AXR Cadillac edges JDC-Miller Porsche to lead third session
It didn’t take long for Derani, who ended Friday’s evening session fastest, to establish a similar presence at the top of the leaderboard. He pushed the No. 31 AXR Cadillac V-Series.R to a quick time of 1m35.372s around the 3.56-mile road course layout at Daytona International Speedway. Richard Westbrook, driving JDC-Miller Motorsports’ No. 85 Porsche […]
Cadillac claws back in GTP, Mustang paces GTD
Read Also: The Brazilian turned a lap of 1m35.217s around Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course circuit for Action Express. The BMW M Hybrid V8 of Connor De Phillippi led the majority of the session prior to being bumped by Derani. In the end, De Phillippi was a sizable 0.377s behind in second. A majority […]
Brad Pitt F1 film hits Daytona 24 Hours, Bruckheimer named Grand Marshal
Filming at Daytona will revolve around the 992-shape #120 Porsche 911 GT3 R entered by fictional team Chip Hart Racing – which is run in real life by Wright Motorsports for Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, Jan Heylen and Frederic Makowiecki. Their names are absent from car, however, which instead features Sonny Hayes (which is Pitt’s character in […]
Porsche beats BMW by 0.035s in opening IMSA test session
Tandy lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.617s in his GTP class, Penske-run 963 in pleasant and warm track conditions. Last year’s pole time, set by Tom Blomqvist in Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura, was 1m34.031s. Tandy was quick out of the blocks, setting his quickest lap in the factory-entered hybrid prototype in the early minutes […]
Schedule, how to watch on TV and more
America’s biggest sportscar race is on the horizon with this year’s Daytona 24 Hours kickstarting the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship on 27-28 January. Drivers will tackle a daunting 24-hour race at the prestigious Daytona International Speedway in Florida, which has held the event since 1962. There are also many big names racing at Daytona this […]
Peugeot unveils tweaked 2024 WEC line-up
The shake-up follows Stoffel Vandoorne’s promotion from reserve driver to a full-season seat for the new season in place of Gustavo Menezes. The Belgian will share the #94 9X8 with Loic Duval and Paul Di Resta, who has moved over from the #93 entry he drove last year and in the final half of Peugeot’s […]
IMSA champion Action Express explains key to Cadillac success
Last season, the combination of Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims helped the team capture the GTP title in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, with Jack Aitken joining the duo to secure the Endurance Cup. This year’s full-time lineup will feature Derani and Aitken, replacing Sims, who departed for Corvette’s GTD program. Additionally, Tom Blomqvist, the 2022 […]
Neubauer signs Ferrari factory sportscar contract
The 24-year-old joins the Italian manufacturer’s roster of so-called Competizioni GT drivers on the back of successes in its one-make challenge series and GT World Challenge Europe. Neubauer took the overall title in the Ferrari Challenge world finals at Imola in 2022 and last year won the support race for the 488 Challenge Evo at […]
Nissan, Honda and Toyota’s GT500 line-ups
Nissan On Thursday, Nissan announced a major overhaul of its line-up, ending the decade-long partnership between Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda. While Quintarelli will continue to pilot the flagship #23 NISMO entry, as he has done since 2013, Matsuda will move across to Kondo Racing alongside GT500 newcomer Teppei Natori. Quintarelli will have a new […]