Manthey Racing GmbH

Manthey Racing GmbH is a German motorsport and automotive engineering company based in Meuspath, near the Nürburgring. Founded in 1996 by racing driver and team owner Olaf Manthey, the company built its reputation through competition, race-car engineering, and close involvement with Porsche. Its work brings together racing operations and technical services for performance-focused road cars and customer competition vehicles. The company is particularly associated with Porsche GT racing. Its programs have included running and supporting Porsche race cars in major endurance and GT competitions, including the Nürburgring 24 Hours and international sports-car series. Manthey’s competition activity has helped establish its reputation for vehicle preparation, setup, engineering development, and track operations. Its identity is therefore not simply that of a racing team: it also operates as a specialist engineering and performance business. Manthey offers motorsport services and performance-oriented products and upgrades for Porsche vehicles. Its customer-facing activities include the development and installation of vehicle components and packages, as well as technical support connected with track use and competition. The Manthey name is especially visible on Porsche GT models and upgrades developed with Porsche, giving the company a position between a specialist tuning and engineering brand and a factory-linked motorsport operation. Porsche became Manthey’s majority shareholder in 2013, while the Raeder family retained an ownership role. The partnership deepened the company’s connection to Porsche’s motorsport and performance-car activities while Manthey continued to operate under its own name and specialist identity. Today the company serves motorsport programs and Porsche customers in Germany and international markets. Its positioning rests on competition-derived engineering, Nürburgring expertise, and a close association with Porsche rather than on broad-volume automotive manufacturing.

Olaf Manthey founded Manthey Racing in 1996 as a motorsport operation in Germany. The company’s base in Meuspath, close to the Nürburgring, placed it near one of the most prominent venues for endurance racing and performance-car development. From its early years, Manthey built its identity through racing activity and the preparation and engineering of competition cars. Porsche became central to the company’s development. Manthey developed a particularly strong association with Porsche GT competition, running and supporting cars in endurance and sports-car racing. Its Nürburgring activity became a major part of its profile, and the company’s technical reputation grew from the practical demands of preparing cars for long-distance competition: reliability, setup, vehicle dynamics, and the ability to operate in demanding race conditions. Manthey’s work also connected it with Porsche customers and the wider market for high-performance vehicles. A key ownership change came in 2013, when Porsche acquired a majority stake in Manthey. The move formalized and strengthened a relationship already built through motorsport collaboration. Manthey remained identifiable as a specialist business while becoming more closely integrated with Porsche’s performance and racing activities; the Raeder family retained an ownership role. Over time, the company’s activity extended beyond race-team work into performance products and upgrades for Porsche road cars, alongside engineering, vehicle preparation, and customer-related services. Its name has become especially associated with Porsche GT cars and competition-derived enhancements. Rather than positioning itself as a mass-market manufacturer, Manthey has continued to rely on specialist engineering, racing experience, and its location near the Nürburgring as defining elements of its brand. Manthey Racing remains an active company serving Porsche-related motorsport programs and performance-car customers. Its history reflects the development of an independent racing specialist into a Porsche-majority-owned business whose brand continues to be built around race operations, technical expertise, and high-performance vehicle development.

• 2013

  Porsche takes a majority stake

• 1996

  Manthey Racing founded

A Porsche-associated specialist motorsport and performance engineering brand, differentiated by race-proven development and Nürburgring expertise.

• Manthey performance packages for Porsche GT cars

  Performance-oriented upgrades and vehicle packages drawing on the company’s motorsport engineering experience.

• Motorsport engineering and race-car preparation

  Technical development, preparation, and support for competition vehicles and racing programs.

• 2013

  Porsche majority investmentOther

• Unconfirmed

  Porsche AG increases its stake in Manthey Racing GmbH[3]保时捷股份公司增持Manthey Racing GmbH股份news.google.com

  Reported: 2026-10-08

  Porsche AG reports that it has increased its stake in Manthey Racing GmbH. The available source consists of a headline only and does not state the size of the new stake, the previous holding, or transaction terms.

1. 1Manthey Racing official websitemanthey-racing.com
2. 2Manthey Racingen.wikipedia.org
3. 3保时捷股份公司增持Manthey Racing GmbH股份news.google.com