3 manufacturers backing away from hypercar talks
Toyota hypercar concept Ford and Ferrari are among the manufacturers no longer attending the meetings to shape the FIA and ACO’s proposed ‘Hypercar’ regulations, which are due to come into … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
Lamborghini GTE Program gets the axe
Lamborghini Huracan GTE Lamborghini has elected not to move forward with its proposed GTE effort, with a focus instead set to be placed on its customer-based programs in the short … Read More
Video: Porsche Smashes The Nordschleife Lap Record
Porsche has been on a dedicated victory tour in 2018, attempting to break lap records across Europe with their 919 Hybrid Evo LMP1 car. And the headline event was a … Read More
God giveth, God taketh away
God giveth the Toyotas an unbeatable advantage at LeMans, now God taketh it away The FIA and ACO have given multiple concessions to LMP1 non-hybrids, in a new effort to … Read More
Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo buries record in the “Green Hell”
Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo With 5 minutes and 19.55 seconds on the stopwatch Timo Bernhard (37, Germany) crossed the finish line of the Nurburgring-Nordschleife this morning at the wheel of … Read More
LeMans 24 LMP2 winners disqualified over re-fueling violation
No. 26 Oreca 07 Gibson stripped of win. This isn't NASCAR where the winner always keeps their victory no matter how bad they cheat. The LMP2 winning G-Drive Racing team … Read More
Toyota confirms hypercar development, likely based on its Le Mans race car
Toyota GR Super Sport concept Toyota, the manufacturer best known for its vanilla sedans and crossovers, confirmed it has plans for hypercar. It will likely be based on its Le … Read More
WEC and IMSA still worlds apart on cost
Ferrari hypercar concept. The next generation of car that will fight for outright victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans will have the look of hypercars and super sportscars … Read More
Kanaan did not drive enough, No. 67 Ford loses fourth at LeMans
Tony Kanaan did not drive the minimum of 6 hours The No. 67 Ford GT has lost its fourth place GTE-Pro class finish in the 24 Hours of Le Mans … Read More
Patrick Dempsey – “It’s a Hollywood movie ending”
Patrick Dempsey Patrick Dempsey lauded his Dempsey-Proton Racing team as they recorded a dominant victory in the GTE Am class at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans with the … Read More
LeMans Hour 22: Alonso’s Toyota now up 1 lap on sister car
It will be an easy win for the #8 Alonso Toyota After 22 hours of racing it's now a foregone conclusion that Fernando Alonso will win the 24 Hours of … Read More
LeMans Hour 21: Toyotas 12 laps ahead, Alonso still out front
Alonso laps the #63 Chevy Corvette for the 40th time After 21 hours of racing the two Toyota TS050 HYBRIDS are still out in front with Fernando Alonso is still … Read More
LeMans Hour 20: Toyotas 11 laps ahead, Alonso poised to win
Alonso cruising to victory as planned After 20 hours of racing the two Toyota TS050 HYBRIDS are still out in front but there has been a change for the lead … Read More
LeMans Hour 15: Toyotas 9 laps ahead
#7 Toyota leads but not for long With the sun coming up over LeMans, France, the Toyotas have put 9 laps on the entire field at the end of 15 … Read More
LeMans Hour 4: Toyotas 2 laps ahead
Alonso is chasing down the #7 Toyota The Toyotas have put 2 laps on the entire field at the end of four hours of the 24 Hours of LeMans and … Read More
LeMans Hour 2: Toyotas still in a waltz
The #92 Porsche leads GTE-Pro The Toyotas have just about lapped the entire field at the end of two hours of the 24 Hours of LeMans. The Japanese team has … Read More
LeMans Hour 1: Toyotas in a waltz
The Toyotas are very far ahead after 1-hour and everything is go to the ACO's plan There was carnage in the first 15 seconds of the start of the 2018 … Read More
Toyotas 4-seconds clear in LeMans warmup
#7 Toyota. The fix is in, Alonso will win. Toyota has zero competition and the ACO won't give the other teams a BoP adjustment because they want the headlines from … Read More
FIA announces 2020-2024 Revolutionary Regulations for WEC
It's still undetermined what the final cars will look like. Below is a rendering A new top class will be launched for 2020-2024: sleeker prototypes with more marque cachet. While … Read More
The Gods give Aston Martin weight break for LeMans
God giveth, and God taketh away Aston Martin has been given a weight break and extra turbo boost in class-wide GTE-Pro Balance of Performance adjustments on the eve of the … Read More
Corvette Releases ‘Hype’ Video Ahead of LeMans
#64 Corvette It’s nearly time for one of the most famed motorsport outings: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And Corvette Racing is hoping for a better showing than its … Read More
Conquering Le Mans 2018
Our Believe the Impossible campaign features various sectors exploring the game-changing potential of Dyneema and other DSM innovations. Now, there’s ‘Conquering Le Mans’: a second film, this time focusing on … Read More
LeMans Free practice session: Toyota finish 1-2 at the flag
#8 Toyota blows past a Corvette The first four hours of free practice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans are now over, and it was a Toyota 1-2 at … Read More