Countdown To The Rolex 24 At Daytona
2016 start Geneva, Monday 23 January 2017 – All eyes will be on Daytona this weekend for the first major motor sport circuit event of the year, the 2017 Rolex … Read More
Category: SportsCars
Speed Factory well prepared for 3rd season in ELMS
By Speed Factory car By Speed Factory is a pioneering force in LMP3 class contesting the European Le Mans Series. In 2015, the new LMP3 class was introduced by Automobile … Read More
Manor to step up to LMP1 in 2018
The Manor Racing FIA World Endurance Championship team has revealed it will add a customer LMP1 program in 2018. The U.K.-based program has chosen the recently announced Ginetta LMP1 privateer … Read More
The electric car may be Motorsports’ ‘elephant in the room’
On Saturday, officials of the company that owns the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that it will close in May, ending a 146-year run that dates back … Read More
Paul Bailey Purchases Ligier JS P3 For ELMS LMP3 Cup Championship
Paul Bailey has purchased a Ligier JS P3 sports prototype from UK agents to Onroak Automotive, Ligier UK to run in the LMP3 category of the European LeMans Series (ELMS). … Read More
Porsche LMP1 drive was on cards for Franchitti before injury
Dario's career ended early in 2013 in Houston when he went cockpit first into the fence and IndyCars have no canopy to protect the drivers. They worry about being trapped … Read More
Herberth Motorsport Porsche wins Hankook 24H DUBAI
DUBAI — With its Porsche 991 GT3 R, German team Herberth Motorsport has won the Hankook 24H DUBAI. In the twelfth running of the event, drivers Daniel Allemann, Ralf Bohn, … Read More
Successful Daytona test for the new 911 RSR
The 2017 motorsport season can begin: The Porsche GT Team is well prepared for the 24 Hours of Daytona – the season-opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the … Read More
Alonso hinting at retirement from F1, move to WEC (2nd Update)
If Vandoorne (above) is outpacing Alonso as many expect by the time contract talks open, we suspect Alonso will not get a hefty contract and may choose to retire from … Read More
United Autosports Confirm Le Mans 24 Hours And European Le Mans Series LMP2 Line Up
L-R: United Autosports Team Owners Zak Brown and Richard Dean, with European Le Mans Series LMP2 drivers Hugo de Sadeleer and Will Owen United Autosports have confirmed the first two … Read More
ABG Motorsport Purchase Ligier JS P3 For The New ELMS LMP3 Series
ABG Motorsport have confirmed their entry into the new for 2017 British Henderson Insurance LMP3 Cup Championship (Part of European LeMans Series) with a brand new Ligier JS P3 sports … Read More
Graff Racing wins first race of the inaugural Hankook 3x3H DUBAI
DUBAI (10 January, 2017) – Race week action started early for this year’s Hankook 24H DUBAI, with prototype machinery out on track at Dubai Autodrome on Tuesday already for the … Read More
Bentley Motorsport signs Oliver Jarvis
Oliver Jarvis Bentley Motorsport has signed British racing driver Oliver Jarvis to join Bentley Boys Guy Smith (GB), Steven Kane (GB), Andy Soucek (ES), Maxime Soulet (BE) and Vince Abril … Read More
DragonSpeed Speeds To Top Of Roar Prototype Charts
The No. 81 DragonSpeed Oreca turned the fastest lap DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Gibson-powered ORECA 07 proved to be the dominant force of the Prototype Class at the Roar … Read More
Roar Before The Rolex 24 Saturday Notebook
Neel Jani Jani Thriving On The High Banks Of Daytona International Speedway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Before this week, Swiss driver Neel Jani, pilot of the Gibson-powered No. 13 Rebellion … Read More
Video: Does Motorsports have a future? (Update)
UPDATE A reader writes, Count me as one who will stop being a fan of racing if the cars are all-electric and quiet. I miss the days when F1 cars … Read More
Jani, Rebellion Quickest on Friday at Roar Before 24
Neel Jani in the Rebellion ORECA LM P2 Prototype DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Day 1 is in the books at the Roar Before the Rolex 24, the annual test at … Read More
55 Cars Ready For Action In Roar Before The Rolex 24
John Edwards in the #25 RLL BMW The three-day Roar Before The Rolex 24 At Daytona test session has become a motorsports tradition for more than a decade, annually signifying … Read More
Chevy prepares to whip Ford, Ferrari and Porsche
The two Chevy factory Corvette's cross the finish line 1-2 in 2016 It's time for Corvette Racing to again head back to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for … Read More
Ginetta Announce New LMP1 Chassis For 2018 FIA WEC
Artist rendering of Ginetta's 2018 LMP1 car Ginetta has today (4 January 2017) announced they will be a LMP1 chassis manufacturer for the 2018 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The … Read More
‘Roar before the 24’ Entry List released
Rolex 24 IMSA released Tuesday the preliminary entry list for this weekend’s Roar Before the Rolex 24, featuring 50 cars for the final pre-season test prior to the WeatherTech SportsCar … Read More
2017 season starts with Hankook 3x3H DUBAI and Hankook 24H DUBAI
DUBAI (3 January, 2017) – The 2017 motor racing season gets underway at Dubai Autodrome with the inaugural Hankook 3x3H DUBAI for prototypes (10-11 January) and the Hankook 24H DUBAI … Read More