Toyota Wins Rain-Plagued 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez braved nasty weather to win the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
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Alpine Wins Lightning-Shortened 1000 Miles of Sebring
Alpine’s Nicolas Lapierre, Andre Negrao and Matthieu Vaxiviere claimed the overall victory in the 1000 Miles of Sebring Friday (March 18). The race was cut short due to two red flags in the final 75 minutes due to lightning in the vicinity of the 3.74-mile road course. Vaxiviere started from the pole and quickly ran …
The Next Gen Car at Le Mans Is Intriguing & a Sign of What’s to Come
A Next Gen car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans will soon become a reality.
NASCAR, Hendrick Running 24 Hours of Le Mans as Garage 56 Entry
NASCAR and Hendrick partner in the 24 Hours of Le Mans effort.
Porsche Night of Champions Sees Multiple Announcements
Saturday night (Dec. 18) saw Porsche hold their annual Night of Champions in Stuttgart, Germany to celebrate the brand’s racing accomplishments in 2021. The night also saw some announcements. Porsche Announces Dane Cameron, Felipe Nasr As LMDh Drivers, Reveals Disguised Car The biggest of these announcements is that 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship co-champion Felipe …
Corvette Racing Reveals Multi-Pronged 2022 Plans, 2024 Debut for Corvette GT3.R
Corvette Racing made a series of announcements Thursday (Nov. 11) that will result in a very different looking Corvette Racing going forward. In 2022, Corvette Racing’s effort will be split between the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship. In IMSA, Corvette Racing will run one Chevrolet Corvette C8.R in the IMSA …
Toyota GAZOO Racing Completes 2021 WEC Season Sweep In Bahrain
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s No. 8 Toyota GR010 of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima claimed victory Saturday (Nov. 6) in the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain, the season finale of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship. It is the No. 8 team’s third overall win of the year and the ninth straight overall victory …
Kamui Kobayashi Wins 24 Hours of Le Mans Pole
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Kamui Kobayashi took very little time to assume control in Hyperpole qualifying Thursday (Aug. 19). On his first lap at speed, Kobayashi set a lap at 149.526 mph to win the overall pole for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. With everyone in the Hypercar class running on low fuel and …
Kamui Kobayashi Quickest In Le Mans Early Qualifying
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Kamui Kobayashi was fastest overall in the opening round of qualifying Wednesday (Aug. 18) for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Kobayashi’s lap of 147.801 mph was three seconds faster than any lap set in the opening practice session and more than a second faster than the quickest lap during the …
IMSA, ACO Announce Hypercar/LMDh Convergence Rules
IMSA and the Automobile Club d’Ouest (ACO) jointly announced Friday (July 9) that they have reached a series of rule changes for Hypercars and Le Mans Daytona h cars that will allow the two types of cars to race together in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship starting in …
6 Hours of Fuji Canceled Due to COVID-19
The FIA World Endurance Championship announced Wednesday (July 7) that the 6 Hours of Fuji, originally scheduled as the fifth round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship on Sept. 26, has been cancelled. The reasoning given is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, combined with ongoing travel restrictions to Japan. As a result, a second race …
BMW Declares Intentions To Build LMDh Car For 2023
BMW Motorsport officially announced Friday morning (June 11) that they will build a new prototype for the LMDh class. The manufacturer intends to debut their new car in the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona. “BMW is back on the big motorsport stage,” said Markus Flasch, CEO of BMW’s M. “In entering the LMDh class, BMW …