GTLM

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will again see Porsche field a works-backed squad in the hotly contested GTLM class.

The Porsche North America team (again in the hands of the Core Autosports squad) will field two 2016 spec 911 RSRs.

The #911 car will be shared for the full season by 2015 Drivers Champion Patrick Pilet and 2015 overall Le Mans winner Nick Tandy. At the longer, Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup races (24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans), the pair is set to receive support from Porsche factory new boy Kévin Estre.

The #912 car will see a full season pairing of Frédéric Makowiecki and 2015 Le mans winner Earl Bamber. These two will be joined by Michael Christensen at the four IMSA long distance classics.

GTD

The New for 2016 911 GT3 R will see its world debut at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona fitted with a new direct fuel injection, four-litre six-cylinder boxer engine in the GTD class, now for full GT3 spec machinery.

Four teams will field five vehicles at the season-opening round. Porsche factory pilot Wolf Henzler will support the Alex Job Racing squad in their #23 car. Jörg Bergmeister will be driving with Park Place Motor-sports (#73) and Factory Driver Patrick Long drives for Black Swan Racing.