van der Zande puts Cadillac back on top in third practice
Driving the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing, the Dutchman pulled off a stout flying lap of 1m49.179s around the 17-turn, 3.74-mile circuit, which came with 25 minutes remaining. Augusto Farfus established the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 in the runner-up spot of the session, ending up 0.258s off the mark […]
JDC-Miller Porsche leads second practice
British driver Phil Hanson set the fastest overall time during the session, putting down a1:48.149s while driving the No. 85 JDC-Miller Porsche 963. That was just a tenth or so quicker than Renger van der Zande’s P1 time from the earlier practice. Sebastien Bourdais was second-fastest in the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R, trailing Hanson by […]
Cadillac 1-2 in the opening practice session
Renger van der Zande set the fastest time (1:48.279s) in the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R. Trailing the Dutchman by almost half a second at 1:48.758s was Jack Aitken in the No. 31 Action Express Cadillac. Nick Tandy was third overall in the No. 6 Porsche 963 with a best lap of 1:48.941s. Leading the LMP2 […]
Penske rules out chance of Indianapolis hosting WEC in 2025
Penske has revealed that his aspirations to host the North American round of the WEC on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, outlined as early as 2022, remain on hold for at least the next two seasons. “I cannot say we are ready to do something in the next 24 months,” said Penske, whose team […]
Lamborghini motorsport boss Sanna departs
The 48-year-old has been replaced on an interim basis by Rouven Mohr, who will fulfil his new responsibilities alongside his duties as chief technical officer of the overall Lamborghini organisation. The move was announced by the Italian manufacturer on Thursday in a short statement that gave no insight into the reasons for Sanna’s departure. It […]
Cadillac and Ganassi to split after 2024 WEC and IMSA seasons
Confirmation of the split after what will be four seasons has been provided by Ganassi managing director Mike Hull, who told Motorsport.com that “we are ending this chapter” of a long relationship with Cadillac parent company General Motors that has straddled IndyCars, NASCAR and Extreme E as well as sportscars. He said that it was coming […]
Porsche wary of mistakes as it aims to ‘maintain trajectory’ at Sebring
PPM claimed victory in both the opening rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Daytona’s Rolex 24 and the World Endurance Championship in Qatar with its LMDh 963 prototype. But Diuguid warned that its streak could end this Saturday, with the second round of IMSA’s so-called ‘36 Hours of Florida’ on the former airbase that’s […]
How Aston Martin has begun preparations for its delayed Hypercar programme
It was in the summer of 2019 when Aston Martin first announced its plan to build a Hypercar to the World Endurance Championship’s LMH rules. The intention was to enter the championship from 2021, but it won’t be until next year before the Valkyrie lines up on the grid at the Circuit de la Sarthe […]
Acura buoyed by weight reduction for IMSA Sebring 12 Hours
HRC USA president David Salters, who is responsible for the ARX-06 program, told Motorsport.com at the season-opening IndyCar Series round at St. Petersburg last weekend that the reduction of 17kg since the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona should give it a better fighting chance on raw pace at Sebring this weekend. The Wayne Taylor Racing […]