Van der Zande confident after “flawless” Cadillac test at Sebring
Van der Zande shares the Ganassi-run #01 Cadillac V-LMDh with Sebastien Bourdais, and this pair – along with endurance extra Scott Dixon – started fourth and finished third in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. That was the race debut of the GTP-class cars in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship, and while Cadillac looked strong, in […]
NASCAR reveals race livery for Garage 56 Le Mans 24 Hours entry
The Garage 56 project, which is anticipated to be approved for entry by l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) in the coming weeks, is a partnership between NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet and Goodyear. The systems and components of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 are largely unchanged from the Next Gen race car that competes in the NASCAR […]
Glickenhaus has suffered ‘huge damage’ from being blocked by IMSA
Company founder Jim Glickenhaus has long been vocal about the fact that his eponymous firm has not been able to enter its cars in IMSA and the blue riband Rolex 24 at Daytona, owing to the North American series’ strict criteria on what constitutes a manufacturer. IMSA regulations require any participating manufacturer to produce 2,500 […]
Lucas Auer returns to Austria after surgery for broken vertebrae
Auer was involved in a violent crash in the opening practice for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the 28-year-old smashing head-on into a concrete wall at Turn 1 in his #53 Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 car. Auer had to be transported to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach where the full extent of his injuries was […]
Natori replaces Fujinami at Kondo Nissan for Super GT 2023 season
Ex-FIA F3 racer Natori replaces two-time series champion Kiyoto Fujinami at the wheel of Kondo’s #56 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 for the upcoming campaign. It follows Fujinami’s surprise absence from Nissan’s initial driver announcement late last month, which came mere days after he had been seen at the wheel of Kondo’s GT500 car during manufacturer […]
Pescarolo set for WEC return with Peugeot Hypercar in 2024
The new owners of two-time Le Mans 24 Hours runner-up Pescarolo Sport, the team established in 2000 by four-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Henri Pescarolo, have concluded a deal to join forces with Peugeot for next year’s WEC. Either one or two 9X8 Le Mans Hypercars will be run from the factory under the […]
Le Mans 24 Hours hydrogen class delayed to 2026
Le Mans organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest set up a working group in 2017 to establish a zero emissions class at the famous endurance race, and had targeted a launch in 2024 after revealing plans for Red Bull Advanced Technologies and Oreca to design a concept chassis. GreenGT, which has partnered with the ACO […]
LM Corsa to modify GR Supra front bodywork again
The Osaka Toyopet-run team won two races in its first year using the Supra in 2021, with Hiroki Yoshimoto and Shunsuke Kohno winning both Fuji races that year en route to third in the GT300 standings. However, a decision to produce a custom front fascia that more closely resembles the road-going GR Supra (pictured top) […]
Button left “speechless” after first Garage 56 test run, says Johnson
Johnson, former Le Mans 24 Hours winner Mike Rockenfeller and 2009 Formula 1 world champion Button all drove in a two-day test at Daytona International Speedway’s Road Course following last month’s Rolex 24, which included a 12-hour simulation and night-time running. Rockenfeller and Johnson had taken part in previous tests of the car, while the […]