As Spring approaches, here’s a preview of Porsche Motorsport’s activities in February.
Now that the motorsport calendar is underway, there are plenty more thrilling events taking place as more championships begin their seasons.
Though the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes a break in February, and the World Endurance Championship is yet to get underway, there is lots happening in the motorsport world.
This month, Formula E returns for its fourth and fifth rounds of Season 12, taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on February 13 and 14.
The same weekend, the iconic Bathurst 12 Hour is held on Australia’s Mount Panorama, featuring some of the world’s best GT racing talent.
Here’s a full preview of all the Porsche Motorsport activities taking place in February:
Formula E: Jeddah
March brings the first double-header event of the Formula E season, with the championship heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for an action-packed weekend.
The championship will race on a modified version of the iconic Corniche Short Circuit, used for Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
After a tough outing at the circuit last year - its debut on the calendar - both Porsche Formula E Team drivers will be hoping to bounce back on its return.
After three rounds, the Porsche Formula E Team is leading the teams’ standings, and Porsche is top of the manufacturers’ championship with 88 points.
In the drivers’ championship, Pascal Wehrlein is currently second with 38 points, with Nico Müller in fifth place.
Jake Dennis, driving for customer team Andretti, sits third in the standings, just three points behind leader Nick Cassidy.
For more information on Formula E, visit our series page
Bathurst 12 Hour
Australia’s iconic endurance race takes place on February 15, bringing thrilling racing action to the stunning Mount Panorama circuit for the opening round of the International GT Challenge.
The 12-hour epic features seven GT3 brands, fielding 27 drivers, racing across the steep 6.2km mountain course’s 23 turns.
Porsche has taken two wins at the event, both of which featured IMSA driver Matt Campbell. The first was alongside Dirk Werner and Dennis Olsen for Earl Bamber Motorsport in 2019, before the second with Ayhancan Güven and Laurens Vanthoor at Manthey EMA in 2024.
Five teams are set to field the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): EBM, Herberth Motorsport, High Class Racing, Absolute Racing and Tsunami RT.
EBM will field an entry in the Pro class, shared by Klaus Bachler, Laurin Heinrich and Ricardo Feller, while the Absolute car will be driven by Porsche factory driver Matt Campbell and Porsche contracted drivers Alessio Picariello and Bastian Buus.
Johannes Zelger, Daniel Gaunt, Alex Fontana and Fabio Babini will pilot Tsunami RT’s Porsche 911 GT3 R (992).
Herberth Motorsport is yet to confirm its driver line-up, and High Class Racing has so far only announced one driver, Kerong Li.
