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 […]
Laurens Vanthoor joins McLaren’s 2027 WEC programme on Porsche loan deal
Laurens Vanthoor will race for McLaren’s new Hypercar team in the 2027 World Endurance Championship while remaining under contract with Porsche through the end of that season. The Belgian was named as the second driver for the McLaren MCL-HY project on Friday, just days after its first signing Mikkel Jensen shook down the car for […]
Ferrari hopes for revenge at Spa after Imola WEC defeat to Toyota
Nicklas Nielsen hopes Ferrari can take revenge on Toyota at this weekend’s World Endurance Championship race at Imola, but conceded it won’t be an easy task. At last month’s season opener at Imola, Ferrari started from pole position and held a 1-2 in the early stages. But Toyota managed to outgun Ferrari on the Italian […]
“I’ll keep that to myself”
Nyck de Vries thinks it’s “fantastic” that McLaren will be enter the World Endurance Championship’s top class next year, but did not give a firm answer when asked if he had had any discussions with the team. De Vries joined Toyota’s Hypercar squad in 2024 and also remains active in Formula E with Mahindra. In addition […]
Aston Martin reveals track-day version of Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar
Aston Martin is billing a new track-day version of its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar as near-identical to the race car. The Aston Martin Valkyrie LM Hypercar boasts the same maximum power output of 520kW (697bhp) from its 6.5-litre V12 as the World Endurance Championship and IMSA Sportscar Championship contender. The differences between the two cars […]
AF Corse Ferrari triumphs again after flag-to-flag battle
Ferrari teammates James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi took the win in the Spa 6 Hours on Sunday by 4s from the sister 499P Le Mans Hypercar shared by Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina and Antonio Fuoco, with the third-placed Alpine A424 LMDh driven by Frédéric Makowiecki, Jules Gounon and Mick Schumacher a further […]
Ferrari keeps dominating WEC with another pole
Ferrari blocked out the top three positions in qualifying for Saturday’s Spa 6 Hours as the Italian manufacturer continued its domination of the 2025 World Endurance Championship. Antonio Fuoco claimed his first pole of the year aboard the #50 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by three tenths of a second in the 12-minute Hyperpole session […]
Aston Martin gets BoP boost for Spa 6 Hours after poor start to WEC campaign
Aston Martin received a double Balance of Performance break for its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar ahead of this weekend’s round of the World Endurance Championship at Spa. The Valkyrie will go to the grid in Belgium 16kg lighter than at last month’s Imola round and with an increase in maximum power of 15kW (20bhp). The […]
Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Muller join Porsche line-up for WEC Spa 6 Hours
Porsche Formula E drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Muller will join the German manufacturer’s factory Penske line-up for the Spa round of the World Endurance Championship next month. Reigning FE world champion Wehrlein has been drafted in to drive one of the regular Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDhs at the Spa 6 Hours on 10 […]