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 […]
Peugeot close to «acceptable» reliability with WEC Hypercar
Peugeot endured a fraught return to top-flight sportscar racing in the WEC last year, suffering a myriad of technical issues when it joined the Hypercar class field for the final three rounds of the season at Monza, Fuji and Bahrain. While some gremlins were expected on its debut in Italy and again on its second […]
Carroll reunited with WRT after 11 years for GTWCE Endurance
The Northern Irishman has signed a deal to race a BMW M4 GT3 for the Belgian squad in the Bronze Cup class for Platinum-Silver-Bronze lineups alongside his regular partner in the 2022 GT4 European championship Tim Whale and team returnee Lewis Proctor. The team had announced in December that MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, Maxime Martin […]
Bertrand Baguette still fully motivated after SUPER GT title
Baguette finally achieved his long-standing goal of winning the SUPER GT crown in 2022, his ninth season of racing in the series, as he took honours alongside Impul Nissan team-mate Kazuki Hiramine. The Belgian said that his strong desire to win the championship at least once during his time in Japan served as a major […]