{"id":35329,"date":"2026-06-12T13:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/35329\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:53:10","slug":"porsche-to-celebrate-75-years-in-the-uk-with-festival-at-silverstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/35329\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche to celebrate 75 years in the UK with festival at Silverstone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/001-Porsche-75-Sunstede-Edition.jpg\" alt=\"The very first Porsche arrived in the UK during 1951, where it was exhibited at the Earls Court Motor Show\" class=\"wp-image-1414437\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porsche enthusiasts can celebrate the German marque\u2019s 75th anniversary of selling cars in the UK later this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted at the legendary Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-news\/best-motoring-events-2026\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-news\/best-motoring-events-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Icons of Porsche, Sunstede Silverstone Edition<\/a> event takes place over the weekend of 20-21 June 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porsche Club GB will also be there, marking 65 years of enthusiasm for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/porsche\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the German marque<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based around the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone, the anniversary party will include on-track demonstrations, displays of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/america-news\/2026-porsche-911-club-coupe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iconic road and racing cars<\/a>, and even the unveiling of a sculpture previously seen at Goodwood.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British Porsche aficionados will also get the opportunity to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-reviews\/porsche-cayenne-coupe-turbo-electric-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two brand new cars<\/a> in the metal for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>An epic Porsche celebration<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/002-Porsche-75-Sunstede-Edition.jpg\" alt=\"Porsche 75 Sunstede Edition\" class=\"wp-image-1414438\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the highlights of Icons of Porsche, Sunstede Silverstone Edition will be a Gerry Judah-designed sculpture that originally celebrated the marque at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-news\/goodwood-festival-of-speed-2023-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Goodwood Festival of Speed<\/a> in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The structure is 21 metres tall and features six Porsche 911s. The cars are painted in Guards Red, Carrara White and Barley Blue, referencing the colours of the Union Jack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will combine a mixture of both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-news\/porsche-macan-70th-anniversary-gift\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">classic and modern Porsches<\/a>, including some of the latest additions to the range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revealed earlier this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-news\/2026-porsche-911-gt3-sc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Porsche 911 GT3 S\/C<\/a> will be on static display, allowing fans to see the first convertible to wear the venerated GT3 badge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-reviews\/porsche-cayenne-electric-2026-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cayenne Turbo Electric<\/a> will be also available for test drives, while the new 911 GT3 Cup race car will give on-track demonstrations ahead of its debut in the 2027 Porsche Carrera Cup GB.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrating 75 years of evolution<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/003-Porsche-75-Sunstede-Edition.jpg\" alt=\"Porsche 75 Sunstede Edition\" class=\"wp-image-1414439\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The very first Porsche arrived in the UK during 1951, when it debuted at the Earls Court Motor Show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An array of vehicles from the marque\u2019s history will be on display during the event. These even include Porsche tractors, which provide a neat link to Silverstone\u2019s former life as a farm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porsche Museum will bring six important cars to the show, including the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/america-news\/porsche-963-sebring-mobil-livery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">911 GT1 \u201898<\/a> and 919 Hybrid Le Mans racers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General admission tickets for the Saturday of Icons of Porsche, Sunstede Silverstone Edition have already sold out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, tickets for Sunday are <a href=\"https:\/\/porsche.silverstone.co.uk\/selection\/subscription?productId=10229229556563&amp;gtmStepTracking=true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">still available to buy<\/a>, priced from \u00a330 for adults and \u00a320 for children. Those aged under 12 can visit for free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-news\/2026-porsche-911-gt3-sc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New manual-only Porsche 911 GT3 S\/C is lean and roofless<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-reviews\/porsche-911-turbo-s-cabriolet-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet 2026 review<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-reviews\/porsche-cayenne-coupe-turbo-electric-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo Electric 2026 review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Porsche enthusiasts can celebrate the German marque\u2019s 75th anniversary of selling cars in the UK later this month.\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35330,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21181],"tags":[8406,20681],"class_list":["post-35329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-porsche","tag-porsche","tag-silverstone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}