LMP1
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Provisional 6 Hours of Silverstone entry list revealed
The 6 Hours of Silverstone will get under way on the weekend of April 10/11/12th. The event will also mark the start of a brand new World Endurance Championship season which will once again see the top level of Prototype and GT drivers and teams battle it out in the ultimate endurance battle to be crowned…
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Chilton and Buncombe join Nissan LMP1 programme
Nissan Motorsports’ full driver squad for the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship is now complete. Former Formula 1 driver and experienced single-seater racer Max Chilton will race for the full season in the WEC, while long-time Nissan factory driver Alex Buncombe finalises the Le Mans-only #21 car’s driving team alongside Tsugio Matsuda and Michael Krumm. The news…
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ByKolles launched online
Since the end of last season the team which we knew as Lotus has seen a lot of change, including a name change to ‘ByKolles Racing’. After having a the early part of their season littered with issues in 2014, the LMP1 team didn’t manage to start a race until round four of the championship at the Circuit of…
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Interview with Sébastien Buemi
Toyota Racing driver Sébastien Buemi went through last season with many ups and downs. 2014 saw the Swiss driver crowned World Drivers’ Champion of LMP1 alongside team mate Anthony Davidson. WEC-Magazin spoke with him about the upcoming season. WM: The 2014 season could not have gone better for you and your team. Describe your 2014…
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Harry Tincknell Q&A: This is going to be really different!
Harry Tincknell is one of the latest drivers to arrive in the top class of the World Endurance Championship. He will be making his LMP1 debut in April for Nissan in their GT-R LM at the 6 Hours of Silverstone. We caught up with him in this exclusive interview ahead of his first full season in…
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Nissan announce three more drivers
After a secretive year of information around the Nissan LMP1 project, the drivers are now beginning to break cover. Marc Gene, Harry Tincknell, Olivier Pla and Le Mans extra Tsugio Matsuda will be joined by Nissan regular and GT-R LM NISMO test driver, Michael Krumm and GT Academy winners Lucas Ordonez and Jann Mardenbourgh. When…
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ACO announce bumper entry list for 2015 WEC
The major players of the endurance racing world gathered in Paris today to witness the announcement of a bumper grid for the 2015 World Endurance Championship. At 35, the number of full-season entries far exceeded the 2014 figure of 31 and even exceeded the ACO’s self-imposed cap of 32. Here’s a class-by-class rundown of the…
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Rebellion Racing switch to AER power for 2015
Rebellion Racing have announced a switch from Toyota customer V8 power to the twin-turbo AER P60 V6 for the 2015 World Endurance Championship season. However, upgrades to the Oreca-built R-One chassis mean the Swiss team will miss the both the prologue and the first round at Silverstone. Rebellion Racing have answered one of the major…
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Nissan reveal new GT-R LM
Last night at between Sunday and Monday, Nissan finally launched their new endurance programme. In the half-time of the Super Bowl, the Japanese manufacture presented a one and a half minute commercial which released the manufacture’s new car for the first time to the public. With the slogan “A Hero Comes Home” the advert advertised…