Vanthoor on pole for BMW in LMDh
BMW snatched pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours during an interrupted qualifying session for this weekend’s IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener. Dries Vanthoor jumped to the top of the times on his final lap in the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh run by the Rahal team to knock Meyer Shank Racing Acura driver Nick […]
Wayne Taylor on his IMSA legacy and Le Mans dreams
Many remarkable names in racing have graced the IMSA paddocks since the series’ inception in 1969, but few of the legends have been a presence so consistently, for so long — and so good at winning — as Wayne Taylor. “Mark Raffauf, who works for IMSA [as its Senior Director of Race Operations], reminded me […]
How IMSA’s new torque sensors are changing the balance of performance game
Balance of performance (BoP) has often been a taboo discussion in sportscar racing because everyone wants to find an advantage over their competition and be able to use it. But new technology arriving in the paddock could make those debates a thing of the past. Sportscar racing regulations in WEC and IMSA are unique based […]
Estre, Jani praise revisions to «fairer» Le Mans qualifying format
Le Mans 24 Hours pole winners Kevin Estre and Neel Jani have welcomed revisions to Hyperpole qualifying under which Hypercar entries will run on track alone at the French enduro. They have told Motorsport.com that the new procedure introduced for this year’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship in June will be both fairer […]
Fiery Daytona garage blaze caps end of Michelin Pilot Challenge practice
An impressive plume of smoke rose above the infield near the pit entrance of Daytona International Speedway after emergency crews were able to put out a large fire during the Michelin Pilot Challenge practice on Wednesday. The fire that broke out in one of the outbuildings located near the fueling station in the Yellow Garage […]
BMW tops the times in Roar test ahead of Daytona 24 Hours
BMW ended up fastest and topped the times in three sessions over the official Roar test ahead of this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener. A 1m35.424s around the Daytona International Speedway from Dries Vanthoor on the opening day aboard the #24 Rahal BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh stood as the best time […]
Lotterer explains «golden opportunity» behind Genesis move
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has described joining Genesis for its World Endurance Championship entry in 2026 as “a golden opportunity”. The reigning WEC Hypercar champion, who is moving to the South Korean manufacturer after eight seasons with Porsche, told Motorsport.com that the move would allow him to build something that will […]
South Korea’s forgotten project Genesis will hope to surpass
Genesis, you might think, will become the first South Korean manufacturer to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours when its forthcoming LMDh takes to the grid in 2026. But you’d be wrong. Thirty years before the Hyundai brand’s intended arrival there was another campaign at Circuit de la Sarthe by a car maker from […]
Lamborghini appoints BMW LMDh manager Leschiutta as new motorsport boss
Lamborghini has recruited Maurizio Leschiutta from BMW where he headed up the M Hybrid V8 LMDh programme to become its new motorsport boss. Leschiutta has taken over as head of motorsport to oversee the Italian manufacturer’s LMDh prototype, GT3 and one-make sportscar programmes at the Italian manufacturer’s in-house Squadra Corse competitions department. The Italo-Canadian moves […]