Livestream: Watch the 2024 Spa 24 Hours in full
Grasser Racing’s #163 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 will start the race from pole position after factory driver Franck Perera topped the final qualifying session on Saturday.Spa 24 Hours Superpole results Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Laps km/h 1 163 Franck …Keep reading Source link
Door to manufacturer influx in GTP opened by rules extension, says IMSA boss
The extension of the lifespan of the GTP category in the IMSA SportsCar Championship could pave the way for new manufacturers to join, series boss John Doonan believes. IMSA currently boasts Acura, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini (endurances events only) and Porsche on its roster of GTP manufacturers, who all use the LMDh platform. Doonan reiterated IMSA’s […]
Westbrook rues ‘killer’ IMSA penalty after hitting tire reader in pitlane
Richard Westbrook says that the penalty handed to his customer Porsche 963 team JDC-Miller MotorSports at Watkins Glen on Sunday was a “bitter pill” after the car had led the race in the early going. Team-mate Phil Hanson, who qualified the car fourth for the six-hour race, charged to the front in the opening stages, […]
Meyer Shank Racing returns to IMSA with new Acura GTP deal
Honda Racing Corporation USA has confirmed that former series champions Meyer Shank Racing will return to its Acura program for the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship. It comes a year after the team lost its deal to run a factory-supported Acura ARX-06 when it was discovered that it had manipulated tire data during the 2023 Daytona […]
How to watch the 2024 Spa 24 Hours: schedule, line-up and more
The Spa 24 Hours celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024, with a whopping 67 cars set to tackle the world-famous event renowned as one of the toughest in motorsport. BMW squad Rowe Racing arrive as the defending event winner, after its M4 GT3 of Philipp Eng, Marco Wittmann and Nick Yelloly claimed victory by 11.1 […]
NBC coverage windows for 2025 IMSA events revealed, new date revealed for Watkins Glen
Following last Friday’s announcement of a multi-year extension of media rights between NBC Sports and IMSA, the two parties have now confirmed five events that will have NBC network coverage in 2025. The 24 Hours of Daytona on 25-26 January 2025 will begin the run of coverage, followed by the two-hour, 40-minute race at Laguna […]
America’s got talent! Is Trackhouse’s versatile teenager the next big thing?
In January 2024, Zilisch signed a multi-year development deal with Trackhouse Racing, the NASCAR Cup Series team co-owned by former racer Justin Marks and Cuban-American rap star Pitbull. Marks is quite the visionary among the NASCAR team owners, making his race team operate as an effective marketing tool that allows him to do things differently […]
Bronze-rated Keating not interested in racing ‘scary’ LMDh cars again
Gentleman driver Ben Keating says he is not interested in racing an LMDh car again after being left “scared” by his first experience at the Daytona 24 Hours this year. Keating joined JDC-Miller in the flagship GTP class for the opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, piloting a customer Porsche 963 LMDh alongside Richard […]
BMW rules out using evo jokers on LMDh car before end of 2024
BMW doesn’t plan to use evo jokers on its LMDh car before the end of the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship seasons, motorsport boss Andreas Roos says. The BMW M8 Hybrid V8 is currently in its second year of operation after making a debut at the Daytona 24 Hours in January 2023 alongside […]