SMP Racing
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LMP1 Preview: Toyota odds on, but danger lurks
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 this year’s battle for outright honours at Le Mans. Toyota Gazoo Racing (Toyota TS050 Hybrid)…
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LMP1 entry list begin to take shape
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 premier prototype class. But with nine entries either confirmed or looking extremely likely, the LMP1…
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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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Vitaly Petrov set for SMP Racing Switch
In the new year we will welcome another former Formula One driver to the FIA World Endurance Championship. The Russian, Vitaly Petrov, will drive for SMP racing in the LMP2 class for 2016. Petrov, who has made a total of 58 Grand Prox starts between the years of 2010 and 2012 is now confirmed to…
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LM24: SMP Racing victorious in GTE-Am
GTE-Am is often the go-to class when looking for an on-track battle in the FIA WEC, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans was no different. In fact, the pro-am GT class was arguably the most exciting of the four categories, with the lead of the race changing in the final hour. In the end,…
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24 Hours of Le Mans 2015: LMP2 Preview
Long considered an ailing category in which simply getting to the finish would secure your team a podium position, LMP2 has been completely transformed in recent years. Taking the grid at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be a total of 19 cars made by seven different manufacturers and powered by three different…
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2014 LMP2 Review
The WEC’s LMP2 class was the smallest in the field during 2014. Issues at Millennium Motorsport and an un-welcome testing crash for Strakka Racing’s new car meant there were only four full season entries in the class from three teams. The small grid however did not mean there was to be a lack of excitement.…
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Zlobin Switches to GTE-AM
The newly crowned LMP2 champion, Sergey Zlobin, will no longer compete in the prototype class of WEC from next season. The Russian will be returning to the WEC in 2015 with his team, SMP Racing. Instead of racing in LMP2, Sergey will instead compete in the GTE-AM class. The Russian confirmed that his team will be entering…