End of an era as Le Mans’ Dunlop Bridge is set for rebrand
A piece of history is about to become part of the past, with the iconic Dunlop Bridge at Circuit de la Sarthe set for a name change. A visual symbol of the world’s greatest endurance race, the Dunlop Bridge has long been a meeting point whose name resonates with everyone at the Le Mans 24 […]
Genesis’ Daniel Juncadella needed just one day to get up to speed in WEC hypercar
Genesis signing Daniel Juncadella insists a professional GT driver like him only needs one day to get up to speed in a hypercar in the World Endurance Championship, playing down the difficulty of the switch. The Spaniard will join the WEC’s top class in 2026, sharing a Genesis GMR-001 with Mathieu Jaminet and Paul-Loup Chatin as […]
WEC hypercar systems “like a holiday” after Formula E complexity
Nick Cassidy says his move to the World Endurance Championship has been eased by simpler hypercar systems, which he claims is «like a bit of a holiday” compared to Formula E machinery. Cassidy will combine his Citroen Formula E commitments with a full campaign in the WEC’s top category at the factory Peugeot team in 2026. It will […]
Vanwall plotting WEC comeback with upgraded hypercar
Vanwall is preparing to return to action in the World Endurance Championship after two years of work to update and improve its hypercar. After a brief stint in the top endurance series, the British brand’s car, prepared by ByKolles Racing, has remained inactive over the last two years. But the Austrian team has been working […]
Valentino Rossi drops out of BMW’s WEC LMGT3 line-up in 2026
WRT BMW has rejigged its driver line-up for the 2026 World Endurance Championship, with MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi departing the LMGT3 squad after two seasons.Rossi had been a central figure in BMW’s LMGT3 programme since the inception of the category in 2024, scoring four podiums across 16 appearances in the #46 M4 LMGT3.However, just a […]
Peugeot appoints new Hypercar team principal for WEC 2026
Peugeot has announced that Emmanuel Esnault will become its team principal in January ahead of the start of the 2026 World Endurance Championship. It follows the news that Peugeot’s technical director and de facto leader Oliver Jansonnie will take on a bigger role in 2026 as the head of Stellantis motorsport, replacing the retiring Jean […]
Inside Mercedes’ turbulent first WEC season
Few could have expected Mercedes to end its first World Endurance Championship with a podium, but Maxime Martin, Lin Hodenius and Martin Berry’s second-place finish in the Bahrain finale was no fluke. The venerable Mercedes-AMG GT3 was among the pacesetters in the LMGT3 field all weekend, both in race and qualifying trim, and the #61 […]
LMGT3 Finale: A Night of Precision at the 8 Hours of Bahrain
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir — As the Hypercars fought for overall victory under the desert floodlights, another intense contest unfolded deeper in the field. The LMGT3 class, introduced in the new era of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2024, delivered one of the most strategic and closely fought races of the season during the […]
Porsche 963 completely absent as WEC publishes 35-car entry list for 2026
The World Endurance Championship has released a 35-car entry list for the 2026 season, confirming that Porsche will have no presence in the Hypercar class. The German manufacturer will not battle for outright glory in the 2026 WEC following the withdrawal of its Porsche Penske Motorsport factory team and its customer squad Proton Competition. Porsche’s […]