GTE Pro facing uncertain future
The GTE Pro category has been enjoying a major upturn in recent years, but significant question marks hang over two works programmes moving forward.
The GTE Pro category has been enjoying a major upturn in recent years, but significant question marks hang over two works programmes moving forward.
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 Read more…
After a break of around two months, the FIA WEC is finally back in action at the next round of the season: the 6 Hours of Fuji in Japan. Toyota Gazoo Racing go into their home race as the favourites in LMP1 and were looking to perfect their race strategy Read more…
The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima secured victory at the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship 2018/19 Super Season at Spa. WEC debutant Alonso and his experienced teammates Buemi and Nakajima held out for the victory despite an impressive charge by Read more…
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, Read more…
The #1 Rebellion R13 topped the timing sheets in the third and final free practice session ahead of tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Swiss driver Neel Jani registered the fastest time of the one-hour session, a 1:57.120, some eight tenths faster than the second-fastest #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid. Jani’s time Read more…
The #8 Toyota of Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastian Buemi has started the season with a win. However after the Japanese brand was confident heading into the race, Porsche was too close for comfort. The race was won by Sebastian Buemi in the last 20 minutes as he overtook Read more…
The sun came out for GTE qualifying at Silverstone, and with it, quick times for Ford. Harry Tincknell and Andy Priaulx claiming pole position in GTE-Pro. Aston Martin replicated Ford’s dominance themselves in Am, taking pole by 1.3 seconds. The #67 Ford of Andy Priaulx, Pipo Derani and Harry Tincknell will Read more…
For the second year running, Porsche drivers take the drivers title after a difficult Bahrain race. This time Neel Jani, Marc Lieb and Romain Dumas complete the perfect season, with Le Mans victory, and the FIA LMP World Drivers’ Championship. However it was a perfect race for Audi, as they Read more…
An unfortunate puncture for Toyota cost them the chance of going for the win, but it was a combination of a poor day for Audi and a win for Porsche which has sealed the manufactures championship for Porsche in Shanghai for the second year running. However the drivers title will Read more…