WEC/IMSA: Lamborghini Announces LMDh Program
Lamborghini Squadra Corse is developing its first LMDh prototype. The car will make its debut in 2024 and will compete in both the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
WEC: Marelli to design part of the Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar hybrid powertrain
Peugeot Sport has signed a multi-year partnership with Marelli, a leading global automotive supplier with a long-standing and extensive expertise in the field of motorsports and high-performance technologies. This crucial … Read More
WEC: Toyota Wins Chaotic 6H Spa
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned its first win of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season after a dramatic, weather-affected 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. World Champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi … Read More
WEC: Penske LMP2 tops practice 2 at SPA
The second Free Practice session ahead of tomorrow’s 2022 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps saw Team Penske top their first ever WEC session. Felipe Nasr’s lap ensured that the American … Read More
WEC: LMP2 cars embarrass Hypercars at Spa; Porsche Top in LMGTE Pro
The first track action at the 2022 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps witnessed home heroes WRT sit atop the timing screens after an early quick lap by Robin Frijns. Porsche … Read More
WEC: Porsche and Alpine preview Spa in Belgium’s Ardennes
Porsche heads to round two of the season leading the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. After clinching a class win at the season opener in Sebring (USA), the factory squad … Read More
NASCAR Le Mans entry won’t be anything like a NASCAR Cup car
Did you think Hendrick Motorsports was taking a NASCAR Cup car to Le Mans in 2023? Well…..think again. The program will be overseen by Hendrick vice president of competition Chad … Read More
IMSA: First kilometers for the Ferrari 296 GT3 at Fiorano
Today saw the debut on the track for the Ferrari 296 GT3 at Fiorano ahead of its racing debut in 2023. At the wheel, two-time world champion Alessandro Pier Guidi … Read More
Video: The WEC Toyota Hypercar Takes On Sebring
Toyota Gazoo Racing began their defense of the World Endurance Championship with the one-thousand-mile season-opener on the historic bumps of Sebring. Setting out to remain unbeaten in the WEC’s newest … Read More
Rumor: Johnson to skip IndyCar race to drive Hendrick Cup car at Le Mans
Rumor has it that Jimmie Johnson is happy to skip any conflicting IndyCar race in June 2023 for a chance to drive the Hendrick Motorsport NASCAR Camaro in next year’s … Read More
WEC: What the winning drivers said after the 1000 Miles of Sebring
Nicolas Lapierre, No.36 Alpine ELF Team “It was not easy, but we had good pace and strategy. We knew we had to do one more stop, so we had to … Read More
WEC: Alpine Wins shortened 1000 Miles of Sebring
The Tricolore of France was carried to victory by Alpine after Alexander Nargão, Nicola Lapierre and Mattieu Vaxiviere won` a dramatic opening race for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. … Read More
WEC: Bad accident red-flags 1,000 Miles of Sebring
A heavy accident involving the race-leading Toyota GR010 Hybrid driven by Jose Maria Lopez caused a red flag three and a half hours into the 1000 Miles of Sebring. Lopez’s … Read More
WEC: Lapierre puts Alpine on pole for 1,000 miles of Sebring
The first qualifying session of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship season ended with the Alpine A480 driven by Nicolas Lapierre securing pole position for tomorrow’s 1000 Miles of Sebring. … Read More
Q&A on NASCAR’s assault on the 24 Hours of Le Mans
An Interview with Jim France Steve Phelps Rick Hendrick Jim Campbell Pierre Fillon John Doonan Stu Grant THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everybody. We are going to have some fun and … Read More
WEC: Pla Tops Times for Glickenhaus in FP3 at Sebring
Olivier Pla’s mid-session time ensured that Glickenhaus returned to the top of the times in the final practice session ahead of the Sebring 1000 Miles on Friday…. Olivier Pla thrusts … Read More
NASCAR and Hendrick team up for 24 Hours of Le Mans Camaro Entry
Nearly half a century after Bill France Sr. first took stock cars to the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports have announced their intention to compete in the 2023 event as the special Garage 56 entry. NASCAR and … Read More
WEC: Vaxiviere Quickest for Alpine in Sebring 2nd Practice
The first official track sessions of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway today (Wednesday), to start the countdown to the opening round of the season, the 1000 Miles … Read More
WEC: Dumas Leads Opening Practice Session for 1,000 Miles of Sebring
Glickenhaus Racing driver Romain Dumas turned the fastest lap in the opening Free Practice session for the 1000 Miles of Sebring. The 60-minute session was interrupted by rain showers that … Read More
WEC: Ferrari reveals first images of 296 GT3.
Ferrari’s future on the GT racing scene takes shape and develops around the volumes of the 296 GTB, redefining it according to track and performance requirements and giving life to … Read More
WEC/IMSA: Statement from RRDC President Bobby Rahal on the passing of Vic Elford
“I, like so many people worldwide, was saddened to learn of Vic Elford’s passing earlier this week. Vic, perhaps alone amongst his peers, took on any challenge, from Formula 1 … Read More
WEC: TotalEnergies debuts first renewable fuel
As the official fuel supplier of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), TotalEnergies will provide the first 100% renewable fuel to be used by all competitors in an elite international … Read More
WEC: Aston Martin bids for double glory as Championship begins in Sebring
No less than six Aston Martin Vantage GT race cars will contest two of the biggest endurance races on the international motorsport calendar this weekend as the world-famous Sebring International … Read More
WEC: Vic Elford dies at 86 (Update)
Porsche mourns the death of Vic Elford Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG is paying its respects to one of the most successful and versatile works racing drivers ever to … Read More
WEC: United Autosports tops final session of FIA WEC Prologue test
The 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season officially began at Sebring International Raceway with the two-day Prologue test at the legendary Florida venue. The traditional test is a curtain-raiser … Read More