Porsche isn’t just staying in Formula E — it’s hitting the overtake button.
Beginning with the 2026/2027 season, the reigning Manufacturers’ World Champion is planning its most aggressive electric-motorsport program yet, fielding up to four factory cars and supporting a customer team running two more. That’s six Porsche 99X Electrics in total, all built to Formula E’s new GEN4 spec and packing more than 600 kW — the biggest performance leap the series has ever seen.
If Porsche’s message wasn’t clear before, it is now: Stuttgart wants to own the electric future just as it owned the combustion past.
“Motorsport shapes our brand,” says Thomas Laudenbach, Porsche’s Vice President of Motorsport. “Our heritage in traditional motorsport is unique and is reflected in every Porsche. In the future, we want to be able to say the same about electric motorsport.”
Chasing Wins — and Tech
For Porsche, Formula E isn’t just about podiums. It’s an R&D crucible.
Laudenbach highlights what the company sees as Formula E’s magic formula: strong competition, manageable costs, and tech relevance that flows into production sports cars. With GEN4 cars set to deliver brutal efficiency and unprecedented power levels, the development loop between race track and road car tightens even further.
“Compared to other racing series, Formula E offers a very attractive balance between effort and return,” Laudenbach says. “It also gives us the opportunity to further develop technical solutions that are relevant to our production sports cars.”
Translation: the next time you see a Taycan Turbo GT — or whatever wild EV Porsche cooks up next — don’t be surprised if it carries some DNA from Porsche’s 99X program.
A Second Team, Same Campus
The expansion isn’t just numerical. Porsche plans to base the second team at the company’s Weissach Development Centre, the heart of the brand’s motorsport operations. But this isn’t meant to be a simple extension of the current factory squad.
“When marketing the additional cars, we want to create as much independence as possible, not just expand our current presence,” Laudenbach explains.
In other words: Porsche wants two teams, two identities, and potentially two competitive forces on the grid — not a corporate clone.
75 Years of Competition, Electrified
Next year marks 75 years since Porsche Motorsport entered the arena. From Le Mans legends to rally icons and IMSA domination, the brand’s trophy cabinet is as heavy as its expectations. With this latest move, Porsche is openly positioning Formula E as a defining chapter in its next 75.
“A success story that will also be shaped by stories from electric motorsport in the future,” Laudenbach says.
Six cars. A new generation of hardware. And a manufacturer intent on rewriting what Porsche performance means in an all-electric world.
Stuttgart just plugged in — and cranked the dial to 11.
Source: Porsche