LMP
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Ricardo Gonzalez on the verge of LMP2 Team Ownership
Former LMP2 World Champion, Ricardo Gonzalez is according to recent reports on the verge of becoming a team owner in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The 38-year-old is in the final stages of setting up a team which will be entered to the LMP2 class next season under the Mexican flag. Gonzalez, who finished third in this…
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Vitaly Petrov set for SMP Racing Switch
In the new year we will welcome another former Formula One driver to the FIA World Endurance Championship. The Russian, Vitaly Petrov, will drive for SMP racing in the LMP2 class for 2016. Petrov, who has made a total of 58 Grand Prox starts between the years of 2010 and 2012 is now confirmed to…
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Nissan abandons 2016 LMP1 effort
Nissan today announced that they would not be competing in the 2016 World Endurance Championship after a troubled year for the Japanese manufacturer. It’s been a rocky road for the GTR-LM NISMO – could this signal the end for the pioneering front-engined machine? Committed to a two-car full-season WEC effort, as well as a three-car entry…
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SARD and Morand part ways
At the beginning of this year, Team SARD and Newblood by Morand announced they were to join forces in order to compete in the WEC. However, the joint venture was not to last. After a season of ups and downs, the parties have separated and disbanded the team. After the SARD-Morand team had a successful test at Paul…
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Audi and Porsche reduce Le Mans effort
Due to the Volkswagen emissions scandal uncovered late this year, the Volkswagen group has been left with a large amount to pay in fines. In a bid to save money throughout next season, Audi and Porsche, subsidiaries of the Volkswagen Group, have seen their budget reduced. Although the season will go ahead as usual for…
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Greaves Motorsport turn to Ligier for 2016
The 2015 European Le Mans Series champions Greaves Motorsport are to run a Nissan-powered Ligier JS P2 alongside their championship-winning Gibson 015S in their dual-pronged 2016 effort, the team announced today. The Ligier JS P2 has been an impressive force in both the World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series since debuting at…
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Porsche, G-Drive & Rebellion take LMP titles
The 6 Hours of Bahrain was the WEC title showdown everyone had hoped for. At the head of the field, early problems for the #17 crew put their title fight in jeopardy, while KCMG and G-Drive fought tooth and nail for honours in LMP2. In LMP1-L, victory for the #13 machine gave the less-experienced Rebellion Racing crew…
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Bahrain testing round up: Montoya fastest
After Saturday’s tense season finale at the Sakhir International Circuit in Bahrain, the teams and drivers stayed behind for a five hour test session with a slightly more relaxed atmosphere on Sunday. The aim, to give new drivers a chance to prove themselves in either the WEC or a new class within the series. Ex Williams Formula…
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Webber, Hartley and Bernhard claim drivers’ championship in Bahrain
The final part of the race saw Audi in the lead and provisionally in the lead of the championship battle. Although, if the the first three hours of the race are anything to go by, there is a lot left to happen before the champions are crowned, we take you to the checkered flag of…