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Ford signs Andy Priaulx
Three time World Touring Car Champion and long term BMW factory driver Andy Priaulx has left the German marque to move to the FIA WEC next season. The Guernseyman is likely to drive for Ford in their new GTE project on a two year deal. For the last 12 seasons, Priaulx has driven for BMW in the…
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Porsche test young drivers in Spain
Porsche have undoubtedly been the class of the LMP1 field this year. However, the years to come are the key to a long term of success in any form of motorsport. In order to start looking to the future, Porsche have tested three young drivers in their Le Mans winning 919 Hybrid at the Circuit…
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Laurens Vanthoor aiming for LMP1 with Audi
Laurens Vanthoor is one of the most exciting young names in sports cars at the moment. The Belgian racer has already won a long list of championships including the German F3, FIA GT and the Blancpain Endurance series, as well as the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring in a career which has only seen Vanthoor…
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Interview: Fernando Rees on the Nurburgring
We caught up with GTE-PRO race winner Fernando Rees ahead of the WEC’s trip to Germany. The next race is the 6 hours of Nürburgring. What memories do you have of the German track?I’ve only been there once, in the Le Mans Series back in 2008. So of all the WEC circuits, it’s the only…
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Bruni extends contract at Ferrari
Today Ferrari announced that works driver Gianmaria Bruni had renewed his contract on a number “multiple year” deal. The 34-year-old reigning GTE Pro champion will remain with Ferrari’s GT racing programmes with AF Corse, while also taking on a role as an international brand ambassador for the Maranello-based team. The former Formula 1 driver is…
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Earl Bamber: From Porsche junior to Le Mans winner
The 14th June 2015 is a day Earl Bamber will probably never forget. Together with its teammates Nick Tandy and Nico Hülkenberg, the New Zealander won the most famous endurance race in the world – the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Victory at the Circuit de la Sarthe saw the young Kiwi’s name go down…
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WEC regulars star in other championships
Cost is an important factor for any racing series, especially with the current economic situation. From the word go the WEC has been aware of this and has tried to cap costs as best as possible. One of the ways the FIA does this is by limiting the season length to just eight races a…
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The Story of Derek Bell
We would like to take a look back at some of the highlights of the legendary race. Each article in the series will be dedicated to a certain individual, car or other feature in Le Mans history that are particularly meaningful to wec-magazin.com. In the first article in the series, we take a look at…
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Spa entry list confirmed
It has still not quite reached a week after last weekend’s fantastic race at Silverstone, but the FIA have already released the entry list for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. As well as extra cars and new driver line-ups announced there is also an update on the situation at SARD-Morand. On the weekend of May 2nd…