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WEC’s new Hypercar Balance of Performance system, see's changes ahead of the Imola round of the WEC
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Habsburg Injured in Alpine Testing Crash
Ferdinand Habsburg could miss the second round of the FIA WEC at Imola after sustaining a back injury from a testing accident at Motorland Aragon. “On the afternoon of March 27, 2024, during the A424 test session in Motorland (Aragon), driver Ferdinand Habsburg had an accident at Turn 7,” a statement supplied by Alpine read. […]
Porsche perfect podium
The No. 6 crew of Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer sealed the German manufacturer’s first WEC win since 2017, and the first-ever in the series for a LMDh car, surviving a late scare when Estre had to make an emergency stop to replace a number plate. Porsche claim the first win of the LMGT3 era
FERRARI LOOKING TO MAKE UP GROUND AT SILVERSTONE
The FIA World Endurance Championship is back on track this weekend with the third Superseason race at Silverstone. Traditionally the season’s opening race, in 2018 the Tourist Trophy has been moved to high summer after the Le Mans 24 Hours. Five Ferraris will be competing, two in the GTE-Pro class and three in the GTE-Am.
Have you been attending WEC school?
Since the start of the Super Season a series of fun, easy-to-understand cartoons has appeared which explains a bit more to new fans and followers about the WEC and endurance racing. If you haven’t seen them before now, here’s a reminder.
How did some of the newcomers do on their WEC debut?
The FIA World Endurance Championship welcomed numerous new teams for the Super Season which made their series’ debuts at Spa-Francorchamps earlier this month.
ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA REVIEW
We came away from the 6 Hours of Spa with a sixth-place finish in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing on the competition debut of the new Vantage GTE. From our side it was a weekend of trying to perfect our execution and trying to focus on the … Continue reading → ...
‘BITTERSWEET’ WEC DEBUT FOR TAN
Weiron Tan was denied a deserved podium finish on his FIA World Endurance Championship debut at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend (3-5 May), but despite the disappointment, the highly-rated Malaysian Chinese ace nonetheless took ‘plenty of positives’ from the experience as he revs up towards the biggest race of his burgeoning career to-date. Competing as the first … Continue reading → ...
MENEZES SETS NON-HYBRID PACE FOR TOP THREE WEC FINISH ON TOP TIER DEBUT
Gustavo Menezes proved his pace and potential on a hugely impressive LMP1 class debut in the fiercely-disputed FIA World Endurance Championship last weekend (3-5 May), lapping fastest of the non-hybrid competitors around legendary Belgian circuit Spa-Francorchamps to secure a top three finish with Rebellion Racing. The 2016 FIA WEC LMP2 class champion and Le Mans … Continue reading → ...
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING STATEMENT: CAR #7
The pole position-winning #7 TS050 HYBRID of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López will start the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps from the pit lane after an administrative error resulted in the cancelation of the car’s qualifying lap times. An incorrect identification number for the car’s fuel flow meter was declared for the #7 … Continue reading → ...
BMW TEAM MTEK QUALIFIES IN THE TOP-FIVE ON WEC DEBUT
BMW Team MTEK kick-started the BMW M8 GTE’s FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign at “The Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps” in Belgium with a fifth place qualifying position. BMW works team drivers Tom Blomqvist (GBR) and António Félix da Costa (POR) piloted the #82 BMW M8 GTE to its promising debut WEC starting position with … Continue reading → ...
ASTON MARTIN RACING VANTAGE GTE MAKES QUALIFYING DEBUT
Aston Martin Racing’s Vantage GTE has made its qualifying debut at the FIA World Endurance Championship’s season opener, the TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, in Belgium. The new racecar – based on the new Vantage – carried drivers Maxime Martin (B), Alex Lynn (GB) and Jonny Adam to P8 in the #97 entry, while the … Continue reading → ...
SPA POLE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made the perfect start to the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season by taking pole position for the season-opening Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi, in the #7 TS050 HYBRID they share with José María López, took pole position with a 1min 54.583secs average of their fastest … Continue reading → ...
FORD’S FRONT ROW LOCKOUT FOR WEC SEASON OPENER
The two Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs have qualified on pole position and in second place, locking out the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s ‘Total 6 Hours of Spa’, the first round of the new WEC Super Season. “That’s a fantastic way to start the season,” said Team Principal, George Howard-Chappell. “We … Continue reading → ...
GINETTA STATEMENT ON 6 HOURS OF SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
Ginetta Cars has released the following statement confirming that the first two G60-LT-P1 LMP1 cars will not start the 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps race this weekend, the opening round of the 2018/19 FIA WEC. It is with great disappointment that we have to announce that Ginetta will not be releasing the two LMP1 cars … Continue reading → ...
ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA PREVIEW
It’s my Aston Martin Racing debut this weekend in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 6 Hours of Spa, and to say I’m excited about it would be a massive understatement.
2018-19 FIA WEC SEASON KICKS OFF WITH FIVE FERRARI CREWS
The Super Season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) kicks off this weekend. The championship will last more than a year, concluding in about 13 months with the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. Next year’s proceedings will open with a race at Sebring, followed by the second race at Spa-Francorchamps in May and the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.
THE BMW PEOPLE BEHIND THE MACHINE: TEAM AND DRIVERS PREPARING FOR THE 2018 WEC SEASON
The Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) on Saturday are the season opener in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) for the new BMW M8 GTE. The entire BMW M Motorsport team, BMW Team MTEK and the BMW WEC drivers have completed an intensive and strenuous programme. The focus was not just on the development of the new BMW M8 GTE – the people behind the machine have also been hard at work, meticulously preparing for the FIA WEC entry.
NEW SEASON STARTS AT SPA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing gets the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season started this week with the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Fernando Alonso will make his WEC race debut in the #8 TS050 HYBRID car he shares with last year’s Spa winners Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima while the #7 line-up of … Continue reading → ...
PORSCHE STARTS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON AT SPA
The six-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps on May 5, 2018, kicks off the 15-month Super Season of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. On the time-honoured racetrack in the Ardennes region of Belgium, six 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR go up against strong opposition from Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari and Ford in the GTE-Pro … Continue reading → ...
