The 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list in full
No. Team Car Drivers HYPERCAR — 18 cars 007 Aston Martin Thor Team Aston Martin Valkyrie Harry Tincknell Tom Gamble Ross Gunn 009 Aston Martin Thor Team Aston Martin Valkyrie Alex Riberas Marco Sorensen Roman De Angelis 7 Toyota Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries 8 Toyota Racing Toyota GR010 […]
“He’s going to kick everyone’s ass”
In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook revealed that the American marque is having “regular discussions” with Max Verstappen about doing more in sportscars — including hypercar. Ford will join the top class of the World Endurance Championship from 2027 onwards, which also means it will compete in the Le Mans 24 […]
‘You cannot blame everyone else’
Malthe Jakobsen is adamant that he has to take some responsibility for the collision that forced the #94 Peugeot 9X8 out of Saturday’s World Endurance Championship race at Spa. The 22-year-old had qualified the car he shared with Loic Duval and Theo Pourchaire on pole position, with the trio remaining in the hunt for a […]
“This was a race we had to win”
Robin Frijns says BMW «had to win» the Spa World Endurance Championship race after an unusual strategic choice handed the German manufacturer a big opportunity. At Spa-Francorchamps, BMW opted for a very different strategy compared to the other Hypercar teams. The #20 M Hybrid V8 of Rene Rast, Sheldon van der Linde and Frijns took on […]
BMW scores maiden Hypercar win in chaotic finish
BMW executed an alternative strategy to perfection to claim its maiden World Endurance Championship victory in a chaotic, incident-packed Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours race. A decision to short-fuel in the opening pitstop propelled the #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh of Rene Rast, Sheldon van der Linde and Robin Frijns to the lead, which the trio […]
“We are faster than last year”
Toyota has denied it is «sandbagging» at Spa after both its cars failed to get into Q2 in Friday’s World Endurance Championship qualifying. The Japanese manufacturer could only manage the 12th- and 16th-fastest times in qualifying, just three weeks after it claimed its 50th WEC victory at Imola. The sharp contrast in performance between the […]
Peugeot beats Cadillac for maiden pole as Toyota and Ferrari struggle
Malthe Jakobsen claimed Peugeot’s first-ever World Endurance Championship pole position after topping Friday’s qualifying session for the Spa 6 Hours. Despite spinning at Raidillon on his outlap at the start of Q1 and flat-spotting his tyres, Jakobsen rebounded strongly in the #94 Peugeot 9X8 to edge out the #12 Jota Cadillac V-Series.R by just 0.043s. […]
Ford in talks with Max Verstappen about WEC Hypercar opportunities
Ford will make its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, and the company’s racing chief Mark Rushbrook would love to see Max Verstappen race the car one day. Ford has returned to Formula 1 this year thanks to its partnership with Red Bull Racing. The two parties have joined forces for the […]
The “better than expected” debut that gives Genesis confidence for Spa WEC
The arrival of a new car is often a story of growing pains and technical setbacks. However, at the 6 Hours of Imola, the Genesis GMR-001 proved that a focused 500-day build-up can result in a remarkably polished debut. With a 14th-place finish for the #17 entry displaying perfect reliability with an acceptable speed, the […]