Porsche customer Proton eyeing second car in WEC and IMSA
Proton Competition is eyeing an expansion of its World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship assaults with the Porsche 963 LMDh as the German manufacturer makes more customer cars available. Christian Ried, boss of the German team currently fielding one 963 in each series, has revealed that he is working on plans to increase its […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar completes shakedown test
The Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar that will compete for outright honours in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year has undertaken its first test. A shakedown by the Valkyrie AMR-LMH was undertaken earlier this month without bodywork ahead of the start of proper testing in the next few weeks […]
Dillmann/Boulle score overall win, Corvette dominates GTD
The Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca of Dillmann/Boulle beat the similar cars of Gar Robinson/Filipe Fraga and Steven Thomas/Scott Huffaker in Sunday’s 2h40m race, which featured a 34-car entry. The premier class GTP hybrids took a break from the fearsome 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course near Toronto, formerly known as Mosport. Although those cars […]
AO Racing’s Hyett takes pole, Corvette tops GTD
PJ Hyett took pole position for the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the LMP2-led round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Hyett’s AO Racing Oreca beat the similar cars of Daniel Goldburg (United Autosports) and Gar Robinson (Riley) in qualifying for Sunday’s race, which features a 34-car entry. The premier class GTP hybrids have taken a break […]
Fraga fastest in FP2 from van der Zande, Lexus tops GTD
Brazil’s Filipe Fraga set the pace in second practice for the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the LMP2-led round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Riley’s Fraga beat Renger van der Zande (Tower Motorsport) and Colin Braun (Crowdstrike by APR) in the 90-minute session, which featured a 34-car entry. The premier class GTP hybrids have taken a […]
Deletraz beats van der Zande by 0.003s in FP1
AO Racing’s Louis Deletraz set the pace in opening practice for the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Deletraz beat Renger van der Zande (Tower Motorsports) and Ben Hanley (United Autosports) in the 90-minute session, which featured a 34-car entry. The premier class GTP hybrids have taken a break from the fearsome 2.459-mile, […]
Albuquerque steps down to LMP2 for overall IMSA victory bid at Mosport
IMSA SportsCar Championship star Filipe Albuquerque will drop down a division – but still be in the reckoning for an overall race win – at Mosport later this month. Albuquerque, who normally drives for the factory-backed Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura squad, will hop across for a one-off IMSA LMP2 outing with United Autosports […]
Door to manufacturer influx in GTP opened by rules extension, says IMSA boss
The extension of the lifespan of the GTP category in the IMSA SportsCar Championship could pave the way for new manufacturers to join, series boss John Doonan believes. IMSA currently boasts Acura, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini (endurances events only) and Porsche on its roster of GTP manufacturers, who all use the LMDh platform. Doonan reiterated IMSA’s […]
Westbrook rues ‘killer’ IMSA penalty after hitting tire reader in pitlane
Richard Westbrook says that the penalty handed to his customer Porsche 963 team JDC-Miller MotorSports at Watkins Glen on Sunday was a “bitter pill” after the car had led the race in the early going. Team-mate Phil Hanson, who qualified the car fourth for the six-hour race, charged to the front in the opening stages, […]