Porsche not taking conservative approach in WEC finale in Bahrain
Porsche has insisted that it is not going into Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain with a conservative approach as it looks to seal the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles. The German marque will start the Bahrain 8 Hours “looking to maximise its finishing position” with both its 963 LMDhs, according to Porsche Penske Motorsport […]
It wasn’t a fairytale season
Jenson Button was standing at an airport baggage claim in late 2008 when he got a call that the F1 team he drove for was shutting down, and he’d lost his ride. He soon signed with Brawn GP, a team that only existed for one year, 2009 — then drove to his first and only championship in […]
Toyota takes pole to close points gap on Porsche
Toyota claimed pole position for the Bahrain World Endurance Championship finale to move one point closer to Porsche in the manufacturers’ standings. Brendon Hartley took the top spot in the Hyperpole session on Friday evening aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, his first pole since this race last year. It means that […]
Peugeot tops final practice in season finale weekend
Peugeot returned to the top of the times in final practice for this weekend’s season finale of the World Endurance Championship in Bahrain. Jean-Eric Vergne set the pace in the Friday morning Free Practice 1 session aboard the #93 Peugeot 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar, following up on Paul di Resta’s table-topping performance in FP1 […]
Porsche to introduce evo joker update for WEC and IMSA in 2025
Porsche has revealed it is planning to introduce an evo joker update on its 963 LMDh for next year — at the same time as revealing it has already used one. The performance upgrades for the German manufacturer’s campaigns in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar next year are focussed on the front […]
BMW tops FP2 from Porsche
BMW topped the times in second free practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship curtain-closer in Bahrain. Dries Vanthoor posted the fastest time in Free Practice 2 at the wheel of the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh run by the WRT squad. He set his session best of 1m48.257s early on in the 90-minute […]
Porsche open to flexible driver line-up approach in six-hour WEC races
Porsche Penske Motorsport could modify its plan to run just two drivers in the regular six-hour World Endurance Championship races next year. The team will go into its 2025 WEC campaign with a “flexible approach” after opting to downsize from three to two drivers in each of the factory Porsche 963 LMDhs, PPM managing director […]
Peugeot leads Porsche in opening practice
Peugeot set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain. Former Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta set a time of 1m50.837s in the #94 Peugeot 9X8 LMH at a hot and sunny Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday afternoon, eclipsing the previous benchmark of Frederic Makowiecki in […]
Lotterer could continue with Porsche despite losing Hypercar drive
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has not ruled out continuing his relationship with Porsche when he leaves its World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad after this season. The German, who took his three Le Mans wins with Audi in 2011, ’12 and ’14, has revealed that talks with Porsche to extend his time […]