As part of its "Racing for Charity" initiative, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG is donating 500,000 euros to help seriously ill children worldwide. The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer is once again setting an example for social commitment.

The "Racing for Charity" funding programme has been transferred to Formula E for the first time for the 2025/2026 racing season. There, the factory-owned Porsche Formula E team collected 400 euros for a good cause with every lap of the race completed. Since the inaugural edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023, donations have totalled almost three million euros. This time, too, Porsche rounded up the amount.

"Porsche wants to give something back to society. That's why we are committed to supporting seriously ill children around the world with Racing for Charity," says Dr. Michael Steiner, Member of the Executive Board for Research and Development at Porsche AG. "Our works team not only fought for the world championship titles in Formula E, but also for the highest possible donation."

The funds will benefit three non-profit organizations: Kinderherzen retten e.V., Interplast Germany e.V. and the Ferry Porsche Foundation. "Saving Children's Hearts" enables life-saving heart surgery in Germany for children from countries where specialized medical treatment is not available. Interplast Germany offers children in developing and emerging countries with severe burns, injuries or congenital malformations access to reconstructive surgery and medical care. The Ferry Porsche Foundation promotes social cohesion and equal opportunities for children and young people.

Among the affected children is two-year-old Rashid from Tanzania. A malformation and tumorous changes in his hand and forearm limited his quality of life. Reconstructive operations by Interplast Germany preserved his arm and improved its function. "Saving Children's Hearts" changed the life of Amy from El Salvador: Doctors at the Freiburg Heart Clinic operated on her cardiac septal defect at the age of eight months. Previously, her development was impaired. Today, Amy is a healthy and cheerful girl.

Formula E also supported the commitment during the past season. At the Berlin E-Prix in May, the all-electric world championship made a supplementary donation of 25,000 euros as part of its "Better Futures Fund". With the funding program, the all-electric series strengthens charitable organizations and projects in the countries where the races are hosted.

The two Porsche works drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Müller completed 1,123 laps in the 17 races. "Racing for Charity was an additional motivation for Pascal and me," says the Swiss Müller. "Whenever we couldn't score any world championship points, every round still counted. We are both fathers and can therefore identify all the more with the initiative. We wish the organizations the greatest possible success in their work."

Porsche in Formula E

Porsche contested its seventh Formula E season in 2025/2026. In addition to the factory-owned Porsche Formula E team, the US customer team Andretti Formula E competed with the latest-generation Porsche 99X Electric GEN3 Evo. With Cupra Kiro, a second Porsche customer team took part and relied on 99X technology from the previous generation GEN3. In Formula E, the brand gains valuable insights for its production sports cars.