WEC: Toyota Hypercar laps field to win at Portimao
–by Mark Cipolloni– The No. 8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar that started from pole, has won the 6 Hours of Portimao World Endurance Championship race. Brendon Hartley brought the winning … Read More
Category: SportsCars
IMSA: Porsche wins at Long Beach after competitors self-destruct
Sometimes in racing the slowest car wins when its competitors self-destruct. WTR Andretti’s hopes of victory was eliminated when Ricky Taylor nosed the No. 10 Acura into the Turn 1 … Read More
WEC: Hartley leads Toyota 1-2 in Portimão qualifying
Brendon Hartley and Kamui Kobayashi claimed Toyota’s 20th ever FIA WEC front-row lockout to ensure they start 1-2 for tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Portimao, the second round of the 2023 … Read More
WEC: Car ends up in grandstand at Portimao
A car managed to land into the Turn 1 grandstand at Portimao during practice for one of the support categories for the World Endurance Championship. The Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica … Read More
IMSA: Albuquerque Wins Pole at Long Beach
Filipe Albuquerque put Wayne Taylor Racing’s #10 Konica Minolta Acura on pole position, while Tom Blomqvist qualified second in the #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura. GTP Qualifying had … Read More
IMSA: Blomqvist Fastest In Long Beach Practice 2
Tom Blomqvist was the fastest man in the final Free Practice session for IMSA’s annual visit to the streets of Long Beach, California, before Qualifying begins later in the afternoon. … Read More
WEC: Toyotas top Practice 1 and 2 at Portimao
Kamui Kobayashi continued Toyota’s strong form in Portimao after topping second practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship round ahead of team-mate Ryo Hirakawa. Sebastien Buemi claimed the fastest lap … Read More
IMSA/WEC: Porsche 963 racing at Long Beach and Portugal this weekend
–Porsche Press Releases– Long Beach The Porsche Penske Motorsport switches from long distance to sprint mode with the Porsche 963 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: next up on the … Read More
F1: Russian Kvyat becomes Italian for race seat
(GMM) Daniil Kvyat will race with an Italian license and ‘il Tricolore’ on his overalls as he races at Le Mans with Lamborghini. Currently, Russian drivers face a barrage of … Read More
WEC: Daniil Kvyat Unveiled As Latest Addition To Lamborghini Factory Driver Roster
–Lamborghini Press Release– Former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat has been announced as an official Lamborghini Squadra Corse Factory Driver, carrying out extensive testing of the firms’ LMDh prototype this … Read More
ELMS: Round 2 race at Imola postponed
A delay to the completion of the building work at Imola has forced the European Le Mans Series to postpone Round 2 of the 2023 season, which was due to … Read More
WEC: Season gains momentum as Portimão is set for round two
–Press Release– The FIA World Endurance Championship moves to the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal for the 6 Hours of Portimão later this week (14 – 16 April) and will … Read More
WEC: Toyota and Ferrari prepare for Portimao
–by Mark Cipolloni– The WEC teams are already arriving in Portimao and preparing for next week’s 6-hour race. After the long journey to Sebring for the 1,000-mile season opener, it’s … Read More
WEC: Goodyear secures tire supplier deal for LMGT3 class
–Press Release– GOODYEAR has been announced as the winner of a tender launched by the FIA and the ACO last December and will become the exclusive tire supplier for the … Read More
IMSA: 28 Entries for Long Beach
A total of 28 cars are set to take part in next weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, in the first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint race of the … Read More
IMSA: Long Beach Preview Q&A with van der Zande and Taylor
Renger van der Zande, co-driver with Sebastien Bourdais of the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R in the Grand Touring Prototype class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, met with the media … Read More
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing with first-class driver line-up for the 2023
–Press Release– Mercedes-AMG presents line-up of eleven Performance, two Expert and five Junior Drivers Mikaël Grenier and Fabian Schiller extend the Performance Driver circle Ralf Aron, Jordan Love and Jusuf … Read More
WEC: Full Access is back for its second season! Episode one goes live tonight!
–Press Release– \WEC Full Access – a fly on the wall YouTube series which gives fans behind-the-scenes footage from the FIA World Endurance Championship – returns for a second season … Read More
IMSA/WEC: Multimatic-built Mustang GT3 breaks cover (Update)
–by Mark Cipolloni– The Dark Horse-based #FordMustang GT3 turned its first test laps last week at one of the toughest testing grounds around (Sebring International Raceway), galloping towards a global … Read More
WEC: Tandy and Jaminet complete the line-up in the Porsche #75 car at Le Mans
–Porsche Press Release– Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet share third works Porsche 963 Matt Campbell on standby as Porsche Penske Motorsport’s reserve driver Starting number 75 commemorates “75 … Read More
WEC: Spa entry list sees 13 Hypercars including extra Cadillac
The entry list for the upcoming TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps (27-29 April) – round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship – will feature a record number of … Read More
WEC: Second Cadillac V-Series.R to compete in Spa round
A second Cadillac V-Series.R will join the Hypercar lineup for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium on April 29. The No. 3 Cadillac V-Series.R, co-driven by Sebastien Bourdais and … Read More
GT World Challenge: 72-Car Provisional Entry List for 24H Spa
The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa will launch its new era in style this summer with an astonishing 72-car field set to contest the event’s 2023 edition (29 June – … Read More
Video: Is Sports Car Racing Your Best Path To A ‘paid’ Pro Career?
Every young racer dreams of becoming an F1 or IndyCar driver, but unfortunately, there are very few seats available and few make it. Sports car racing offers far more opportunities … Read More
IMSA will have to wait until 2024 for the Ferrari 499P
–by Mark Cipolloni– Ferrari’s sports car racing director Antonello Coletta told reporters during last week’s debut of the hybrid-powered Ferrari 499P at Sebring that the current focus is the FIA … Read More