What we learned about SUPER GT’s 2024 cars in Motegi test
After two days of running at Okayama in late July, the 2024 GT500 machines of Nissan, Honda and Toyota again shared the track last week at Motegi, as the final 2023 tyre test involving all four manufacturers also took place. Seven current GT500 cars shared the track with the new cars for a total of […]
Aston Martin close to reviving Valkyrie LMH project for 2025 WEC, IMSA
The Valkyrie LMH programme is set to be reactivated after more than three years on the back-burner as Aston and US-based team Heart of Racing ramp up a relationship that already straddles the GT arenas in IMSA and WEC. Motorsport.com has learned that Aston and Heart of Racing, which is backed by computer games tycoon […]
Robert Kubica’s «crucial» stint puts WRT on cusp of title
The #41 WRT ORECA 07 shared by Kubica, Louis Deletraz and Rui Andrade dropped from second to sixth early on after Andrade was hit by the #23 United Autosports entry of Josh Pierson, an offence for which Pierson was slapped with a 10-second time penalty. While the incident put the #41 crew on the back […]
Toyota says Ferrari held back by driver inconsistency at Fuji
The Japanese marque’s technical director Pascal Vasselon made the comment after wrapping up the 2023 manufacturers’ title with a 1-2 finish on home turf, having overcome a stiff challenge from Porsche. By contrast, the two Ferrari 499Ps finished a lap down in fourth and fifth on what was the Prancing Horse’s least competitive showing since […]
Why Quintarelli is pumped up for Sugo
With three races left on the 2023 calendar, the battle for title honours is really hotting up with the respective leading crews from Nissan, Toyota and Honda all occupy the top three spots in the drivers’ standings. That follows an action-packed Suzuka race in which Honda finally broke its victory duck, and NISMO duo Quintarelli […]
Corvette drivers say «questionable» penalties cost Fuji WEC win
Corvette was in the hunt for victory for much of the six-hour Japanese enduro, with the team’s sole C8.R enjoying multiple stints in the lead after Keating qualified the car on pole position. However, Keating had to come into the garage to get the right-hand side door replaced after he was involved in a collision […]
Ferrari’s WEC deficit to Toyota no greater at Fuji than Monza
It made the claim despite its two 499P Le Mans Hypercars trailing home in fourth and fifth positions, a lap down on the Toyota GR010 HYBRIDs that blocked out the top two positions. “There is a status quo; this position is more of less the same from after the Le Mans 24 Hours,” said Giuliano […]
Proton denied shot at beating Ferrari by “freak” belts issue
In only its second outing in the WEC’s top Hypercar class with the Porsche 963, Proton proved competitive as the car shared by Jani and team-mates Harry Tincknell and Gianmaria Bruni ran in the top five just shy of the two-hour mark. However, the team’s hard work was undone when Tincknell came in after his […]
Porsche’s Vanthoor knew start was only chance to threaten Toyota in Fuji
Vanthoor managed to wrest the lead of the six-hour race away from home favourite Toyota with a bold move up the inside of poleman Mike Conway at the very start of the race. With both Toyotas being compromised, dropping the two GR010 HYBRIDs that had locked out the front row down the order, Vanthoor was […]