#7 Toyota tops wind-delayed, rain-hit first practice
Kamui Kobayashi and Sebastien Buemi ended up 1-2 in their respective Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars, setting their times straight after a 45-minute stoppage in Free Practice 1 for the Bahrain 8 Hours. The red flag resulted from a loose advertising hoarding being blown onto the track by high winds and then attention to […]
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi to sample LMP2 car in Bahrain rookie test
Rossi will drive an Oreca 07 operated by WRT on November 5, a day after the conclusion of the 2023 WEC season with the 8 Hours of Bahrain, with the aim of competing in the championship in the future. The LMP2 test will serve as a precursor to the Italian’s planned run in the BMW […]
Motegi SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list
A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for the grand finale, which begins at 1pm local time on Sunday (GMT +9). After last month’s thrilling Autopolis round, just three cars are left in contention for the GT500 title, with each of three marques, Toyota, Nissan and Honda, fittingly […]
Software greatest piece to unlock unknown potential of IMSA’s GTP cars
No manufacturer was without learnings and teething issues, which created one of the most intense title bouts in recent memory. Each of them – Acura, BMW, Cadillac and Porsche – reached victory lane at least once. Additionally, only 98 points separated manufacturer titlist Cadillac from BMW in fourth. There was significant growth across all four […]
Da Costa stands down from WEC to focus on Porsche Formula E campaign
The Portuguese driver will not continue with the Jota Porsche Hypercar squad next season at the request of his employer in Formula E. Da Costa, FE champion in 2019/20 with DS Techeetah and LMP2 WEC champion with Jota in 2022, admitted he was sad that he will not be able to continue to race for […]
Repave project completed at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Green Savoree Racing Promotions, which owns and operates the track, confirmed the status of its natural-terrain road course on Tuesday afternoon. Ohio-based Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. began initial repair work the week of October 16th, followed by milling the existing track surface on Monday, October 23 and completing the paving of the final asphalt surface […]
Does Vanwall still have a place in WEC amid manufacturer influx?
The WEC has seen a huge spike in fan interest this year thanks to Porsche, Cadillac and Ferrari joining the burgeoning Hypercar class and expanding a field that already included factory entries from Toyota and Peugeot. With Alpine, Lamborghini and BMW all on their way in 2024, plus Aston Martin in ’25, there will be […]
Porsche 963 “demands a bit more respect” than IndyCar machinery
Team Penske’s two-time IndyCar champion made his top-class debut in IMSA SportsCar Championship competition at Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, partnering Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr in the factory Porsche entry which finished fourth. When asked to explain how driving the 963 compared to an IndyCar, he replied: “It’s all pretty challenging compared to […]
Porsche and Cadillac LMDh get weight breaks for Bahrain WEC finale
Their respective LMDh prototypes have had their minimum weights reduced by seven kilogrammes for the Bahrain 8 Hours on 4 November under the Hypercar class Balance of Performance. A change has been made to the so-called ‘platform BoP’, which means the move is an attempt to create a level playing field between the two manufacturers […]