Ganassi Teammates Sebastien Bourdais, Earl Bamber Top IMSA Belle Isle Practice
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais was fastest overall in IMSA practice Friday at The Raceway at Belle Isle with a lap at 106.674 mph.
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Chip Ganassi Racing Expanding To 2 Cadillac DPi-V.R.s In 2022
Chip Ganassi Racing announced Tuesday (Oct. 19) that they will be doubling down on their commitment to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022. The team will be expanding to two full-time Cadillac DPi-V.R.s next season. Renger van der Zande will stay with the team for a second full season. He’ll be joined by three …
Toyota GAZOO Racing Earns 3rd Straight Le Mans Victory
Toyota GAZOO Racing once again dominated the proceedings at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The pole-sitting No. 7 Toyota TS050 was in charge for nearly the entire first half of the race. However, a turbo issue just past the halfway point resulted in a 30-minute stint in the garage. That allowed the No. 8 Toyota …
Toyota Wins at Spa, Wintry Weather The Real Story
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s No. 8 Toyota TS050-Hybrid for Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima claimed overall victory Saturday (May 4) in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. However, the picture above shows the real story. The race was plagued by unusually cold weather for early May and was put under the safety car multiple times …
José María López Quickest in Wednesday Sebring WEC Practice
On Wednesday (March 13), practice got underway for Friday’s FIA World Endurance Championship 1000 Miles of Sebring. Toyota GAZOO Racing’s José María López was fastest overall with a lap at 132.350 mph, an unofficial track record. Free Practice No. 1 In the afternoon practice session, Toyota’s Kazuki Nakajima was fastest with a lap at 132.056 …
Aston Martin Racing Unveils 2018 WEC Challenger
On Tuesday, Aston Martin launched their new Vantage model, the first revamp for the car since 2005. Later in the day, Aston Martin Racing unveiled the new Aston Martin Vantage GTE racer. This new car will compete full-time in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s GTE-Pro class starting at Spa in May. In addition, AMR announced …
Neel Jani Paces Thursday Practice at Circuit of the Americas
On Thursday, the 3.4-mile Circuit of the Americas opened up for two free practice sessions ahead of Saturday’s 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas. Porsche put their stamp of approval on the opening sessions. In the afternoon session, Neel Jani turned in a lap at 105.860 seconds (116.509 mph) around the 3.426-mile road course …
Records Fall as Kamui Kobayashi Takes Le Mans Pole for Toyota
The general expectation was that times were going to be quick this year at Le Mans, especially in the LMP2 class where teams have roughly 100 extra horsepower to play with. All-time records were not necessarily expected, but that is what happened. Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Kamui Kobayashi entered Thursday as the provisional pole-sitter after being fastest …
Toyota Sweeps 6 Hours of Silverstone Front Row
On Saturday, Toyota GAZOO Racing swept the front row for Sunday’s 6 Hours of Silverstone. The best laps from Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway averaged 97.304 seconds (135.448 mph) to claim overall pole for the No. 7 Toyota. This lap average was nearly three-tenths of a second faster than Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima in …
Wayne Taylor Racing Sweeps 36 Hours of Florida
The Taylor family really loves Florida. Wayne Taylor Racing owner Wayne Taylor and his sons Jordan and Ricky have lived in Seminole County north of Orlando for years. On Saturday, the family returned to Victory Lane once again with the Taylor brothers sweeping Daytona and Sebring, along with newcomer Alex Lynn. With the win, Wayne …
46 Entered for Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring
On Wednesday, IMSA released the Provisional Entry List for the 65th Running of the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. The 12-hour race on Mar. 18 is Round No. 2 of both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup. 46 cars are entered in the four classes. In the …
WTR, Corvette Racing, CORE autosport Top Sebring Charts
Thursday and Friday, teams from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship took to 3.74-mile Sebring International Raceway for 15 hours of testing ahead of next month’s Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. For most of the teams, it was their first chance to test out new Balance of Performance guidelines that were designed to bring the …