LMGTE
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Nicki Thiim: A career-defining decision
On 19 November 2016, a dream became a reality for a 27-year-old Danish driver by the name of Nicki Thiim. As he crossed the line in his Aston Martin Vantage V8, Thiim, together with fellow Dane Marco Sørensen, secured the FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers – ahead of the baying competition of Ferrari…
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Porsche’s Jani, Lieb and Dumas take the title as Audi complete perfect swan song
For the second year running, Porsche drivers take the drivers title after a difficult Bahrain race. This time Neel Jani, Marc Lieb and Romain Dumas complete the perfect season, with Le Mans victory, and the FIA LMP World Drivers’ Championship. However it was a perfect race for Audi, as they bow out of the WEC…
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Audi lead as Porsche inch closer to drivers championship
The Six Hours of Bahrain was set to be an emotional race, as the FIA World Endurance Championship was not only waving good bye to the 2016 season, but to Porsche’s Mark Webber, LMP2 as we know it, Rebellion in LMP1 and not least of all, Audi Sport Team Joest from LMP1 and the WEC.…
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Audi claim final pole position
Audi have taken the final pole position of the year, and of their World Endurance Championship careers. Porsche have managed to put themselves ahead of Toyota on the grid, placing Neel Jani, Marc Lieb and Roman Dumas in the box seat to claim their first WEC title. Audi’s #8 car set the fastest combined time…
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Halfway Report: 6 Hours of Shanghai
The penultimate round in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway this morning with Porsche on pole position. With the championship still up for grabs and Audi looking to prove a point in their final two races in LMP1, the 6 Hours of Shanghai was looking set to be a classic. Hour 1 The…
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Martin Tomczyk set to lead BMW GTE-Programme
The 2018 FIA World Endurance Championship will mark BMW’s long-awaited return to GTE racing. Besides the fact that the new BMW programme will be based on an as-yet unknown platform, no further details of the German marque’s plans are currently available. According to motorsport.de, German driver Martin Tomczyk has been chosen to lead the brand-new…
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BMW Motorsport confirm WEC return
BMW Motorsport today confirmed plans for its motorsport activities moving forward, with the German marque committing to the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2018 with an as as-yet-unnamed programme. The brand-new WEC commitment will see BMW return to Le Mans for the first time since 2011, where Andy Priaulx, Dirk Müller and Joey Hand finished third (pictured…
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Audi draw first blood in Texas
The #8 Audi R18 of Lucas di Grassi, Loic Duval and Oliver Jarvis topped the timesheets in both free practice sessions on Thursday at the Circuit of the Americas. Oliver Jarvis was the quickest man of FP1 in the scorching Texan heat, posting a fastest lap time of 1:48.498 on lap 10 of his 12-lap…
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Porsche steal 6 Hours of Mexico victory
There was not a car that could not or should not have won in Meixco. Porsche however were the lucky ones. For all of the controversy in LMP1 however, LMP2 got the fairy tale win for RGR Sport on home soil. Hour 4 The second half kicked off with a spin for the Larbre Competition Corvette…