Cameron replaces Campbell in Porsche’s IMSA team: What it means for the upcoming season

Next year, Cameron will partner with Felipe Nasr to drive the #7 Porsche 963, replacing Campbell on the Porsche Penske Motorsport team in IMSA.

Campbell, on the other hand, will move to the World Endurance Championship in 2024, taking Cameron’s place in the #5 Porsche alongside Michael Christensen and Frederic Makowiecki.

Porsche described the decision to place Cameron in IMSA as a “logical change,” as it plans to capitalize on the potential it displayed in its first GTP-category season.

This also allows Cameron to pursue a third overall title with as many manufacturers, having clinched the 2016 championship with Cadillac and adding a second crown in ’19 in a Penske-run Acura.

“We’ve made a logical change in our driver squad,” explained Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President of Porsche Motorsport. “Our goal continues to be to optimize the overall package for contesting the two major championships. This applies to the vehicle and the team processes as well as the cockpit crews.”

The swap between Cameron and Campbell will be the only change in Porsche’s factory LMDh line-ups for 2024, with the German manufacturer electing to retain all 10 drivers across its two programs.

That means Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy will continue to pilot the #6 Porsche in IMSA, while the same-numbered car in WEC will once again be shared by Andre Lotterer, Kevin Estre, and Laurens Vanthoor.

Vanthoor and Estre will join Jaminet and Tandy in the Rolex 24 at Daytona as additional drivers, while Campbell and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden will support Nasr and Campbell in the same endurance event.

Porsche was one of the two new manufacturers to join IMSA’s top class this year, along with BMW, and ended the season with victories at Long Beach, Watkins Glen and Indianapolis.

Tandy and Jaminet remained in the title fight until the end of the season, with the #6 Porsche Penske crew eventually finishing fourth and 42 points behind champions Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims of Action Express Racing Cadillac.