Porsche and Team Penske jointly announced a new factory prototype program as part of the new LMDh formula Tuesday (May 4). The new joint venture, which will be known as Porsche Penske Motorsport, is committed to racing two full-time LMDh cars in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and two full-time LMDh cars in the FIA …
In the debut race for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s new Hypercars, Toyota GAZOO Racing’s GR010 Hybrid dominated the day. However, it was the slower No. 8 shared by Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima that won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Saturday (May 1). On the initial start, United Autosports’ Phil Hanson was …
The Automobile Club d’Ouest (ACO) announced Thursday (March 4) that the 24 Hours of Le Mans, originally scheduled for June 12-13, has been postponed to the weekend of Aug. 21-22. The move has been made in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)’s press release indicates that they could have …
The FIA World Endurance Championship announced Friday (Jan. 22) that the 1000 Miles of Sebring, due to be held March 19 as of the SuperSebring weekend, has been cancelled. As a result, a new race, the 8 Hours of Portimao, has been created and will run on April 4 (Easter Sunday) at the Algarve International …
Porsche officially announced Tuesday (Dec. 15) that they will build a new prototype to the upcoming LMDh specifications. This new prototype, which will race in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will debut at the beginning of the 2023 season, likely in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. “The new …
Racing Team Nederland, a regular team in the FIA World Endurance Championship, announced Thursday (Dec. 10) that they will be making their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut in January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. They will be bringing their ORECA 07-Gibson over to compete in the equivalent class in IMSA. Team owner Frits van Eerd will …
This week has been a busy one so far for Audi Sport. On Monday (Nov. 30), they announced that Julius Seebach will replace Dieter Gass as the head of Motorsport for Audi Sport. That was accompanied by an announcement of a new factory program in the Cars category in the Dakar Rally starting in 2022. …
Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin announced on his Twitter feed Saturday morning (Oct. 31) that he will step away from full-time racing at the end of the 2020 season. The 48-year old Gavin has raced professionally for nearly 30 years, starting out in open-wheel competition in England before transitioning to sports cars. 2/4 I want to …
Toyota GAZOO Racing once again dominated the proceedings at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The pole-sitting No. 7 Toyota TS050 was in charge for nearly the entire first half of the race. However, a turbo issue just past the halfway point resulted in a 30-minute stint in the garage. That allowed the No. 8 Toyota …
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Kamui Kobayashi turned in a lap at 156.137 mph Friday (Sept. 18) during the new Hyperpole session to win the overall pole for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is not a track record, but within a couple of tenths of a second. In the new-for-2020 qualifying format at Le …
Rebellion Racing’s Gustavo Menezes, Norman Nato and Bruno Senna dominated the proceedings Sunday (Feb. 23) at Circuit of the Americas. The trio combined to lead 156 of the 189 laps en route to winning the Lone Star Le Mans, the fifth round of the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship. Changes to the WEC’s success handicap …
Rebellion Racing’s Gustavo Menezes and Norman Nato combined Saturday (Feb. 22) to set an average lap speed at 114.632 mph. That average speed was more than good enough to give Rebellion Racing the overall pole for Sunday’s Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of the Americas, the fifth round of the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance …
