Manthey certain of 2026 WEC LMGT3 entry despite Porsche’s Hypercar exit
Manthey Racing remains optimistic that Porsche’s withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class will not hinder its chances of securing a place in the LMGT3 division with the German marque in 2026. For participation in LMGT3, the WEC’s rulemakers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest give priority to manufacturers already represented in […]
Ferrari commits to WEC Hypercar class until end of 2029 season
Ferrari will remain in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class until at least the end of the 2029 season. The newly-crowned 2025 WEC manufacturers’ and drivers’ title winner has revealed that it has added two years to its original commitment to the top class, in line with the extension of the current rules cycle announced […]
Ferrari compares maiden WEC Hypercar title to Le Mans wins
Ferrari says clinching its maiden Hypercar title in the World Endurance Championship gives it a “different satisfaction” to winning the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Prancing Horse swept both the drivers’ and the manufacturers’ championships after its three 499Ps finished third, fourth and fifth in the season-ending Bahrain 8 Hours. It marks Ferrari’s first prototype […]
Toyota relieved 2025 WEC season is ‘over’ after year of frustrations
Toyota’s technical director David Floury said he is glad to see the back of the 2025 World Endurance Championship, despite ending the year with a morale-boosting victory in Bahrain 8 Hours. The Japanese manufacturer endured its worst season in the WEC’s top class in years, as constant frustrations with the Balance of Performance left it […]
Toyota retains all six Hypercar drivers for WEC 2026
Toyota will head into the 2026 World Endurance Championship with an unchanged driver line-up across its two factory Hypercar entries. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries will continue to share the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid next season, with Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa continuing in the sister #8 car. The announcement was […]
Why WEC’s Bahrain finale was the ‘biggest disappointment’ for Porsche 963 programme
Porsche has singled out Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain as the ‘biggest disappointment” for its three-year 963 LMDh programme. The German manufacturer bowed out of the Hypercar class of the WEC with a nightmare race in Bahrain, as its two factory Penske prototypes finished a lap down in 13th and 14th positions. This […]
Antonio Felix da Costa tops WEC Bahrain test for Alpine
Antonio Felix da Costa topped the timesheets in his first public appearance as a factory Alpine driver in the World Endurance Championship’s Bahrain rookie test. The former Porsche star, who joins the French squad next year as part of a dual WEC/Formula E programme, set a best time of 1m49.214s in the #36 Alpine A424 […]
Corvette driver Dani Juncadella fined for showing middle finger in WEC Bahrain finale
Corvette driver Dani Juncadella has been hit with a €5,000 fine for showing his middle finger to BMW rival Augusto Farfus during the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.Juncadella and Farfus were locked in a prolonged fight over fifth place in the LMGT3 category, with the pair making contact at Turn 10 as Juncadella attempted […]
Sebastien Bourdais rages about Jenson Button’s penalty in Bahrain: “I’m tired of it”
Cadillac driver Sebastien Bourdais has lashed out at the stewards’ decision to penalise his team-mate Jenson Button in the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain. One-time Formula 1 world champion Button, competing in his final professional race, was slapped with a 30-second stop/go penalty for causing a collision with the #54 Ferrari 296 GT3 of […]