Lamborghini aims to run two cars at 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours
The Italian manufacturer has revealed an intent to make an additional Le Mans entry in the Hypercar class, for the car that Iron Lynx will run in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in North America alongside the LMDh fielded in the full WEC season. Lamborghini motorsport boss Giorgio Sanna confirmed the plan for a two-car assault […]
Long Beach GTP fastest lap shows it can ‘fight for wins’
BMW started the IMSA SportsCar Championship season on the back foot with the least-developed car against rivals Acura, Cadillac and Porsche. Its reality check came when it finished 15 laps behind the winner in the Daytona 24 Hours, leading to the Rahal Letterman Lanigan-run team working tirelessly at Zionsville, Indiana in tandem with BMW’s headquarters […]
Austin, Interlagos on course to rejoin WEC calendar in 2024
Austin, which last hosted the WEC in 2020, looks to be favourite to take the all-important North American slot on the schedule in place of Sebring. Interlagos, which was on the calendar in 2012 to ’14, appears set to effectively replace Portimao when the series calendar goes back to its traditional eight races. WEC boss […]
Messy end to Okayama opener leaves sour taste
Heavy rain, hail, lightning — it wouldn’t have been a shock to see snow falling by the end of Sunday’s Okayama race, such was the rapid pace at which the conditions changed at the track situated in Japan’s self-titled ‘Land of Sunshine’. That was a moniker that seemed apt during the official pre-season test at […]
Why Joao Paulo de Oliveira was left on ‘tightrope’
SUPER GT veteran de Oliveira opened his GT300 class title defence with an eventful run to 10th place on board the #56 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 he shares with new team-mate Teppei Natori. The arrival of rain in the early stages of the race shook up the order as just under half the field managed […]
JOTA will treat Porsche 963 debut at Spa as test weekend
The British squad is due to shakedown its new LMDh machine at Weissach this week ahead of the third round of the 2023 WEC at Spa on 29 April. Porsche factory driver da Costa will form part of the squad’s line-up for Spa alongside Ye Yifei and Will Stevens, although Matt Campbell is expected to […]
WEC Hypercar manufacturers to be given priority for LMGT3 entries
The WEC organisation has outlined its strategy for putting together the grid for LMGT3, which replaces the GTE Am class in 2024, while stressing that further discussions within the FIA Endurance Commission are required before any sign-off by the World Motor Sport Council. Under the plan, each manufacturer would be limited to a maximum of […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Portimao
Five manufacturers filled the top five positions after six hours of racing in Portimao on Sunday, but as in Sebring it was Toyota that claimed the spoils. The #8 crew of Sebastien Buemi, Ryo Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley enjoyed a one-lap advantage at the finish over the pursuing Ferrari and Porsche, while Cadillac and Peugeot […]
Peugeot reveals special livery for Le Mans 24 Hours
The French firm revealed the bold colour scheme that will adorn both of its entries for the World Endurance Championship centrepiece on Monday at the Milan Design Week event. Spanish artist J.Demsky produced the design, which draws inspiration from the double Le Mans-winning Peugeot 905 of the early 1990s with its choice of colours. Peugeot […]