Porsche has insisted that it is not going into Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain with a conservative approach as it looks to seal the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles. The German marque will start the Bahrain 8…
Jenson Button was standing at an airport baggage claim in late 2008 when he got a call that the F1 team he drove for was shutting down, and he’d lost his ride. He soon signed with Brawn GP, a team that only existed for one year, 2009 —…
Toyota claimed pole position for the Bahrain World Endurance Championship finale to move one point closer to Porsche in the manufacturers’ standings.Brendon Hartley took the top spot in the Hyperpole session on Friday evening aboard the #8…
Peugeot returned to the top of the times in final practice for this weekend’s season finale of the World Endurance Championship in Bahrain. Jean-Eric Vergne set the pace in the Friday morning Free Practice 1 session aboard the #93 Peugeot…
Porsche has revealed it is planning to introduce an evo joker update on its 963 LMDh for next year - at the same time as revealing it has already used one.The performance upgrades for the German manufacturer’s campaigns in the World…
BMW topped the times in second free practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship curtain-closer in Bahrain.Dries Vanthoor posted the fastest time in Free Practice 2 at the wheel of the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh run by the WRT…
Porsche Penske Motorsport could modify its plan to run just two drivers in the regular six-hour World Endurance Championship races next year. The team will go into its 2025 WEC campaign with a “flexible approach” after opting to downsize…
Peugeot set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.Former Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta set a time of 1m50.837s in the #94 Peugeot 9X8 LMH at a hot and sunny Bahrain…
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has not ruled out continuing his relationship with Porsche when he leaves its World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad after this season.The German, who took his three Le Mans wins with…
Phil Hanson will race the ‘customer’ Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar run by AF Corse in next year’s World Endurance Championship. The 2019/20 WEC LMP2 title winner will move over from the Jota squad with which he is contesting this year’s…
Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe race director Rob Leupen is departing the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds the Japanese manufacturer’s World Endurance Championship campaign.The 60-year-old Dutchman, also managing director of the…
The Le Mans 24 Hours organiser the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has announced a series of changes to improve the fan experience at its event in 2025.This has been done "in response to the growing popularity" of the World Endurance…
Ferrari and Toyota have received double Balance of Performance breaks ahead of this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain as they attempt to overhaul points leader PorscheThe Ferrari 499P and the Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le…
Few racing car designers have enjoyed such long and distinguished careers as Bob Riley. The American, who has died 93, was both prolific and successful in multiple disciplines over the course of more than 60 years at the drawing board…
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Allan McNish has returned to the cockpit of the unraced Porsche LMP2000 25 years after he took part in the car’s solitary test.McNish, who retired from racing after taking the World Endurance Championship…
Valentino Rossi’s run in BMW’s M Hybrid V8 LMDh at the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain next month has been confirmed. BMW has officially revealed the seven-time MotoGP champion’s participation in the test with the…
Kamui Kobayashi will return to Wayne Taylor Racing next year when he bids for a third victory in three starts at the Daytona 24 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener.The two-time World Endurance Championship title winner with…
Two-time Le Mans winner Earl Bamber will race for Cadillac in next year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship in what looks set to be a twin programme straddling the World Endurance Championship.Bamber, winner at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2015 and…
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has been dropped from Porsche’s factory World Endurance Championship squad as part of a revamp of its 2025 LMDh line-up.The veteran of the German manufacturer’s LMP1, Formula E and LMDh…
AO by TF was one of several teams to secure an automatic invitation for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours after it won the overall title in this year's European Le Mans Series.The Tom Ferrier-led squad secured the entry for the next edition of Le…
Ferrari will continue with an unchanged Hypercar class driver line-up in next year's World Endurance Championship.Antonello Coletta, Ferrari's head of sportscar racing, confirmed on Sunday that the #50 499P Le Mans Hypercar will be raced…
"Honestly, it's not putting on any pressure". That is what Victor Martins told Motorsport.com ahead of the Formula 2 season which he entered as one of the drivers tipped to battle for championship honours in 2024.After all, he was the…
Porsche looks set to take up the extra entry for the Le Mans 24 Hours it gained for winning the IMSA SportsCar Championship crown at Road Atlanta last weekend. Thomas Laudenbach, boss of Porsche Motorsport, told Autosport/Motorsport.com…
Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire will get his first run in a sportscar prototype when he joins Peugeot for the World Endurance Championship's Bahrain rookie test next month.Pourchaire is one of the two drivers to be selected by…
Sebastien Bourdais will join the factory Cadillac team for the final round of the 2024 World Endurance Championship in Bahrain early next month.Bourdais, the outright 2014 Daytona 24 Hours winner, will join Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber in the…
British motorsport powerhouse the RML Group is open to operating a Le Mans Hypercar project if an opportunity arises to join the World Endurance Championship grid.The Wellingborough-based company is best known for carrying Vauxhall’s and…
Renger van der Zande and Nick Yelloly have joined Acura for its 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship GTP campaign with Meyer Shank Racing after leaving Cadillac and BMW. Two-time Daytona 24 Hours winner van der Zande has switched to the Honda…
Five-time Le Mans podium finisher Richard Westbrook has called time on a career in which he was a factory driver with Porsche, General Motors, BMW, Aston Martin and Ford.The 49-year-old Briton has announced that last weekend’s Petit Le…
"To be honest, today’s eleventh place was the best of my life."There was no shortage of storylines to follow in the Petit Le Mans final round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship on Saturday.A farewell victory for the Cadillac-Chip Ganassi…
In 2018, Robert Wickens faced one of the few worst-case scenarios in racing. While competing at Pocono, his No. 6 Lucas Oil Arrow IndyCar hit another car (Ryan Hunter-Reay), resulting in a brutal crash that red-flagged the race. Wickens…