Preview Archive - WEC-Magazin

23 Dec 2018

What’s new in the WEC in 2019

by David | posted in: Car, Homepage, Le Mans, LMGTE-Pro, LMP1, Preview, WEC | 0

The new year brings refreshment to the FIA WEC. We have outlined the most important changes for the new 2019/2020 season.

12 Jun 2018

LMP1 Preview: Toyota odds on, but danger lurks

by David | posted in: Homepage, Le Mans, LMP1, Preview | 0

The LMP1 category at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans offers the largest field of top-class prototypes seen at La Sarthe since 2014 with ten cars in total. We have taken a look at the runners and riders in … Continued

1 Jun 2018

The 24 Hours of Le Mans begins

by Tobias | posted in: Homepage, Le Mans, Preview, Qualifying, Testing, WEC | 0

If you think that the 24 Hours of Le Mans is just about racing twice around the clock, then you’re very much mistaken. Preparations for the great race begin over two weeks before the race weekend. We have taken a … Continued

2 May 2018

Super Season begins in Spa-Francorchamps

by David | posted in: Homepage, LMGTE, LMGTE-Am, LMGTE-Pro, LMP, LMP1, LMP2, Preview | 0

The 2018/19 FIA WEC Super Season is set to get underway this weekend with the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The first race of the Super Season will see six brand-new or at least heavily revised cars make their competitive debuts, … Continued

13 Mar 2018

The changing face of the WEC Prologue

by David | posted in: Homepage, Preview, Prologue, Super Season, Testing, WEC | 0

The FIA WEC Super Season begins on the 6th of April with the official Prologue. It marks the start of a brand-new era for the World Endurance Championship, with a new 30-hour open test format a fitting step into the … Continued

1 Feb 2018

LMP1 entry list begin to take shape

by David | posted in: Homepage, LMP1, Preview, WEC | 0

The 2018/19 Super Season marks somewhat of a new dawn in the history of the FIA WEC. The loss of Porsche and Audi over the past two years has forced the series into a re-think when it comes to the … Continued

15 Apr 2017

Nick Tandy hoping for something “a little bit different to a standard race”

by James | posted in: Driver, General, Homepage, Interview, LMP1, Preview, WEC, WEC-Magazin | 0

The #1 Porsche will start from third on the grid for tomorrow’s six hours of Silverstone. However Nick Tandy has noted that tyre wear will be the limiting factor in the race. We caught up with him to get his … Continued

15 Apr 2017

2017 Season Preview: LMGTE-Pro

by Tobias | posted in: Homepage, LMGTE-Pro, Preview, Team, WEC | 0

The mouth-watering battle in GTE Pro continues for another season with a straight-up battle between four two-car factory (or at least factory-blessed) squads. One of the main bugbears of the 2016 season, the number of BoP adjustments over the course … Continued

13 Apr 2017

2017 Season Preview: LMP2

by David | posted in: Driver, Homepage, LMP2, Preview, Team | 0

It’s all change in LMP2 for 2017, with the introduction of four standard chassis made by Dallara, Onroak, Oreca or Riley/Multimac and a spec Gibson V8 engine. The four-chassis variety has, though, failed to reach the FIA WEC for this … Continued

12 Apr 2017

2017 Season Preview: LMP1

by David | posted in: Homepage, LMP1, Preview, Team, WEC | 0

2017 marks somewhat of a step into the unknown for the FIA World Endurance Championship, and particularly the LMP1 class. The loss of Audi, a genuine stalwart of the prototype scene, after almost 20 years in the top-class prototype category … Continued