Imola to hold 2026 WEC Prologue test in April
Imola will host the Prologue for the 2026 World Endurance Championship next month, in addition to the opening round of the new season. Earlier this week, it was announced that the Qatar 1812km has been postponed until later in the year due to the conflict in the Middle East. The Losail International Circuit was due […]
Peugeot explains choice of zebra-style livery for 2026 WEC Hypercar
Peugeot has revealed why it opted for an all-new black, white, and red livery for the 2026 World Endurance Championship. The French manufacturer is entering its fifth season of competition in Hypercar with the 9X8, having entered the WEC midway through 2022. In the 2026 season, it continues the tradition of introducing a fresh livery, […]
Fix operational errors and win Le Mans again
Toyota has outlined its objectives for the 2026 World Endurance Championship, stating it wants to end its Le Mans 24 Hours victory drought and reduce operational errors. Once the benchmark in the WEC’s top division, Toyota went the first seven rounds of the 2025 season without scoring a race win, before finally breaking through in […]
Ferrari gets weight break under WEC Qatar BoP
Ferrari and Toyota will go to the grid for this month’s Qatar World Endurance Championship season-opener significantly lighter than 12 months ago when they both proved uncompetitive. The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at a 1037kg minimum weight compared with 1075kg last year, and the Toyota GR010 HYBRID LMH 1065kg, versus 1089kg at […]
Leclerc’s ex-engineer becomes Cadillac technical director in WEC and IMSA
Charles Leclerc’s former race engineer at the Ferrari Formula 1 team has been recruited by Cadillac as technical director of its LMDh sportscar project. Xavier Marcos is taking up the new position within the Cadillac V-Series.R programme, which straddles the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship, after seven years at the Scuderia. The […]
Leclerc’s ex-engineer becomes Cadillac technical director in WEC and IMSA
Charles Leclerc’s former race engineer at the Ferrari Formula 1 team has been recruited by Cadillac as technical director of its LMDh sportscar project. Xavier Marcos is taking up the new position within the Cadillac V-Series.R programme, which straddles the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship, after seven years at the Scuderia. The […]
Cadillac, Jota unveil 2025 WEC livery
Cadillac and Jota have taken the wraps off the livery in which the two factory V-Series.R LMDhs will race in the World Endurance Championship this season. The Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entries will hit the track in the same ‘Hertz Racing Gold’ colours as the British team’s customer Porsche 963s of 2023-24. The livery was […]