SUPER GT delays carbon-neutral fuel for GT300 class
The GT Association made a brief announcement on Monday stating that the ETS Racing Fuels-supplied CNF that was planned to be used in both classes from 2023 will not be used for the lower division for the opening two rounds of the season at Okayama and Fuji. However, the new fuel will be used from […]
How Toyota’s newcomer is faring after flying the Honda nest
After two seasons as a ‘super-sub’ in the Honda Super Formula stable, 2022 was supposed to mark the year that Sasahara became part of the furniture at the Sakura brand. Handed the chance to join Tomoki Nojiri at Team Mugen, Sasahara finally had the platform he had so desperately craved to prove himself. Sasahara kept […]
New safety car rules risk devaluing Le Mans win
Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon believes that the revised safety car system could make “Le Mans a bit of a lottery”. The old system of three safety cars being deployed on the long 8.47-mile Circuit de la Sarthe is being replaced by a new procedure whereby the field will be lined up […]
Why an ‘artificial’ Le Mans finish is more likely in 2023
What a story it would be if the Le Mans 24 Hours produced a grandstand finish — perhaps the closest ever in its history — in this the centenary year for the French enduro. I reckon there’s a decent chance of its happening as the clock strikes four on 11 June, and I’m not making […]
Tandy, Jaminet complete Porsche LMDh driver line-up for Le Mans
The IMSA SportsCar Championship team-mates have been named alongside Felipe Nasr in the additional car that will join Porsche Penske Motorsport’s two full-season World Endurance Championship entries in the Hypercar class for the double-points round on 10-11 June. Tandy’s 11th Le Mans start reprises his debut in the top class at the French enduro in […]
Cadillac enters second Hypercar for WEC Spa 6 Hours
The Chip Ganassi Racing-run factory team will field its IMSA SportCar Championship pairing of Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande in the additional Caddy V-Series.R LMDh at the Spa 6 Hours on 29 April. They join the full-season Ganassi entry run under the Cadillac Racing banner for Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook. […]
Nissan clarifies status of axed Kiyoto Fujinami
Fujinami was part of the Kondo Racing squad that won the title in SUPER GT’s lower class in both 2020 and 2022 alongside Joao Paulo de Oliveira. Last month it was confirmed that the 27-year-old Japanese driver would be replaced aboard Kondo’s #56 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 by Teppei Natori for the upcoming season. Hours […]
Why Subaru brought back an old face for Fuji SUPER GT test
The Japanese manufacturer caused a surprise by registering 52-year-old Sasaki as a third driver for the final test of the pre-season alongside its usual drivers Takuto Iguchi and Hideki Yamauchi in the works R&D Sport-run BRZ. Sasaki previously drove for Subaru between 2010 and ’14, his stint at the team coinciding with its switch from […]
Has Bridgestone closed in on Michelin in the wet?
The French tyre firm, which supplies just the two NISMO-run Nissan Zs in the 15-car GT500 field, revealed a new specification of wet tyre for the 2022 season designed to maximise performance in mixed conditions. That allowed Nissan to take a crushingly dominant 1-2 in the only wet race of the year at Sugo, where […]