Five Additional Withdrawals in Reduced 60-Car Le Mans Entry
LeMans The 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans will now take place on 19–20 September 2020 with a grid featuring 6 LMP1 cars, 24 LMP2s, 7 LMGTE Pro cars and … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
Toyota Gazoo Racing Welcomes Nyck De Vries
Nyck de Vries leaves Mercedes for Toyota TOYOTA GAZOO Racing can confirm the arrival of Nyck de Vries as test and reserve driver for its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) … Read More
24 Hours of LeMans ticket sales suspended
ACO President Pierre Fillon The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has confirmed that spectators are currently allowed to attend this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans but new ticket sales have … Read More
63 million tune in to virtual 24 Hours of LeMans
Even virtually, the 24 Hours of LeMans dwarfed the Indy 500 viewership The first ever virtual edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, held last weekend on 13-14th June, … Read More
Will Penske switch to Porsche to achieve LeMans win?
Dumas in the Penske Porsche RS Spyder at St. Pete in 2008 Roger Penske still has one goal to achieve in motorsports – the 24 Hours of LeMans. He has … Read More
Verstappen blames rFactor for virtual LeMans elimination
The Verstappen and Norris car while leading To say Max Verstappen is not a fan of the rFactor virtual sim platform is an understatement. Verstappen and his team spent most … Read More
LIVE – Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans
With the postponement of the real world 24 Hours of Le Mans until 19/20th September the ACO, FIA WEC and Motorsport Games have announced the 24 Hours of Le Mans … Read More
IndyCar drivers in action this weekend at Virtual LeMans
It won't be the real thing, but the next best given the pandemic Some NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers are heading back to the sim racing world for a virtual version … Read More
Papis, Kanaan and Fittipaldi team for 24 Hours of Virtual LeMans
MPI SIM Lab car This year’s virtual Le Mans 24 Hours race will see the first participation of the newly formed MPI (Max Papis Innovations) Sim Lab team, in collaboration … Read More
Alonso & Barrichello team up for virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans
Alonso will race in virtual 24 hour LeMans race with Rubens Barrichello Formula 1 legends Fernando Alonso and Rubens Barrichello are teaming up for an assault on the 24 Hours … Read More
Penske Confirms All-Pro Virtual 24H Le Mans Lineup
Penske Acura Team Penske will rely on a lineup of entirely real-life drivers for its assault on the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans, including three of its four full-season … Read More
LM Hypercar rules brought in line with new LMDh class
Hypercar rendering FIA Endurance Commission President Richard Mille has confirmed the move towards convergence between the technical regulations governing LMH and LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h) respectively. The ACO-IMSA platform … Read More
Corvette pulls its slow C8.Rs out of LeMans
The Corvette C8.R looks faster than what it is so far It's obvious the new mid-engine Corvette race cars are not as fast as the other brands so Corvette Racing … Read More
Alonso eyes WEC, not IndyCar, full-time for 2021 (10th Update)
There is not enough money in the IndyCar paddock to pay Alonso. He now appears headed to the WEC where there is big manufacturer money UPDATE It now appears out … Read More
Button and Solberg win at the Nurburgring
Button Leads Ex-Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button and former World Rally Championship winner Petter Solberg each scored esports race wins as Erhan Jajovski and Max Guenter took series titles … Read More
WEC could Run Behind Closed Doors
LeMans with no fans? The FIA World Endurance Championship will run races without spectators if needed in order to complete its 2019-20 season, according to series boss Gerard Neveu. With … Read More
24 Hours of LeMans could be delayed further
Pierre Fillon Speaking to Motorsport Network in the latest of their exclusive #thinkingforward interviews with the leaders in world motorsport regarding a possible further delay for the 2020 24 Hours … Read More
Toyota LMP1 organisation gets new name
Toyota WEC team tweaks its name Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has formally been renamed and will continue to operate from its Cologne, Germany headquarters under the name Toyota Gazoo Racing … Read More
WEC releases revised 24 Hours of LeMans schedule
#7 Toyota A revised schedule for the delayed 24 Hours of LeMans on September 19/20 includes an additional two and a half hours of free practice on the Wednesday of … Read More
WEC switches back to calendar year, Sebring may open season
Gerard Neveu (R) The FIA World Endurance Championship will return to a calendar year schedule beginning in 2021, with series boss Gerard Neveu citing the expected economical downturn as one … Read More
Video: Developing the Corvette C8.R
Corvette C8.R Private tests are crucial for Corvette to refine their new C8.R for both the IMSA Series Championship and the 24 hours of Le Mans. While they may not … Read More
24 Hours of LeMans postponed until September
24 Hours of LeMans postponed. We expect the Indy 500 will be too The 24 Hours of Le Mans has been postponed from June to the weekend of September 19-20. … Read More
ACO will wait until April 15th to postpone 24 Hours of LeMans
Pierre Fillon Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, has said that the decision on whether or not the 24 Hours of Le Mans will run as scheduled … Read More
6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Postponed
Last year's Spa race was hit by snow Following the cancellation of the 1000 Miles of Sebring, it was announced today, March 16, that the TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps … Read More
Sebring WEC Race Canceled
No WEC cars at Sebring next weekend The World Endurance Championship (WEC) has cancelled next week’s Sebring 1,000 Miles race in Florida after the United States imposed restrictions on travel … Read More