WEC to launch new documentary series about Hypercar manufacturers
The World Endurance Championship has announced a new documentary series that will give an inside look into the histories of all major manufacturers competing in the Hypercar class. Titled ‘Meet the Legends’, the eight-part series will begin airing in November and will dive deeper into the «sporting, business and aspirational stories» of major car brands […]
Isotta Fraschini withdraws from WEC’s Hypercar class with immediate effect
Boutique car manufacturer Isotta Fraschini has pulled out of the World Endurance Championship with immediate effect, leaving a depleted Hypercar class for this month’s sixth round in Austin. Disagreement with the Duqueine Team, which was responsible for running a single Tipo 6-Competizione, is understood to be the key reason behind the Italian marque’s sudden decision […]
Keating returns to WEC with Proton Ford squad for Austin
Two-time World Endurance Championship title winner Ben Keating will make a return to the series for his home race in Austin next month. Keating will join up with the Proton Competition Ford squad in LMGT3 at the Circuit of the Americas on 1 September for his first appearance in a regular WEC race since leaving […]
F1 a «closed chapter» for Porsche after failed Red Bull bid
Porsche’s aspirations to return to Formula 1 are now “a closed chapter”, the marque’s motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach has revealed. Laudenbach’s assertion that Porsche has no plans for a comeback more than 30 years on from its last engagement as an engine supplier with Footwork in 1991 represent the manufacturer’s first comments about an F1 […]
F1 a «closed chapter» for Porsche after failed Red Bull bid
Porsche’s aspirations to return to Formula 1 are now “a closed chapter”, the marque’s motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach has revealed. Laudenbach’s assertion that Porsche has no plans for a comeback more than 30 years on from its last engagement as an engine supplier with Footwork in 1991 represent the marque’s first comments about an F1 […]
Why Stellantis won’t run its Peugeot 9X8 as a Dodge in IMSA
Ever since Peugeot revealed its wild and wingless 9X8 hypercar for the World Endurance Championship in 2022, Stellantis has been linked with running it under a different brand in America. The multinational car manufacturing conglomerate – which owns the brands Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram Trucks […]
Jota announces Cadillac switch for 2025 WEC
Jota will take over Cadillac’s expanded factory campaign in the World Endurance Championship next season. The British squad will field a pair of Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs in the Hypercar class in 2025 when new rules demand that manufacturer teams run two cars. It takes over the factory programme from Chip Ganassi Racing, which has entered […]
What’s really made Porsche’s 963 the pack-leading GTP car in IMSA?
What went so right for Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963? It was at this time last year that everything seemed to click for the new-for-2023 prototype, after stumbling out of the blocks despite the longest pre-season testing program (which started in the summer of 2022) compared its IMSA SportsCar Championship rivals Acura, BMW and Cadillac. Although […]
WEC considering ban on two-driver Hypercar line-ups from 2025
Two-driver line-ups in the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship could be outlawed for next season. A potential rule change mandating the normal three drivers is under discussion in response to calls from teams and manufacturers following the Ganassi Cadillac squad’s decision to race with a two-strong line-up in the six-hour races this season, […]