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Rockenfeller becomes Audi reserve driver
After Marc Gene left the Audi team to join Nissan’s new LMP1 effort for this season, the position for Audi reserve driver was left vacant. Mike Rockenfeller is no stranger to endurance racing and will be back on the scene in 2015 as the driver who will be filling the role Gene has recently departed. Mike…
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Nissan push GTR-LM debut back to Le Mans
Nissan will miss the opening two round of this years World Endurance Championship at Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps in order to focus on a continued testing program. The team have also announced their withdrawal from the pre-season test at Paul Ricard, meaning that the team will make their debut at Le Mans in June with their full three car…
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Oliver Jarvis Q&A: It won’t be an easy job but I’m looking forward to it
Oliver Jarvis has proved himself to be among the top level of drivers in the LMP1 class with two podiums at Le Mans in the past three years. 2015 marks the Briton’s first full season in the WEC. Jarvis will be sharing then #8 Audi R18 e-tron quattro this season with Lucas di Grassi and…
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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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Nick Tandy to drive for KCMG
The news surrounding LMP2 team, KCMG has been coming thick and fast recently. The latest piece of the puzzle to fall into place is confirmation of yet another driver. Porsche works driver, Nick Tandy will compete for KCMG in this year’s WEC alongside the already confirmed drivers, Richard Bradley and Matthew Howson. Tandy will compete…
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KCMG reveal new ORECA 05
The LMP2 team, KCMG, will go into the new season with a new car to match. After the manufacturer of there car, ORECA published images of their car for the first time last week, the images of the fully liveried KCMG car shortly followed. Last year KCMG began a partnership with the French manufacture, ORECA.…
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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…