Australian former Formula One driver Mark Webber will retire from professional racing at the end of the world endurance season in Bahrain in November.

Webber had stepped away from Formula One in 2013, joining Porsche to compete in the World Endurance Championship, which he helped the famed manufacturer win in 2015.

His final appearance will be the World Endurance Championship 6 Hours event in Bahrain on November 19.

"I will miss the sheer speed, downforce and competition, but I want to leave on a high and I'm very much looking forward to my new tasks," said Webber, who won nine Formula One grands prix with Red Bull.

Webber competed in 215 Formula One races for Red Bull, as well as Minardi, Jaguar and Williams.

He also placed third in the Formula One drivers championship on three occasions in 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Webber, who grew up in Queanbeyan on the New South Wales and ACT border, won the 2015 World Endurance Championship title with Germany's Timo Bernhard and New Zealander Brendon Hartley.

"It was a big change from Formula One to LMP1 (Le Mans Prototype) and an entirely new experience. But it came at the right time for me," Webber said.

"It will be strange getting into the race car for the very last time in Bahrain but for now I will thoroughly enjoy every moment of the remaining races."

The 40-year-old Webber will become a Porsche 'special representative' at global events and work as a consultant on motor sport programs.

Reuters/ABC