Cadillac sweeps front row for IMSA Detroit sprint race
Cadillac is on top in the home race after Earl Bamber took pole for the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic. The 35-year-old New Zealander drove Whelen Cadillac’s #31 Cadillac V-Series.R to a quick lap of 1m05.313s around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn street circuit. It’s Bamber’s third career pole, first in GTP. “The car has been amazing,” Bamber said. […]
How a false Max Verstappen Nurburgring 24h weight penalty rumour spread fast
There are repeated claims on social media that Max Verstappen was penalised with a 35-kilogram weight penalty at the 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours. Here’s how that rumour got started. Remarkably, a rumour persists on social media that the Mercedes-AMG GT3 was 35 kilograms heavier than usual during the 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours. This is complete […]
Ferrari to stay in WEC only if it can build entire car in-house under new regs
Ferrari says its long-term future in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class will hinge on the new regulations continuing to allow manufacturers to build the entire car in-house. The WEC is working with various stakeholders on a new unified set of rules to replace the current split between LMDh and LMH formulas, with a possible […]
Abt Lamborghini faces disqualification after second in Nurburgring 24 Hours
Lamborghini squad Abt Sportsline could lose its second-place finish in the Nurburgring 24 Hours after failing a crucial post-race check this week. Motorsport’s sister website Motorsport-Total.com has learned from several corroborating sources that the engine output of the #84 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2 did not match the reference values during a dyno test on Tuesday. […]
BMW emerges as Detroit IMSA favourite despite Porsche BoP weight hit
As both the current and old-spec Porsche reach new weight heights, the BoP remains secondary in the often-chaotic IMSA races on the Detroit street course. New weight increases for both the 2026- and the 2025-spec Porsche 963 headline the Balance of Performance for the 2026 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic. After the small break at Laguna Seca […]
Inside Le Mans’ groundbreaking new Motorsport Museum
The Motorsport Museum has opened its doors in Le Mans following a colossal construction project completed within an astonishingly short time frame. For just under a year, the former Le Mans 24 Hours Museum was closed. During this time, walls were moved, 45,000m³ of earth was displaced, exhibits were reimagined and a rare collection was […]
How GT3’s rise surpassed its creator’s wildest expectations
It’s exactly 20 years since the FIA GT3 Championship heralded a new era of sportscar racing. As a packed grid of 44 cars lined up at the Silverstone Circuit in 2006, few could have imagined the scale of success this category would go on to enjoy. After all, this was a time when the sportscar racing […]
Jacky Ickx gets behind the wheel of the Genesis Hypercar
Have you ever wondered what the drivers of the past would think of today’s racing cars? Imagine Jackie Stewart or Bruce McLaren discovering the aerodynamic downforce and complexity of modern Formula 1 machinery. Or picture Olivier Gendebien or Henri Pescarolo climbing into the cockpit of a modern Hypercar prototype, having come from an era when endurance […]
How dominant was Max Verstappen at the Nurburgring 24 Hours?
The subjective consensus was overwhelming: Max Verstappen’s display at the 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours was nothing short of extraordinary, cementing his reputation as arguably the fastest driver on the planet right now. But does this dominance hold up under statistical scrutiny? The most direct comparison lies with his team-mates Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon, and Lucas […]