Toyota will not appeal disqualification
The Toyotas failed post-race inspection All our drivers drove our cars with their full power and the fight for victory was truly exciting for the fans so I truly feel … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
Conway Quickest in Silverstone opening practice
#7 Toyota of Conway Mike Conway set the pace in an incident-filled Free Practice 1 ahead of the Six Hours of Silverstone which saw two red flag periods. He posted … Read More
WEC cuts some races to four hours on 2019-2020 calendar
Toyota will win every race The World Endurance Championship has revealed the provisional calendar for its 2019-2020 season. It will begin with a four-hour race at Silverstone, shortened from the … Read More
Alonso Hopeful of Long-Term Sports Car Future
Alonso may decide he prefers sportscar racing unbeatable Toyota over racing with Andretti's IndyCar 'B' team Fernando Alonso says he’s expecting to remain in sports car racing for the long-term … Read More
ACO Makes Changes To IMSA Auto Entries For Le Mans
LeMans In addition to the slew of changes to the IMSA WeatherTech Championship for 2019 announced by IMSA, the ACO has announced further changes affecting the American championship’s automatic invitations … Read More
Panoz/Green4U GT-EV Le Mans Project Shelved
Panoz/Green4U GT-EV The Don Panoz-led Green4U GT-EV project, which was announced at Le Mans last year, has officially been shelved. Originally, Panoz’s plan, was to race the all-electric car as … Read More
3 manufacturers backing away from hypercar talks
Toyota hypercar concept Ford and Ferrari are among the manufacturers no longer attending the meetings to shape the FIA and ACO’s proposed ‘Hypercar’ regulations, which are due to come into … Read More
Lamborghini GTE Program gets the axe
Lamborghini Huracan GTE Lamborghini has elected not to move forward with its proposed GTE effort, with a focus instead set to be placed on its customer-based programs in the short … Read More
Video: Porsche Smashes The Nordschleife Lap Record
Porsche has been on a dedicated victory tour in 2018, attempting to break lap records across Europe with their 919 Hybrid Evo LMP1 car. And the headline event was a … Read More
God giveth, God taketh away
God giveth the Toyotas an unbeatable advantage at LeMans, now God taketh it away The FIA and ACO have given multiple concessions to LMP1 non-hybrids, in a new effort to … Read More
Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo buries record in the “Green Hell”
Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo With 5 minutes and 19.55 seconds on the stopwatch Timo Bernhard (37, Germany) crossed the finish line of the Nurburgring-Nordschleife this morning at the wheel of … Read More
LeMans 24 LMP2 winners disqualified over re-fueling violation
No. 26 Oreca 07 Gibson stripped of win. This isn't NASCAR where the winner always keeps their victory no matter how bad they cheat. The LMP2 winning G-Drive Racing team … Read More
Toyota confirms hypercar development, likely based on its Le Mans race car
Toyota GR Super Sport concept Toyota, the manufacturer best known for its vanilla sedans and crossovers, confirmed it has plans for hypercar. It will likely be based on its Le … Read More
WEC and IMSA still worlds apart on cost
Ferrari hypercar concept. The next generation of car that will fight for outright victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans will have the look of hypercars and super sportscars … Read More
Kanaan did not drive enough, No. 67 Ford loses fourth at LeMans
Tony Kanaan did not drive the minimum of 6 hours The No. 67 Ford GT has lost its fourth place GTE-Pro class finish in the 24 Hours of Le Mans … Read More
Patrick Dempsey – “It’s a Hollywood movie ending”
Patrick Dempsey Patrick Dempsey lauded his Dempsey-Proton Racing team as they recorded a dominant victory in the GTE Am class at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans with the … Read More
LeMans Hour 22: Alonso’s Toyota now up 1 lap on sister car
It will be an easy win for the #8 Alonso Toyota After 22 hours of racing it's now a foregone conclusion that Fernando Alonso will win the 24 Hours of … Read More
LeMans Hour 21: Toyotas 12 laps ahead, Alonso still out front
Alonso laps the #63 Chevy Corvette for the 40th time After 21 hours of racing the two Toyota TS050 HYBRIDS are still out in front with Fernando Alonso is still … Read More
LeMans Hour 20: Toyotas 11 laps ahead, Alonso poised to win
Alonso cruising to victory as planned After 20 hours of racing the two Toyota TS050 HYBRIDS are still out in front but there has been a change for the lead … Read More
LeMans Hour 15: Toyotas 9 laps ahead
#7 Toyota leads but not for long With the sun coming up over LeMans, France, the Toyotas have put 9 laps on the entire field at the end of 15 … Read More
LeMans Hour 4: Toyotas 2 laps ahead
Alonso is chasing down the #7 Toyota The Toyotas have put 2 laps on the entire field at the end of four hours of the 24 Hours of LeMans and … Read More
LeMans Hour 2: Toyotas still in a waltz
The #92 Porsche leads GTE-Pro The Toyotas have just about lapped the entire field at the end of two hours of the 24 Hours of LeMans. The Japanese team has … Read More
LeMans Hour 1: Toyotas in a waltz
The Toyotas are very far ahead after 1-hour and everything is go to the ACO's plan There was carnage in the first 15 seconds of the start of the 2018 … Read More