Fiery Daytona garage blaze caps end of Michelin Pilot Challenge practice
An impressive plume of smoke rose above the infield near the pit entrance of Daytona International Speedway after emergency crews were able to put out a large fire during the Michelin Pilot Challenge practice on Wednesday. The fire that broke out in one of the outbuildings located near the fueling station in the Yellow Garage […]
BMW tops the times in Roar test ahead of Daytona 24 Hours
BMW ended up fastest and topped the times in three sessions over the official Roar test ahead of this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener. A 1m35.424s around the Daytona International Speedway from Dries Vanthoor on the opening day aboard the #24 Rahal BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh stood as the best time […]
Lotterer explains “golden opportunity” behind Genesis move
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has described joining Genesis for its World Endurance Championship entry in 2026 as “a golden opportunity”. The reigning WEC Hypercar champion, who is moving to the South Korean manufacturer after eight seasons with Porsche, told Motorsport.com that the move would allow him to build something that will […]
South Korea’s forgotten project Genesis will hope to surpass
Genesis, you might think, will become the first South Korean manufacturer to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours when its forthcoming LMDh takes to the grid in 2026. But you’d be wrong. Thirty years before the Hyundai brand’s intended arrival there was another campaign at Circuit de la Sarthe by a car maker from […]
Lamborghini appoints BMW LMDh manager Leschiutta as new motorsport boss
Lamborghini has recruited Maurizio Leschiutta from BMW where he headed up the M Hybrid V8 LMDh programme to become its new motorsport boss. Leschiutta has taken over as head of motorsport to oversee the Italian manufacturer’s LMDh prototype, GT3 and one-make sportscar programmes at the Italian manufacturer’s in-house Squadra Corse competitions department. The Italo-Canadian moves […]
Leclerc’s ex-engineer becomes Cadillac technical director in WEC and IMSA
Charles Leclerc’s former race engineer at the Ferrari Formula 1 team has been recruited by Cadillac as technical director of its LMDh sportscar project. Xavier Marcos is taking up the new position within the Cadillac V-Series.R programme, which straddles the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship, after seven years at the Scuderia. The […]
MotoGP legend Rossi stays in WEC with Team WRT BMW for 2025
Motorcycle racing legend Valentino Rossi will continue in the World Endurance Championship with the WRT BMW squad in 2025. The Italian’s second season in the LMGT3 class of the WEC has been confirmed along with his team-mates in the #46 BMW M4 GT3 EVO for the eight-race schedule incorporating the Le Mans 24 Hours. Rossi […]
Cadillac, Jota unveil 2025 WEC livery
Cadillac and Jota have taken the wraps off the livery in which the two factory V-Series.R LMDhs will race in the World Endurance Championship this season. The Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entries will hit the track in the same ‘Hertz Racing Gold’ colours as the British team’s customer Porsche 963s of 2023-24. The livery was […]
What Motorsport.com is looking forward to in 2025
The Dakar Rally has claimed its first high-profile victims, and the chequered flag has fallen on the Dubai 24 Hours with victory claimed by the Al Manar Racing by WRT BMW. After a brief lull while gravy-soaked turkey and pigs-in-blankets were consumed, motorsport is well and truly back. The year ahead promises numerous talking points across […]