David Tunnicliffe

  • Prologue 2018: The key information

    Prologue 2018: The key information

    Tomorrow sees the much-anticipated kick-off to the FIA WEC Super Season 2018/19. The official test, the Prologue, gives teams the chance to conduct all the testing they require within a 30-hour period. The cars have gone through the scrutineering tests and are ready to hit the track tomorrow. We have put together the key information…

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  • The changing face of the WEC Prologue

    The changing face of the WEC Prologue

    The FIA WEC Super Season begins on the 6th of April with the official Prologue. It marks the start of a brand-new era for the World Endurance Championship, with a new 30-hour open test format a fitting step into the unknown. The likes of this official test, where the track is open to all registered…

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  • Sixty-car entry for 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours

    Sixty-car entry for 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours

    The FIA WEC’s annual press conference not only announced a bumper grid for the 2018/19 Super Season, another sixty-car line-up for this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours was also revealed. With all full-season WEC efforts guaranteed a spot on the grid, competition for the remaining spaces on the starting line for the endurance classic in…

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  • Comment: Privateer commitment must be respected

    Comment: Privateer commitment must be respected

    Privateer teams have come out in force for the 2018/2019 Super Season, giving the WEC’s LMP1 class the most full-season entries it has ever seen. Their commitment must be respected if the WEC is to progress as a series. Since the re-birth of the WEC in 2012, the LMP1 category has arguably been the class…

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  • FIA WEC Super Season entry list revealed

    FIA WEC Super Season entry list revealed

    On Friday afternoon the ACO revealed the official entry list for the FIA World Endurance Championship 2018/2019 Super Season in its annual press conference. Here is a quick run-down of all the confirmed teams for the new season as well as each team’s nominated driver.   FIA WEC 2018/2019 Super Season # Nat. Team Car…

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  • LMP1 entry list begin to take shape

    LMP1 entry list begin to take shape

    The 2018/19 Super Season marks somewhat of a new dawn in the history of the FIA WEC. The loss of Porsche and Audi over the past two years has forced the series into a re-think when it comes to the premier prototype class. But with nine entries either confirmed or looking extremely likely, the LMP1…

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  • Glickenhaus aiming for GTE Pro with SCG 004S

    Glickenhaus aiming for GTE Pro with SCG 004S

    Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has been making a name for itself on the sportscar scene for a number of years. Now, the boutique US car makers is looking to step up its racing operations with a GTE homologation for its brand-new SCG 004S sports car. This week saw the unveiling of the SCG 004S, the lightweight…

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  • Toyota take the spoils at Bahrain season finale

    Toyota take the spoils at Bahrain season finale

    The #8 Toyota TS050 of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson took victory at the final race of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, the Six Hours of Bahrain, finishing over a lap ahead of the champions-elect Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard in the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid. The Porsches got the…

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  • Porsche and Ferrari on pole for season finale

    Porsche and Ferrari on pole for season finale

    The #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid of André Lotterer, Neel Jani and Nick Tandy took pole position at Porsche’s final FIA WEC race, the Six Hours of Bahrain, on Friday evening. GTE Pro pole went to the #71 AF Corse of Davide Rigon and Sam Bird, crucially denying the #67 Ford GT crew the extra point…

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