Porsche legend Ferdinand Piech dies at 82
Ferdinand Piech Ferdinand Piech, the Porsche family patriarch who transformed Volkswagen from a struggling carmaker into a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 82, leaving behind 4 wives … Read More
Category: SportsCars
Toyota Gazoo Racing Begins WEC title Defense
Toyota has zero challengers in the LMP1 hybrid class TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will begin the Defense of its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) title when the 2019-2020 season kicks off … Read More
Porsche Wins Manufacturers’ Title With VIR Win
Winning #911 Porsche With its seventh win of the season, Porsche has secured the 2019 IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship GTLM Manufacturers’ title. The German marque did so in dominating fashion … Read More
A Letter from Jon Bennett to the IMSA Paddock
Jon Bennett To my friends, partners, and fans of CORE autosport: The 2019 Petit Le Mans will be my last race in a DPi. In fact, I have no racing … Read More
Teams playing IMSA like a fiddle
Team Penske, others, play IMSA like a fiddle IMSA has introduced new team communication rules and a reduction of available timing data on race weekends, in effort to crack down … Read More
Ford GT Mk II order book will close on August 31st
When the Ford GT Mk II was revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 4, a previously unrealized level of performance was unleashed. As a track-only supercar the … Read More
Pirelli GT4 America SprintX to debut at 2020 Acura GPALB
Pirelli GT4 America SprintX SRO Motorsports Group SRO Motorsports Group and Grand Prix Association of Long Beach officials announced today that a round of the 2020 Pirelli GT4 America SprintX … Read More
Alice Powell will join Katherine Legge at VIR
Recent W-Series race winner Alice Powell Recent W Series Brands Hatch race winner Alice Powell will make her IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut at Virginia International Raceway alongside fellow Brit … Read More
Aston Martin aims to reclaim WEC GTE Pro and Am titles
New Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing is aiming high as it returns to the FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone (GB), the competitive home of the luxury sportscar brand, on … Read More
Briscoe to drive Mustang Supercar at Virginia IMSA race
Mustang SuperCars Ryan Briscoe will conduct a demonstration in a Mustang Supercar at this month’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at VIRginia International Raceway. It is understood that the chassis … Read More
IMSA Unveils 2020 Schedules
Cadillac DPI at Daytona The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship visits 12 of the most iconic and most prestigious road courses and street circuits in North America each year for highly … Read More
David Greenwood Joins United Autosports As Technical Director
David Greenwood United Autosports announced that they have hired former Ferrari F1 race engineer David Greenwood to become their Technical Director with immediate effect. David will join the team as … Read More
Final Weekend TV Ratings
The final ratings from last weekend – all down or horrible except F1 on ESPN2 – up again. If you want decent TV ratings on cable TV you go with … Read More
IMSA Road America final TV rating
IMSA at Road America – not many tuned in The IMSA race from Road America broadcast on NBCSN drew 338K viewers (less than F1 drew for qualifying), only 79K in … Read More
Video: IMSA State of the Union
Scott Atherton IMSA president Scott Atherton addressed the media, teams and partners at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on Friday. During the hour-long presentation, Atherton helped to unveil 2020 … Read More
The ‘Dream Race’ becomes reality: DTM and SUPER GT announce details of joint races
Masaak iBandoh And Gerhard Berger At a press conference at this weekend’s SUPER GT race at Fuji Speedway, Japan, ITR chairman Gerhard Berger and GTA chairman Masaaki Bandoh gave the … Read More
Tincknell, Bomarito Deliver Third Straight Win for Mazda
Harry Tincknell in the No. 55 Mazda RT24-P Mazda Team Joest has claimed its third straight IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship victory in Sunday’s Road Race Showcase at Road America. Harry … Read More
Acura sweeps front row at Road America
#6 Acura on pole Acura Team Penske swept the front row in qualifying today for Sunday’s Road America Road Race Showcase, with Dane Cameron claiming the pole with a new … Read More
2020 IMSA WeatherTech Championship Schedule Released
Rolex 24 to again start season The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will feature a nearly identical schedule in 2020, with the 12-event calendar having been released Friday during the sanctioning … Read More
Penske Acura Locks Out Friday Times at Road America
#6 Acura on top Acura Team Penske continued to set the pace at Road America by leading the second of Friday’s two practice sessions for the IMSA Road Race Showcase. … Read More
God Giveth, God Taketh away
It does not pay to win in IMSA. If you do you will be neutered. How dare Mazda win two races in a row! The Mazda team finally won two … Read More
WEC signs four-year extension with Spa
Spa action – a snow storm hit this year's event so they are moving the date The FIA World Endurance Championship will include Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on its calendar for … Read More
Porsche wins 24 Hours of Spa
Spa 24 Action Porsche has taken victory at the 2019 Total 24 Hours of Spa for the first time since 2010. The German marque beat fierce rivals Mercedes-AMG and Audi … Read More
Top Tracks – Corvette Drivers Choose Their Favorite Circuits
IMSA Corvette Mobil 1 The Grid asked Corvette Racing’s drivers for their pick of the best tracks on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar calendar. With 11 wins at both Mosport and … Read More