Aston Martin gets BoP boost for Spa 6 Hours after poor start to WEC campaign
Aston Martin received a double Balance of Performance break for its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar ahead of this weekend’s round of the World Endurance Championship at Spa. The Valkyrie will go to the grid in Belgium 16kg lighter than at last month’s Imola round and with an increase in maximum power of 15kW (20bhp). The […]
Jochen Mass, 1946-2025
Jochen Mass disproved the saying that nice guys finish last. A charming man who was universally liked, the German was a race winner in Formula 1 and one of the top sportscar drivers of his generation, claiming a victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours. But perhaps the German, who has died aged 78 from […]
Helio Castroneves joins Barrichello, Massa in the 2025 Brazilian Stock Car grid
Helio Castroneves will drive in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series in 2025, having been confirmed in the grid of the category ahead of this weekend’s season opener at Interlagos. Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner and one of the greatest Brazilian drivers in history, Castroneves will combine his new activities on home soil with his United […]
Silverstone unlikely to join WEC 2026 due to no plans for calendar expansion
An expansion of the World Endurance Championship calendar beyond its present eight races has been ruled out for 2026. Series boss Frederic Lequien stressed the importance of stability and continuity when revealing that plans to increase the number of rounds beyond the traditional eight remain on the back burner. “I have said many times that […]
McLaren to exit Formula E in order to focus on WEC entry
McLaren will withdraw from Formula E at the end of the current 2024-25 season, following its recent announcement that it would be entering the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2027. The British squad took over from Mercedes at the start of the Gen3 era, introduced in the 2022-23 campaign, as the German marque sold […]
Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Muller join Porsche line-up for WEC Spa 6 Hours
Porsche Formula E drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Muller will join the German manufacturer’s factory Penske line-up for the Spa round of the World Endurance Championship next month. Reigning FE world champion Wehrlein has been drafted in to drive one of the regular Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDhs at the Spa 6 Hours on 10 […]
WEC set for another Hypercar rules extension until 2032
The existing Hypercar World Endurance Championship rule book appears set for a further extension that could allow the current generation of cars to race until the end of 2032. Series boss Frederic Lequien has revealed to Motorsport.com that a follow up on the two-year extension to the end of 2029 announced last summer is on […]
Pascal Wehrlein could join Porsche for Spa 6 Hours ahead of Le Mans debut
Porsche has left the door open on Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein making an early World Endurance Championship debut at Spa ahead of his maiden Le Mans 24 Hours. Porsche Penske Motorsport boss Jonathan Diuguid has revealed that a final decision has yet to be made on whether Wehrlein will be given a race outing […]
Amazon gives release date to NASCAR’s Garage 56 Le Mans documentary
Titled American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans, the documentary will finally release on Amazon’s Prime Video on June 12th of this year — just two days before the 93rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The film will follow Hendrick Motorsports and NASCAR’s journey throughout the 2023 Le Mans 24 where the stock car […]