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Looking ahead: August 2026 Porsche Motorsport preview

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With many series taking a well-earned summer break, here’s a preview of Porsche Motorsport’s activities in August.

The end of the Formula E season is upon us, with its blockbuster double-header season finale taking place in London on August 15 and 16.

With Pascal Wehrlein firmly in title contention, the action is sure to be hotter than ever at the ExCel Centre.

On the other side of the pond, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns, heading to Road America on August 2.

Elsewhere, the DTM visits the Nürburgring, while the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup races at Circuit Zandvoort in support of Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix.

Here’s a full preview of all the Porsche Motorsport activities taking place in August:

Formula E: London

The 2025-26 Formula E season holds its thrilling season finale this month, taking place on August 15-16 at London’s ExCel Centre.

Rounding off the season with another double header, both Saturday and Sunday will feature a qualifying session and a race.

Weaving through the inside and outside of the exhibition centre, this twisting 20-turn circuit covers 2.09km / 1.30mi in London’s Docklands.

Porsche secured its second consecutive Formula E Manufacturers’ Championship after a thrilling Tokyo E-Prix double-header.

The team ended the Japanese round with a 90-point lead over Jaguar, clinching the crown with one round remaining.

It marks back-to-back manufacturers’ titles, after the team also took the honour last season.

Two Porsche-powered drivers are in the thick of the title fight with just one round remaining, after a thrilling Tokyo double-header.

Jake Dennis, who drives for Porsche customer team Andretti, leads the way in the standings after taking two podium finishes in Japan, while Porsche Formula E Team driver Pascal Wehrlein is just five points behind in third.

Follow all the Formula E action on our series page here.

IMSA: Road America

IMSA is back in August, with the championship holding its seventh round of the season at Elkhart Lake’s Road America.

The 6.515 km / 4.048 mi track, set in Wisconsin’s scenic Kettle Moraine, features 14 turns, including the famous Kink.

The Porsche Penske Motorsport team will sport two iconic throwback liveries for this round, paying homage to both Porsche and Team Penske and their rich history of success.

Both brands celebrate landmark anniversaries in 2026: Porsche is celebrating 75 Years of Porsche Motorsport, while Team Penske is marking its 60th anniversary.

For the first time, the #6 and #7 cars will feature different liveries. The #6 will run the blue-and-yellow livery of the 1973 Porsche 917/30, in which Mark Donohue dominated the 200-mile Can-Am event.

The sister car will feature the yellow livery of the Porsche RS Spyder, with Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas taking the LMP2 prototype to an overall victory in 2007.

Laurin Heinrich is currently second in the drivers’ standings, with three wins to his name in 2026 and a third-place finish last time out at Watkins Glen with the JDC-Miller MotorSports team.

He will remain with the Porsche customer team for the six-hour race at Road America.

Kévin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor will tackle this race in the #6 car, while Julien Andlauer and Felipe Nasr will race in the #7 car.

Just two rounds remain after this: The first, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on September 20, before the season ends in thrilling style at Road Atlanta with Petit Le Mans on October 3.

The GT classes will also head to Virginia International Raceway for the Michelin GT Challenge on August 22-23.

DTM: Nürburgring

The DTM heads to the iconic Nürburgring, in the heart of the Eifel region, from August 14-16.

Entering the second half of the season, drivers will tackle the short version of the Grand Prix circuit at Germany’s most famous race track.

The team heads to the Nürburgring on a high after a great weekend in Oschersleben, with Thomas Preining scoring a win in Race 1 before a third-place finish in Race 2.

He now sits fourth in the championship with three rounds remaining, while Manthey is second in the teams’ standings.

All three Porsche scored points in both races at Oschersleben, with Ricardo Feller finishing 10th in Race 1 and eighth in Race 2.

Land Motorsport driver Bastian Buus claimed a valuable two points in Race 1, and five in Race 2, finishing just outside the top 10.

Two rounds remain after the Nürburgring: Round 7 at the Sachsenring, followed by the eighth and final race weekend at the Hockenheimring.

Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup: Netherlands

Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup continues its championship in August, heading to Circuit Zandvoort to kick off the second half of the Formula 1 season.

The pinnacle of one-make series racing, the series has raced alongside Formula 1 since its debut in 1993.

The championship sees top drivers from the very best international Porsche one-make series customer teams compete against each other in identical Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, having progressed through national Porsche Carrera Cups.

This month, the series visits the Netherlands for the Dutch Grand Prix from August 21-23.

The seaside circuit will hold a double-header race weekend, marking rounds six and seven of the eight-round championship.

Porsche Junior Flynt Schuring holds the championship lead heading into the closing rounds, while fellow Junior Marcus Amand took his maiden victory last time out in Hungary.

The championship will face off for its season finale in Monza next month, racing in support of the Italian Grand Prix from September 4-6.

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