Porsche Donates Nearly $700k in Racing for Charity Campaign

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Porsche has donated nearly $700,000 following its ‘Racing for Charity’ initiative from this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The three Porsche Penske Motorsport-entered Porsche 963s combined to complete a total of 1,159 laps in the twice-around-the-clock endurance classic, with the German manufacturer having pledged to donate €500 to support critically ill children for each lap completed.

While this year’s effort raised €579,500, Porsche rounded up to a total of €600,000 ($691,483 USD).

The donation will be shared equally between the non-profit children’s aid organizasions Interplast Germany e.V. and Kinderherzen retten e.V.

Since the initiative’s launch in 2023, Racing for Charity has raised more than €2.4 million ($2.7 million USD).

In addition, Porsche Penske was again honored with the ACO’s Sustainability Endurance Award during the organizer’s annual press conference.

Porsche supports a wide range of charitable initiatives, focusing on core areas of sport, culture, environment, social responsibility, science, and education. In 2024, Porsche supported over 110 projects worldwide.

Both charitable organizaitons provide medical assistance to seriously ill children worldwide.

Kinderherzen retten e.V. is a support association working in partnership with the University Hospital Freiburg. It helps children with heart conditions from medically underserved countries receive life-changing one-time surgeries, enabling them to enjoy healthy lives.

Interplast Germany e.V. focuses on humanitarian plastic surgery, offering treatment to children and young people with severe deformities caused by accidents, burns, congenital malformations, or chronic wounds. Their work aims to improve the quality of life for those in need and give them hope for a better future.

The No. 6 Porsche of Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Matt Campbell was the highest-placed of the three Porsche Penske entries, finishing second in the race.

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