The new Toyota superstar who has joined an exclusive Japanese racing club
Chances for drivers to win both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in a single season are extremely rare. That is why the exclusive club of ‘double champions’ numbered only four drivers until they were joined by a new member in 2023: Ritomo Miyata. It has been quite the year for Miyata, who joins […]
The new Toyota superstar who has joined an exclusive Japanese racing club
Chances for drivers to win both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in a single season are extremely rare. That is why the exclusive club of ‘double champions’ numbered only four drivers until they were joined by a new member in 2023: Ritomo Miyata. It has been quite the year for Miyata, who joins […]
Why Honda missed out on NSX-GT farewell title
At the end of last season, the upgraded Type S version of the NSX-GT rounded off the season with convincing victories at Autopolis and Motegi. A strong winter, combined with the addition of an extra car on the benchmark Bridgestone tyres, only added to the feeling that 2023 could be Honda’s year after near misses in […]
Pfaff Motorsports adds Alexander Rossi to Rolex 24 lineup
The 32-year-old California native is among a star-studded list of drivers for the team’s McLaren 720S GT3 in the GTD Pro class. Previously announced were full-time drivers Oliver Jarvis and Marvin Kirchhoefer, along with James Hinchcliffe for three endurance races. Rossi, the 2016 Indianapolis 500 champion that drives for Arrow McLaren in the IndyCar Series, […]
Iron Lynx Lamborghini reveals GTD Pro line-up for Daytona before Hypercar debut
The Italian squad will contest the five long-distance races on the IMSA SportsCar Championship calendar that comprise the Endurance Cup. Two of Lamborghini’s Hypercar drivers, Mirko Bortolotti and Andrea Caldarelli, will be part of Iron Lynx’s assault on the GTD Pro class at Daytona together with Franck Perera and Jordan Pepper. Two Huracan GT3 […]
Bourdais, van der Zande return to CGR as 2024 Cadillac lineups take shape
The duo will reprise their roles behind the wheel of the #01 Cadillac V-Series.R for a nine-race campaign next season that also features five endurance rounds. Joining Bourdais and van der Zande for select endurance races, including the Rolex 24 At Daytona in late January, is six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon. The trio finished […]
Jarvis to make IMSA return with Pfaff McLaren in 2024
Jarvis will share a McLaren 720S GT3 in all IMSA rounds with factory driver Marvin Kirchhofer, with former IndyCar racer James Hinchcliffe joining the duo for selected enduros. It will mark the British driver’s first foray into GT machinery since he raced a Ferrari 488 GTE entered by Risi Competizione at the Le Mans 24 […]
Corvette signs Juncadella for 2024 WEC, IMSA enduros
The 32-year-old Spaniard is one of four new drivers to have been added to the American marque’s works pool for the first season of competition for the all-new Corvette Z06 GT3.R, along with Earl Bamber, Charlie Eastwood and Nico Varrone. Juncadella makes the move to Corvette after three seasons as a factory Mercedes-AMG GT3 driver, […]
Shwartzman has «zero doubt» he is ready for WEC Hypercar move after Ferrari test
Shwartzman got to sample Ferrari’s Le Mans 24 Hours-winning LMH car at the official WEC rookie test in Bahrain last Sunday, just over a month after scoring his first victory in the GT World Challenge Europe series in Barcelona. Completing 30 laps at the wheel of the #51 Ferrari 499P, the 24-year-old posted a best time […]