park. Moreover, the historic circuit hosted the final 4 Porsche Rennsport Reunions, the biggest ticketed gathering of Porsche fanatics on the earth. At its seventh version in 2023, Porsche unveiled the restricted monitor racer Porsche 911 GT3 R rennsport at this venue.
The Porsche Penske Motorsport throwback livery for Laguna Seca, 2026
Photograph by: Porsche Motorsport
The spherical at Laguna Seca will likely be contested over two hours and 40 minutes on Sunday, Could 3. The #7 Porsche 963, which gained each the Rolex 24 At Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring earlier this season, will characteristic its full-time lineup of Julien Andlauer and Felipe Nasr, with Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor within the #6 sister automobile.
“The Laguna Seca circuit fits each our group and our automobile extraordinarily nicely,” Urs Kuratle, Head of Works Motorsport LMDh mentioned
“Final yr, we achieved a one-two end there and additional underlined the standing of the Porsche 963 as essentially the most profitable automobile constructed to LMDh rules. At first of April, a two-day check at Laguna Seca offered us with priceless knowledge that may assist us fine-tune our hybrid prototypes for the upcoming race weekend.”
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