Toyota fastest in first practice ahead of Cadillac
The two Toyota GR010 HYBRIDs locked out the top two positions during Wednesday afternoon’s three-hour session, with Brendon Hartley setting the pace aboard the #8 car on a 3m27.742s. That was almost two seconds up on the best time set in Sunday’s official test day. It was the sister #7 Toyota that led the way […]
Ferrari still behind Toyota going to Le Mans, reckons Giovinazzi
The Italian driver made the remarks despite setting the pace in last Sunday’s official test day at the wheel of the #51 499P Le Mans Hypercar he shares with Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado for the World Endurance Championship blue riband. Giovinazzi set a best time of 3m29.504s in the afternoon session, topping the […]
SUPER GT must change rules after Suzuka confusion
The third round of the season on Sunday was red-flagged and not resumed following the horror crash involving Nissan driver Tsugio Matsuda and the JLOC Lamborghini of Kosuke Matsuura at 130R on lap 59 of 77. At the time of the stoppage, the only car in the GT500 field that had not completed both of […]
NASCAR Garage 56 entry wins Le Mans GTE pit stop challenge
Garage 56 is the entry that the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) sets aside for the “technology of tomorrow and beyond” of innovative machinery. NASCAR’s entry this year – a modified version of the Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 race car – is a collaboration of NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet, IMSA, and Goodyear. It will […]
Porsche confident significant steps made with 963 ahead of Le Mans
Urs Kuratle, project leader on the 963, described last Sunday’s Le Mans test day as “definitely satisfying” after a Porsche was in the top three in the times in both sessions on Sunday. The first track running of Le Mans week on the full 8.47-mile Circuit de la Sarthe followed a significant test programme since […]
LMP2 bosses hit out at mild Le Mans penalty for rivals using illegal sensor in test
United Autosports team principal Richard Dean and WRT founder Vincent Vosse criticised the 20-minute stop-and-hold penalty to be taken by six P2 teams in opening free practice for his weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours round of the World Endurance Championship round. Together with a third team boss, who asked not to be named, they argued […]
Bruni, Tincknell join Proton’s IMSA GTP attack with Porsche LMDh
Former WEC GTE Pro sparring partners Bruni and Tincknell will give Proton Competition’s US-based Porsche 963 its debut at Road America on 6 August just four weeks after they drive the sister car in the WEC’s Hypercar class for the first time at Monza at the beginning of July Proton boss Christian Ried told Motorsport.com […]
Studie BMW beats Toyota GT300s at their own game
The Michelin-shod BMW shared by Seiji Ara and Masataka Yanagida held on against the Bridgestone-equipped Inging Toyota GR86 and Saitama Toyopet Toyota GR Supra, having used a strategy gambit that was previously the preserve of the lighter, so-called ‘JAF’ cars. In the previous race at Fuji, both the Inging and Saitama Toyopet squads chose to […]
LeBron James named as Le Mans 24 Hours official starter
The four-time NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist will be given the honour of being the official starter for the 2023 edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours, which gets underway at 4pm local time on 10 June. Since 1949, the race starter role has been frequently given to a personality from the world […]