David Tunnicliffe
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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
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
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
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
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
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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GTE drivers’ title set for Bahrain showdown
The battle to be crowned the first ever FIA World Endurance Champion for GT Drivers reaches an exciting climax on Saturday, with four driver pairings still in with a mathematical chance of lifting the inaugural FIA championship. AF Corse drivers James Calado and Alessandro Per Guidi hold the advantage at the head of the championship…
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Victory for Toyota at the 2017 6 Hours of Shanghai 2019
The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid secured victory over the two works Porsches at the 2017 6 Hours of Shanghai. The Stuttgart-based manufacturer still has reason to celebrate, however, as second and third position handed the German marque the FIA World Endurance Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles with one round of the season to go. The #8…
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Toyota score 1-2 at rain-soaked home race
Toyota Gazoo Racing recorded a one-two finish at their home race, the 6 Hours of Fuji, which was cut short by rain and severe fog in southern Japan. Victory went to Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson in the #8 TS050 Hybrid ahead of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José-Maria López in the #7…