Toyota to complete pre-Le Mans test at Sebring this week
The Japanese manufacturer, which claimed a 1-2 victory in the Sebring 1000 Miles, will run for three days from Monday as it undertakes a third endurance simulation with the updated 2023 version of the GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar. The test is taking place at Sebring because Toyota had to cancel a long-distance run scheduled […]
Snow’s final double stint key to PMR BMW’s Sebring win
The second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship saw 14 caution periods, four of which occurred in the final two hours of the race. Snow ran nearly all of those two hours on one tank of gas, and his fuel-saving allowed him to produce enough pace to hold off another BMW M4, the #96 […]
Ferrari extends Shell partnership in WEC
The Italian manufacturer made its long-awaited return to the top class in world sportscar racing last weekend at the 2023 WEC season-opener Sebring 1000 miles. The #50 Ferrari 499P driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen claimed a podium on debut in third place, two laps down on a Toyota 1-2, with the […]
«Smart» driving helps AXR Cadillac to Sebring 12H win
The #31 Cadillac V-Series.R shared by Aitken, Alexander Sims and Pipo Derani was the prime beneficiary when both Penske Porsche 963s and the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 were eliminated in a three-way crash inside the final 20 minutes of the race. Aitken was at the wheel of the Whelen Engineering-sponsored #31 machine at the […]
Porsche’s WEC performance deficit «very obvious» at Sebring
The two factory Porsche Penske Motorsport cars finished fifth and sixth in the Hypercar class at the end of eight hours of racing at the Sebring International Raceway, trailing the dominant Toyota GR010 Hybrids by a worrying margin of four laps. Porsche was in the fight for the final spot on the podium in the […]
Why second car hasn’t solved ARTA Honda headaches
After joining forces with Team Mugen during the off-season, ARTA has expanded to two Bridgestone-shod Honda NSX-GTs for the 2023 season as it bids for a first GT500 title since 2007. The team has frequently topped the timesheets during the winter, with Nojiri’s new team-mate Toshiki Oyu notably setting a new unofficial lap record in […]
How one WEC stalwart set the marker for the newcomers to chase
Shock, sensational, spectacular. All those words correctly described Ferrari’s pole position with its 499P Le Mans Hypercar at start of the new era for the World Endurance Championship at the Sebring 1000 Miles. Yet come Friday’s race it was Toyota who were on top. That the Japanese cars were just too good for those from […]
WTR Acura became «bowling ball» in Sebring lead clash
As the final 30 minutes of the race approached, Albuquerque was battling for victory in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06, with his sights firmly set on passing the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 of Mathieu Jaminet for the lead. The two cars came to blows exiting Turn 1 after Jaminet moved […]
Cadillac wins after late-race GTP pile-up
Apart from a pitlane speeding penalty, the #10 Acura of Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque and Louis Deletraz had a seemingly comfortable race until a series of late restarts embroiled them in a battle with the #6 Porsche of Mathieu Jaminet, Nick Tandy and Dane Cameron. Albuquerque and Jaminet were battling for the win in the […]