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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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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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Ferrari domination at Silverstone in GTE
The 6 Hours of Silverstone was a story of Ferrari domination in both GTE Pro and GTE Am, with AF Corse recording victory in both classes. Compared to the frantic prototype battles up ahead, the GTE classes were an ocean of calm. The #71 Ferrari 488 of Sam Bird and Davide Rigon took a lights-to-flag…
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Andy Priaulx: “We’re in a good strong position”
Andy Priaulx is making his FIA World Endurance Championship debut with the new Ford team this weekend. However very wet conditions have not played into the British driver’s hands. Priaulx told WEC-Magazin after free practice three today (Saturday 16th April) that it was “difficult to read anything”.聽 It is very much a case of entering聽into…
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Audi take pole at Silverstone
The first qualifying session for the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship ended with the LMP1 pole going the way of the #7 Audi. G-Drive Racing will start tomorrow’s race from pole in LMP2, while the #71 Ferrari will lead away the GTE-PRO class, and the #88 Porsche the GTE-AM field. In LMP1, there was nothing…
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6 Hours of Silverstone: GTE Preview
The 2016 World Endurance Championship kicks off this weekend with the Six Hours of Silverstone, the traditional curtain-raiser for the international sportscar championship. WEC-Magazin takes a look at the runners and riders in the two GTE classes. GTE Pro With all eyes on June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the first two races of the…
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Porsche Carrera Cup GB and ELMS join WEC at Silvertone opener
The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship kicks off聽over a three day event at Silverstone in Great Britain over the weekend of the 15th-17th April. However the WEC is not the only championship heading onto the track across the聽three聽days. The Porsche Carrera Cup GB will be on track for the second round of their championship after…
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Jonny Adam on his 2016 campaign and how the new Aston Martin is shaping up
Jonny Adam has proved himself to be a front runner for Aston Martin all over the world over the last few years. Now a British GT Champion, Adam is about to embark on his first full season in the FIA World Endurance Championship. WEC-Magazin caught up with him to see how Aston Martin are looking…
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Porsche fastest in day 1 of testing
Earlier this week the European Le Mans Series headed to Paul Ricard for their 2016聽prologue. Today聽the teams of the FIA World Endurance Championship got their chance to start their season at the same venue. A total of 29 of聽the 31 full season cars are at the聽French circuit over the 25th and 26th of March to聽test…