2021 FIA WEC Entry List Revealed
FIA WEC Season 9 signifies the start of an exciting new era for endurance racing with the introduction of the Hypercar category. Toyota has already unveiled its Hypercar challenger for … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
Portimão to replace Sebring for 2021 FIA WEC season-opener
Round 1 of FIA WEC Season 9, the 8 Hours of Portimão, will take place from 2-4 April 2021. Due to the rapid evolution of coronavirus, as well as various … Read More
FIA WEC News Update
A New Livery For JOTA The UK-based team has unveiled a new livery for 2021. The #28 and #38 Oreca 07-Gibson prototypes will sport a predominantly green design for their … Read More
GM Might Build an LMDh Car to Challenge for Le Mans Wins
General Motors has a new director of sports-car racing, Laura Wontrop Klauser, who’s set to oversee the Cadillac DPi and Corvette C8.R GTE. Her appointment comes in a changing era … Read More
Ricciardo would prefer Le Mans over Indy 500
(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo has indicated he is more likely to try his hand at Le Mans as opposed to the equally-fabled Indy 500. The Australian has moved from Renault to … Read More
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING Introduces GR010 Hybrid Hypercar
The reigning World Champions and three-time Le Mans winners will defend those titles against new manufacturer competitors using a racing version of the upcoming hypercar road car, featuring powertrain technology … Read More
Toyota reveals first images of GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar for 2021 WEC
Toyota has released the first pictures of its new Le Mans Hypercar and the name for its latest World Endurance Championship challenger. The Japanese manufacturer’s latest hybrid-powered prototype racer, which … Read More
Rumor: Magnussen eyes prime Le Mans seat for 2022
(GMM) Kevin Magnussen (shown above with wife Louise) could be heading to Le Mans in 2022. After losing his place in Formula 1, the Dane is embarking on a sports … Read More
Toyota to Reveal New Le Mans Hypercar on the 15th (Update)
Toyota has already tested its hypercar racer at Paul Ricard race circuit with great success. Just days away from its official launch next week, Toyota fired up the engine and … Read More
Glickenhaus partners with Joest and Sauber for LMH project
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has enlisted 24 Hours of Le Mans winners Joest Racing and Sauber to work on its Le Mans Hypercar program for the FIA World Endurance Championship. The … Read More
Castroneves to race for Polish LMP2 team at Sebring WEC event (Update)
Corrected title of article. As the first Polish team in the World Endurance Championship, Inter Europol Competition is very proud to announce Alex Brundle (GB), Renger van der Zande (NL) … Read More
Aston Martin drops factory WEC program for 2021
Aston Martin Racing has confirmed the British marque will switch its strategic focus of its Vantage GT motorsport program to concentrate on customer operations from 2021 onwards. In its nine … Read More
Racing Team India forms star-studded all-Indian drivers line-up for Le Mans
Racing Team India is set to create history by becoming the first team to feature an all-Indian drivers line-up globally, in the world of endurance racing at the 20201 Asian … Read More
2021 Race Calendars Now Live
In what might be the most comprehensive list of motorsports race calendars found anywhere, our Race Schedules pick on our Main Menu above has been updated with the latest 2021 … Read More
World Motorsport Council finalizes all categories for 2021
On the occasion of the FIA Annual General Assembly Week in Geneva, the World Motor Sport Council convened Wednesday for the fourth and final meeting of 2020. The meeting was … Read More
Doug Fehan Steps Away After 25 Years With Corvette Racing
Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan is stepping away from his position following the team’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Fehan started with GM Racing in 1988 and worked on … Read More
Peugeot Sport unveils the technical features of its Hypercar
Peugeot will return to the FIA’s World Endurance Championship (WEC) after a decade-long hiatus with a hybrid race car developed jointly with oil company Total, one of its historic partners. … Read More
Porsche Confirms LMDh Program for 2023
The Executive Board at Porsche AG has approved the development of a Le Mans Daytona hybrid (LMDh) racing prototype. After careful evaluation, Porsche Motorsport received the direction to build a … Read More
WEC confirms tweaked qualifying format for 2021
Simplification of the WEC’s sporting regulations was an important target for 2021, with regulations set to stimulate championship growth, create sporting fairness and to ensure that costs remain controlled in … Read More
Audi exits Formula E, Confirms Return To Endurance Racing
Audi has today announced that it will return to the world of endurance racing pleasing motorsport fans across the globe. The German manufacturer confirmed in a press release earlier that … Read More
DragonSpeed Returns to WEC in 2021 as Montoya Joins Hedman and Hanley
The 10Star DragonSpeed LMP2 team will return to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 20201 after a season’s hiatus. Team stalwart Henrik Hedman is scheduled to be paired for a … Read More
Conway, Lopez, Kobayashi Clinch WEC Title with Bahrain Win
Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López won the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) title with victory in the eighth and final race of the season as TOYOTA … Read More
BMW Motorsport Boss Jens Marquardt moves on to a new role
In an unexpected move, BMW Motorsport Boss Jens Marquardt is leaving behind his racing activities. After nearly 10 years at the helm of the BMW Motorsport program, Marquardt will now head the … Read More
Rebellion WEC program shuttered
Rebellion announced back in February it would cease operations after this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was run last weekend. On 4 December 2019, it was announced that … Read More