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ROBERTO GONZALEZ AND NICK BOULLE JOIN AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports announced today that Roberto Gonzalez and Nick Boulle will complete its driver lineup in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportscCar Championship. Gonzalez will join full time drivers Gustavo Yacaman and Sebastian Saavedra for all four rounds of the Patron North American Endurance Cup, and Boulle will complete the four-driver line up for the … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

FERRARI WEC – 2017 SEASON REVIEW – PART 1: A STRONG START

December 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The secret of victory in sport is perpetual motion, the knack of never stopping, not even for a second, even after the most wonderful of triumphs. It is about immediately thinking ahead to the next competition, to a new goal, a goal that makes you roll up your sleeves and go straight back to work.

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ByKOLLES RACING COMPLETES FINAL 2017 TEST IN SPAIN

December 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

LMP1 team ByKolles Racing has completed its three-days test at circuito de Almeria, 18th to 20th of December 2017. The Almeria-test was the last outing of 2017 as well as the final touch to a development started in after the race at Nürburgring with the decision of skipping the final 2017 WEC rounds.

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ASTON MARTIN RACING SIGNS NEW DRIVER MAXIME MARTIN

December 19, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Christmas has come early for Aston Martin Racing, as the team received a special delivery in the form of Belgian GT and DTM ace, Maxime Martin. The 31-year-old has joined Aston Martin Racing to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship ‘super season’, which starts in Spring 2018

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING COMMITS TO ENDURANCE RACING

December 19, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will compete in the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season after reaffirming its commitment to the development of hybrid powertrain technology through motorsport. Following the publication of the LMP1 regulations for next season, which Toyota has played an active part in defining, the team can commit to enter its TS050 HYBRID in the championship.

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MENEZES MAKES ‘DREAM’ MOVE TO TOP TIER WITH REBELLION RACING

December 15, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Gustavo Menezes will graduate to the highest level of international sportscar racing in 2018-19, after signing to compete for Rebellion Racing in the headlining LMP1 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) – describing it as a ‘dream’ move and ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING TO EXHIBIT GR SUPER SPORT CONCEPT AT TOKYO AUTO SALON 2018

December 15, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Toyota Gazoo Racing will be participating at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2018, an event showcasing customized cars, which is scheduled to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, for three days from January 12-14, 2018.

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REBELLION RACING TO BE IN THE LMP1 CATEGORY FOR THE 2018 FIA WEC SEASON

December 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

After ending the 2017 season with the title of LMP2 World Champion, the REBELLION Racing team will return to the top category of the World Endurance Championship next season, just one year after leaving it. As usual, two cars will be lined up by the Swiss team in 2018.

Le Mans

ByKOLLES RACING COMPLETES ARAGON TEST

November 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

ByKOLLES Racing has completed an intensive three-days testing program at Motorland in Aragon. The action on the Spanish circuit was finalised to test new development parts on the Enso CLM P1/01 in preparation of the 2018/19 WEC super season and the Le Mans 24hours race. The drivers selected for this test are regular ByKolles driver … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

SUCCESSFUL DEBUT TEST FOR FERNANDO ALONSO IN UNITED AUTOSPORTS’ LIGIER JS P217

November 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Fernando Alonso has successfully completed his first test in the United Autosports’ Ligier JS P217 ahead of his debut at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January. The McLaren driver tested the Ligier at Motorland Aragon in Spain alongside his team mate for Daytona, Phil Hanson.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BRACED FOR BAHRAIN BATTLE

November 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims to finish the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship season on a high with a third successive victory in the final race of the season, the Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain. TOYOTA and World Champions Porsche are level on four wins each this seaso

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GRAND FINALE IN BAHRAIN: THE PORSCHE 919 HYBRIDS LAST RACE

November 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

One of the most successful chapters in Porsche’s motorsport history comes to an end next Saturday: The ninth and final round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship will be the last race entry for the Porsche 919 Hybrid.

SPORTSCAR

FORD PREPARES TO FIGHT FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN BAHRAIN

November 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The battle for the 2017 GT FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship has come down to the final race of the season: the Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain, which takes place this Saturday, November 18, at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Le Mans

UNITED AUTOSPORTS COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL RICARD TEST

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports completed a successful two-day test at Paul Ricard in Southern France which concluded today (8 Nov) in which the Anglo-American team ran its regular #32 European Le Mans Series chassis along with a second Ligier JS P217. Lando Norris and Paul Di Resta, both driving a sports-prototype and linking up with United

Drivers

NORRIS EXCELS IN MAIDEN SPORTS-PROTOTYPE TEST RUNS

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Britain’s rising single-seater star Lando Norris made a remarkable sports-prototype début by immediately setting very competitive lap times in his first-ever run in an LMP2 sportscar. Norris, who celebrates his 18th birthday next Monday (13 Nov), clocked up almost 200-miles at Paul Ricard in France over two days at the wheel of the United Autosports Ligier

SPORTSCAR

THE POWER OF THE YOUNG GUNS, G-DRIVE RACING AT SHANGHAI

November 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Shanghai International circuit was built in 2004, develops 5,451 km and is made of 16 turns including a hairpin and two straights. This makes this racetrack tricky for the drivers and the tires, and allows some great battles on track, as it was the case again this weekend.

SPORTSCAR

GINETTA TO LAUNCH LMP1 CAR AT AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL

November 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

British based racing car manufacturer and championship organiser, Ginetta, is set to launch its LMP1 car at Autosport International in January.

SPORTSCAR

VAILLANTE REBELLION WINS THE 6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Oreca 07 #31 Vaillante REBELLION wins its second consecutive race becoming leader of the LMP2 Championship before going on to Bahrain for the last round of the 2017 FIA WEC season. Vaillante REBELLION #13 finishes in third position. 11:00 am local time, was the start of the 6 Hours of Shanghai.

SPORTSCAR

BAMBER, BERNHARD AND HARTLEY ARE THE NEW LONG-DISTANCE KINGS

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Every year since 2015, Porsche factory drivers have pocketed the drivers’ title in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype. Finishing second at today’s six-hour race in Shanghai, Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) succeeded the previous title winners

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FERRARI WINS MANUFACTURERS’ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Ferrari sealed the World Constructors’ Championship in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) on Sunday. The decisive points came in the 6 Hours of Shanghai where the two GTE 488s of AF Corse team respectively finished third with Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado and sixth with Davide Rigon and Sam Bird.

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