WEC News: Toyota sweeps the Bahrain front row
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will fight for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles from the front of the grid after a spectacular one-two in qualifying for the season-ending 8 … Read More
Category: SportsCars
IMSA/WEC News: GM Motorsport makes management changes
Jessica Dane (pictured) has been appointed program manager of Corvette Racing as part of sweeping changes at GM Motorsport. It comes as Laura Wontrop Klauser and Christie Bagne get set … Read More
WEC News: Toyota WEC boss Rob Leupen steps down
Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe race director Rob Leupen is departing the Toyota World Endurance Championship team effective immediately. The 60-year-old Dutchman, also managing director of the company, will leave TGR-E … Read More
WEC News: 2024 World Endurance Championship finale Preview
The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship will reach its conclusion with a title-deciding bout in Bahrain this weekend (31 October – 2 November), with both the Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Hypercar … Read More
IMSA News: WTR and Cadillac Announce 2-Car GTP Driver Lineup
Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) and Cadillac Racing announced today their complete driver lineup for the two-car Grand Tour Prototype (GTP) factory program set to take the green flag at the … Read More
IMSA News: Meyer Shank Racing Sets 2025 IMSA Driver Lineup
Returning to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with an expanded Honda Racing Corporation USA (“HRC US”) partnership and competition program, Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian (“Acura MSR”) has … Read More
IMSA News: No. 01 Cadillac recovers 2 laps to win Petit Le Mans
The No. 01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R came back from two laps off the pace Saturday to win the 27th annual Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. … Read More
IMSA News: Aitken Cadillac wins pole for Petit Le Mans
Jack Aitken, in his first full season with Action Express Racing, delivered a blistering lap of 1 minute, 9.639 seconds in the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R on the 2.54-mile, … Read More
WEC News: Nicolas Lapierre named Sporting Director for Alpine
Retiring driver Nicolas Lapierre will take on the role of Sporting Director for Alpine Endurance Team to improve the overall performance of the drivers and the team. The Alpine Endurance … Read More
IMSA News: Rahal team savors 1-2 BMW M Team finish at Indy
What a day for BMW M Team RLL, what a week for the LMDh program of BMW M Motorsport! Just a few days after the first podium finish for the … Read More
IMSA News: BMW M Team RLL Scores 1-2 Sweep at Indy
BMW M Team RLL executed to perfection Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Jesse Krohn and Philipp Eng led a 1-2 finish in the second running of the … Read More
IMSA News: Bourdais Puts No. 01 Cadillac On Pole at Indy
Cadillac Racing and Sébastien Bourdais will start on the pole position for the fifth time in eight IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races. Bourdais drove the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R to … Read More
WEC News: Porsche gets big win in Fuji
Porsche Penske Motorsport trio André Lotterer, Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor took a significant step closer to title glory in the FIA World Endurance Championship today (15 September), by securing … Read More
WEC News: Alex Lynn’s Cadillac wins Hypercar pole at Fuji
Having set the pace in the first part of the Hypercar qualifying session, Alex Lynn maintained that stellar form in Hyperpole behind the wheel of the #2 Cadillac prototype he … Read More
WEC News: Hirakawa’s Toyota Tops Red-Flagged Final Practice
Toyota’s #8 GR010 HYBRID finished the final practice session ahead of the 6 Hours of Fuji this morning on top of the timing screens, with a 1:29.621 set by Ryo … Read More
WEC News: BMW’s Vanthoor tops Friday practice in Fuji
BMW M Team WRT’s #15 M Hybrid V8 driven by Dries Vanthoor set the pace in the second Free Practice session of the WEC weekend in Fuji this afternoon. Dries … Read More
WEC News: Hyundai to race Hypercar with Genesis brand
Hyundai Motorsport is set to expand its motor sport activities with a launch of a top-level prototype endurance racing program entered under its premium Genesis brand. A statement issued this … Read More
F1 News: Andretti realigns with Cadillac in IMSA ahead of F1 entry
As previously rumored, Michael Andretti has made it official and synchronized its sports car program with its F1 Cadillac ambitions. Wayne Taylor Racing is part of Andretti Global, combining the … Read More
IMSA Rumor: WTR Andretti to switch to Cadillac (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today with yesterday’s announcement that WTR Andretti will switch from Acuras to Cadillacs starting with the 2025 season. Autosport rumors that the British JOTA … Read More
IMSA News: Cadillac Racing expands to 3-car GTP effort in 2025
Cadillac Racing announced that its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship program will expand to three Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) factory cars beginning with the start of the 2025 season. Cadillac welcomes … Read More
WEC News: Ferrari AF Corse conquers COTA
Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, and Robert Shwartzman in the #83 AF Corse-run Ferrari 499P secured their first victory of the season, with a dramatic final hour of Lone Star Le … Read More
WEC News: Toyota gets another BoP hit – excellence discouraged
In socialist run sportscar racing, excellence is discouraged – if you go too fast they slow you down and if you are inferior, they speed you up. Just ask Toyota, … Read More
WEC News: Cadillac Racing expanding FIA WEC program
Cadillac Racing announced today that its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar program will expand to a two-car factory program to be named Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA beginning with the … Read More
IMSA News: Penske Porsche scores a 1-2 at Road America
Porsche Penske Motorsport scored a one-two overall finish today at the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America. It is the fourth victory of the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for … Read More
IMSA News: Acura Sweeps Front Row in Road America Qualifying
Acura dominated IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying today at Road America, with Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti claiming its second consecutive pole of 2024, and first front-row sweep. It’s the … Read More