Hyundai signings bolster WEC and WRC resources
Hyundai Motorsport has strengthened its resources by adding two valuable members of staff, which will oversee programmes in the World Rally Championship and World Endurance Championship. The Korean marque has created two new roles within its organisation in the form of Operations Director and Head of Engineering, which will be filled by the experienced Sebastien […]
Ferrari’s title bid boosted by BoP for WEC’s Bahrain 8 Hours
Ferrari has received a double Balance of Performance break for this weekend’s Bahrain World Endurance Championship 2025 finale, as it attempts to claim both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles. The Italian manufacturer’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar will start the Bahrain 8 Hours 5kg lighter and with 3kW (4bhp) more baseline power than last time out […]
How Aston Martin transformed its season to become a genuine WEC & IMSA contender
The Heart of Racing team boss Ian James, right back at the start of the year, threw the idea of Aston Martin’s Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar notching up a podium before its maiden season was out. “That would be nice,” he said. It didn’t look very realistic over the first half of THOR’s parallel campaigns […]
Le Mans winner James Calado signs new Ferrari WEC contract
Le Mans 24 Hours winner James Calado has signed a multi-year contract extension with Ferrari starting from next season’s World Endurance Championship. The 36-year-old’s deal was announced on Friday ahead of next week’s WEC 2025 finale in Bahrain, where Calado will arrive leading the standings with Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi. It will further […]
Colton Herta announces partial 2026 IMSA campaign with Cadillac
Cadillac Formula 1 test driver Colton Herta will race for the American manufacturer in three IMSA SportsCar Championship endurance contests next year. Herta will dovetail his F1 duties and an F2 campaign driving for Hitech with appearances at the start-of-season Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours IMSA rounds, plus the season-closing Petit Le Mans […]
Hypercar potentially set for success handicaps in WEC 2026
The World Endurance Championship could introduce success handicaps in the Hypercar division for its 2026 season. The new sporting rules for the series next year contain the provision to extend the use of the performance-balancing measure from LMGT3 to the top class. But the FIA, which runs the WEC together with Le Mans 24 Hours […]
What the Porsche exit rumours mean for Manthey Racing
Rumours about Porsche wanting to sell its stake in Manthey Racing have been circulating in the paddock for several months. The Volkswagen Group brand reported a sharp drop in profits this year, forcing it to cut jobs across its automotive division. The weak financial performance also played a part in its impending exit from the […]
Garage 59 takes over from United Autosports as McLaren WEC partner from 2026
United Autosports is stepping down as McLaren’s representative in the LMGT3 class of the World Endurance Championship for next year to be replaced by Garage 59. The British Garage 59 squad will field a pair of McLaren 720S GT3 EVOs in the 2026 WEC as United gears up for its graduation to the Hypercar ranks […]
Antonio Felix da Costa joins Alpine’s WEC squad after Porsche exit
Antonio Felix da Costa will return to the World Endurance Championship in 2026 as part of Alpine’s factory squad in the Hypercar class. As reported by Motorsport.com last month, da Costa will join a revamped line-up at the French car manufacturer after ending a three-year spell with Porsche during which he primarily competed in Formula E. […]