Bourdais added to Ganassi Cadillac roster for WEC Qatar
After Richard Westbrook’s departure to join the JDC-Miller Motorsport Porsche team in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, it was revealed in January that returning duo Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber would have a different driving partner aboard their V-Series.R LMDh on a race-by-race basis. Confirmation followed that Lynn and Bamber would contest the regular six-hour races […]
Sparco and Ford Performance join forces, beginning with Mustang GT3 factory race programme
Sparco, a global leader in motorsports wear and equipment, and Ford Performance, the high-performance division of Ford Motor Company, are excited to announce a formal relationship beginning with the North American Mustang GT3 factory race program taking place in the IMSA-sanctioned GTD Pro category. In an «Official Supplier» role, Sparco will provide technical racewear and […]
Porsche had enough fuel to go full distance in curtailed Daytona 24 Hours
An officiating error by IMSA led to the chequered flag being shown one lap early, but the mistake almost certainly had no bearing on the result as Felipe Nasr, Matt Campbell, Dane Cameron and Josef Newgarden took victory for Porsche Penske Motorsport even though the car was short-fuelled at its final pitstop. Raul Prados, lead […]
Mercedes reveals 19-driver factory roster for GT racing in 2024
Although it hasn’t signed a like-for-like replacement for its previous star Raffaele Marciello, who has switched to rival brand BMW, multiple new names will campaign the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in factory capacity across a wide variety of championships this year. Supercars star David Reynolds is the most notable name to step up to the factory roster, […]
Peugeot won’t race its revised 9X8 in WEC season opener
A move that had been widely expected has been confirmed by Peugeot Sport technical director Olivier Jansonnie, who has revealed that the French manufacturer will race in the 2024 WEC curtain-raiser at Qatar in March with a car unchanged from the specification in which it contested last year’s season finale in Bahrain. Jansonnie explained that […]
Why Daytona 24 Hours victory was so “huge” for Porsche and Penske
The German manufacturer has now matched its number of wins at the Floridian sportscar classic to its record tally of 19 Le Mans 24 Hours triumphs. While acknowledging the size of the achievement in the IMSA SportsCar Championship’s biggest event, Kuratle admits that this will bring “huge pressure” for the world’s most prestigious sportscar race […]
Cadillac commits to entering six-hour WEC races with two drivers
Ganassi has revealed that only for the longer races — the Qatar 1812km or 10-hour season-opener next month, the Le Mans 24 Hours and then the Bahrain 8 Hours season finale — does it intend to run a third driver alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn. The news follows comments from the General Motors brand […]
Toyota and Mobil 1 extend partnership across all classes
Mobil 1’s primary assets will now be involved across all three of Toyota’s NASCAR Cup Series teams – Joe Gibbs Racing, 23XI Racing, and Legacy Motor Club – along with continued primary placements within Toyota’s NHRA Drag Racing Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship, ARCA Series, Late Models and more. “Mobil 1 is proud to be synonymous […]
Winward Racing relishes second Daytona 24 victory in four years
The trio of Indy Dontje, Philip Ellis and Russell Ward were part both winning squads, but this latest one featured Daniel Morad, who closed out the contest in the No. 57 Mercedes AMG GT3. It was a commanding performance by the foursome, which were steadily in command, especially throughout the backend of IMSA’s season opening […]