Isotta Fraschini Hypercar unlikely to race in 2023
A race debut for the revived Italian marque’s Tipo 6 LMH Competizione at the Bahrain season-finale in November officially remains the target. But Isotta motorsport boss Claudio Berro has stressed that it will not compromise the development and homologation of the car ahead of its full entry into the WEC in 2024 with the Vector Sport team. […]
WEC teams frustrated by safety car rules “lottery” at Monza
United Autosports team boss Richard Dean said the stipulation that the pits are closed when the race director triggers a full course yellow or safety car resembled “a lottery” that some teams could derive “a huge benefit” from while others lost out. Article 14.6.5 of the WEC sporting regulations determines that the pit entry is […]
Corvette snaps IMSA win drought as Lexus podium streak ends
Just hours after Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating and Nico Varrone claimed the final WEC GTE Am title at Monza, Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia won IMSA’s GTD Pro class at the track formerly known as Mosport. The victory in Canada was the first for the Pratt Miller-run team in IMSA competition since March 2022, a […]
IMSA win was for those who said “nasty things” after Daytona
Shank’s Acura ARX-06 scored its second GTP victory of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, following the deduction of 200 points due to tire data manipulation after its Daytona success – a victory it was allowed to keep in the record books as the rules transgression was only found after the results were declared […]
How Toyota took revenge on Ferrari’s home ground
Toyota gained something approaching revenge on Ferrari for its Le Mans 24 Hours defeat in the Italian manufacturer’s backyard at Monza. Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez took what on paper looked like a narrow victory, but in reality they had a clear advantage in last Sunday’s World Endurance Championship round. And that […]
Porsche’s Monza WEC result ‘at the limit of our capabilities’
Cameron, Michael Christensen and Frederic Makowiecki completed Sunday’s 6 Hours of Monza in fourth in the best of the two Porsche Penske Motorsport cars, finishing a lap down on the race-winning #7 Toyota of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez. Although the #5 Porsche 963 ran as high as second due the pitstop […]
Corvette celebrates winning WEC GTE Am title two races early
Fourth place in the six-hour race was enough for Catsburg and team-mates Ben Keating and Nico Varrone to claim the final GTE Am title before the arrival of LMGT3 rules for 2023 will render its C8.R ineligible. Back-to-back victories at Sebring and Portimao, followed up by a second place at Spa and a third win […]
Monza WEC podium boost «huge» for the team
Olivier Jansonnie, technical director on the 9X8 programme at Peugeot Sport, described the third place for Mikkel Jensen, Paul di Resta and Jean-Eric Vergne in Sunday’s Monza 6 Hours as “quite logical and well deserved”. He explained that it followed the increase in competitiveness during practice and qualifying of a car that has struggled since its […]
Ferrari claims it faced «disadvantage» in Monza WEC race
The phrase used in a cursory statement issued after Le Mans 24 Hours-winning WEC Hypercar squad was beaten by Toyota can be regarded as a clear reference to the revised Balance of Performance that came into effect in the Monza 6 Hours. The release, issued after midnight local time following the race, also said that […]