• 6 Hours of Silverstone: GTE Preview

    The 2016 World Endurance Championship kicks off this weekend with the Six Hours of Silverstone, the traditional curtain-raiser for the international sportscar championship. WEC-Magazin takes a look at the runners and riders in the two GTE classes. GTE Pro With all eyes on June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the first two races of the…

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  • James Rossiter in at ByKolles for Silverstone and Spa

    James Rossiter in at ByKolles for Silverstone and Spa

    Briton James Rossiter will return to LMP1 for the ByKolles team for the first two races of the season at Silverstone and Spa-Francorchaps. Rossiter, who usually drives in the Super Formula championship will replace regular ByKolles driver Pierre Kaffer and share the car with Simon Trummer and Oliver James Webb. ByKolles Racing Director of Operations,…

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  • Porsche Carrera Cup GB and ELMS join WEC at Silvertone opener

    Porsche Carrera Cup GB and ELMS join WEC at Silvertone opener

    The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship kicks off over a three day event at Silverstone in Great Britain over the weekend of the 15th-17th April. However the WEC is not the only championship heading onto the track across the three days. The Porsche Carrera Cup GB will be on track for the second round of their championship after…

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  • Jonny Adam on his 2016 campaign and how the new Aston Martin is shaping up

    Jonny Adam on his 2016 campaign and how the new Aston Martin is shaping up

    Jonny Adam has proved himself to be a front runner for Aston Martin all over the world over the last few years. Now a British GT Champion, Adam is about to embark on his first full season in the FIA World Endurance Championship. WEC-Magazin caught up with him to see how Aston Martin are looking…

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  • Sir Chris Hoy confirmed in Algarve Pro Racing’s Le Mans Line-up

    Sir Chris Hoy confirmed in Algarve Pro Racing’s Le Mans Line-up

    Sir Chris Hoy has been confirmed on the entry list for this year’s 24 Hour of Le Mans as a driver for the Algarve Pro Racing team. The 40 year-old Olympian will drive alongside fellow Brit, Michael Munemann and Frenchman Andrea Pizzitola in the #25 car LMP2 car. Despite being renowned for holding the accolade…

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  • ACO looking into new LMP1 privateer rules

    ACO looking into new LMP1 privateer rules

    There is little doubt that the World Endurance Championship has been nothing other than a huge success since its inception in 2012. However, one problem child remains: the privateer LMP1 class. Now, the ACO is looking into measures to accelerate the much-maligned sub-class in an attempt to bring privateer teams on a par with the…

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  • Porsche reinforce superiority on day 2

    Porsche reinforce superiority on day 2

    Easter Saturday saw the FIA World Endurance Championship’s teams and drivers given the chance to put their new 2016 hardware through their paces in day two of The Prologue at Circuit Paul Ricard. Morning session – 9am – 1pm Porsche once again showed the strength of their updated 919 Hybrid, topping the timesheets in LMP1…

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  • Porsche fastest in day 1 of testing

    Porsche fastest in day 1 of testing

    Earlier this week the European Le Mans Series headed to Paul Ricard for their 2016 prologue. Today the teams of the FIA World Endurance Championship got their chance to start their season at the same venue. A total of 29 of the 31 full season cars are at the French circuit over the 25th and 26th of March to test…

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  • Five reasons why season five can be the best WEC season yet

    Five reasons why season five can be the best WEC season yet

    Since the beginning of the FIA World Endurance Championship back in 2012 the championship has gone from strength to strength. Now, on the eve of the series’ fifth year, we are set for what could be the best season yet. We take a look at five reasons that season five of the WEC can live up to expectation.…

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