Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific first to support Yifei Ye in Hypercar

Yifei Ye was announced as a driver for the Hertz Team Jota team at Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific's Night of Champions, driving a Porsche 963 next season in the WEC. The 22-year-old Chinese driver is rewarded with a seat in the premier class after having excelled in LMP2. A 963 LMDh prototype was on display at the event.

After winning the Asian Le Mans Series and European Le Mans Series in 2021, Yifei Ye continued in LMP2 this year on the European stage with COOL Racing. He was seen in a Porsche 911 GT3 with Herberth Motorsport in February in the Asian Le Mans Series.

Yifei Ye, Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Selected Driver: “Just over a year ago I was announced as the Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Selected Driver and now I’ll be joining Hertz Team JOTA for 2023, racing in a Porsche 963! It’s a dream come true for me to be able to fight for overall victory at Le Mans in a Porsche. With such a successful team in endurance racing, I believe we stand a good chance to fight at the top. I’m very excited for the challenge and I can’t wait to get started. A big thanks to Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific and Porsche Motorsport for making it happen.”

Michael Dreiser, Sales Director Porsche Motorsport: “Yifei has proven himself as an exceptional driver in endurance racing, so we’re very excited he remains part of the Porsche family and it’s great news he will race for Hertz Team JOTA as a customer in a Porsche 963. We’re very happy to have the team as a customer and to have the Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Selected Driver race for them makes it even better. We wish Yifei and the team all the best for the season ahead and look forward to seeing them on track.”

Alexandre Gibot, Managing Director Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific: “I’m delighted that Yifei will remain as the Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Selected Driver in 2023 and we’re all extremely excited for him to race in the LMDh class with Hertz Team JOTA. Yifei’s had a really positive first year with us and we’re confident he can have even more success in the Porsche 963 in WEC next season. Yifei’s move up to the LMDh class also fits with our aims of helping drivers move up the motorsport ladder, so we can’t wait for the season to begin.”

Michael Kirsch, President and CEO of Porsche China: “I am delighted to see all these drivers and teams honoured on the Night of Champions. Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific has successfully held a full season this year despite numerous challenges, and we believe that the next season will be even stronger and more exciting. In the future, we will continue to unswervingly promote the development of Chinese motorsport and help cultivate even more racing talents. I also wish Yifei Ye good luck and more breakthroughs in the coming season.”

Sky Qiao, Vice President of Marketing, Porsche China: “To have Yifei racing for Hertz Team JOTA in the Porsche LMDh next year is amazing. It’s Yifei’s dream to become the first Chinese racer to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Porsche, as a brand driven by dreamers, are committed to helping him work toward achieving that goal. It’s also a pleasure to have a driver of Yifei’s calibre representing Porsche and the region, and we look forward to closely following his programme in 2023.”