Why Porsche doesn’t expect another WEC domination at Imola
Porsche pretty much dominated at the World Endurance Championship season-opener in Qatar back in March. The German manufacturer’s 963 LMDh led all bar 52 of the 355 laps on the way to blocking out the podium positions. But there’s every reason to expect that it is going to have more of a fight on its […]
Ricky Taylor looking for redemption at Long Beach
A year ago, a disastrous pit stop for issues during a swap with co-driver Filipe Albuquerque left Taylor forced to put on a furious charge in the No. 10 Acura ARX-07 for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti. Taylor overcame a gap of 8s with eight minutes left and stormed back through to second and, with […]
WEC’s Dries Vanthoor to make British GT debut at Silverstone 500
Vanthoor will contest the three-hour race as a one-off for Century Motorsport aboard its BMW M4 GT3 on the 26-28 April, amid WEC duties for the German manufacturer in the hypercar class. The drive was originally for Dan Harper, but in March Leung’s former co-driver secured a last-minute call-up for the British GT season in […]
Ferrari, Toyota receive biggest BoP breaks for WEC’s Imola round
The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at a minimum weight of 1041kg, 34kg below the figure at which it competed in the WEC curtain-raiser in Qatar last month, and has had maximum power raised by 7kW (9bhp). Toyota’s GR010 HYBRID LMH has lost 29kg and gained 6kW in the table issued by the […]
Gounon replaces Habsburg for Alpine Hypercar debut at Imola’s WEC round
The two-time GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup title winner with Mercedes takes Habsburg’s seat in the French manufacturer’s #35 A424 LMDh alongside Charles Milesi and Paul-Loup in his role as official reserve for the Signatech-run Alpine Endurance Team. Habsburg has been ruled out for at least the second round of the 2024 WEC after […]
Ex-F1 racer Pirro makes motorbike racing debut
The 62-year-old Italian contested the Hailwood Trophy for 250cc and 350cc two-stroke grand prix and Formula 750 motorcycles that raced up to 1983. He qualified the Michael Russell-entered Yamaha TZ250 20th in the 34-bike field, 9.7 seconds off pole. The Italian, who recently left his role managing the McLaren young driver programme, ran 20th in race one […]
Gradient replaces Legge with McAleer for rest of 2024 season
The team revealed the driver change on social media, with McAleer stepping up to full-time GTD running alongside co-driver Sheena Monk in the Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 beginning on the upcoming Streets of Long Beach April 19-20. McAleer was part of the Gradient’s effort as an endurance co-driver for the Daytona 24 Hours in January. […]
Vettel impressed Porsche in 963 test but no Le Mans decision yet
Vettel completed almost two grand prix distances over four stints in Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963 hypercar in testing at Aragon in Spain, logging 118 laps in its major pre-Le Mans, 36-hour endurance test. Porsche’s director of factory racing, Urs Kuratle, remarked that Vettel “mastered it extremely well”. “Sebastian certainly doesn’t have to prove that he […]
Vasser Sullivan fielding two GTD entries for Long Beach
With the GTD Pro category not competing at the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit, Vasser Sullivan opted to adjust its driver lineup for the pair of Lexus RC F GT3 machines. Jack Hawksworth, fresh off a win at the Twelve Hours of Sebring and a win last year in Long Beach in GTD Pro, will […]