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  • WEC and the journey to carbon neutrality

    WEC and the journey to carbon neutrality

    The WEC wants to achieve carbon neutrality. An announcement shed some light on how the organisers intend to achieve their goals.

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  • Le Mans postponed and WEC calendar rejigged

    Le Mans postponed and WEC calendar rejigged

    To avoid the first cancellations, the WEC has used the scheduled buffer months in the race calendar and rescheduled two rounds of the season.

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  • Prototype convergence: more questions than answers?

    Prototype convergence: more questions than answers?

    A new era is on the horizon, with prototype convergence between the US sportscar racing and the WEC for the first time in decades. What does it all mean?

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  • Entry list revealed for 2019/2020 FIA WEC

    Entry list revealed for 2019/2020 FIA WEC

    Among a flurry of announcements on the eve of the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, the FIA WEC also revealed the entry list for the 2019/20 season.

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  • Hypercar regulations confirmed from 2020/2021

    Hypercar regulations confirmed from 2020/2021

    The ACO has confirmed the next generation of top-class prototype regulations, dubbed “Le Mans Hypercar Prototype”, for the 2020/21 WEC season.

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  • Free Practice underway at Fuji

    Free Practice underway at Fuji

    After a break of around two months, the FIA WEC is finally back in action at the next round of the season: the 6 Hours of Fuji in Japan. Toyota Gazoo Racing go into their home race as the favourites in LMP1 and were looking to perfect their race strategy in the free practice sessions.…

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  • Equivalence of technology adjusted ahead of Silverstone

    Equivalence of technology adjusted ahead of Silverstone

    Equivalence of technology was one of the most-discussed issues at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The system, designed to equalise performance between hybrid and non-hybrid cars was much criticised for giving the works Toyota team (the only cars running a hybrid system in LMP1) a significant perceived advantage at the Circuit de la…

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  • ACO unveil new ruleset for top-class prototypes

    ACO unveil new ruleset for top-class prototypes

    In its annual press conference on the eve of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the ACO today announced the future direction for the regulations governing the LMP1 category. The much-vaunted 2020 regulations, which have yet to be named, are based on a “supercar / hypercar” concept and looks to create a “remarkable, affordable and…

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  • Sixty-car entry for 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours

    Sixty-car entry for 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours

    The FIA WEC’s annual press conference not only announced a bumper grid for the 2018/19 Super Season, another sixty-car line-up for this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours was also revealed. With all full-season WEC efforts guaranteed a spot on the grid, competition for the remaining spaces on the starting line for the endurance classic in…

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