 In 2012, Ponce drove for Team WERK1 along with the Paris Dakar Legend Jutta Kleinschmidt and Michael R. Podlogar at the GORM (German Off Road Masters) 24 hour race in Germany.Ponce raced a total of 14 laps out of 40 for Team WERK1 to place 5th in Class T2 and 16th overall.This was the first time a Mexican American competed in this endurance race known to many as the Nürburgring of off road racing in Germany.