Porsche unveils throwback livery for London E-Prix

Porsche will mark the end of Formula E's GEN3 era with another throwback livery at this weekend's London E-Prix double-header. 

As part of Porsche Motorsport's 75th anniversary celebrations, and following on from the Carrera Panamericana throwback at the Mexico City E-Prix and the 'Pink Pig'-inspired livery the team ran at the Berlin E-Prix, this weekend the 99X Electrics of Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Mueller will sport Rothmans-esque colors, although Porsche is calling them ‘Historic Colors’ for obvious reasons.

The iconic livery was made famous by the 956 and 962 Group C cars which gave the manufacturer four wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1982-1987, as well as the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally-winning 959.

Porsche heads into this weekend’s final two Formula E rounds having already clinched the manufacturers’ title ahead of Jaguar. In the teams’ championship, however, it sits 16 points adrift of Jaguar’s factory squad in second.

“The situation ahead of London is challenging, with deficits of five and 14 points in the drivers’ and teams’ standings respectively,” said Florian Modlinger, director Factory Motorsport Formula E for Porsche. “In 2024, we proved as a team that we can overturn a deficit. Pascal was 12 points behind at the time. Whatever happens, we win and lose together. 

“That much is certain. The London circuit is always capable of producing surprises. I expect an extremely exciting weekend. We will give everything and fight all the way to the chequered flag.”

In the drivers’ championship, Porsche has two shots at taking the title, with works driver Wehrlein, and Jake Dennis who drives for customer team Andretti, which will switch to Nissan next season. 

Dennis leads the championship ahead of Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans with Wehrlein in third, the three being covered by just five points. Mueller remains with an outside, and unlikely shot at the crown, sitting eighth 44 points off Dennis with 58 still on the table.

“Before the season, our goal was to arrive in London fighting for the titles. That is the positive side,” said Wehrlein. “At the same time, there were several races this year where we could have achieved more. Even so, it feels good to know that we are still in the title fight and have everything in our own hands. 

“We have already won the Manufacturers’ World Championship. Now we will give everything to secure more titles.”