Porsche has retained all six of its full-time World Endurance Championship drivers for 2016, meaning Le Mans winners Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber will not defend their crown in France.
The German manufacturer took Le Mans and championship glory in its second year back at sportscar racing's top level, with Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard adding the WEC crown to the Le Mans victory taken by Tandy, Bamber and Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg.
The join decision by Audi and Porsche to scale back to two cars each for the famous race means only their full-time drivers will contest in 2016.
Its LMP1 vice president Fritz Enzinger said: "The advice of 'never change a winning team' is spot on.
"We are very proud of these six top drivers, and very pleased all of them are on board for the 2016 world championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours."
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