Porsche’s best WEC podium chance is at Fuji, says Makowiecki
Porsche has struggled to challenge Toyota and Ferrari on its return to the top echelon of sportscar racing this year, with April’s Portimao round the only time its 963 LMDh car finished on the podium. At the most recent round in Monza, Porsche was only the fourth-fastest manufacturer in the Hypercar class, as Peugeot made […]
Toyota flexes its muscles in second practice
The Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars ended up 1-2 in the times during Friday afternoon’s Free Practice 2, Sebastien Buemi in the #8 car ending up over a second clear of the Japanese manufacturer’s closest challenger. Buemi and Kamui Kobayashi in the sister car each set two lap times faster than the Antonio Felix […]
Muller likely to return to Peugeot WEC line-up for Bahrain
The Swiss driver’s recovery from the injuries that led to his replacement for this weekend’s Fuji round by reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne is on schedule and Peugeot is currently planning for him to retake his place in the #94 9X8 alongside Loic Duval and Gustavo Menezes at the eight-hour race on 4 November. Olivier Jansonnie, […]
Ferrari leads first practice from Peugeot
Antonio Fuoco set a best time of 1m35.649s at the end of the 90-minute session in the #50 Ferrari 499P LMH, a massive 2.6 seconds up on the sister #51 machine as the track rapidly improved late on. Best of the rest in third was the #94 Peugeot 9X8, followed by the two works Penske […]
Peugeot concedes first WEC win still «very far away»
The claim made ahead of the resumption of the WEC after its summer break at Fuji this weekend came despite a first podium for the French car at the previous round of the championship at Monza. The #93 entry shared by Paul di Resta, Jean-Eric Vergne and Mikkel Jensen took the first top-three finish for […]
Ritomo Miyata’s Fuji WEC call-up ‘really good for my future’
Miyata will share the #57 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GTE for his first race experience of the WEC with Takeshi Kimura and Scott Huffaker, replacing an absent Daniel Serra. The Super Formula and SUPER GT racer was recruited after Kimura contacted Toyota to enquire about Miyata’s availability, with the Japanese manufacturer giving its blessing. Despite […]
Apr boss lambasts Koki Saga’s ‘Showa era’ driving
Hiroto Kaneso made the remarks in the wake of the #31 Lexus LC500h’s fifth-place finish in the fifth round of the season, despite the team’s pre-season prediction that Suzuka would be the ideal match for the new hybrid-powered car. Apr has run a three-driver crew comprising Saga and youngsters Kazuto Kotaka and Yuki Nemoto for […]
Nissan fastest as 2024 GT500 cars continue testing
A total of 10 cars have been in action across the two-day test, which concludes on Wednesday, with seven current cars joined by a single development car each from Nissan, Toyota and Honda. The 2024 cars made their first outing together at Okayama in late July, but this time they shared the track with current-generation […]
Toyota’s Miyata to make WEC debut at Fuji in Ferrari GTE car
Miyata, a race winner in both Super Formula and SUPER GT, will partner Takeshi Kimura and Scott Huffaker at the wheel of the CarGuy Racing-branded Kessel Ferrari 488 GTE for Sunday’s six-hour race. The Toyota WEC Challenge driver replaces factory Ferrari racer Daniel Serra, who according to a statement released by CarGuy is unable to […]