Thomas Laurent joins Toyota WEC team
Thomas Laurent TOYOTA GAZOO Racing can confirm that Thomas Laurent will join the team as its test and reserve driver for the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Thomas, … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
BMW deep-sixes WEC program after 1 season
The WEC never gave BMW the BoP they needed to be competitive, so the shit hit the fan and they quit. BMW has confirmed rumors that it will leave the … Read More
ACO slows Toyotas for 24 Hours of LeMans
Toyotas slightly neutered In order to give the non-hybrid cars a fighting chance, Toyota Gazoo Racing's TS050 Hybrids have received a 10kg increase in minimum weight, bringing the cars up … Read More
DragonSpeed to dump WEC for full-time IndyCar in 2020
Elton Julian sees IndyCar as his team's future DragonSpeed, the international sportscar team which has won endurance races in IMSA, ELMS, and FIA WEC competition this year, will focus its … Read More
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans 60-strong entry list revealed
LeMans The 24 Hours of Le Mans selection committee has finalized the list of 60 competitors and 10 reserve teams for this year’s race. This year’s 24 Hours of Le … Read More
6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps highlights
4 seasons in 1 race : rain, snow, hail and then the sun! The penultimate round of #WEC Super Season has been an unbelievable action-packed one. Enjoy the flavor of … Read More
Vandoorne to be ‘very good’ Le Mans driver – Alonso
Stoffel Vandoorne beaten by Alonso 20-0 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has tipped Stoffel Vandoorne to be a "very good" sports car driver. Until last year, the pair were teammates at McLaren. … Read More
Toyota Frustrated by WEC dragging feet on 2020/2021 rules
Toyota should pull out of WEC and do an IndyCar engine instead. They are racing against no one Toyota Gazoo Racing director Rob Leupen says the manufacturer would not support … Read More
WEC: Porsche sets sights on world championship
#91 Porsche 911 RSR Porsche reaches a match point at round seven of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). The factory squad from Weissach could … Read More
Super Sebring Weekend Returns To Iconic Venue In 2020
Sebring The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) today jointly announced that following the tremendously successful combined race weekend at Sebring International Raceway in … Read More
SMP and Toyota top Spa practice 1 and 2
#17 SMP fastest in morning Practice 1 Sergey Sirotkin led SMP Racing team-mate and fellow ex-Formula 1 racer Stoffel Vandoorne in the opening practice session for this weekend's Spa World … Read More
Hartley to replace Alonso at Toyota
Are more IndyCar race in Alonso's future? Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso will pursue new motorsport challenges following the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours, handing over his place … Read More
Scott Dixon confirmed to drive 24 Hours of Le Mans
LeMans Last Lap New Zealand driver Scott Dixon has been confirmed for another shot at the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. Ford announced Dixon will be … Read More
Toyota gears up for Spa – a race they can’t lose
Toyota has near zero competition in WEC. A win is assured. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing makes the short trip across the Belgian border next week for the penultimate round of the … Read More
Vandoorne replaces Jenson Button at SMP Racing for Spa and Le Mans
Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne will compete in the final two rounds of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship Super Season, replacing Brendon Hartley at the 6 Hours of Spa and … Read More
MacNeil, Vilander, and Smith to Drive WeatherTech Racing Ferrari at Le Mans
WeatherTech Ferrari Looking to add to a dominate podium streak at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GTE class, Scuderia Corsa will return to the famed Circuit de … Read More
Le Mans expands 2019 grid to 62 cars
LeMans Start The Le Mans 24 Hours will feature a 62-car grid this year, with temporary garages being erected to house the top two teams from the reserve list, High … Read More
Risi Competizione announces rest of LeMans driver lineup
Olivier Jarvis will join Pipo Derani Risi Competizione Team Principal Giuseppe Risi and Frenchman Jean Guikas are happy to announce the final driver line-up for the No. 89 Risi Competizione … Read More
Derani to drive Risi Ferrari at 24 Hours of LeMans
Luis Felipe "Pipo" Derani Risi Competizione has announced Sao Paolo native, Luis Felipe "Pipo" Derani, as a driver for the 87th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans race, June 15-16. … Read More
Alonso to test Le Mans car one day after Bahrain
Will Alonso test the Toyota at Paul Ricard? (GMM) He may have quit F1, but Fernando Alonso's schedule for 2019 remains busier than ever. McLaren announced in Bahrain that the … Read More
Video: Porsche at Super Sebring 2019
One weekend. Two racing series. Three victories. We are looking back on countless exciting moments at Super Sebring 2019. An event that showed us once again that the strength lies … Read More
Neel Jani to quit WEC to focus on Porsche Formula E campaign
Neel Jani Neel Jani has revealed he will bow out of the World Endurance Championship after the end of the current season in order to focus on his Porsche Formula … Read More
Alonso underscores his wins when he has a good car
After a commanding victory at this weekend's World Endurance Championship (WEC) 1,000 Miles of Sebring, Fernando Alonso took to social media to rub it into the noses of the F1 … Read More
WEC teams felt cheated over Sebring prices, but will likely return (Update)
Scott Atherton UPDATE IMSA President Scott Atherton says “It would take something unforeseen right now for us not to continue with WEC at Sebring," Atherton told reporters on Saturday afternoon … Read More