WEC: Amidst Uncertainty with Lamborghini, Iron Dames Could Return To Porsche In '25

As we tick closer to the 2024 WEC season finale in Bahrain there is a massive swell of uncertainty surrounding basically the entire Lamborghini Iron Lynx racing team.

The questions stem from the status of their SC63 LMDh prototype program. Essentially since the summer reports have gone back and forth when trying to forecast what will happen to the SC63 next season. We've seen Lamborghini claim that everything is golden and that they're in it for the long haul, while we've also seen some hold the belief that the forthcoming two-Hypercar per manufacturer mandate from the WEC will force the team to either fold the prototype program, suspend it for a season or even shutter the one car in the WEC across the ocean and deploy two SC63s in IMSA. 

There are many *many* moving parts to consider and essentially all options are on the table, and that includes tinkering with their two GT teams in the Iron Lynx and the Iron Dames. Lamborghini have to balance the financial responsibilities of running these programs across the board, as well as needing to expand their SC63 Hypercar program, and it seems that the Dames might be on the way out to make things work.  

According to Racer.com, there is a likelihood that the Dames will depart Lamborghini to return to Porsche and take over for Pure Rxcing, who have already wrapped up their LMGT3 championship in 2024 with just the one race to spare and will be transitioning to an LMP2 outfit in the European Le Mans Series and Asian LMS in 2025. The move would be familiar to the Dames as they currently run a 911 GT3 R (992) in the ELMS and previously ran with the 911 RSR-19 2023, and let's be honest, the Dames haven't found much success with the Huracan in 2024 either in the WEC or in the IMSA Endurance Cup, and I think it's much more about the car than the talent behind the wheel. The Huracan has been unreliable at best for the Dames in the WEC with a pair of retirements and no podium finishes to show for their efforts. The No. 60 Iron Lynx haven't fared much better as their P3 finish at Spa serves as a gigantic outlier to the rest of their racing form this season - an average finishing position of 12.8. In a complete reversal, however, the Lynx just won the LMGT3 category in the ELMS just over a week ago. 

So, could moving away from the Iron Dames save enough money on the cap to keep the SC63 program running - and more importantly - developing in 2025? If that's the kind of necessary sacrifice we need to see to make it happen we'd be ok with it. 

Are we gonna see the Dames swap their Lambo for a Porsche?