What to expect from SUPER GT’s Fuji Golden Week classic
The paddock was greeted by warm, sunny weather on Tuesday ahead of the start of track action for SUPER GT’s traditional midweek fixture on Wednesday, and forecasts indicate that both days of running will be completely dry — which would be a welcome change after two days of tempestuous weather at Okayama. It was also […]
WRT didn’t know Spa WEC LMP2 win was on until 12 minutes to go
The Angolan prevailed in the #41 WRT ORECA-Gibson 07 alongside Louis Deletraz and Robert Kubica thanks to a four-second shorter final pitstop than erstwhile leader Tom Blomqvist’s #22 United Autosports ORECA. In a race disrupted by four safety cars, the #41 crew was hampered by the timing of the third when Jacques Villeneuve’s Vanwall Hypercar […]
SUPER GT revises FCY pit rules after Okayama penalties
The Japanese series has a closed pitlane when safety car periods are called, and this was extended to likewise cover full-course yellows when the system was introduced for the 2021 season. However, in last month’s season opener at Okayama, both the #100 Team Kunimitsu Honda and #37 TOM’S Toyota GR Supra were caught out, pitting […]
Baguette looks ahead to Fuji 450km
The 2023 season kicked off last month at Okayama with one of the craziest races in recent memory, featuring constantly changing conditions and no fewer than three red flags amid the chaos. Baguette was in the thick of the action as he and Impul team-mate Kazuki Hiramine emerged from the chaos with valuable points for […]
Corvette’s P2 at Spa with ballast «better than a win»
After kicking off their campaign with back-to-back GTE Am wins at Sebring and Portimao, Keating and team-mates Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone finished second to the Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari of Luis Perez Companc, Alessio Rovera and Lilou Wadoux at Spa. That was despite falling to the back of the pack early in the […]
Ferrari «could have fought Toyota for victory» at WEC Spa
The Briton, who sealed third place on the final lap of the Spa 6 Hours with Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi, told Motorsport.com that “maybe we could have given them a fight” but for the three extra pitstops the #51 Ferrari 499P made in comparison with the winning Toyota. “There was one point where […]
Cadillac Eau Rouge WEC shunt was «almost out of a movie scene»
Having made the decision to start the race on slick tyres on a damp track, van der Zande was running a strong second behind the race-leading #7 Toyota when he lost control of the #3 Cadillac V-Series.R on the approach to the Eau Rouge/Raidillon complex in the second hour of the race. With the two […]
Fuji 450km SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list
A total of 41 cars, 15 in GT500 and 26 in GT300, are entered for the annual Golden Week classic, the first of five 450km races on this year’s schedule. The tradition of holding a midweek race during Japan’s spring vacation dates back to the inaugural season of the All-Japan Touring Car Championship (JGTC), the […]
Early WEC laps on slicks at wet Spa about «trying to survive»
The Briton, who secured a second WEC win of the season with Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, explained that he knew the call to start their Toyota GR010 HYBRID on dry-weather Michelins was «the correct one even if we knew it was going to be a bit tricky». «On the first lap, I looked […]