Toyota to race hydrogen car alongside existing hypercar in 2028 WEC
Toyota is planning to race its proposed hydrogen-combustion Hypercar contender alongside its existing GR010 HYBRID in the 2028 World Endurance Championship. The Japanese manufacturer will take advantage of the move announced in June that gives a two-year extension to the current breed of Le Mans Hypercars and LMDhs while phasing in a prototype built to […]
Muller to leave Peugeot’s Hypercar squad after 2024 WEC season
Nico Muller will split with Peugeot at the end of the 2024 World Endurance Championship, the French manufacturer announced on Thursday. Muller has been racing for Peugeot in the Hypercar class ever since his early exit from Audi at the conclusion of the 2022 DTM season, which followed the German car maker’s decision to call […]
How a hidden revolution has improved GT racing
Quibbles over Balance of Performance and accusations of sandbagging have been a near-constant feature of GT racing in recent times. Openly discussing the BoP isn’t permitted under the World Endurance Championship’s sporting regulations, but that’s not the only reason for grumbles being notably reduced this year as LMGT3 replaced GTE Am. MagCanica is the FIA’s […]
Porsche customer Proton eyeing second car in WEC and IMSA
Proton Competition is eyeing an expansion of its World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship assaults with the Porsche 963 LMDh as the German manufacturer makes more customer cars available. Christian Ried, boss of the German team currently fielding one 963 in each series, has revealed that he is working on plans to increase its […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar completes shakedown test
The Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar that will compete for outright honours in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year has undertaken its first test. A shakedown by the Valkyrie AMR-LMH was undertaken earlier this month without bodywork ahead of the start of proper testing in the next few weeks […]
Toyota issued suspended €10,000 fine for WEC BoP comments
Toyota has been hit with a suspended €10,000 fine for comments made by race director Rob Leupen on the World Endurance Championship’s Balance of Performance, in contravention of series regulations. The fine, equivalent to £8,400/$7,700, is the first time that a penalty has been applied for a breach of a rule that has been in […]
Ferrari laments «helplessness» in WEC battle with Toyota in Brazil
Ferrari has expressed “frustration and a sense of helplessness” at its inability to challenge for a podium in Sunday’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship. The statement was made by Ferrari’s head of sportscar racing Antonello Coletta after the Italian manufacturer’s pair of 499P Le Mans Hypercars finished only fifth and sixth in the […]
Hartley concedes WEC title despite Toyota #8 winning at Interlagos
Reigning World Endurance Championship title winners Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa have all but conceded the crown despite winning Sunday’s Interlagos round. Read Also: Hartley believes that even after taking maximum race points in the Sao Paulo 6 Hours and moving from eighth to fifth place in the championship, the #8 Toyota GR010 […]
Toyota dominates to defeat Porsche
Toyota dominated at Interlagos on the way to a second World Endurance Championship victory of the season on Sunday. The Japanese manufacturer’s #8 GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar shared by Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sebastien Buemi took the victory laurels in the Sao Paolo 6 Hours by a clear margin ahead of the two […]