Hirate bags pole for Kondo Nissan
With zero success ballast on board, the #24 Nissan Z shared by Hirate and Daiki Sasaki looked like a contender for pole from the start of the weekend, with Sasaki setting the pace in Saturday morning practice. Sasaki was at the wheel for Q1, going second-fastest behind the Racing Project Bandoh Toyota of Sena Sakaguchi, […]
How to watch on TV in the USA
When is the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours? This year’s race starts on 10 June at 10:00am ET at the Circuit de la Sarthe. It will feature Hypercar competition between Cadillac, Ferrari, Glickenhaus, Peugeot, Porsche, reigning champions Toyota and Vanwall. Competition will also be fierce in the LMP2 category and the GT class, where Aston […]
Le Mans BoP changes imposed without manufacturer agreement
The rulemakers revealed their intent to revise the BoP for the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship to the manufacturers on Wednesday, Motorsport.com has learned, just four days before the cars are due on track for the official Le Mans test day on Sunday. It is understood the changes were presented by the FIA […]
Suzuka 450km SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list
A total of 42 cars, 15 in GT500 and 27 in GT300, are entered for the second of five 450km races on this year’s schedule. With two races down, Nissan and Toyota have taken a win apiece so far in the GT500 class, leaving Honda as the only manufacturer still searching for a first victory […]
Bridgestone open to expanding SUPER GT tyre supply for NISMO
Michelin announced last month that it will leave the GT500 class at the end of the season, leaving the two NISMO-run Z entries in need of a new tyre supplier for 2024 and beyond. Bridgestone has been mooted as the most obvious alternative given its position as GT500’s dominant tyre maker, as well as its […]
Wholescale revisions for Le Mans Hypercar Balance of Performance
Toyota, Ferrari, Cadillac and Porsche have all had their minimum weights raised for the centrepiece round of the World Endurance Championship on 10/11 June. The biggest weight increase is for the Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, which won the opening three rounds of the 2023 WEC. It has been hit with a 37kg increase, […]
Villeneuve quits Vanwall after being dropped for Le Mans
The 1997 Formula 1 world champion explained in a statement issued on Wednesday that he had yet to receive any communication from the team regarding last week’s announcement that Tristan Vautier would be joining the Hypercar class squad in his place. Villeneuve, 52, expressed disappointment with the former ByKolles team’s decision to bring in Vautier […]
Alpine to reveal its 2024 LMDh contender at Le Mans
Christened the Alpine A110 R Le Mans, the Oreca LMP2-based hybrid contender will be revealed on 7 June at the Circuit de la Sarthe ahead of the centenary edition of the French endurance classic. It will succeed the Alpine A480-Gibson with which the French manufacturer competed in the WEC in 2021-22, before returning to the […]
Toyota adds Ritomo Miyata to WEC Challenge programme
Miyata, a race winner in both SUPER GT and Super Formula, will accompany the Toyota World Endurance Championship squad for the remaining rounds of the season that don’t clash with his existing commitments in Japan, starting with the Le Mans 24 Hours next month. The 23-year-old will also be involved in development work at Toyota […]