Testing

  • Porsche fastest in day 1 of testing

    Porsche fastest in day 1 of testing

    Earlier this week the European Le Mans Series headed to Paul Ricard for their 2016 prologue. Today the teams of the FIA World Endurance Championship got their chance to start their season at the same venue. A total of 29 of the 31 full season cars are at the French circuit over the 25th and 26th of March to test…

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  • Marino Franchitti: “We hope to be competing at the sharp end”

    Marino Franchitti: “We hope to be competing at the sharp end”

    Fifty years on from their famous 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans, Ford are returning to the endurance racing scene. This year all eyes will be on the American manufacture as they enter the fiercely competitive GTE-PRO class. Marino Franchitti has been confirmed as a driver for the new entry and has been involved in the…

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  • Toyota join the testing race

    Toyota join the testing race

    Audi and Porsche have already been out testing their new cars and parts respectively in preparation for next season. Toyota however have taken a little while longer to hit the track. Now, the TS050 has finally began it’s testing programme. The Japanese manufacture has been testing their new challenger at the Aragon  Circuit in Spain…

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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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  • Toyota begin testing 2015 car

    After Porsche were the first LMP1 team to reveal images of their new prototype ahead of the 2015 season, Toyota have also been testing in the south of France. The Japanese team spent three days testing a modified version of the 2014 model of the TS040 at Le Castellet. Over the course of the test,…

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