Unitronic JDC-Miller Motorsport Trade RS 3 LMS TCR for Porsche Ahead of 2025 Season

Editor’s Note: 2025 isn’t going to be an easy season for fans of Audi Sport in competition. With Audi’s closure of the Dakar Rally program and its wind down of Audi Sport customer racing, the numbers of teams at any level campaigning the four rings continue to dwindle. Yes, Audi will bow in F1 and that will be historic, but it’ll also be a slog amongst the best teams in the world and one where Audi alone will compete versus customers like Unitronic JDC-Miller Motorsport who confirmed this week that the’ll be switching to Porsche for next year.

That it’s the Unitronic squad is particularly hard to swallow. Unitronic remains a fixture in the Audi tuning business and a generous supporter of the Audi community. The team they’ve backed has campaigned Audi for years, culminating in the netting of their championship this season in the 2024 IMSA Michelin Pilot TCR class. While we’re ecstatic for their victory, it’s hard to watch them pivot to Porsche as Audi vacates the customer racing space.

Read the full Unitronic press release below:

Unitronic JDC-Miller Motorsport Step up to GS with Porsche for 2025

[source: Unitronic]

After five successful years campaigning Audi equipment, 2024 IMSA Michelin Pilot TCR Driver and Team’s Champions Unitronic JDC-Miller Motorsports step up to the top class with a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport for 2025 and beyond.

A remarkable 11 victories, 17 podium finishes, and 9 pole positions highlight an extremely successful 5 year stint for Unitronic in partnership with JDC-Miller Motorsports and Audi, all culminating in clinching the 2024 championship, and finally bringing an end to Hyundai’s dominance in IMSA TCR over the past 5 seasons.

TCR Championship Win Fuels Ambitious 2025 Vision

A leading force behind the program, Unitronic’s John Staffi said proudly “Looking back, we’ve had a lot of success in a relatively short period of time with Audi on the racing side. We’re grateful for Audi Sport and the RS 3 LMS TCR machines, but we’ve achieved what we set out to do [in motorsports] securing the 2024 TCR championship title—and we’ll absolutely continue to drive innovation and set the bar higher on the Unitronic corporate side, delivering industry-leading performance software and hardware solutions for Audi and Volkswagen road cars. But always looking ahead, we’re excited to expand our reach in 2025, setting new goals and driving the iconic Unitronic brand to new levels in business, in symphony with our passion in motorsports.”

Stepping It Up with Porsche GT4 Entry

With momentum on their side the #17 team has decided to take things to the next level in partnership with fellow Volkswagen Audi Group brand, Porsche Motorsport and their globally successful GT4 platform. Fitted with a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder boxer engine in mid-engine layout and a chassis known for its lightweight, well-balanced performance, Porsche finished the 2024 IMSA GS manufacturer in second position a mere 40 points adrift.

“We consider ourselves a family at Porsche. So, it feels right to have the No. 17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports team grow into a GS program with the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. As champions in the TCR class, we know they have the skill and the experience that, when joined with the expertise and Porsche knowledge of its big brother, the No. 85 Porsche 963, will make them a contender in the GS class very quickly. This is a perfect example of what Porsche can offer and we are very excited to welcome another championship winning program to the GT4 paddock.” said Volker Holzmeyer, President and CEO, Porsche Motorsport North America.

Drivers Ready to Bring the Fight to GS class

“It’s bittersweet leaving Audi who we’ve had so many great memories with but I couldn’t be more excited about our new Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport! Together with all our partners and crew members, I think we have built a fantastic operation, and we want to take things up a notch and compete at the highest level we can. GS will be very different to TCR, the way the races develop is very different and there will be a lot of learning, but we have a great driver lineup, the best crew, the best partners and together with Porsche Motorsport North America we believe we can do something great!” said South African born Mikey Taylor, who will continue into his 6th year with the Minnesota based team.

Taylor’s co-driver of four years and IMSA veteran Chris Miller was upbeat about the continuity. “To be able to continue on with most of the same people and partners that we have had so much success with makes this move particularly special. We’ve proven that we have a championship-winning combination and I’m excited to see what we can do in the ultra-competitive GS class. I’ve always dreamt of racing a Porsche and I know it will be a very special feeling when I drive the car for the first time. I’m very grateful for all the people who worked hard to make this happen and couldn’t be more excited to get the season started in a couple months!”

Continuing their successful technical partnership, LIQUI MOLY will once again be heavily involved in the support of the team through motor oil and additive engineering, and highlighted by two IMSA race events featuring the eye-catching LIQUI MOLY specific race livery. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the JDC-Miller MotorSports team and Unitronic in 2025,” said Eva Tran, Marketing Director at LIQUI MOLY . “Both LIQUI MOLY and Unitronic are brands built on quality, innovation, and performance. Together, we bring that to the racetrack, pushing our products to the limit in the most demanding conditions. What’s exciting for us is that the same premium products we test on the track are available for everyone to use off the track. This partnership is a testament to our commitment to excellence, and we can’t wait to see what we achieve together in the coming season.”

Daytona Opener Just Months Away

The 10 round 2025 IMSA Michelin Pilot Championship kicks off with the official pre-season test, The Roar Before The Rolex 24 on January 17-19 the first opportunity for teams to get their 2025 season preparations started at the World Center Of Racing, Daytona International Speedway. The Roar is then directly followed a week later by the first race event of the year, the BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona. A four hour baptism of fire for the #17 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.