ELMS Unveils 2016 Calendar
Pierre Fillon, President of Automobile Club de l'Ouest said: "The 2016 calendar represents the next step in the growth of the European Le Mans Series. The 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps … Read More
Category: SportsCars
New Surface At Watkins Glen To Greet IMSA Competitors in 2016
When the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to Watkins Glen International July 1-3, 2016 for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, teams will have to throw out their notes … Read More
Longtime Rebellion Chief Mechanic Dies in Car Accident
Longtime Rebellion Racing No.1 mechanic Damien Lewis died Tuesday in a traffic accident near the Nurburgring. He was 40. Lewis, along with other crew members, had remained in Germany to … Read More
Porsche 1-2 at Nurburgring
Mark Webber celebrates Porsche Team took a memorable 1-2 finish on home soil at the Nurburgring today as the No.17 Porsche 919 Hybrid car claimed a maiden win for Mark … Read More
Both Porsche 919 Hybrids on front row at Nurburgring
Porsches to start 1-2 On home soil the Porsche Team achieved the eighth pole position for the Porsche 919 Hybrid since its race debut last year. The current season has … Read More
Toyota confirms 2016 turbo engine switch
Toyota has confirmed that it will switch to turbocharged power for the 2016 World Endurance Championship season. Speaking to Motorsport.com, Toyota's technical director Pascal Vasselon confirmed the decision, stating: "It's … Read More
Desire Wilson sweeps Porsche Cup races
Former Formula One driver Desire Wilson won both rounds of the Pirelli Cup Porsche GT3 races in her class on Saturday and Sunday at Miller Motorsports Park. The 61-year-old Salt … Read More
Porsche confirms LMP1 program up to end of 2018
Porsche 1-2 at LeMans Porsche continues racing into the future with the 919 Hybrid: The board of Porsche AG has decided to extend the Le Mans prototype program until the … Read More
Tandy Puts Porsche on Pole for Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR
Nick Tandy and co-driver Patrick Pilet proved at the last race that it really doesn’t matter where their No. 911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR starts. After the engine … Read More
Riley-Multimatic Receives First Orders for 2017 LMP2 Car
The first orders for the new-generation LMP2 cars have been confirmed, with Riley-Multimatic revealing to Sportscar365 that it has already received three deposits for its Riley Mk. XXX. The American-Canadian … Read More
Christina Nielsen Likes ‘Being Up There with All the Boys’
As one of only two female drivers racing full-time in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – the other is Prototype racer Katherine Legge – there’s something else to distinguish Christina … Read More
Mario Andretti’s F5000 Lola wins again
It was significant that Zak Brown's Lola T332, in the hands of Richard Dean, won Sunday's Formula 5000 race at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion: when the last professional Formula … Read More
Cameron, Curran Close Points Gap at Road America
Cameron and Curran Richard Prince for GM ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Dane Cameron made it look easy, driving his No. 31 Action Express Whelen Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype to a … Read More
Points Tight As TUDOR Series Heads To Road America
Corvette C7.R With four races remaining for the GT Le Mans class racers in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season, is it too early to start thinking about points? No, … Read More
Nissan to address LM P1 technical issues before returning to World Endurance Championship
Nissan will take a sabbatical from racing to address its LM P1 technical issues LONDON, UK – 7 August 2015: Nissan today announced that it will delay its return to … Read More
Summerton to Ganassi Ford GT program?
Could Jonathan Summerton be in line for one of the coveted Ford GT seats in 2016? AutoRacing1 has learned that American driver Jonathan Summerton is being considered for the Chip … Read More
Mike Smith and RLR msport with a Ligier JS P3 in 2016
Mike Smith has confirmed his purchase of a Ligier JS P3, which the RLR msport team will run in the 2016 European Le Mans Series. For the last six years, … Read More
BMW Rules Out LMP1 Program
BMW has ruled out launching a LMP1 program for the new-for-2017 regulations, although wouldn't discount possible future involvement at Le Mans through a Garage 56 entry. The German manufacturer had … Read More
Kimber-Smith, Guasch Take Third Tudor win
Mike Guasch and Tom Kimber-Smith celebrate LIME ROCK, Connecticut — For a while, it appeared no one wanted to win Saturday's TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race at Lime Rock Park, … Read More
Simpson Scores First TUDOR Pole at Lime Rock
LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Despite a weather forecast that included a zero-percent chance of rain, the skies darkened at the start of the Prototype Challenge qualifying session at Lime Rock Park, … Read More
Nissan puts Le Mans prototype program under review
With drivers selected by who can play video games, and a front-engine layout, the GT-R LM Nismo was doomed from Day1 Nissan had a challenging time developing its GT-R LM … Read More
Motorsports as a driver of new technologies
Before the next round of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship on Sunday: Interview with Porsche’s Head of Motorsport Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser on Motorsports as a driver of new technologies. The … Read More
Strakka Racing announces new FIA WEC LMP1 car project
Strakka Racing will develop a new LMP1 car for the team to run in the Privateers' category of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. The car, the first to be … Read More
Four chassis’ selected for 2017 LM P2 regulations
Standard LMP2 regulations worldwide On 11th June 2015 the main guidelines of the 2017 LM P2 regulations were unveiled during the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's press conference. The aim of … Read More
Westbrook, Valiante take Watkins Glen
Valiante leads A fast, rainy, IMSA Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen ended under the caution flag, as a late-race crash couldn't be cleared in time to allow for a … Read More