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Le Mans set for entry increase in 2016
Over the years, the maximum number of cars to race at Le Mans has been limited to 56, but that is all set to change. Plans have been confirmed to build an extra four garages in time for 2016. Four new garages will be built in time for next season’s 24 Hours of Le Mans…
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Sven Müller takes Porsche GT seat for Spa
Porsche junior star Sven Müller has announced on his official Facebook page that he will make his WEC debut at the second round of the season at Spa. The 23-year-old will drive in one of Porsche’s two works-entered 911 RSRs in the GTE Pro category. After spending five years in single-seater racing, Sven Müller switched…
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Toyota launch new LMP1 car
Toyota Racing has unveiled its latest challenger in its attempt to defend its World Endurance Champion drivers’ and manufacturers’ crowns. The updated TS040 Hybrid is relatively unchanged in terms of the overall concept, but the vast majority of the components have been revamped ready for the 2015 season. As Dailysportscar reported in the run-up to tomorrow’s…
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Lapierre steps in for Nick Tandy
Nicolas Lapierre is back. The Toyota test and development driver is set to step in for Nick Tandy in the Oreca 05 LMP2 coupé of KCMG for the WEC races in Spa and Le Mans. The sudden disappearance of Nicolas Lapierre from the Toyota driver line-up towards the end of last season was surrounded by much…
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Do or die for LMP2 in 2017?
The start of the 2017 WEC season will see a complete overhaul of the LMP2 category. With regulations largely left untouched over the past few years, the ACO last year decided to introduce a new revision to the second-level prototype class. Slowly but surely, details are seeping out on the direction the LMP2 class will take…
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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…
