Rossi to combine WEC with GTWCE outings for BMW in 2024
The WRT BMW team has confirmed that the Italian will again compete in the GTWCE in what will be a third full season of car racing after his retirement from two wheels at the end of 2021. But the Belgian squad has declined to reveal how many of the 10 GTWCE races Rossi, 44, will […]
Laguna Seca responds to lawsuit over noise complaints, track usage
The 11-turn, 2.238 road course – which was constructed in 1957 – is owned by Monterey County, which signed a long-term concession agreement with the non-profit organization Friends of Laguna Seca (FLS) in July last year to secure its long-term financial future. The Californian venue, famed for its Corkscrew sequence of corners, is scheduled to run […]
What Motorsport.com is looking forward to in 2024
The motorsport winter is quickly coming to an end, while several series across the globe have already begun their 2024 activities, meaning plotlines and talking points are unfolding right now. The Dakar Rally and Formula E, now customary annual calendar openers, have already produced the first major winners of the year, as Carlos Sainz Sr […]
F1 drivers competing in Daytona 24 Hours & previous winners
The Daytona 24 Hours begins on Saturday 27 January and concludes on Sunday 28 January. The 24-hour endurance race takes place at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. The Sports Car Course layout used for the race is 3.56 miles in length and includes sections of Daytona’s banked oval circuit, mixed with some infield corners. The […]
“Not much left” in WTR Andretti’s Acura at Daytona – Albuquerque
The team failed to break into the top three in any of the six sessions and qualifying with either of its two entries. The team’s No. 10 Acura ARX-06, driven by Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Brendon Hartley and Marcus Ericsson, managed to climb as high as fourth – out of a GTP class of 10 […]
When Alonso and Norris almost tasted success together
The forthcoming Daytona 24 Hours features a plethora of ex-F1 stars who have all made the transition to endurance racing. Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Romain Grosjean are just a few names in this year’s 24-hour race, which takes place at the prestigious Daytona Speedway as part of America’s IMSA SportsCar Championship on the 27-28 January. […]
Le Mans entry not the ‘priority’ amid F1 2026 preparations
At the end of last year, the Japanese manufacturer brought the Honda Performance Development (HPD) arm under its global motorsport portfolio, renaming the division as Honda Racing Corporation US. This opened up the possibility of Honda taking its Acura ARX-06 across the Atlantic and competing at Le Mans, a race in which it has had […]
Porsche ‘wants to win race, not qualifying’ at Daytona
Cadillac will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday in America’s biggest sportscar classic of the season, which kicks off the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Action Express Racing’s Pipo Derani beat Chip Ganassi Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais to pole by smashing the track record for prototypes around the 3.56-mile road course in cool track […]
Derani unleashes track record to capture pole for Cadillac
The Brazilian went out in the middle of the session and dropped a staggering lap of 1m32.656s around the 3.56-mile road course to seize the top spot in the No. 31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R. The lap bested last year’s mark of 1m34.031s set by Tom Blomqvist, who is now Derani’s team-mate. Derani’s time also […]