Gradient Racing switching to Ford for 2025 IMSA season
Gradient Racing has announced the acquisition of the new Ford Mustang GT3 for next year as part of a “long-term commitment” to compete in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The move to “expand their relationship with Ford Performance” also puts an end to a six-year run with the Acura NSX GT3 for […]
Jota announces Cadillac switch for 2025 WEC
Jota will take over Cadillac’s expanded factory campaign in the World Endurance Championship next season. The British squad will field a pair of Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs in the Hypercar class in 2025 when new rules demand that manufacturer teams run two cars. It takes over the factory programme from Chip Ganassi Racing, which has entered […]
The promising signs of Japanese motorsport’s belated bounceback
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Super GT is venturing beyond Japanese shores next year. The championship’s first-ever night race at Sepang in Malaysia, which should have taken place in 2020 only to be scuppered by the onset of the global health crisis, was part of the series’ 2025 calendar released at the […]
Jaminet admits last-lap clash fear with sister Porsche in Penske 1-2
Road America IMSA SportsCar Championship winner Matthieu Jaminet admits he feared a last-lap crash with Porsche colleague Felipe Nasr in the frantic finale to Sunday’s race. Jaminet crossed the finish line just 0.39s clear of Nasr in the sister Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 in the 2h40m race at the fabled four-mile Elkhart Lake track, having […]
Porsche 1-2 as Acura strategy falls short in wild race
Porsche’s Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy won Sunday’s IMSA SportsCar Championship round at Road America, to claim their second victory of the season despite a penalty. Jaminet/Tandy beat championship-leading team-mates Dane Cameron/Felipe Nasr and Acura’s Filipe Albuquerque/Ricky Taylor following a strategic battle in an incident-packed 2h40m race around the four-mile track that’s renowned as ‘America’s […]
Acura sweeps front row, Corvette locks out GTD Pro
Acura’s Filipe Albuquerque took pole position for this weekend’s IMSA SportsCar Championship round at Road America. Albuquerque beat his team-mate Jordan Taylor and Cadillac Racing’s Renger van der Zande in the 15-minute GTP qualifying session ahead of Sunday’s 2h40m race around the four-mile track that’s the self-proclaimed ‘America’s National Park of Speed’ and features a […]
BMW pips Acura by 0.009s in second practice
BMW’s Connor De Phillippi topped second practice session for this weekend’s IMSA SportsCar Championship round at Road America. De Phillippi beat the Acuras of Filipe Albuquerque and Jordan Taylor in the 90-minute session ahead of Sunday’s 2h40m race around the four-mile track that’s the self-proclaimed ‘America’s National Park of Speed’ and features a 47-car entry. […]
Acura fastest from BMW in first practice
Acura’s Filipe Albuquerque topped the opening practice session for this weekend’s IMSA SportsCar Championship round at Road America. Albuquerque beat BMW’s Connor De Phillippi and Sebastien Bourdais (Cadillac Racing) in preparation for Sunday’s 2h40m race around the four-mile track that’s the self-proclaimed ‘America’s National Park of Speed’ and features a 47-car entry. The premier class […]
What’s really made Porsche’s 963 the pack-leading GTP car in IMSA?
What went so right for Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963? It was at this time last year that everything seemed to click for the new-for-2023 prototype, after stumbling out of the blocks despite the longest pre-season testing program (which started in the summer of 2022) compared its IMSA SportsCar Championship rivals Acura, BMW and Cadillac. Although […]