WEC manufacturers set to reject Hypercar BoP revamp
A meeting was called by WEC rule makers the FIA and the Automobile Club in Paris late last month at which changes to the current system for 2024 were discussed. It is understood that the majority of manufacturers favoured maintaining the status quo and want to retain the current system introduced for this season, although […]
TOM’S #37 Toyota was «back to normal» at Autopolis
Alongside team-mate Giuliano Alesi, Sasahara headed into the penultimate round of the season 15th and last in the GT500 standings with just nine points to their credit in the opening six races of 2023. But Sasahara kicked off the Autopolis weekend with the fastest time in practice on Saturday morning, which he followed up with […]
Shank relishes Petit Le Mans comeback victory in last IMSA race… for now
Penalties were handed out like candy on Halloween and MSR were not excluded from Race Control’s justice. Additionally, at one point, the #60 Acura ARX-06 was two laps down following contact with another competitor that required an extended pit stop to replace a toe link. The combination of Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Helio Castroneves […]
Glickenhaus will not return to WEC in 2024 with Le Mans Hypercar
Team founder Jim Glickenhaus has revealed to Motorsport.com that he does not intend to file an entry or entries for next year’s championship ahead of the closing date on 20 November. The news follows the team’s decision to again skip the Asian leg of the WEC made up of Fuji in September and Bahrain in […]
Indy 500 champ Newgarden would “love to” race at Le Mans in future
Newgarden co-drove in the 10-hour sportscar classic, which ended the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship on Saturday, with Felipe Nasr and Matt Campbell in a Porsche Penske Motorsport 963. They finished fourth in the LMDh machine, which also races in the World Endurance Championship with the factory Penske squad. When asked if he’d like to race […]
United Autosports confirms Ben Hanley for 2024 IMSA effort
Fresh off taking an LMP2 class victory at Petit Le Mans with CrowdStrike Racing by APR, he will contest his fifth season in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with a full-time commitment with United Autosports. The 38-year-old Briton spent three races with the team during this past year in the FIA World Endurance Championship, scoring a […]
How Porsche runs its 963 customer car programme in the WEC
Porsche returned to the top echelon of sportscar racing this year for the first time since its wildly successful 919 Hybrid programme came to a conclusion in 2017. And on this occasion, Porsche’s presence goes beyond just a factory team, with a number of privateers running the 963 LMDh in the World Endurance Championship and […]
Briscoe joins Vanwall for Bahrain WEC finale
The US-based Australian becomes the car’s sixth different driver of 2023, as he pairs up with Esteban Guerrieri and Tristan Vautier for the season-closing 8-hour race at the Sakhir circuit on 4 November. Briscoe, who entered three races this season with the Glickenhaus-Pipo 007 LMH, replaces Joao Paulo de Oliveira who is unavailable due to […]
Ritomo Miyata set for exit in favour of WEC seat
Miyata is expected to embark on a full campaign in the 2024 WEC as part of an anticipated factory-backed Lexus effort in the new LMGT3 class. The 24-year-old Japanese driver will combine this with another season in Super Formula racing for Toyota’s flagship TOM’S squad, something made possible by a lack of date conflicts between […]