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ByKOLLES is happy to announce the re-signing of Oliver Webb into the team for Spa and Le Mans FIA WEC 2020 season. Oliver has been with the team for the previous four years and brings both speed, consistency and reliability into a great driver line up joining Tom Dillmann and Bruno Spengler.

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WEC SPA 2018 photos from Paul Foster

May 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

See Spa thru the lens of Paul Foster at the SPA WEC 2018

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ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA REVIEW

May 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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‘BITTERSWEET’ WEC DEBUT FOR TAN

May 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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MENEZES SETS NON-HYBRID PACE FOR TOP THREE WEC FINISH ON TOP TIER DEBUT

May 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING STATEMENT: CAR #7

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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BMW TEAM MTEK QUALIFIES IN THE TOP-FIVE ON WEC DEBUT

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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ASTON MARTIN RACING VANTAGE GTE MAKES QUALIFYING DEBUT

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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THIRD AND FOURTH ROW FOR FERRARI AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

It was a difficult qualifying for the five Ferrari crews competing in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the first round of the Super Season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC). In the GTE-Pro class the 488 GTE of AF Corse team will start from the third and fourth row with cars no. 51 and 71. … Continue reading → ...

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PORSCHE GT TEAM STARTS SPA WEC SEASON-OPENER FROM SECOND ROW

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Porsche heads into the opening round of the Sports Car FIA World Endurance Championship on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday from the second grid row. In a breathtakingly close qualifying, Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) and Richard Lietz (Austria) set the third quickest time with their 911 RSR, just 87-thousandths of a second off pole position. … Continue reading → ...

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SPA POLE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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FORD’S FRONT ROW LOCKOUT FOR WEC SEASON OPENER

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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GINETTA STATEMENT ON 6 HOURS OF SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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SOLID SPA START FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

May 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a constructive start as it targets a fourth consecutive FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) victory and a perfect start to the 2018-19 season in the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Having won the final three races of last season, the team returned to competitive action today for the first time since … Continue reading → ...

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TWO R-13 CARS AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS FOR REBELLION RACING

May 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

REBELLION Racing is going to start the first race of the Super Super at Spa-Francorchamps circuit with two R-13 cars entered in LMP1 category. After a first public outing for the REBELLION R-13 car at the FIA WEC Prologue on the 6th and 7th of April at the Paul Ricard circuit, the team performed private … Continue reading → ...

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ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA PREVIEW

May 3, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

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2018-19 FIA WEC SEASON KICKS OFF WITH FIVE FERRARI CREWS

May 3, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

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TIME TO GO RACING WITH THE NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE

May 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The new Aston Martin Vantage GTE will make its long-awaited debut in the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season at the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps this weekend (3-5 May). The Aston Martin Vantage GTE is based on the critically-acclaimed Aston Martin Vantage road car, the most performance oriented sports car to come from … Continue reading → ...

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SPECTACULAR WEEKEND FOR BMW M MOTORSPORTS WITH STARTS IN THE FIA WEC, DTM AND THE IMSA SERIES

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

FIA WEC, DTM and the IMSA series: Fans of BMW M Motorsport can enjoy action galore this weekend. The new BMW M8 GTE is set for its race debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL).

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NEW SEASON STARTS AT SPA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

April 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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