Gulf Returns to Top Class at Le Mans with DragonSpeed
DragonSpeed Gulf car and drivers 50 years after Gulf’s second victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours, the famous oil and fuel brand has announced its partnership with the DragonSpeed … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
Ganassi Unlikely to Run Ford GTs in 2020
Ford GT Chip Ganassi Racing is unlikely to continue racing Ford GTs next year according to managing director Mike Hull, who indicated they’re awaiting a decision on Ford’s potential DPi … Read More
LeMans Test Day: Toyota Ends on Top; Corvette Leads GTE-Pro
LeMans Many won’t have been to Le Mans since last year’s race. For first-timers everything will be new. All will have been looking forward to taking to the 13.626-km circuit … Read More
Ford v. Ferrari: First Look at Christian Bale and Matt Damon’s Race Car Movie
Bale and Damon were starters at the Indy 500 this past weekend – neither Ford or Ferrari race in IndyCar Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale are set to … Read More
Ford GT program to shut down operations (2nd Update)
Ford confirms it is pulling the plug UPDATE This news by Ford from April was followed by BMW confirming that its FIA WEC factory commitments will also end next month … Read More
Thomas Laurent joins Toyota WEC team
Thomas Laurent TOYOTA GAZOO Racing can confirm that Thomas Laurent will join the team as its test and reserve driver for the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Thomas, … Read More
BMW deep-sixes WEC program after 1 season
The WEC never gave BMW the BoP they needed to be competitive, so the shit hit the fan and they quit. BMW has confirmed rumors that it will leave the … Read More
ACO slows Toyotas for 24 Hours of LeMans
Toyotas slightly neutered In order to give the non-hybrid cars a fighting chance, Toyota Gazoo Racing's TS050 Hybrids have received a 10kg increase in minimum weight, bringing the cars up … Read More
DragonSpeed to dump WEC for full-time IndyCar in 2020
Elton Julian sees IndyCar as his team's future DragonSpeed, the international sportscar team which has won endurance races in IMSA, ELMS, and FIA WEC competition this year, will focus its … Read More
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans 60-strong entry list revealed
LeMans The 24 Hours of Le Mans selection committee has finalized the list of 60 competitors and 10 reserve teams for this year’s race. This year’s 24 Hours of Le … Read More
6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps highlights
4 seasons in 1 race : rain, snow, hail and then the sun! The penultimate round of #WEC Super Season has been an unbelievable action-packed one. Enjoy the flavor of … Read More
Vandoorne to be ‘very good’ Le Mans driver – Alonso
Stoffel Vandoorne beaten by Alonso 20-0 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has tipped Stoffel Vandoorne to be a "very good" sports car driver. Until last year, the pair were teammates at McLaren. … Read More
Toyota Frustrated by WEC dragging feet on 2020/2021 rules
Toyota should pull out of WEC and do an IndyCar engine instead. They are racing against no one Toyota Gazoo Racing director Rob Leupen says the manufacturer would not support … Read More
WEC: Porsche sets sights on world championship
#91 Porsche 911 RSR Porsche reaches a match point at round seven of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). The factory squad from Weissach could … Read More
Super Sebring Weekend Returns To Iconic Venue In 2020
Sebring The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) today jointly announced that following the tremendously successful combined race weekend at Sebring International Raceway in … Read More
SMP and Toyota top Spa practice 1 and 2
#17 SMP fastest in morning Practice 1 Sergey Sirotkin led SMP Racing team-mate and fellow ex-Formula 1 racer Stoffel Vandoorne in the opening practice session for this weekend's Spa World … Read More
Hartley to replace Alonso at Toyota
Are more IndyCar race in Alonso's future? Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso will pursue new motorsport challenges following the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours, handing over his place … Read More
Scott Dixon confirmed to drive 24 Hours of Le Mans
LeMans Last Lap New Zealand driver Scott Dixon has been confirmed for another shot at the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. Ford announced Dixon will be … Read More
Toyota gears up for Spa – a race they can’t lose
Toyota has near zero competition in WEC. A win is assured. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing makes the short trip across the Belgian border next week for the penultimate round of the … Read More
Vandoorne replaces Jenson Button at SMP Racing for Spa and Le Mans
Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne will compete in the final two rounds of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship Super Season, replacing Brendon Hartley at the 6 Hours of Spa and … Read More
MacNeil, Vilander, and Smith to Drive WeatherTech Racing Ferrari at Le Mans
WeatherTech Ferrari Looking to add to a dominate podium streak at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GTE class, Scuderia Corsa will return to the famed Circuit de … Read More
Le Mans expands 2019 grid to 62 cars
LeMans Start The Le Mans 24 Hours will feature a 62-car grid this year, with temporary garages being erected to house the top two teams from the reserve list, High … Read More
Risi Competizione announces rest of LeMans driver lineup
Olivier Jarvis will join Pipo Derani Risi Competizione Team Principal Giuseppe Risi and Frenchman Jean Guikas are happy to announce the final driver line-up for the No. 89 Risi Competizione … Read More
Derani to drive Risi Ferrari at 24 Hours of LeMans
Luis Felipe "Pipo" Derani Risi Competizione has announced Sao Paolo native, Luis Felipe "Pipo" Derani, as a driver for the 87th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans race, June 15-16. … Read More