What’s new with Ferrari 499P hypercar in WEC 2026?
The Ferrari 499P LMH presented in the prestigious setting of the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena is preparing to tackle the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship with a number of small modifications. Looking ahead to the coming year, the FIA, ACO and IMSA agreed that all cars built to LMH and LMDh regulations would undergo […]
Imola to hold 2026 WEC Prologue test in April
Imola will host the Prologue for the 2026 World Endurance Championship next month, in addition to the opening round of the new season. Earlier this week, it was announced that the Qatar 1812km has been postponed until later in the year due to the conflict in the Middle East. The Losail International Circuit was due […]
Le Mans-winning engineer Leena Gade joins Ford’s WEC Hypercar programme
Ford has bolstered its preparations for its upcoming Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship by signing Le Mans 24 Hours-winning engineer Leena Gade. The Briton will immediately begin work on Ford Racing’s new Oreca-based LMDh prototype, which will debut in the Hypercar class of the WEC in 2027. The Blue Oval said her “deep understanding […]
WEC postpones 2026 opener due to Middle East conflict
The World Endurance Championship’s 2026 season opener in Qatar has been postponed until later in the year due to rising tensions in the Middle East.Massive security concerns regarding Iranian drones and missiles have made the event at the Losail International Circuit impossible to host as planned this month.Read Also: Formula 1How latest Iran-US war is […]
What’s good never lasts forever
Since Peugeot joined the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship in 2022, Paul Di Resta has been part of the French manufacturer’s programme. The former Formula 1 driver has stood on the podium twice, with third place at Monza in 2023 and second at Fuji in 2025. Peugeot is still waiting for its first […]
How latest Iran-US war is impacting F1 and WEC
The FIA has been monitoring the geopolitical situation in the Middle East ahead of the World Endurance Championship’s season opener in Qatar, as the Formula 1 paddock travels to Australia.On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, successfully killing the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei as well as other Iranian […]
Peugeot believes it can claim first Hypercar win in 2026 WEC
Peugeot believes it can reach a new level and secure its first Hypercar victory in the World Endurance Championship this year. Peugeot’s return to the top tier of endurance racing has not gone as planned. Since entering the WEC’s Hypercar category in 2022, the manufacturer has struggled to live up to its prestigious history in […]
Peugeot explains choice of zebra-style livery for 2026 WEC Hypercar
Peugeot has revealed why it opted for an all-new black, white, and red livery for the 2026 World Endurance Championship. The French manufacturer is entering its fifth season of competition in Hypercar with the 9X8, having entered the WEC midway through 2022. In the 2026 season, it continues the tradition of introducing a fresh livery, […]
WEC 2025 BoP analysis: Peugeot
Above all else, Peugeot should be admired. Imagine building a hypercar for a completely different set of regulations that gets drastically altered due to the LMH-LMDh convergence just as the car’s development is finished. Then overhauling the car completely two years later only to find out that five Evo Jokers weren’t enough to catch up to the competition …Keep reading Source link