Toyota confirms WEC entry with TS030 Hybrid
TOYOTA Racing can confirm it has expanded its plans for the 2012 season and has entered the FIA World Endurance Championship. It was originally planned to enter only selected races, … Read More
Category: World Endurance Championship
Seven Lola LMP cars confirmed for 2012 Le Mans
Following the publication this afternoon of selected entries for the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Lola Group are pleased to announce that there will be at least seven Lola LMP … Read More
Audi with hybrid drive at Le Mans for the first time
Audi competes in the 80th running of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 16-17, 2012 with a total of four LMP1 sports cars. Two of the four … Read More
Heidfeld to race Toyota in WEC and LeMans
Nick Heidfeld REBELLION Racing is pleased to announce that Nick Heidfeld will drive one of the team’s Lola-Toyota LMP1 coupés during the FIA World Endurance Championship opening rounds and the … Read More
Kodewa and Lotus choose Lola LMP technology for 2012
Two more Lola LMP2 Coupes have been announced by a new Lola customer today. The German-based Kodewa team has entered Lola LMP2 coupes, designed and built in Huntingdon UK, in … Read More
Toyota releases first photos of new WEC challenger
Toyota Hybrid drivers UPDATE TOYOTA Racing today announced more details of its forthcoming FIA World Endurance Championship participation. The new team, which is based at TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG) in … Read More
Rebellion Racing enters two cars in WEC
Rebellion Lola The REBELLION Racing 2012 program will centre around running two Lola-Toyota LMP1 cars in the FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the prestigious 24 Heures du Mans. REBELLION … Read More
SHOCKER: Peugeot ends Le Mans program
Peugeots UPDATE Response by the ACO to the news of the cancellation of Peugeot's endurance racing program. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest notes the end of Peugeot Automobiles program in … Read More
Toyota’s Le Mans car begins testing
Toyota's all-new 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours contender hit the track for the first time last week. The Japanese manufacturer's gasoline-electric hybrid LMP1 coupe was shaken down over three days … Read More
Krohn Racing commits to WEC
Krohn Racing announced it will enter the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship with Team Owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn (center), Michele Rugolo (left) and Nic Jonsson (right) in a new Ferrari … Read More
Status GP announce Lola LMP2 program
Status Grand Prix will this year develop an LMP2 sports car program following its decision to acquire a new 2012 specification Lola B12/80 Coupe. The Silverstone based team will take … Read More
Greaves Motorsport confirms drivers for 2012 FIA WEC
Greaves Motorsport is pleased to announce their driver line up for the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship. Christian Zugel, Ricardo Gonzalez and Elton Julian will drive for the team in … Read More
Chandhok hopes to also race in WEC in 2012
Karun Chandhok Karun Chandhok is hoping to dovetail a third driver role in Formula 1 next season with a sports car campaign in the new World Endurance Championship according to … Read More
Dieter Gass to reinforce Audi Sport
Dieter Gass Audi is tackling the 2012 motor sport season with an extended leadership team. Dieter Gass (48) will reinforce the squad led by Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang … Read More
Audi tests LMP1 sports car for 2012
Audi R18 Audi Sport is intensively preparing for the 2012 sports prototype season. A test team has started the next trial phase of the LMP1 sports car for the 2012 … Read More
17 teams given automatic invitations for the 2012 Le Mans
Taking into account the results of the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours as well as the Le Mans Series and American Le Mans Series Championships, seventeen teams have been given … Read More
Brundles teammates for LeMans
Ex-F1 driver Martin Brundle will join forces with son Alex at next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Brundle, 52, and son Alex, 21, will pilot the Nissan-powered Greaves Motorsport … Read More
di Grassi to replace Bourdais LeMans?
Sebastien Bourdais makes no secret that he would like to race in IndyCar full-time in 2012. This year he only ran the road and street races as the ovals conflicted … Read More
Audi R8 LMS ultra to be launched in 2012
In 2012, the Audi R8 LMS ultra will succeed the successful R8 LMS GT3 sports car with which R8 LMS customers have won 115 races and 12 national and international … Read More
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship Schedule
Tentative 2012 Calendar17 March: 12 Hours of Sebring (USA)5 May: WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL)3 June: 24 Hours of Le Mans test day (FRA)16/17 June: 80th Anniversary of the … Read More