McLaren eyes possible LeMans return
With the new and popular hypercar regulations coming into effect for sports cars in both Europe and the USA, would McLaren branch back out and develop a hybrid car for … Read More
Category: SportsCars
IMSA moves VIR and Petit Le Mans dates following Le Mans postponement
IMSA today announced date changes for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway and the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta following today’s announcement that … Read More
24 Hours of Le Mans postponed until August
The 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans was originally due to take place on 12–13 June. However, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has now rescheduled the event to 21–22 August, … Read More
John Allen Announces Formation of Capstone Motorsports Sports Car Racing Team
Capstone Motorsports, a new sports car racing and motorsports company based in Parker, Colorado, makes its professional racing debut this weekend at Sonoma Raceway in California where team principal and … Read More
Johnson, Pagenaud, and Kobayashi to compete for IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup in Ally Cadillac
Action Express Racing (AXR) together with Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, Calif.), Simon Pagenaud (France), and Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) will return in the No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R to compete for … Read More
Binotto won’t lead Ferrari’s Le Mans program
(GMM) Mattia Binotto says he will not be in charge of Ferrari’s new Le Mans program for 2023. The Maranello marque shocked the racing world by announcing its forthcoming return … Read More
Ferrari announces Le Mans Hypercar Program (Update)
(GMM) After a 50 year absence, Ferrari will return to Le Mans in the world endurance series’ top category in 2023. Toyota, Peugeot, Porsche and Audi have also committed to … Read More
Marco Andretti Tests Andretti Autosports’ LMP3 Car
Marco Andretti tested Andretti Autosport’s Ligier JS P320 Nissan on Tuesday at Sebring International Raceway. The former IndyCar driver took part in the team’s test with the LMP3 car it … Read More
JOTA Takes Back-to-Back Wins in Abu Dhabi!
Sean Gelael and Tom Blomqvist have won the final race of the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series to make it back-to-back victories in the #28 JOTA Oreca 07 Gibson. A clean start … Read More
United Autosports Win 2021 Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 Championship With 1-2-3 Podium Lockout
United Autosports have won the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 Championship after the #23 crew of Wayne Boyd, Manuel Maldonado and Rory Penttinen won the final race of the … Read More
JOTA win the 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi – Race 3
The #28 JOTA Oreca 07 Gibson of Tom Blomqvist and Sean Gelael has won the 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit after a fight from the rear of class. The battle … Read More
Video: Developing the GR010 Hypercar with Toyota Gazoo Racing
After Toyota Gazoo Racing’s success with the TS050, their new GR010 Hybrid has some big shoes to fill! With a striking new look, the GR010 carries 162KG more weight than … Read More
G-Drive Racing Claim Back-to-Back Victories in Dubai!
The #26 G-Drive Racing Aurus 01 Gibson of Rene Binder, Yifei Ye and Ferdinand Habsburg have dominated to take another convincing win in Race 2 of the 2021 Asian Le Mans season. A clean … Read More
G-Drive Racing Wins Race 1 of the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series
The G-Drive trio of Rene Binder, Yifei Ye and Ferdinand Habsburg have won the first race of the 2021 Asian Le Mans season in the Aurus 01 Gibson. An action-packed start … Read More
Paul di Resta signs up for Peugeot for WEC
Paul di Resta has signed up to drive the all-new Peugeot Hypercar at Le Mans and in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The Brit driver, above, is part of a … Read More
Mazda to deep-six IMSA DPi program
After five years of participating in IMSA’s DPi series, Mazda is opting to end its program at the close of the 2021 season with the Motul Petit Le Mans race … Read More
Some comparative track lap times by series
Dick Pong updated our lap time comparison charts for the most famous circuits in North American and Overseas. It shows the performance level of various types of race cars Table … Read More
Rolex 24 Winners Era Motorsport Commits to Full Season WeatherTech Effort
Era Motorsport, recently crowned winner of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, has committed to the entire 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, competing in the LMP2 class in the No. 18 … Read More
Mazda MX-5 Cup Adds Sebring to 2021 Schedule
The Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires has added Sebring International Raceway to its 2021 itinerary, which makes it the next event on the series schedule. Following a … Read More
Video: A look back at Corvette Racing’s 2020 championship win
Corvette Racing’s new C8R carried them to a clean sweep in last years GTLM IMSA Championship. Ahead of the 2021 season, the brains behind the success took time out to … Read More
Idemitsu Becomes Title Sponsor of Mazda MX-5 Cup
Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu has signed on to become the title sponsor of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires. Idemitsu (pronounced ee-dah-MIT-sue) has a strong relationship with … Read More
World premiere of the new Audi RS 3 LMS
Audi Sport customer racing continues its model offensive. The second generation of the Audi RS 3 LMS follows in the footsteps of one of the brand’s successful touring cars. Improved … Read More
Kubica may focus only on F1 role in 2021 (Update)
(GMM) Robert Kubica has admitted he may spend the entire 2021 season focusing exclusively on his reserve driver role with Alfa Romeo. He’s flip-flopping as two days ago (see below) … Read More
IMSA Rolex sees big bump in TV viewership
With nothing else for fans to watch on TV last weekend, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 at Daytona delivered viewership records across NBC and NBCSN last weekend – … Read More
Video: 2021 Rolex 24 Highlights
Watch extended highlights of the 59th Rolex 24 at Daytona, where the No. 10 DPi team of Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Alexander Rossi, and Helio Castroneves give Wayne Taylor Racing … Read More