Julien Andlauer, the newest recruit of the Porsche Penske Motorsport WEC team, will rejoin Proton Competition for this year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Andlauer will drive the No. 5 Proton Competition Porsche 963 alongside the previously announced trio of 2016 Le Mans winner Neel Jani, 2022 Sebring winner Tristan Vautier, and GTP newcomer Nico Pino.
The 25-year-old Frenchman is set to join Porsche Penske in the WEC this year after driving for Proton in the FIA WEC, where he scored two top-10 finishes and a best result of fifth place in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
Proton Competition officially announced Saturday that the Porsche 963 will run all five Michelin Endurance Cup events. Originally announced as a GTP Endurance Cup entry by IMSA in October, the program was left in doubt when Porsche remarked that it would only have one privateer 963 in IMSA (JDC Miller MotorSports) during its Night of Champions gala in December.
Christian and Michael Ried will manage Proton Competition’s GTD PRO entry at Daytona — the No. 20 Porsche 911 GT3 R of Claudio Schiavoni, Matteo Cressoni, Richard Lietz and Thomas Preining. Iron Dames will run the No. 83 Proton Porsche 992 for Sarah Bovy, Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting and Karen Gaillard in the organization’s first race in their 2025 GTD Endurance Cup program.