Honda takes pole on Toyota’s home turf
Free of any success ballast following a disastrous result in the season opener, Makino lapped the Toyota-owned circuit in 1m26.420s in the #100 Honda NSX-GT Type S to take Team Kunimitsu team’s first pole position since last year’s finale at Motegi. Makino secured the top spot in qualifying by 0.076s from the Racing Project Bandoh […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Spa
After being blighted by sensor issues in Portugal, the #7 Toyota crew got their championship challenge back on track with a second victory of the season at Spa. Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi staved off the challenge of their sister #8 GR010 HYBRID which had started from the back of the grid […]
Porsche expects Balance of Performance change before Le Mans 24 Hours
Thomas Laudenbach, head of Porsche Motorsport, made the claim before and after last weekend’s Spa 6 Hours round of the 2023 WEC, after there was no BoP revision for the Belgian race following the opening two events of the season at Sebring in March and Portimao in April. Asked if there could be a change […]
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 […]