Tomoki Nojiri sceptical about racing overseas
Nojiri said in the wake of last month’s Suzuka finale that the exploits of his title rivals Ritomo Miyata and Liam Lawson on the world stage — as well as Ryo Hirakawa’s Formula 1 testing deal — had put the idea of racing abroad back on his radar. Excluding SUPER GT’s former annual trip to […]
Kelvin van der Linde linked to Lexus WEC seat after Barcelona test
Van der Linde was spotted driving ASP’s Lexus RC F GT3 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week, just under a month after completing his third season in the DTM. It followed the South African posting a photo from Barcelona airport on Instagram with the caption “Excited to begin a new chapter”, suggesting it was […]
Kubica set to drive Ferrari hypercar in WEC 2024 after joining AF Corse
AF Corse, which runs the factory 499Ps, has announced that the Formula 1 race winner and reigning LMP2 WEC champion has joined its roster for 2024 without unveiling his programme with the team. It appears certain that he will be part of the line-up in an extra 499P run under the banner of a customer […]
Alpine names Mick Schumacher in 2024 WEC Hypercar line-up
Former Formula 1 driver Schumacher joins the French marque’s existing drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Charles Milesi, plus new recruits Ferdinand Habsburg and Paul-Loup Chatin, in its six-strong roster for 2024. The exact combination of drivers for the two cars, plus the final official livery, will be revealed at a separate launch event on […]
How Rookie lost its status as Toyota’s top SUPER GT team
Kenta Yamashita and Kazuya Oshima endured a year to forget in 2023 as they wound up seventh in the standings with just a single top-three finish to their name, which came when the disqualification of the #23 NISMO Nissan in the August Suzuka race promoted them to third. What made their difficulties even more puzzling […]
Briscoe convinced privateers like Vanwall can still have success in WEC
The WEC is witnessing an unprecedented level of manufacturer involvement in the top Hypercar class, with five volume auto makers competing in the 2023 season and three more poised to join the category next year. Independent teams like Glickenhaus and Vanwall have struggled to remain competitive against increased competition from their better-funded rivals, with the […]
Nirei Fukuzumi set for Toyota move
Fukuzumi, a GT500 title contender this season driving for Honda squad ARTA, appears set to partner Kazuya Oshima at Rookie Racing, taking the place of Kenta Yamashita. It follows Monday’s news that Ritomo Miyata will depart SUPER GT in favour of a programme in Formula 2 and the European Le Mans Series, with Yamashita in […]
Vasser Sullivan swap Parker Thompson, Aaron Telitz for 2024 season
Parker Thompson, who joined the team to drive the #12 Lexus RC F GT3 for the endurance rounds for 2023, has been confirmed alongside Frankie Montecalvo as its full-time lineup for next year. Aaron Telitz, who has driven full-time with the squad since 2020, swaps with Thompson and becomes the third driver for the endurance […]
Toyota star Miyata gets dual F2, ELMS programme in 2024
Miyata has been offered a chance to race in Europe following a stellar domestic season in 2023 in which he became only the fifth driver to win titles in both Super Formula and SUPER GT in the same calendar year — and by far the youngest to do so. The 24-year-old also impressed Toyota’s Hypercar […]