Kevin Magnussen to Test Porsche 919 Hybrid
Kevin Magnussen happy to get paid to drive sportscars Ex McLaren F1 driver Kevin Magnussen is among three new drivers that are set to test the Porsche 919 Hybrid next … Read More
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Audi ready for intense final stage in WEC title race
Porsche has been too fast for Audi lately. They are going to have to get lucky The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is turning onto the finish straight. Three quarters … Read More
Porsche 919 Hybrid and 911 RSR – Rolling race labs as brand ambassadors
Team Porsche en route to victory at the 6 Hours of Fuji (Stuttgart) – The World Endurance Championship WEC heads onto the final stretch with the penultimate of eight races … Read More
Australia’s Ryan Briscoe tipped to drive a factory Ford GT in 2016
If the rumors are true, and they usually are, Ryan Briscoe who has been a co-driver for Corvette Motorsport for the long-distance events at Daytona, Sebring, Le Mans and Road … Read More
ACO releases 2016 LeMans calendar
LeMans Last weekend the curtain came down on the 2015 season on the Le Mans 24-Hours circuits with the X30 World Final, the IAME International Final (karts). Now it's time … Read More
Porsche Confirms Montoya to Test at Bahrain
Montoya happy to drive a Porsche with a canopy over his head Porsche Team has confirmed Juan Pablo Montoya will test its Porsche 919 Hybrid at Bahrain on November 22, … Read More
The ACO launches a new GT3 Endurance series
The ACO announces the new series. Sunday, October 18, during the final round of the 2015 season of the European Le Mans Series in Estoril (Portugal), Pierre Fillon, President of … Read More
IMSA Outlines PC Upgrades, Set to Extend Class to 2017
IMSA has outlined upgrades to the existing Prototype Challenge platform, to extend the class’ life through 2017 instead of 2016 as was originally planned. Sportscar365 has learned the upgrades are … Read More
FIA, ACO Working on New LMP1 Regulations
LMP1 to become more electric powered While the current LMP1 regulations are set to be extended into 2017, work on the next-generation prototype platform is already underway, a revised formula … Read More
Inaugural Classic 24 Hour at Daytona Nominated for Motorsport Event of the Year
Daytona Rolex 24 Last November’s inaugural Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic 24 Hour at Daytona is among the notable nominees for the Motorsport Event of the Year in the 2015 … Read More
IMSA Approves E20 Fuel for GTLM; Corvette Confirms Switch
GT Le Mans teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will have one additional fuel choice next year, with E20 having been approved for competition, a blend that’s expected to … Read More
Russia Wants More races at Sochi
IndyCars are not even mentioned as a viable series in Russia. Putin is playing Obama like a fiddle and would never let the Americans in Russia's flagship auto racing track … Read More
Porsche one-two in Fuji
As it usually is this time of year, it was very wet in Fuji Sunday By winning the fourth race in a row with the Porsche 919 Hybrid, the Porsche … Read More
Porsche sweeps front row in Fuji
Porsche will start 1-2 in Mt. Fuji Through the sixth round of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship no car other than a Porsche 919 Hybrid made it onto the … Read More
Porsche leads Audi in Friday practice at Fuji
A lockup for the leading Porsche The Fuji Speedway in the Japanese Alps welcomed the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in bright sunshine with temperatures of over 20 degrees Celsius. … Read More
New race car for motorsport newcomers
Stuttgart. Using the lightweight Cayman GT4 as the basis, Porsche Motorsport has developed a near-standard racing version. The Cayman GT4 Clubsport celebrates its world premiere at the Los Angeles Motor … Read More
Pre-Fuji Q&A with Strakka technical director Jay Davenport
Jay Davenport, Strakka Racing technical director Jakob Ebrey Constructed in the early 1960s, Fuji Speedway is a mecca of Japanese motorsport made famous by its mile-long pit straight featuring the … Read More
Champion portrait: Patrick Pilet
Patrick Pilet Stuttgart. For the greatest day of his career, Patrick Pilet might have hoped for better weather. At Petit Le Mans in the USA, the skies opened up and … Read More
Pruett to run Ford Ganassi GT in 2016?
Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Pruett sent out this Tweet early Sunday afternoon. @scottpruett01: "End of an incredible 12 year DP run!!! Wins, Championships and record!!! New adventures … Read More
First test outing for the new Porsche 911 GT3 R
The new Porsche 911 GT3 R, which is based on the seventh generation of the iconic 911 sports car, will contest round 9 of the VLN long distance championship on … Read More
Ferrari Clinches IMSA Manufacturer and Driver Championships
Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler won the GT-D driver's championship in their Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari has clinched the GT-Daytona manufacturer's championship in the IMSA United SportsCar Championship, while Scuderia … Read More
GT cars beat Daytona Prototypes In Petit Le Mans
Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet embarrass the Daytona Prototypes with their Porsche 911 BRASELTON, Ga. – No, it didn't go the full 10 hours, but the Petit Le Mans powered … Read More
Paralyzed Michael Johnson Switching To SportsCar Racing
American paralyzed racing driver Michael Johnson announced today at a press conference at Road Atlanta, on his 23rd birthday, his switch to sports car racing for the upcoming 2016 season. … Read More
Will VW’s motorsports program be axed because of diesel emissions scandal?
With any chance a VW brand will move to F1 now, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff doubts that the Volkswagen emissions scandal will lead to the German manufacturer ending its … Read More