The FIA World Endurance Championship has confirmed the field for the 2023 season. In a breakthrough year for the series’ top category, no less than 13 cars will competing for the full season in Hypercar. Together with 11 entries in LMP2 and 14 cars in GTE Am, a total of Read more…
The 2022 season has just drawn to a conclusion with the final round in Bahrain. But already all eyes are on the WEC calendar in 2023, with brand-new Hypercars and the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The FIA WEC calendar is gradually returning to normality as Read more…
Toyota Gazoo Racing sealed the manufacturers’ and the drivers’ title at the 8 Hours of Bahrain following a comfortable victory for the #7 crew. Once again the GTE Pro title fight went right down to the wire after a nail-biting eight-hour battle. The pair of works Toyotas once again proved Read more…
Brendon Hartley pulled out a fantastic lap of 1:46.800 to put the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid on pole in qualifying for the 8 Hours of Bahrain. The Kiwi’s time was 0.8s fastest than his nearest challenger. Peugeot continued their improving form in the Gulf by securing a front-row Read more…
The 2022 8 Hours of Bahrain got underway on Friday with two 90-minute free practice sessions. Just 0.16 seconds separated the top four runners in FP2, pointing to a finely balanced Hypercar field. Peugeot TotalEnergies was the name at the top of the timing sheets in both sessions. On both Read more…
Ferrari chose its season-concluding Finale Mondiale event at Imola to unveiled its long-awaited Hypercar challenger. The 499P, which will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2023, is an homage to the manufacturer’s Le Mans history. 50 years on from its last appearance on the global prototype stage, Ferrari Read more…
Toyota put together an excellent performance to win its home race in Fuji and maintain its grasp on the championship. In GTE Pro, Ferrari finished one-two ahead of Porsche. Late summer sunshine and a packed start-finish grandstand greeted the teams for the 2022 6 Hours of Fuji on Sunday. Local Read more…
The FIA WEC reconvened at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza for six hours of racing to bring an end to the European part of the 2022 season. Alpine took its second victory of the season in Monza, prevailing over Toyota, Glickenhaus and Peugeot after an intense six-hour battle at the historic Read more…
Qualifying at Monza delivered somewhat of an upset as Romain Dumas in the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH secured pole, while Peugeot ran into some teething problems. The ten-minute qualifying session took place in sweltering heat at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Glickenhaus had shown good pace all weekend and Dumas Read more…
Peugeot Totalenergies returned to the top class of endurance racing with a bang in Monza free practice. In three sessions of free practice, the pair of Peugeot 9x8s were right on the pace with the pair of Toyotas and the sole Glickenhaus and Alpine entries. Glickenhaus fastest overall Quickest after Read more…