Alpine WEC driver Habsburg suffers fractures in testing crash
Habsburg was among a number of Alpine drivers testing the Alpine A424 LMDh car at Aragon on 27 March when he suffered a crash at Turn 7, prompting a visit to a nearby hospital for check-ups. After returning to his home country of Austria the following day, he underwent further scans that revealed the full […]
Cadillac confirms two-driver Hypercar line-up as Imola WEC entry list announced
Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn will drive the Ganassi-run #2 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh as a duo in this month’s Imola 6 Hours, round two of the 2024 WEC. Final confirmation of an arrangement that bucks the trend of running three drivers in all races in Hypercar, as well as in LMP1 before it, came on […]
How McLaren has geared up for its return to the global sportscar stage
McLaren entered the sportscar racing folklore in 1995 when it claimed an against-the-odds victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the F1 GTR. Running a car based on the road-going F1, which itself developed a cult following over the next two decades, the factory-supported Kokusai Kaihatsu squad capitalised on heavy rain at Circuit de […]
Cadillac disqualified from WEC opener in Qatar for technical breach
The #2 Chip Ganassi-entered Cadillac V-Series.R shared by Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Sebastien Bourdais has lost its fifth-place result at the Losail International Circuit after post-race checks revealed that the bodywork of the car didn’t comply with the homologated model. In a report published on Friday, it was noted that «the result from the […]
Vettel still unsure about 2024 Le Mans debut after Porsche test
Vettel covered 581km at the wheel of Porsche Penske Motorsport’s WEC challenger at Motorland Aragon earlier this week. The four-time Formula 1 world champion had previously taken part in a simulator day as well as an inaugural run at the German marque’s Weissach track. Despite playing down future opportunities before the test, claiming «at the […]
WEC set to introduce minimum two-car manufacturer Hypercar rule
The new rule is under evaluation as part of a planned expansion of the WEC grid to a minimum of 40 cars from the current 37-strong field for 2025, Motorsport.com has learned. It would remove the ability of a factory team to run a single car as Cadillac Racing has done since last season, Iron […]
Vettel logs 581km in “definitely fun” Aragon Porsche 963 test
Vettel, the 53-time Formula 1 race winner, had previously driven PPM’s simulator in Flacht in Germany before a brief run at Porsche’s fabled Weissach test track on 21 March. In fair weather conditions at Aragon in Spain today, the 36-year-old completed 118 laps over four stints behind the wheel. «Of course, I also keep an […]
Upgraded Peugeot 9X8 WEC hypercar has «even more potential than expected»
The French manufacturer found that the switch from the equal-size 31cm-wide tyres of the original car to 29cm fronts and 34cm rears produced a bigger than expected gain on the upgraded 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar. Read Also: “We have decided to go for these tyre dimensions knowing they had more potential,” said Peugeot Sport technical […]
Peugeot reveals revised 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar with rear wing
First images of a car known as the 9X8 2024 in a new livery reveal a conventional, if low-line rear wing on a car that retains the familiar look of the original version, which entered competition in the final three races of the 2022 season. The addition of the wing, which hadn’t been previously confirmed […]