Pescarolo-like Glickenhaus has strengths to exploit
Glickenhaus was among the first teams to commit to the Hypercar class in 2021 and has since turned its 007 LMH car into a respectable contender, scoring outright podiums at both Sebring and the Le Mans 24 Hours last year. It also came close to a maiden victory at Monza after clinching pole position, until […]
Kenta Yamashita targets early comeback from back fracture
Yamashita suffered a major crash at Suzuka’s 130R corner on the opening day of manufacturer testing aboard the Rookie Racing Toyota GR Supra, and had to be taken to hospital. He was released the following day to begin his rehabilitation, but has not driven a racing car since, missing last week’s Suzuka SUPER GT test […]
Toyota ends Suzuka SUPER GT test on top, big crash for Honda
For the first time this year, a group test day was topped by a manufacturer other than Honda, as Sena Sakaguchi set the pace aboard the Yokohama-shod #19 Toyota GR Supra with a best time of 1m43.206s in the two-hour morning session. That was almost three tenths faster than Sakaguchi had managed on Thursday, but […]
Honda smashes lap record on first day of Suzuka SUPER GT test
A total of 13 cars, representing the entire GT500 field except the two NISMO-run Nissan Zs, were in action for the opening day of what marks the final group running before next week’s official Okayama test. Continuing the pattern seen in previous tests, it was the Honda NSX-GT contingent that dominated the timesheets, with all […]
Hardwick slams “flawed” IMSA BoP, announces WEC plans
The latest iterations of the Porsche 911 RSR-19s were left breathless by the fastest GTD Pro/GTD cars in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona this year. Hardwick, who races for Wright Motorsports, saw teammate Jan Heylen – with whom he won last year’s Rolex 24 – qualify as fastest of the Porsche drivers, yet 2.849sec […]
JOTA reveals Hertz WEC livery, partnership with NFL legend Tom Brady
The reigning WEC LMP2 champion team has taken the wraps off the colour scheme it will utilise under the Hertz Team JOTA banner when it joins the Hypercar car class at round three at Spa with Antonio Felix da Costa, Will Stevens and Yifei Ye driving. A showcar has been liveried in what is being […]
Glickenhaus finalises WEC line-up as Sebring entry list revealed
The duo, who have been part of the line-up since the US entrant joined the WEC in 2021 with the Pipo-engined 007 Le Mans Hypercar, were confirmed when the entry list for the opening round of this year’s series at Sebring was published on Wednesday. Briscoe and Pla will join fellow team regular Romain Dumas […]
Kenta Yamashita to miss Super Formula pre-season testing
Yamashita was hospitalised after suffering a major crash at the wheel of Rookie Racing’s Toyota GR Supra at Suzuka’s 130R corner on the opening day of private SUPER GT manufacturer testing in late January. He was released from hospital the following day, but the damage to the car was severe enough to prevent Rookie from […]
Isotta Fraschini reveals new hypercar with aim of 2023 WEC debut
The Isotta Frashini Tipo 6 Competizione, which will be raced in partnership with the British Vector Sport team, was unveiled on Tuesday at the Automobile Club Milano. The reveal of the car developed by Michelotto Engineering means that the marque has met its stated target of completing the car by the end of February. Isotta director […]