JLOC shakes down Huracan Evo2 ahead of car’s SUPER GT debut
JLOC regular Takashi Kogure completed two days of running on Wednesday and Thursday aboard the #88 car he will campaign along with Yuya Motojima for the rest of the season. Ahead of the season, team boss Isao Noritake told Motorsport.com that JLOC planned to introduce the Evo2 update during the two-month gap between the third […]
Manthey nominated as Porsche team for 2024 WEC LMGT3 class
The German marque has named Nurburgring-based Manthey, which it part owns, to run a pair of the latest 992-shape 911 GT3 R contenders introduced this year. They will be the only 911s on the WEC grid in 2024 because each marque involved in the class that takes over from GTE Am will be allowed two […]
Lamborghini, BMW in race to secure Marciello for 2024 LMDh programmes
Long-time Mercedes driver Marciello had been set to join Lamborghini and drive for the Iron Lynx team, which next year will debut the new SC63 LMDh in both the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Now, Motorsport.com sources have revealed, BMW has come in with a deal to lure him to race its […]
2024 SUPER GT GT500 cars in action at Okayama
Honda has taken centre stage with the launch of its new Civic Type R-GT, which marks a radical departure from the current NSX-GT, but the upgraded versions of the Nissan Z and Toyota GR Supra have also attracted attention. Nissan’s 2024 Z appears to have been modified in line with the NISMO version of the […]
SUPER GT clamps down on extreme GT300 pit tactics
For next weekend’s fourth round of the season at Fuji, the pit window will open at the end of the fifth lap, meaning that a car cannot complete either of its two mandatory refuelling stops before this time. This appears to be a reaction to the two most recent races at Fuji and Suzuka, in […]
Honda Civic GT500 hits the track in Okayama test
All three GT500 manufacturers have gathered for a two-day test with their 2024 machines, with Honda, Toyota and Nissan each running a single car each. Honda officially unveiled the Civic Type R-GT test car on Monday ahead of the test, while Toyota and Nissan are running upgraded versions of their existing cars, the GR Supra […]
Honda reveals Civic Type R GT500 in testing spec
The car that will replace the Honda NSX-GT from 2024 was first revealed in concept form back in January, and work has been ongoing since to prepare the final version of the car that will take on Toyota and Nissan next season. Now the marque has officially revealed the Civic Type R-GT that will take […]
Iori Kimura on stand-by at ARTA Honda for Fuji
Kimura has been named as the third driver for the #8 ARTA Honda NSX-GT alongside Tomoki Nojiri and Oyu for the fourth round of the season on August 6. It comes after Oyu broke his collarbone and was forced to sit out this month’s Super Formula race at the same venue. ARTA registering Kimura as […]
Heart of Racing Astons take both class wins
The 160-minute race got underway with Ross Gunn leading the GTD Pro field in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He got away cleanly from Jack Hawksworth in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 and Antonio Garcia in the Corvette Racing C8.R. Mike Skeen, driving the No. 32 […]