Andre Lotterer “overdrove the car” while adapting to LMP2 at Le Mans
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer revealed some of the challenges he faced getting up to speed with LMP2 machinery as he makes his class debut. Lotterer is driving the IDEC Sport-run #18 ORECA-Gibson 07 as part of the team’s tie-up with Genesis Magma Racing, which is due to enter the Hypercar ranks with […]
Andre Lotterer aims at rallying after «dream» test and «mind-blowing» passenger ride
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer says he would like to explore opportunities in rallying in the future after realising the dream of driving a World Rally Championship car. The sportscar ace and former Formula E driver has been a life-long admirer of rallying, having grown up around the discipline thanks to his […]
Lotterer replaces Sargeant for 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer will return to the French enduro for his 14th participation at the wheel of an LMP2 ORECA run by IDEC Sport. The 43-year-old German, who will race the new Genesis LMDh in the World Endurance Championship in 2026, has been called up to join what the South […]
Lotterer explains «golden opportunity» behind Genesis move
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has described joining Genesis for its World Endurance Championship entry in 2026 as “a golden opportunity”. The reigning WEC Hypercar champion, who is moving to the South Korean manufacturer after eight seasons with Porsche, told Motorsport.com that the move would allow him to build something that will […]
Genesis names Lotterer and Derani as first drivers for 2026 WEC season
Andre Lotterer and Pipo Derani are the first drivers named for the new Genesis LMDh programme that will enter the 2026 World Endurance Championship. Reigning WEC champion Lotterer and four-time Sebring 12 Hour winner Derani were revealed in the official launch of the entry of Hyundai’s premium brand into top-line sportscar racing. The wide-ranging announcement […]
Second WEC crown more prestigious than maiden triumph in 2012
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer believes that winning the World Endurance Championship title this year means more than his 2012 triumph with Audi. The German, who sealed the crown in Bahrain on Saturday with Porsche Penske Motorsport team-mates Laurens Vanthoor and Andre Lotterer, suggested that his second world crown conveys more prestige […]
Porsche drops Lotterer from 2025 WEC line-up
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has been dropped from Porsche’s factory World Endurance Championship squad as part of a revamp of its 2025 LMDh line-up. The veteran of the German manufacturer’s LMP1, Formula E and LMDh campaigns since joining from Audi in 2017, who is on the cusp of this year’s WEC […]
Ferrari AF Corse sneaks past Toyota for win
In a thrilling finish to Sunday’s Lone Star Le Mans six-hour race on the Circuit of The Americas, a customer AF Corse-run 499P driven by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, and Robert Shwartzman at Austin took the win after a battle with Toyota. All mere hours after Charles Leclerc’s Italian Grand Prix victory at Monza earlier […]
Estre’s «exceptional» pole lap «not 100% representative» of Porsche Le Mans pace
The Porsche Penske factory team barely got one 963 into Hyperpole with an initial eighth time in the first qualifying session for Estre, before the #7 Toyota lost its laps due to causing a red flag, promoting Jota’s #12 Porsche into the top eight. Driving the #6 car, Estre went on to snatch pole position […]