ACO Confirms Le Mans Start Line Move
LeMans start in 2017 Following reports in local French newspaper La Maine Libre this week that the Le Mans 24 Hours start line is set to move, the Automobile Club … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
Ben Keating Announces Third Driver for Risi Competizione/Keating Le Mans Entry
#82 Risi Ferrari LeMans 2016 Risi Competizione and Keating Motorsport announced at this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona that they would partner for Keating's GTE-Am entry in the 86th running … Read More
Gibson sign LMP1 Engine Contract with Rebellion Racing and Oreca
Gibson LMP1 engine Gibson Technology is pleased to announce a new contract with Rebellion Racing and chassis constructor Oreca to supply LMP1 engines for the 2018/19 World Endurance Championship Super … Read More
Nissan Announces 2018 Motorsports Programs
Nissan Super GT-R Nissan/NISMO today announced their global motorsports plans for 2018, which include Nissan's debut in the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E Championship, as well as updated lineups for … Read More
JDC-Miller Motorsports Forced To Withdraw Le Mans Entry
The Gainsco JDC Miller entry will skip LeMans DC-Miller MotorSports will not file an entry for the 2018 24 Hours of LeMans. The team had previously announced their intention to … Read More
Fernando Alonso can’t believe the power of the Toyota
After testing ahead of his FIA World Endurance Championship debut this year, Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso says the hybrid boost produced by his 1000bhp Toyota TS050 made it feel … Read More
24H Le Mans Entry List Released
LeMans The entry list for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans has been released with a capacity total of 60 cars set for the French endurance classic on June … Read More
Enzinger Appointed New Head of Volkswagen Group Motorsport
Fritz Enzinger Former Porsche LMP1 Vice President Fritz Enzinger has been appointed the head of Volkswagen Group Motorsport, replacing the departing Wolfgang Durheimer, the German manufacturer has announced. Enzinger, who … Read More
WEC announces 36-car full season entry
LeMans A capacity and high profile full-season entry list for the 2018-2019 FIA World Endurance Championship Super Season has been revealed during an online press conference broadcast from Paris, France. … Read More
Fuji to move WEC date (Update)
Toyota will move Fuji date for Alonso UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. The World Endurance Championship has accepted a request by the Fuji Circuit to move the … Read More
WEC To Run ‘1500 Miles Of Sebring’ (2nd Update)
Sunset at Sebring UPDATE FIA World Endurance Championship CEO Gerard Neveu is adamant that its race at Sebring will go ahead as planned, despite increasing doubts over the event’s logistics … Read More
Brown: Common Prototype Regs “In Everyone’s Best Interest”
Zak Brown McLaren CEO Zak Brown feels that common regulations for prototypes in IMSA and the WEC would be a logical step moving forward for teams, drivers and manufacturers. This … Read More
Toyota Gazoo Racing Confirms Driver Line-Up: Fernando Alonso Joins
Alonso to drive for Toyota at LeMans TOYOTA GAZOO Racing can confirm its drivers for the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, with Fernando Alonso joining the line-up. The … Read More
Risi Competizione and Keating Motorsports form joint effort for 24 Hours of Le Mans
Giuseppe Risi Risi Competizione and Keating Motorsports have announced a partnership for the 86th Annual 24 Hours of Le Mans race to be held June 16-17, 2018. Giuseppe Risi and … Read More
The 1967 Mark IV: Legend of Le Mans
Few auto racing efforts were as ambitious as Ford’s quest to beat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most important sports car race, in the 1960s. … Read More
We remember: Dan Gurney and AJ Foyt on Le Mans 1967
From last April, RACER Magazine gets an exclusive invitation to sit with two of motor racing's biggest legends, Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, as the winners of the 1967 24 … Read More
Andreas Seidl on the future of Porsche top motorsport
Michelin Australia had the chance to talk to LMP1 team principal Andreas Seidl on the withdrawal of Porsche from LMP1 class in FIA WEC and the entrance in Formula E … Read More
FOX Sports Ends 24H Le Mans Coverage
FOX Sports has elected not to renew its television contract for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA World Endurance Championship, ending a 21-year run of live coverage of … Read More
Video: Speed vs Consistency, which wins
Turning a single fast lap is one thing – but the ability to keep putting in hot laps, one after another, is something else. Consistency. It's one of the toughest … Read More
Alonso lays out plans for LeMans, Indy 500 return
Alonso Rolex 24 Profile Photo If all goes according to plan, Fernando Alonso could have completed his quest for motorsport's unofficial Triple Crown by May of 2019. This week Alonso … Read More
How the Porsche 956 made racing history
Porsche 956 It all begins in August 1981: The FIA introduces a new sports car prototype class into the World Sportscar Championships beginning with the 1982 season. World championships are … Read More