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. […]
Super GT’s long-running tyre war to end after 2026
Super GT has announced that both GT500 and GT300 classes will switch to a single tyre supplier from 2027, bringing an end to the series’ historic tyre war. In a press conference ahead of this Sunday’s penultimate round in Autopolis, GTA chairman Masaaki Bandoh said the series has been forced to make the decision to […]
Cadillac wins dramatic 2025 Petit Le Mans as Porsche claims IMSA GTP title
IMSA’s four classes put on a show, with noteworthy results in every group of cars after an intense race. Action Express trio Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti gave Cadillac a second consecutive Petit Le Mans victory as Porsche’s Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet took the IMSA title. #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: […]
Cadillac wins dramatic 2025 Petit Le Mans as Porsche claims IMSA GTP title
IMSA’s four classes put on a show, with noteworthy results in every group of cars after an intense race. Action Express trio Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti gave Cadillac a second consecutive Petit Le Mans victory as Porsche’s Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet took the IMSA title. #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: […]
Porsche confirms exit from WEC at the end of the 2025 season
Porsche will end its factory involvement in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class at the end of the current 2025 season. The German manufacturer, which claimed last year’s WEC drivers’ title with Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Andre Lotterer, announced the move on Tuesday at the same time as reaffirming its commitment to carry on […]