Dunlop wants extra cars, not more testing time
After parting ways with Team Mugen over the winter, Dunlop returned to supplying just one car in SUPER GT’s top class this season, the Nakajima Racing Honda NSX-GT. The #64 car shared by Takuya Izawa and rookie Kakunoshin Ota scored second in a rain-affected Fuji round in August, but has otherwise struggled for competitiveness. Following […]
Cadillac sticks with one 2024 WEC entry due to “cost barrier”
Currently, Chip Ganassi Racing [CGR] operates the lone Cadillac V-Series.R in WEC, with a desired expansion put on hold due to measured cost. Mark Stielow, the director of competition engineering for General Motors, confirmed the update on an IMSA video call with Motorsport.com and other select media, ahead of this weekend’s season finale at Road […]
Spengler talks BMW title prospects
As always, the scenic Kyushu track is set to provide a spectacular backdrop to one of the most important races of the year, with the success ballast halved and the teams facing the unknown of a 450km race around a track that is known for being particularly tough on tyres. Honda scored its second GT500 […]
Pfaff defects from Porsche to lead McLaren’s IMSA GTD Pro attack
Canada-based Pfaff will field a sole 720S GT3 Evo as it chases a third title in the series, with a driver lineup that has yet to be finalized. Pfaff’s move to McLaren follows a successful five-year run in IMSA’s premier series with Porsche, which resulted in championship titles in the 2021 GTD and 2022 GTD […]
Porsche Penske’s WEC program providing gains for its IMSA outfit
The 28-year-old Frenchman, along with co-driver Nick Tandy, are in the thick of an ultra-tight championship battle heading into Petit Le Mans – IMSA’s season finale – next weekend at Road Atlanta. The pilots of the team’s No. 6 Porsche 963 sit third in the top-level GTP class, but only five points behind points leaders […]
McLaren bids to return to Le Mans 24 Hours with United Autosports
The winner of the French enduro in 1995 has announced its intent to participate in the replacement for the GTE Am category and that it has nominated United, which is co-owned by McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown, as its representative. The Anglo-American team, which took LMP2 victory at Le Mans in 2020 and the WEC […]
Aston Martin rules out Alonso, Stroll involvement in Valkyrie Hypercar assault
Instead, they intend to focus on recruiting the line-up for the team’s campaigns with the Valkyrie LMH in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship starting in 2025 from their existing roster of drivers. That means drivers contracted to Heart of Racing for its campaigns in the two GT Daytona classes in IMSA […]
TOM’S #37 car risks making dubious piece of SUPER GT history
While the #36 TOM’S machine of Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata is in the thick of the title fight, the same can’t be said of the sister #37 car crewed by Ukyo Sasahara and Giuliano Alesi, who have mustered a mere nine points in the first six races of the season. In most years, that […]
Why Aston Martin is right to return to Le Mans
Ferrari returning to the Le Mans 24 Hours was arguably the biggest motorsport story of 2021, while the famous Italian marque’s victory in the French classic will probably stand as this year’s feel-good moment. This week’s Aston Martin announcement should be viewed in a similar way. For sportscar fans, Aston Martin’s comeback is a big […]