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6 Hours of Spa: GTE Preview
This weekend sees the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps in the heart of the Ardennes play host to the 6 Hours of Silverstone. Ferrari dominated the first race of the season at Silverstone, taking victory in both GTE classes. GTE Pro The entry list for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps shows no changes compared to the first race…
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LMP1 is a big learning curve says Nelson Piquet Jr
Nelson Piquet Jr made his LMP1 debut for Rebellion Racing at the Six Hours of Silverstone a fortnight ago. The Brazilian driver admitted that with just one race now until the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he is in for a steep learning curve.聽 After qualifying at Silverstone Piquet Jr told WEC-Magazin that a gear…
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Matthew Howson and Richard Bradley return to KCMG for Le Mans
Despite not running a full season in LMP2 this year, KCMG will be back in the prototype class at Le Mans in a bid to defend their 2015 success. Today (28/04/2016), the Chinese team has confirmed that 2015 Le Mans winners, Matthew Howson and Richard Bradley will return to the team alongside Tsugio Matsuda for…
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Win a Strakka Racing brake disc
The date: 21 November 2015. The place: Bahrain International Circuit. Strakka Racing is on the absolute limit in an effort to finish the 2015 World Endurance Championship as best it can. The sun sets behind the dunes, but the cars keep going. The brake discs glow red, piercing the darkness. We鈥檝e joined up with Strakka…
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Spa-Francorchamps entry list revealed
Traditionally, the Six Hours of Spa has a much larger entry list than what we see at Silverstone due to teams searching for extra running in the WEC field before Le Mans in June. However, with no third cars for Audi or Porsche this year, there are only minimal changes to the entry list for…
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Spectator view: 6 Hours of Silverstone
The 6 Hours of Silverstone is a highlight of the British motorsport calendar. With the high calibre of cars, teams, drivers and not to mention variety of machinery on display, for a fraction of the price of a rival Formula One event, it really is a must see event. The first thing to strike you…
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Toyota, Audi, Porsche & Ford testing at Arag贸n
Toyota, Audi, Porsche and Ford are just some of the teams putting their cars through their paces in private tests at MotorLand Arag贸n, Spain, in the wake of聽last week’s 6 Hours of Silverstone. MotorLand Arag贸n has often played host to WEC teams’ testing programmes, and Audi, Porsche, Toyota and Ford have all聽travelled to the 5.4km…
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Exciting season opener in LMP2
At the unveiling of the 2016 WEC season in Paris in February, it was already clear that the current season would offer one of the best LMP2 fields聽seen so far in the WEC’s short history. The established teams from 2015 were joined by four new names in the WEC’s second prototype class. With a total…
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Audi abandon Silverstone appeal
Audi Sport Team Joest have abandoned their appeal after their disqualification from the 6 Hours of Silverstone. The #7 R18 of Andr茅 Lotterer, Benoit Tr茅yuler and Marcel F盲ssler crossed the finish line around half a minute ahead of the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid, but was excluded from the results due to excess wear on the…
