Qualifying
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Toyota, DC Racing, Ford and Aston Martin on pole in China
Toyota Gazoo Racing were back on form in Shanghai following a surprising setback in free practice, comfortably securing pole position for tomorrow’s six-hour race. In GTE Pro, Ford were quickest on average lap pace to secure pole, while championship leaders Jackie Chan DC Racing will start the race from LMP2 pole. The quickest lap of…
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Poles for Aston Martin and Toyota
Aston Martin Racing and Toyota Gazoo Racing secured the class poles in qualifying for the Six Hours of Fuji. In LMP2, DragonSpeed will start the six-hour race from class pole while the Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche was fastest in GTE Am. Toyota Gazoo Racing continued their perfect weekend at their home race in Japan by locking…
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Pole for Toyota and Ford at Silverstone
The Silverstone race weekend began according to plan for Toyota Gazoo Racing. The Le Mans champions were quickly on the pace, setting the fastest times in free practice. In qualifying, the Japanese manufacturer continued its impressive form and secured pole position for Sunday’s race. In GTE Pro, it was Ford who took the pole, finishing…
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Le Mans: Toyota #8 on pole for the 24 Hours
The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Sébastien Buemi, Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima will start the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from pole. The #8 machine secured top spot in Thursday evening’s third qualifying session after a superb lap of 3:15.377 posted by Kazuki Nakajima at the beginning of the session.…
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Le Mans: Toyota secure provisional pole in Q1
The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid was quickest in the first qualifying session for the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi set the fastest lap time in Q1, 3:17.270, in the early stages of the two-hour session. Buemi’s time was just one tenth of a second faster than the fastest time set…
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The 24 Hours of Le Mans begins
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 look at the key dates between now and the 24 Heures so you can keep…
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Toyota on pole for Six Hours of Spa
The #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and José Maria López qualified on pole the 2018 6 Hours of Spa from pole position after a commanding performance in qualifying. However, a subsequent technical infringement linked to fuel flow means that the #8 machine has inherited pole position, while the #7 car will…
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Porsche and Ferrari on pole for season finale
The #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid of André Lotterer, Neel Jani and Nick Tandy took pole position at Porsche’s final FIA WEC race, the Six Hours of Bahrain, on Friday evening. GTE Pro pole went to the #71 AF Corse of Davide Rigon and Sam Bird, crucially denying the #67 Ford GT crew the extra point…
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Suprising results on Saturday
Until the last minute all teams fought for the pole position for the 6 hours of the Nürburgring. While Toyota snatched the pole position in LMP1, G-Drive delivered a breathtaking top-end with Jackie Chan DC Racing. In the LMGTE-Pro Porsche were fastest and secured the first starting position for the race. [tabs] [tab title=”LMP1″ start=open]…