Boccolacci “More Complete” Thanks to PMAP Backing

Dorian Boccolacci has described himself as a more “complete” driver after spending the 2025 season as Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific’s Selected Driver, highlighting the value of competing across numerous championships with different teams.

The French driver competed in a wide variety of series at the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3 R this year, mainly in GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS for Phantom Global Racing and the Nürburgring Endurance Series for Falken Motorsports.

He also made outings in the Suzuka 1000km and FIA GT World Cup in Macau, also with Phantom Global, as well as one-off appearances in GTWC Australia at Phillip Island in SUPER GT and the Thailand Super Series, both at Sepang.

Off the back of his performances this year, Boccolacci was named a Porsche-contracted driver for the 2026 season by the German manufacturer last weekend, with Enzo Trulli taking his place as the new PMAP Selected Driver.

“It has been an incredible year,” Boccolacci told Sportscar365. “Compared to last year, I did more races, I gained more experience, I drove for more different teams and experienced different ways of working, and took the positives from each one.

“There were many highlights: the first race in NLS that I won, my first time in the Nürburgring 24, and Beijing [the final round of the GTWC Asia season], because we were in the fight for the championship and we did everything we could to try to win it.

“Even if we didn’t win it, I was running first in Race 2 and we were on course to win the championship by one point at that time.

“As a driver I grew throughout the year, also with the help of Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific, Sascha [Maassen, Porsche Junior coach] and Alex [Gibot, PMAP managing director]. I am a more complete driver this year.”

Boccolacci was also handed the chance to test the Porsche 963 for the first time in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s post-season rookie test in Bahrain, completing 35 laps at the wheel of Proton Competition’s No. 99 car.

“Honestly, it was mega,” Boccolacci recalled. “There are so many things to learn about the car, about the steering wheel, how to save energy… it really feels like you are entering a full pro category with a lot of experienced drivers.

“The car is not easy, because there is no ABS, which makes it even more difficult to get the feeling. You need to get used to the downforce and in Bahrain you need to save the tires because there is a lot of degradation.”

Boccolacci added that a first run in the 963 was something he had targeted since the beginning of the season.

“Honestly, in my mind, I wanted to do it this year, and it happened!” he said. “Sometimes in motorsport things take longer than you planned, but this time everything went well.

“When I first knew about it, I was so happy.”

Boccolacci’s racing program for 2026 has yet to be fully defined, but is likely to include multiple campaigns at the wheel of Porsche GT3 machinery.

He will contest next weekend’s Asian Le Mans Series opener at Sepang for Phantom Global, sharing the team’s No. 41 entry with Andrea Anatra and Simon Birch.