BMW M Team WRT 2023 successes
Team WRT conquered a second double LMP2 title in the FIA World Endurance Championship and a double Gold class title in the GT World Challenge Europe with new partner BMW.
Toyota Fastest in friday practices
Both TOYOTA GAZOO Racing set fastest lap today at Fuji International Speedway.
Dutch driver Beitske Visser back in LMP
During the ADAC Racing Weekend in Assen, the first weekend of September, the fastest female driver of the Netherlands Beitske Visser will join BHK Motorsport in their LMP3 in the Prototype Cup Germany.
6 Hours of Monza: Corvette Champion - Porsche takes the podium.
Corvette Racing, Ben Keating, Nicki Catsburg and Nico Varrone are already World Endurance Champions with still 2 races to run before the end of the Championship. Porsche 911 RSR-19 trust the podium.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota strikes fourth victory
The fifth round of the World Endurance Championship saw 7 different leaders in Hypercars class due to alternate pitting strategies but it was Toyota#7 who dominated the race with 143 laps on the lead out of the 200 covered.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota leads at mid-race
The start of the 6 Hours of Monza was chaotic with Ferrari #51 spinning after being hit by Toyota #8. Peugeot #93 was on the lead at the end of hour 1 but Toyota #7 took control again at mid-race.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota leads Ferrari by an inch
Kamui Kobayashi with Toyota GR010 Hybrid #7 clinched the pole point with a lap time of 1:35.358, 0.017 seconds ahead of Antonio Fuoco with Ferrari 499P #50. Kubica in LMP2 and Bovy in LMGTE AM were the fastest in their class.
6 Hours of Monza: Thursday practices (FP1 and 2)
The fastest lap performed by Pier Guidi with Ferrari #51 (1: 37.533) during the morning session (FP1) was considerably improved by 10 drivers during the afternoon session (FP2). Kamui Kobayashi did set the benchmark in 1:36.363.
24 Hours of Le Mans: Intereuropol wins LMP2 class
Inter Eurpol Competition claimed their first ever WEC victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as Jakub Śmiechowski, Fabio Scherer and Albert Costa crossed checkered flag first at 4pm Sunday.
24 Hours of Le Mans: Hyperpole -part 2
The Hyperpole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans for LMP2 class was fierce with the top 3 within 0.317 seconds.
In LMGTE AM, Ben Keating dominated the class by relegating the second to more than a second and a half.
24 Hours of Le Mans: Test day - LMP2 and LMGTE AM
The 24 Hours of Le Mans test day saw JOTA dominating LMP2 class and the three Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 drivers Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller ahead of the three Ferrari 296 drivers dominating the LMGTE AM class.
6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps: LMP2 race
Thrilling ending of the LMP2 race when Louis Delétraz in Team WRT #41 second and leading #23 United Autosports of Tom Blomqvist had to stop for a last splash and dash 12 minutes from the finish. Thanks to better fuel management by the drivers, the Team WRT crew was faster in the pits enabling Deletraz, Andrade and Kubica to clinch victory.
WEC- 6 Hours of Portimão: Top 3 per class
Toyota Gazoo Racing and United Autosport dominated their respective class. In LMGTE AM, the battle was fierce with several leaders; Corvette Racing clinch a second victory after Sebring.
WEC-Portimão: Top 3 Qualifying per class
Brendon Hartley did set the fastest lap of 6 Hours of Portimao qualifying to head another Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2. Mirko Bortolotti in LMP2 and Ben Keating in LMGTE AM are the winners in their respective classes.
1000 Miles of Sebring LMP2 race
After 11 cars qualified within 1 second, the LMP2 class race was a nice one to watch with 3 major leaders and the final victory of the #48 Hertz Team Jota trio of Beckmann-Ye-Stevens.
Louis Deletraz going for 4 crowns (part 1/2)
After scoring a P2 with Wayne Taylor Racing Acura GTP at Rolex 24 At Daytona, Louis Deletraz details us how he managed to be recruited by 4 different teams for 4 different prototype championships. This is the first part of the interview.
WEC: Deletraz and Kubica back to WRT
Team WRT today announced that the ORLEN Team WRT Oreca 07 Gibson #41 of the Belgian squad will be entrusted to Rui Andrade, Louis Delétraz and Robert Kubica.
FIA WEC 2023 Entry List
The 11th season of the FIA World Endurance Championship will feature an incredible 13 Hypercar entries and nine global manufacturers highlighting the continued growth of the world’s premier international sportscar championship.
Louis Deletraz in WEC : Champion IF…
Between several Wayne Taylor Racing Acura GTP tests in Florida, Louis Deletraz tells us how he made the switch from single seater to endurance racing in WEC and share his mindset before the last round at Bahrain.
WEC season 10: 6 Hours of Fuji 2022 Qualifying
Both Toyota have dominated the free practices and the qualification session with Kamui Kobayashi setting the fastest lap in Toyota #7.
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