EMA Motorsport has confirmed a return to the GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS, competing with the latest-generation Porsche 911 GT3 R to the championship.
The team also is excited to bring 2025 Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Selected driver Dorian Boccolacci to the championship for his debut entry, joined by Shane Smollen, who makes the transition to GT3 competition.
This latest announcement expands the domestic race programme for EMA Motorsport, competing with the latest 992-generation of the Porsche 911 GT3 R after a year absence. This will be run in parallel to the team’s multi-car Paynter Dixon Porsche Carrera Cup Australia campaign, which recently enjoyed multiple podiums and a race win at the latest round supporting the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Boccolacci joins the team following successful performances racing with Porsche over the past couple of seasons. The 26-year-old French driver was named as the Selected Driver for 2025 by Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific, which includes GT3 competition in the Asia-Pacific region.
The selection follows several victories in the Porsche Carrera Cup France in 2023 before five podium finishes in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. Last season, he delivered impressive results competing in the GT World Challenge Asia and Europe championships, scoring a podium in Okayama, Japan, and at the Nürburgring, Germany.
Sydney-based Shane Smollen completes the line-up, making his first GT3 appearance following successes in Production Car and GT series over the past few years. He is also no stranger to the cockpit of a Porsche 911 race car, with multiple race victories and podium finishes scored in the Carrera Cup Australia. Smollen also scored a Bathurst 6 Hour victory and was crowned Australian Production Car Series champion in 2021, before securing the Monochrome GT4 Australia championship title in 2023 and the Pro-Am Cup in 2024.
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Dorian Boccolacci,
Driver, EMA Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R
“As a Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Selected Driver, I am very happy to join EMA Motorsports and my teammate, Shane, for the GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS this season," said Boccolacci.
"It will be my first time racing in Australia, and I am very much looking forward to getting started.”
Shane Smollen
Driver, EMA Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R
“I’m thrilled to take the next big step in my racing career with Porsche and EMA Motorsport," said Smollen.
"It feels like everything in Carrera Cup and GT4 has been a stage rehearsal for this opportunity. I’m really looking forward to learning from such an experienced international team, and a co-driver of Dorian’s class.”
Marcus Cole
Team Manager, EMA Motorsport
“It is great to be back on the GT World Challenge grid in 2025 with the Porsche GT3 R, and also running with an exciting partnership with PMAP," said Cole.
"It’s great to have Shane stepping up to GT3 after some impressive performances in Carrera Cup and obviously
GT4."