Football icon Zidane named Le Mans 24 Hours starter
Zidane, a World Cup victor with France who won three UEFA Champions League titles as a manager with Real Madrid, has been named as official starter for the double-points WEC round by race organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest. That means he will wave off the 62-car field of the French enduro at the 16:00 […]
Alpenglow prototype will help determine costs of hydrogen Le Mans project
Alpine stopped short of making a full commitment to the hydrogen ruleset that will be employed at the World Endurance Championship’s showpiece event from 2027 following the global reveal of its Alpenglow Hy4 — powered by a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine — at Spa earlier this month. However, Famin acknowledged that what Alpine has dubbed […]
Ford «a long ways away» from WEC podium contention with torque sensor setbacks
Ryan Hardwick and Giorgio Roda, the bronze-graded drivers in the Proton Competition team that runs the Mustang in the WEC, both identified inexperience with the driveshaft-mounted sensors that enable power outputs to be regulated and help to uphold the Balance of Performance as the main element hampering Ford’s efforts. Speaking to Motorsport.com, Hardwick said that […]
BMW not concerned about Le Mans rookies in WEC Hypercar roster
BMW Motorsport boss Andreas Roos believes the credentials of event newcomers Raffaele Marciello, Marco Wittmann and Sheldon van der Linde will negate their lack of experience in the Le Mans 24 Hours on 15-16 June and says the WRT-run programme will have the “perfect combination”. Marciello and Wittmann have both won the Spa 24 Hours, […]
WEC calendar won’t expand in 2025
Series promoter the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has stressed the importance of capping the expansion of the series, at least temporarily, following its return to its traditional eight events in 2024 after a contraction resulting from COVID. “It is not in the plan today to add a race, because of the cost,” ACO president Pierre […]
Le Mans organiser predicts multiple hydrogen manufacturers in 24 Hours by 2029
The race organiser is confident that there will be significant take-up of the rules it is putting in place for the carbon-neutral fuel. According to club president Pierre Fillon, there will be at least one hydrogen prototype on the grid for the centrepiece round of the World Endurance Championship in 2028 and “two or three […]
Aston Martin prepared to run two Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercars in WEC 2025
The British manufacturer’s head of endurance, Adam Carter, explained that it would adapt to the proposed rule requiring factory entrants in the Hypercar division to field two entries if necessary. Aston Martin and partner team Heart of Racing announced one-car programmes with the Valkyrie for both the WEC and the IMSA SportsCar Championship last October, […]
How a determined Brazilian traded Uber for racing in the WEC
Motorsport.com has occasionally ridden in an Uber with a driver who believed they had missed their calling as a racing driver. But it’s not often that the individuals in question had a valid case. Rewind back to 2015 however, and that was the scenario facing Nicolas Costa, now racing for McLaren partner team United Autosports […]
Porsche set to abandon updated WEC engine
A reliable run for the factory Porsche Penske Motorsport and customer entries at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month with the existing engine is likely to lead to a decision to leave the upgrade on the shelf, 963 project manager Urs Kuratle has revealed. He explained that the improved durability of the 963 this […]