Michael Porter (born 2 May 2007) is a British racing driver set to compete in GT World Challenge Europe for Optimum Motorsport.

Career Porter made his car racing debut in 2022, racing in the final two rounds of the Ginetta Junior Championship for Preptech UK. After racing in the end-of-year Winter Championship for R Racing, Porter remained with them for the following year's main season, in which he scored nine podiums en route to a fourth-place points finish.

Stepping up to GT4 competition for 2024, Porter joined Forsetti Motorsport to race in the GT4 Winter Series, British GT and GT Cup Championships, as a candidate for the AMR Driver Academy. In the former, Porter took seven wins in the six-round season to clinch the GT4 Pro title at the finale in Barcelona. In the British GT Championship, Porter won the season-opening race at Oulton Park and scored four more podiums to end the season to secure runner-up honors overall, whilst also securing the GT4 Silver title. Meanwhile in the GT Cup Championship, Porter secured the GTH class title alongside Sam Neser and Matthew Higgins. During 2024, Porter also made one-off appearances in the GT4 European Series for the same team, as well as in the International GT Open for McLaren-fielding Optimum Motorsport.

At the beginning of 2025, Porter raced in the Middle East Trophy for Optimum Motorsport, finishing third overall at the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi and second among the GT3 Pro entries. Porter raced in International GT Open for the rest of the year for the same team alongside Zac Meakin for their first full-season in the series. In the season-opening round at Algarve, the pair took their maiden series podium in race two by finishing second, a feat they repeated at the Hungaroring and Le Castellet to end the year eighth in points. In parallel, Porter raced in the Gold Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for the same team alongside Largim Ali and James Allen.

For the following year, Porter remained with Optimum for a dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups, as a new addition to the McLaren GT3 Junior Driver Programme. In the latter, Porter was third in the Silver Cup standings with class wins at Brands Hatch and Barcelona. During 2026, Porter made a one-off return to British GT with the team, scoring a GT4 podium and a Silver class win at Spa.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2022 Ginetta Junior Championship Preptech UK 6 0 0 0 0 36 26th Ginetta Junior Winter Championship R Racing 4 0 0 0 1 79 6th 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship R Racing 27 0 0 1 9 545 4th2024 GT4 Winter Series – Pro Forsetti Motorsport 18 7 7 4 17 119.011st British GT Championship – GT4 9 1 2 0 7 164.52nd GT Cup Championship – GTH 4571st GT4 European Series – Silver 2 0 0 0 0 4 23rd International GT Open Optimum Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2025 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Optimum Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 21 7th International GT Open 14 0 0 0 3 88 8th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 37 6th 2025–26 24H Series Middle East – GT3 Optimum Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 2 23rd2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Optimum Motorsport GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 2 0 0 4 79.5 3rd British GT Championship – GT4 1 0 1 0 1 27 13thSources:

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points 2022 Preptech UK DON1 DON2 DON3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 THR11 THR12 CRO1 CRO2 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR21 THR22 THR23 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 26th 36 2023 R RacingOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13DON11DON12DON13SIL21SIL22SIL23SIL24SIL25SIL26SNE1SNE2SNE3CAD1CAD2CAD3BRH1BRH2BRH3DON21DON22DON23 4th 545

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class) Year Entrant Chassis Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2024 Forsetti Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo GT4 OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON SPA SNE1 SNE2 DON BRH 2nd 164.5 2026 Optimum Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 GT4 SIL OUL1 OUL2 SPA SNE1 SNE2 DON BRH 13th 27

Complete International GT Open results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2024 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ NC† 0 2025 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 8th 88 † As Porter was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2025 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Gold LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 6th 37 2026 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Silver LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 13th* 29*

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2026 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 3rd 79.5

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