Mikey Porter

Porter made his car racing debut in 2022, racing in the final two rounds of the Ginetta Junior Championship for Preptech UK.^[1] After racing in the end-of-year Winter Championship for R Racing, Porter remained with them for the following year's main season,^[2] in which he scored nine podiums en route to a fourth-place points finish.^[3]

Stepping up to GT4 competition for 2024, Porter joined Forsetti Motorsport to race in the GT4 Winter Series, British GT and GT Cup Championships,^[4][5] as a candidate for the AMR Driver Academy.^[6] In the former, Porter took seven wins in the six-round season to clinch the GT4 Pro title at the finale in Barcelona.^[7][8] 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,^[9] whilst also securing the GT4 Silver title.^[10] Meanwhile in the GT Cup Championship, Porter secured the GTH class title alongside Sam Neser and Matthew Higgins.^[11][12] During 2024, Porter also made one-off appearances in the GT4 European Series for the same team,^[13] as well as in the International GT Open for McLaren-fielding Optimum Motorsport.^[14]

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.^[15] 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.^[16] In the season-opening round at Algarve, the pair took their maiden series podium in race two by finishing second,^[17] a feat they repeated at the Hungaroring and Le Castellet to end the year eighth in points.^[18][19] 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.^[20]

For the following year, Porter remained with Optimum for a dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups,^[21] as a new addition to the McLaren GT3 Junior Driver Programme.^[22]