Toyota stays in WEC for at least 2017
Toyota stays in for at least 2017 Audi's withdrawal from the LMP1 class at the end of the season will have no effect on Toyota's participation in the FIA World … Read More
Category: SportsCars
Audi set for LMP1 and Le Mans withdrawal (3rd Update)
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement. 10/17/16 In June, Porsche put an end to Audi's streak of never losing two years in a row at Le … Read More
It’s official, Audi dropping its ‘dirty diesel’ LMP1 program for clean Formula E
Audi's 'dirty' diesel LMP1 program is history Audi is realigning its motorsport strategy. The premium brand will terminate its FIA WEC commitment, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, at … Read More
Oreca 07 breaks cover, to begin testing
Oreca 07 ORECA has revealed the first images of its new LMP2 contender, the Oreca 07, which will begin on-track testing later this week. The French constructor’s car is an … Read More
The curtain comes down on the ELMS season with a class win for the Ligier JS P3
No. 28 Ligier JS P2 This weekend Estoril hosted the final round of the 2016 European Le Mans Series. The intensity of this last joust had nothing to envy those … Read More
RACING’S GREATEST UPSETS: ’66 Pan-Am Race (2 of 3)
1966 Shelby Group 2 Mustang (Part 2 of a 3-part series. See Part 1.) The next weekend John McComb was racing again. The Trans-Am Series Six-Hour Pan-American Endurance Race was … Read More
Video: Once a race driver, always a race driver
Patrick Dempsey has not taken an active role as a race driver since the start of this year's WEC season, instead becoming a partner of the Dempsey Proton Racing team … Read More
2016 Corvette Racing Championship Rewind
The #4 Corvette winning at Road America The 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season was one to remember for Oliver Gavin. The highly experienced and successful Briton won his fifth … Read More
Weiron Tan to compete in the Asian Le Mans Series with Malaysian Team
Weiron Tan The Asian Le Mans Series was founded by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, which is the creator and organizer of numerous major motoring events including the Le Mans … Read More
Video: WEC Fuji Japan Porsche Post Race Report
This video news from the seventh out of nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship shows Porsche came third and fifth with its two 919 Hybrids in a thrilling … Read More
Toyota wins epic 6 Hours of Fuji
The winning No.6 Toyota TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned its first victory of the season on home ground in an epic 6 Hours of Fuji, the seventh round of the 2016 … Read More
Video: Porsche WEC Fuji Japan Qualifying Report
Video news from the seventh round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Fuji (Japan): The two Porsche 919 Hybrids will start from positions two and six on the … Read More
Audi nips Porsche for pole at Fuji
The No. 8 Audi takes pole. Seven races, five fastest times in qualifying: The Audi R18 is the benchmark in qualifying in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this year. … Read More
Mark Webber sets fastest lap of the day with the Porsche
Mark Webber On the first day of practice for the seventh out of nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Mark Webber set the fastest lap of the … Read More
Video: Mark Webber Moments @Porsche Team
A world class driver takes on new tasks at the end of the season: Mark Webber calls time on his racing career to become Porsche representative. The Australian will quit … Read More
Top IMSA Drivers Find Where The Rubber Meets The Road With Continental Tire
Testing tires in a new Ligier DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driver Ryan Dalziel is calmly speaking into the tape recorder. Fortunately, he doesn’t have to hold … Read More
Illness forces Strakka to run just two driver line up for 6 Hours of Fuji
Strakka Racing’s Nick Leventis will be forced to miss this weekend’s 6 Hours of Fuji after contracting a serious lung infection in Japan. After receiving medical attention for the past … Read More
IMSA tribute to Tony Adamowicz
Tony Adamowicz Champion sports car racer and IMSA pioneer Tony Adamowicz — affectionately known as "Tony A2Z" — passed away on Monday after a year-long battle with cancer. Adamowicz was … Read More
Race for WEC title begins to heat up at the foot of Mt Fuji
Last year's race ran in the rain. Mt. Fuji is a very wet place in October Porsche PreviewOn October 14-16 it's time for the seventh out of nine rounds of … Read More
O’Connell, Fuentes and Fergus Score PWC poles
Johnny O'Connell SALINAS, Calif. — Johnny O'Connell, Martin Fuentes and Corey Fergus scored the poles for GT/GTA Round 20 and GT Cup Round 19 part of the Pirelli World Challenge … Read More
GTE-Am Regulations Remain Unchanged for 2017
Ferrari Current generation GTE-Pro cars will be allowed into the GTE-Am class beginning next year, as originally set in the regulations, despite a push from privateer teams to freeze the … Read More
Rebellion team to drop down to LMP2 in 2017
REBELLION Racing, winners of the FIA World Endurance Championship Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams for the past four seasons and current leaders of this year's Championship will be putting their … Read More
IMSA News & Notes
The winning No. 60 Ligier Honda 2017 WeatherTech Championship Concludes In Spectacular Fashion DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 2016 season for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ended with proper one-two … Read More
Lucas Luhr arrested
Lucas Luhr Factory BMW driver Lucas Luhr was arrested for public indecency for urinating outside at a gas station after Monday night's IMSA banquet in Georgia writes Marshall Pruitt of … Read More
CGR Targets Younger Demo With Annual Sound Garage Event
Chip Ganassi Racing tonight is holding its third annual Sound Garage event, catered toward finding the nexus of motorsports and millennial-friendly music and culture. The event, which will be held … Read More