Cadillac heads Ferrari in ultra-close final practice
Cadillac topped the timesheets in final practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship event at Austin. Alex Lynn set a best time of 1m51.571s in the sole Ganassi-entered Cadillac V-Series.R to put the American marque at the front on its home turf, with Ferrari and Toyota finishing close behind in second and third respectively. It […]
Giovinazzi leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP2
Ferrari returned to the top of the World Endurance Championship timesheets for the first time since the Le Mans 24 Hours in second free practice for this weekend’s Austin round. The two factory Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars, which could only finish fifth and sixth last time out in the WEC at Interlagos, ended up […]
Porsche on top in FP1
A late charge from Matt Campbell propelled Porsche to the top of the timesheets in opening free practice for Sunday’s Austin round of the World Endurance Championship. The Australian found almost exactly a second aboard the #5 Penske-run factory Porsche 963 LMDh as the chequered flag was being unfurled at the end of the 90-minute […]
Toyota seeking WEC damage limitation at COTA
Toyota is aiming for damage limitation in this weekend’s Austin round of the World Endurance Championship as it aims to keep its title chances alive. The Japanese manufacturer doesn’t expect a repeat of its victory last time out in the WEC at Interlagos in July and is bracing itself for a “challenging weekend” on the […]
Aston Martin completes 6000km of testing with new Valkyrie LMH
Aston Martin’s new Valkyrie World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship contender has already notched up more than 6000km in testing since hitting the track last month. The Le Mans Hypercar developed by the British manufacturer out of the Adrian Newey-inspired Valkyrie road car has racked up that distance, equivalent to 3700 miles, over the […]
SUPER GT postpones Suzuka race over looming typhoon
SUPER GT has moved this weekend’s Suzuka race to December due to an incoming typhoon in Japan. Originally supposed to hold the fifth round on 31 August — 1 September, the Suzuka 350km will now serve as the season finale on 7-8 December, organiser GTA announced on Wednesday. The change to the schedule has been […]
Toyota receives double BoP hit for Austin WEC round
Toyota has been hit with a reduction in power and an increase in weight under the Hypercar Balance of Performance for this weekend’s Austin round of the World Endurance Championship. The two Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars have lost 9kW or 12bhp in base power and gained 5kg in minimum weight for the Lone […]
The origin of the Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr, IMSA’s wildest livery
According to recent paleontological studies, the Tyrannosaurus Rex was not a fast creature, with a maximum running speed potentially as slow as 10 m.p.h. Rexy, the current points leader in IMSA’s GTD Pro field, is much much quicker. Rexy, bright green, with a toothy grill for a mouth and teensy arms on the door panels, […]
WEC to launch new documentary series about Hypercar manufacturers
The World Endurance Championship has announced a new documentary series that will give an inside look into the histories of all major manufacturers competing in the Hypercar class. Titled ‘Meet the Legends’, the eight-part series will begin airing in November and will dive deeper into the «sporting, business and aspirational stories» of major car brands […]