Lamborghini withdraws from WEC’s Hypercar and LMGT3 classes
Lamborghini has withdrawn from the World Endurance Championship, ending its participation in both the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes. The Italian manufacturer was missing from the 2025 WEC entry list on the publication of the reduced 37-car grid for next season on Friday. It subsequently made an announcement of what it described as a “pause” in […]
Toyota opts against hiring Leupen replacement for 2025 WEC campaign
Toyota is not planning to replace Rob Leupen as team director of its World Endurance Championship squad for next season. It has revealed that the duties at the race track undertaken by the Dutchman, who is leaving Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe in Cologne after 30 years of service, will be taken up by existing team […]
Kubica sticks with AF Corse Ferrari for 2025 WEC
Formula 1 race winner Robert Kubica will remain with the AF Corse Ferrari customer Hypercar squad for the 2025 World Endurance Championship. Kubica had looked likely to stick with the #83 squad when speaking to Motorsport.com after the 2024 WEC finale in Bahrain, with the team duly announcing the Polish driver had been retained in […]
Aston Martin announces WEC Hypercar drivers, won’t make 2025 Daytona 24
Aston Martin has revealed the first drivers for its 2025 World Endurance Championship campaign at the same time as confirming the Valkyrie AMR-LMH will miss January’s Daytona 24 Hours. Harry Tincknell and Alex Riberas have been named in the two Hypercar class entries by Aston Martin and The Heart of Racing factory team that will […]
WEC’s Iron Dames to make Porsche return for 2025 after year with Lamborghini
The all-female Iron Dames World Endurance Championship LMGT3 entry will switch from Lamborghini to Porsche for next season with the title-winning Manthey team. Confirmation that the Iron Dames programme, which has so far yielded one class win and a further four podiums in the WEC, is moving manufacturers came on Thursday, the day after the […]
Verstappen eager to race Daytona 24 and Le Mans after GTP car run
Max Verstappen says he has a desire to venture into endurance racing in the future, but admits his focus is squarely on Formula 1 as he sits on the brink of a fourth consecutive title. The 27-year-old Dutchman took part in a celebration of Honda’s ‘Hybrid Heroes’ on Tuesday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where […]
Pourchaire in line for Peugeot Hypercar reserve role
Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire is under consideration for a test and reserve role with Peugeot’s World Endurance Championship squad along with former sparring partner Clement Novalak. Poruchaire, who also raced with Arrow McLaren in IndyCar this year, and LMP2 regular Novalak have entered the frame to replace Malthe Jakobsen on his graduation to a […]
Mercedes makes Le Mans return, enters WEC with Iron Lynx
Mercedes will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1999 as part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with the Iron Lynx team. The German manufacturer will enter the WEC for the first time in the LMGT3 class with the successful Mercedes-AMG GT3, a winner of the 24-hour classics at […]
Is Wehrlein, not Vettel, a contender for Porsche Le Mans seat after surprise test?
Pascal Wehrlein could be in the running for a factory drive with Porsche in next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours after a surprise appearance in last week’s Daytona test. While Porsche Penske Motorsport has already announced the driver pairings for its two factory 963 LMDh cars in the 2025 World Endurance Championship, there will be […]