Nico Muller set for Porsche debut at IMSA’s Sebring 12 Hours
New Porsche factory driver Nico Muller will make his sportscar debut with the German marque at this weekend’s Sebring 12 Hours round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Muller, who has been placed by Porsche at the Andretti Formula E team for the 2024-25 season, will race the customer 963 LMDh fielded by the JDC-Miller MotorSports […]
Lyn St. James, a nearly-forgotten all-female racing series, and what ‘makes it’ in racing
Within just a few minutes of speaking with Lyn St. James, who turns 78 next week, you quickly understand why she has made it as far as she has in the motorsport world. She’s kind, sharp, and fun to talk to, with a certain fire to her persona. I, affectionately describe her as “feisty” in […]
Pitbull is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing
Armando Christian Perez, a.k.a. Pitbull, a.k.a. Mr. Worldwide, abruptly announced on social media today that he is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing. Pitbull joined Trackhouse Racing at the beginning of 2021, just ahead of the team’s foray into the NASCAR Cup series. He spoke enthusiastically about loving both music and motorsports, and wanting […]
Pitbull is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing
Armando Christian Perez, a.k.a. Pitbull, a.k.a. Mr. Worldwide, abruptly announced on social media today that he is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing. Pitbull joined Trackhouse Racing at the beginning of 2021, just ahead of the team’s foray into the NASCAR Cup series. He spoke enthusiastically about loving both music and motorsports, and wanting […]
Jota-Cadillac announces Button’s co-drivers for 2025 WEC
Jenson Button will race alongside Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais in this year’s World Endurance Championship at the Jota Cadillac squad. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion was named in the #38 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh along with Bamber and Bourdais on Tuesday when Jota revealed how the six drivers it announced in November would line […]
Aston Martin completes line-up for Hypercar project in WEC and IMSA
Aston Martin will run an all-British line-up in one of its Valkyrie AMR-LMHs at the Le Mans 24 Hours and across the full World Endurance Championship this season. The double Le Mans class winner Harry Tincknell, who was announced as part of The Heart of Racing Hypercar class line-up last November, will be joined by […]
Lamborghini open to new LMDh partners for WEC return
Lamborghini will start looking for new partner teams to continue its LMDh project beyond 2025 if it can prove the competitiveness of the car in this year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship. The Italian manufacturer has taken over the lead of the race programme for this year with an IMSA-only assault on the five endurance rounds following […]
Tower stripped of Daytona LMP2 win after technical infraction
Tower Motorsport has lost its LMP2 victory in the Daytona 24 Hours over a technical infraction, with United Autosports inheriting the top spot. The #8 ORECA-Gibson 07 crewed by Sebastien Bourdais, Job van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez and John Farano scored a provisional win in the secondary prototype division at Daytona International Speedway, but a post-race […]
The Porsche development driver who won Daytona in a Corvette
In Porsche circles, Lars Kern is something of a legend. The German is a development driver for the company, and is best known for setting many of Porsche’s road-car Nürburgring lap times. He also moonlights in sports cars, and on Sunday, he won his biggest race yet, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In a Corvette. Since […]