Toyota beats Ferrari to continue winning run
The polesitting crew’s GR010 HYBRID headed the #50 Ferrari 499P of Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina and Antonio Fuoco as Porsche became the first LMDh constructor to score a WEC podium with its #6 963 driven by Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer. Cadillac matched its Sebring 1000 Miles finish of fourth with its Chip […]
JOTA Porsche LMDh set for first shakedown ahead of Spa WEC debut
Porsche will give the hybrid prototype a shakedown on Wednesday at its Weissach test track as part of the handover to JOTA. Factory driver Matt Campbell, part of the Porsche Penske Motorsport line-up in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, is scheduled to drive the first of the four customer 963s released for 2023 to be delivered. […]
Ferrari still has tyre deg lessons to learn ahead of Portimao WEC
The Italian manufacturer remains on a steep learning curve despite undertaking more than six months of testing with the 499P, according to sportscar race and testing manager Giuliano Salvi. Salvi explained that a winter test programme will always leave question marks about tyre management because it is not undertaken in the same conditions that the […]
Nissan wins bonkers wet/dry season opener
The #23 NISMO Nissan Z of Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda survived multiple safety car periods and stoppages to claim victory at the former Pacific Grand Prix venue, leading the sister #3 NDDP car of Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi. The two Michelin-shod NISMO cars were the favourites heading into the race after locking out […]
Chaotic rain-hit Okayama SUPER GT race halted by red flag
Proceedings were brought to a halt with 54 laps of 82 completed, the #36 TOM’S Toyota GR Supra of Ritomo Miyata leading the way from the #3 NDDP Racing Nissan Z of Mitsunori Takaboshi. It followed a safety car period triggered by a crash involving two GT300 cars, the #9 Pacific Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 of […]
“Huge” first Porsche 963 win thanks to ‘rolling the dice’ – Tandy
Tandy, who shared the winning car with Mathieu Jaminet in the third round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship on the fabled Californian street circuit, admitted that the pace deficit to GTP class rivals Acura, Cadillac and BMW had led the Penske-run team to consider alternate strategies. Tandy had managed to grab second place from sixth […]
SUPER GT set to delay new GT500 rules until 2025
At last year’s Motegi season finale, series promoter GTA revealed plans for new three-year regulations cycle to commence in 2024 and 2027, as part of its goal to halve carbon emissions by 2030. However, speaking ahead of Sunday’s opening round of the 2023 season, GTA chairman Masaaki Bandoh expressed an intention to maintain the current […]
Porsche 963 takes first win, Taylor crashes
The 100-minute race around the 1.968-mile Californian street course started with a bang when Sebastien Bourdais crashed out at the first corner in his Cadillac V.Series-R and fellow frontrunner Tom Blomqvist’s Acura was also pushed into a spin. The pole-winning Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 was expected to dominate, but an issue at the pitstop […]
Prema keeps maiden WEC pole, handed fine after Portimao pit infringement
Lamborghini factory driver Mirko Bortolotti claimed Prema’s first WEC pole at the Algarve International Circuit after beating Vector Sport’s Gabriel Aubry to the top spot by 0.001s, but was immediately placed under investigation after the session. An as-yet-unexplained mechanical issue while cars were queuing at pit exit required the attention of Prema mechanics, who removed […]