Ginetta quickest in Shanghai free practice
The 4h Shanghai kicked off with a surprise during free practice. Toyota were unable to match the privateer LMP1 cars as Ginetta secured P1.
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Toyota top Silverstone Free Practice after Rebellion FP1 surprise
The 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance Championship has begun in earnest with the first two free practice sessions for the 4 Hours of Silverstone.
Toyota top Le Mans FP1, Porsche head GTE Pro
The #7 Toyota TS050 set the fastest time in an eventful Free Practice for the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, with SMP Racing second and Rebellion Racing third.
SMP the surprise package in FP1 at Spa
SMP Racing finished one-two in the first free practice session for the 2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps as the weekend got off to a surprising start.
Sebring FP2: Lap times fall in night practice
Free practice two at the 1000 Miles of Sebring gave teams and drivers a chance to tackle the Sebring International Raceway in darkness. There were further improvements in lap times across the board as more and more rubber went down onto the Sebring track surface. Quickest was José María López Read more…
Toyota on lap-record pace in Sebring FP1
The FIA WEC cars took to the Sebring International Raceway for the first time in earnest as the Super Sebring weekend kicked off with FP1 in windy and slightly overcast conditions. The #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid led the vast majority of the session before Japanese driver Kazuki Nakajima went fastest Read more…
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 Read more…
Rebellion Racing fastest in FP3 at Spa-Francorchamps
The #1 Rebellion R13 topped the timing sheets in the third and final free practice session ahead of tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Swiss driver Neel Jani registered the fastest time of the one-hour session, a 1:57.120, some eight tenths faster than the second-fastest #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid. Jani’s time Read more…
Toyota, Ford, DragonSpeed and Gulf Racing top FP2
Toyota finished a good two seconds clear of its LMP1 competitors in the second free practice session for Saturday’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Mike Conway was the fastest man in the session, posting a 1:56.172 on lap five of his stint in the #7 TS050 Hybrid. The #8 machine was Read more…
Toyota head up first session of new WEC season
The works Toyotas finished one-two in Free Practice 1 for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Fernando Alonso in the #8 car was the quickest man of the session, setting a fastest lap time of 1:58.392 around the 7km Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The surprise of the session in LMP1 was the pace Read more…