Announcements
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2015 WEC Magazin Awards: The Result
In mid-December we asked you to take part in the first ever WEC Magazin Awards. While the FIA honors the winners of categories at a gala at the end of the year, we wanted our awards to be decided by you, the fans. Now, we would like to proudly announce the winners of the first WEC Magazin…
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Ricardo Gonzalez on the verge of LMP2 Team Ownership
Former LMP2 World Champion, Ricardo Gonzalez is according to recent reports on the verge of becoming a team owner in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The 38-year-old is in the final stages of setting up a team which will be entered to the LMP2 class next season under the Mexican flag. Gonzalez, who finished third in this…
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Vitaly Petrov set for SMP Racing Switch
In the new year we will welcome another former Formula One driver to the FIA World Endurance Championship. The Russian, Vitaly Petrov, will drive for SMP racing in the LMP2 class for 2016. Petrov, who has made a total of 58 Grand Prox starts between the years of 2010 and 2012 is now confirmed to…
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Larbre expansion limited to GTE-AM
Larbre Competition, the only team to represent Corvette in the full FIA WEC season, has confirmed they will not step up to the GTE-PRO category in 2016. The French team is now instead looking into a possible expansion to two cars in next years GTE-AM category. 2015 did not go to plan for the French team.…
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Proton Competition look towards 2016
Proton Competition have confirmed that they will be bringing 2014 GTE-AM champion, David Heinemeier-Hansson, back to the class for 2016. Joining him the the AM Porsche effort will be two regular drivers in the privateer Porsche team. Khaled Al Qubaisi will return to the team for another full season effort alongside Heniemeier-Hansson. Porsche works driver,…
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Audi and Porsche prepare for 2016
Despite the season only coming to a close last month, Audi and Porsche are already back out on track testing their machinery in a bid to get the upper hand heading into next season. This year’s world champions, Porsche, stayed in Europe of their test. They tested their 2015 car at Aragon in Spain, while…
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SARD and Morand part ways
At the beginning of this year, Team SARD and Newblood by Morand announced they were to join forces in order to compete in the WEC. However, the joint venture was not to last. After a season of ups and downs, the parties have separated and disbanded the team. After the SARD-Morand team had a successful test at Paul…
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2016 technical reguations confirm LMP1 to slow down
2015 saw the fastest LMP1 cars to date. With lap times getting dangerously close to dipping underneath the 3:15.000 mark at Le Mans, it has been decided that for saftey reasons, the cars from the top class will be pegged back for next season. For the new season, all cars with additional hybrid power will…
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WEC-Magazin Awards: The Vote
The 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship was one of the most exciting since the series’ inception in 2012. Victory for the “Rookie Porsche” at Le Mans, or Audi and Porsche’s final-round showdown for the World Drivers’ Championship, will certainly live long in the memory. At WEC-Magazin, we have taken a look at the season as…