Shahin and Morris Schuring will pair up with Manthey’s designated Pro driver Richard Lietz at the wheel of the #91 Porsche 911 GT3 R (Type 992) that will be run in collaboration with EMA in the new LMGT3 class.
The sister #92 Porsche, a joint effort between Manthey and Pure Rxcing, will be shared by Alex Malykhin, Joel Sturm and Klaus Bachler.
Lietz and Bachler were revealed as the first two drivers for Porsche’s assault on the new pro-am category that replaces GTE Am when the 2024 WEC entry list was published in November, while Shahin, Schuring, Malykhin and Sturm are all new signings to the two-car Manthey team.
Australian businessman Shahin moves up to WEC after three seasons competing in GT World Challenge Australia, winning back-to-back titles in an Audi R8 LMS GT3 between 2021-22 before finishing third last year in an EMA-entered Porsche.
He also gathered experience in prototype machinery in an ORECA-Gibson 07 run by United Autosports in last year's Asian Le Mans Series, securing a best finish of second in Abu Dhabi.
Shahin’s family owns The Bend, a circuit, hotel, holiday park and kart venue in Southern Australia.
The track has been an annual fixture on the Supercars calendar since 2018 (although it is absent from this year’s schedule ahead of hosting an endurance fixture in 2025) and has also previously shown interest in holding a round of the WEC, which would be a first in Australia.
The circuit’s branding will appear prominently on the bonnet and the roof of the #91 Porsche, which will be painted in a yellow-and-black livery.
Source: Autosport