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WEC: Toyota’s #7 claims 6 Hours of Silverstone pole from #8

Toyota continued to dominate the FIA World Endurance Championship as the #7 crew took pole in the 6 Hours of Silverstone ahead of the #8 car on Saturday. Mike Conway started the proceedings in the...
Bruno Senna

Senna out of Silverstone WEC weekend due to fractured foot in FP1 crash

Rebellion Racing's Bruno Senna has been forced out of the Silverstone FIA World Endurance Championship weekend after a heavy crash in FP1 on Friday. The Brazilian driver in the #1 Rebellion Racing R13 Gibson suffered...
WEC

Bahrain, Brazil included in provisional 2019/20 WEC calendar

The races in Bahrain and Brazil features in the provisional calendar of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship's (WEC) superseason. The season features eight races in five continents with the return to Bahrain and Brazil...
Fernando Alonso

IndyCar, NASCAR offers Alonso to race in America after F1

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso shocked the world after his announcement of leaving the sport at the end of the 2018 season earlier this week, but since then he has already received multiple...
ACO

ACO, WEC brings EoT changes in LMP1 from Silverstone

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) together with the FIA World Endurance Championship has decided to bring changes in its Equivalence of Technology rules ahead of the 6 Hours of Silverstone race. Following the gap...
Mark Webber

Podcast: Webber on Vettel/Rosberg, Schumacher, Ferrari deal & more

In the third episode of Formula 1’s ‘Beyond The Grid’ podcast, former F1 and Endurance driver Mark Webber opens up on his career, his rivals and more. The eight-time grand prix winner starts the podcast...
Porsche

Porsche’s 919 beats long-standing Nurburbring lap record

The FIA World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours winning Porsche 919 Hybrid's Evo version has broken another lap record on Friday. Driving the upgraded 2017 LMP1 car with several modifications, two-time Le...
Le Mans 24 Hours

G-Drive, TDS Racing to appeal against stewards Le Mans ruling

Both G-Drive Racing and TDS Racing have decided to appeal to the FIA Court on the stewards ruling over the two teams' disqualification from the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours race in the FIA...

Signatech inherits Le Mans LMP2 win after G-Drive’s disqualification

The #26 G-Drive Racing outfit of Jean-Eric Vergne, Roman Rusinov and Andrea Pizzitola have been stripped off from their 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class victory after more than 24 hours from the...

Toyota boss credits ‘kaizen’ for Le Mans win after years of wait

Japanese manufacturer Toyota finally were able to break the Le Mans 24 Hours jinx to win the 2018 edition courtesy of the #8 crew of Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi. With the #7...

Button feels SMP had pace to fight Rebellion in Le Mans

SMP Racing's Jenson Button rues the troubles the #11 crew faced in the Le Mans 24 Hours race which limited their chances to put a stiff fight against the Rebellion Racing cars in the...

Le Mans 24 Hours: #8 leads Toyota 1-2 in historic victory

After 24 hours of racing, it was the #8 Toyota of Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi which took the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours victory ahead of the #7 crew of Kamui...

Le Mans 24 Hours: #8 Toyota back in lead from #7 after 18 hours

The #8 Toyota of Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi retook the lead of Le Mans 24 Hours race from the #7 Toyota of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez just...

Le Mans 24 Hours: #7 Toyota heads at halfway mark after penalty to #8

A one minute stop and go penalty for speeding under slow zone for the #8 Toyota for Sebastien Buemi (sharing with Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima) put them on the backfoot in their Le...

Le Mans 24 Hours: #8 Toyota leads #7 after six hours

The pole-sitting #8 Toyota of Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi holds advantage over sister #7 Toyota in the 2018 edition of Le Mans 24 Hours race after six hours of racing at La Sarthe. The...

Hydrogen-powered class teased by ACO/WEC for 2024 Le Mans

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has made an official push together with the FIA to introduce a hydrogen-based class for the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours race. The mooted idea was revealed during its...

ACO reveals further details on 2020 WEC ‘hypercar’ regulations

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) revealed further details of the 'hypercar' category to be introduced in the FIA World Endurance Championship replacing the current LMP1 class from the 2020 season onward until 2024. The move...

Le Mans 24 Hours: Nakajima improves in QP3 to keep #8 Toyota on pole

The final qualifying session in the Le Mans 24 Hours on Thursday saw host of changes in the order but the Top 2 positions remained the same as the #8 Toyota claimed pole in...

Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota’s #8 still holds pole as red flag ends QP2...

The times from Wednesday's QP1 remained as the #8 Toyota of Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi continued to hold pole with their best time of 3m17.270s in the Le Mans 24 Hours...

Le Mans 24 Hours: Nakajima’s #8 Toyota on provisional pole after QP1

The LMP1 field continued to be led by the two Toyotas as the #8 entry of Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi took provisional pole for the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours after...

FIA approves ‘hypercar’ LMP1 rules for future WEC

The FIA confirmed the change in the LMP1 rules for the 2020/21 World Endurance Championship which will help the manufacturers and privateers to design and build race cars based on the 'hypercar' concept. In addition,...

Fernando Alonso is on the pole after his mates’ disqualification in Spa

Breaking news from the Belgian circuit of Spa- Francorchamps, Toyota had his first penalty of the season after the qualifying. Consequently, Fernando Alonso will start from the pole position and the two LMP1 hybrids...

De Vries signs for Racing Team Nederland WEC

Racing Team Team Nederland has announced Nyck De Vries as its new driver. The 23-year-old Dutch driver joins the team from his country to participate in the next WEC championship. He will do so...

Pietro Fittipaldi will debut in WEC with DragonSpeed

DragonSpeed ​​has announced Pietro Fittipaldi as the new driver of the team, facing the 2018-2019 WEC season. This is not a sign as the team's titular driver, but as a substitute for Renger van...

Stephane Sarrazin signed by SMP Racing

Stephane Sarrazin has been announced as the new driver of the Russian SMP Racing team for the next WEC 2018-2019. The French driver signed with his new team after driving for 6 years with...

Toyota keep clear the conditions to remain into WEC after 2020

Toyota have interest on remaining into WEC and keep improving their history on the championship. But they won’t do it at any price. The japanese are waiting for the new regulations for 2019/20 superseason....

Photo Gallery: All of Fernando Alonso’s cars

Throughout his sporting career, Fernando Alonso has driven all sorts of cars, most of them single seaters, although he has also driven endurance machines. In twenty years, the Spaniard has competed aboard more than...

Ford reveales his driver lineup for the 24 hours of Le Mans

Step by step we are starting to listen the noise of teh engines on the circuits around the world and today Ford revealed some news about one of the best races of the year,...

Alonso on Le Mans: “I’m in the best team and that gives me confidence”

Toyota has set up this week at the Portimão circuit to test its LMP1 for the next WEC World Championship. With them is Fernando Alonso, accumulating kilometers and experience to be fully prepared for...

Robert Kubica will test a Manor LMP1 and could join the team

Current reserve and test driver Robert Kubica will do three days of testing with Manor Racing's Ginetta LMP1 car. The Polish driver might join the team for the WEC Superseason if the test goes...

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