Pilet joins Vector Sport for Le Mans 24 Hours

The Frenchman, the GT Le Mans IMSA SportsCar Championship class title winner in 2015 with the German manufacturer, will share Vector’s LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07 with Stephane Richelmi and Ryan Cullen in what will be his 16th start at the French enduro. Gabriel Aubry, who was part of Vector’s WEC P2 line-up last year, was originally […]
What is the motorsport triple crown and who has claimed the feat?

Sponsored by That is where the motorsport triple crown comes in, as it can only be awarded to a driver who has achieved success across different racing disciplines. So, what is the triple crown and who has claimed this feat? What is the motorsport triple crown? The triple crown consists of three races, each one […]
How Alpine and Lamborghini are fighting to overcome similar issues in WEC

Starting their World Endurance Championship Hypercar programmes one year behind the likes of fellow LMDh entrants Porsche and Cadillac was always likely to mean a period of playing catchup for Alpine and Lamborghini in 2024. Two rounds into the season, that prediction has been borne out and both marques are experiencing similar growing pains. In […]
How a sportscar friendship prevailed over F1 rivalry

Of far greater importance to Marc Surer than the results he achieved in his on-and-off partnership with Manfred Winkelhock between 1977 and 1985 is his friendship with the exciting German driver. The late elder brother of the no less flamboyant ‘Smokin’ Jo’ Winkelhock shared BMW, Ford and Porsche machinery with Surer in endurance racing, most […]
Toyota weighs up third Hypercar for WEC

The Japanese manufacturer has revealed that it could take a leaf out of arch-rival Ferrari’s book and run a third car on a satellite basis in the future. But Toyota WEC race director Rob Leupen has revealed that it is already too late to put such a plan into place for next season and that […]
Schumacher confident Alpine can optimise WEC tyre warming procedures

The timing of a red flag in qualifying, triggered following a spin for Dries Vanthoor’s BMW, contributed to Alpine’s two A424 LMDhs lining up 17th and 18th for last weekend’s second round of the championship at Imola. But speaking ahead of a difficult race for the French marque, which was compromised by both cars being […]
Lamborghini not concerned over Le Mans reliability despite rain-interrupted test

The track was wet for the majority of the three days of testing at Portimao for the single long-distance test scheduled by Lamborghini and its Iron Lynx factory squad ahead of the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 15-16 June, team principal Andrea Piccini has revealed. But the ability of the new-for-2024 Lambo […]
Peugeot won’t replace Vergne, Vandoorne for Spa WEC amid Formula E clash

The French manufacturer has not nominated a replacement for either Jean-Eric Vergne or Stoffel Vandoorne, who will be competing with Peugeot sister marque DS and Penske in the clashing Berlin round of the Formula E World Championship on the weekend of 11/12 May. It means Nico Muller and Mikkel Jensen will race the #93 Peugeot […]
Alpine confident for ‘good news’ in Habsburg injury recovery

The French manufacturer dropped hints at last weekend’s Imola WEC race that it expects the Austrian to retake his place alongside Charles Milesi and Paul-Loup Chatin in the #35 Alpine A424 LMDh at the Spa 6 Hours on 11 May. “We are expecting good news from Ferdy this week,” said Philippe Sinault, boss of Signatech […]