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Le Mans

2025 Le Mans Entry List revealed

March 4, 2025 Michael widdowson 0

Check out the full entry list for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, the 93rd running of the French endurance classic and the blue riband round of the 2025 World Endurance Championship. A total of eight manufacturers will compete in the Hypercar category, with newcomer Aston Martin joining last year’s winner Ferrari, record-holder Porsche, WEC […]

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Roles reversed as Ferrari lock out podium in Qatar

March 2, 2025 Michael widdowson 0

A year on from Porsche’s famous 1-2-3 finish in the 2024 running of the Qatar 1812KM, Ferrari and AF Corse achieved the same feat tonight under the floodlights with its trio of 499Ps to kick off the 2025 FIA WEC season. It was an astonishing result for the Italian marque, which benefitted from the challenges […]

Endurance

2025 Dubai 24 hours Gallery

January 16, 2025 Michael widdowson 0

Endurance

Michelin 24 Hours of Dubai 2025

January 15, 2025 Michael widdowson 0

Omani entered squad AlManar Racing by Team WRT delivered a fabulous victory in the opening race of the 24H SERIES Middle East Trophy, the Michelin 24H DUBAI, at Dubai Autodrome this afternoon – the No.777 BMW M4 GT3 EVO claiming success by a full lap. Always in the battle at the front from the beginning of […]

Endurance

ELMS Unveils 2025 Calendar: Silverstone Makes Triumphant Return

October 5, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

The European Le Mans Series (ELMS) has pulled the covers off its 2025 calendar, revealing a six-race schedule that promises to deliver high-octane endurance racing across the continent. In a move that’s sure to excite British motorsport enthusiasts, Silverstone is set to make a grand return to the series after a six-year hiatus. For the […]

British GT

RJN claim victory whilst Collard’s claim championship

September 30, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Caygill and Buncombe win from pole, Fifth place enough for Rob and Ricky to beat team-mates Martin and Mitchell, Optimum’s fourth GT4 victory seals drivers’ title in emphatic fashion. Rob and Ricky Collard, and Jack Brown and Zac Meakin were crowned 2024 British GT champions at Brands Hatch where Team RJN won for the first […]

British GT

Collards claim Donington Win

September 9, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Rob and Ricky Collard took a giant step towards clinching this year’s British GT Championship by winning from pole at Donington, while Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson collected their second GT4 win in three races aboard Century’s BMW. The father/son duo benefitted from a puncture that restricted their Barwell team-mates and primary title rivals Alex […]

British GT

Balfe and Smalley win hard fought Silverstone 500 victory

April 28, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Garage 59’s Shaun Balfe and Adam Smalley have become British GT’s latest Silverstone 500 winners thanks to a composed performance in challenging conditions that shaped a three-hour race dominated by differing strategies up and down the field. Further back, McLaren celebrated a double overall victory after Optimum and Jack Brown clinched their second 500 in […]

British GT

2 Seas seal Silverstone pole

April 27, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Kevin Tse’s dominant Q1 performance helped 2 Seas and Maximilian Goetz take overall pole position for the Silverstone 500, while Zac Meakin and last year’s class winner Jack Brown combined to give Optimum top spot in GT4. Neither of the pole-winning cars set outright fastest times – those honours and new lap records went to […]

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Endurance

COOL Racing take first ELMS LMP2 win at Barcelona

April 14, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

COOL Racing’s Jakobsen, Miyata and Flux outclassed the field to take the win at the seasons opening round. The #37 Oreca Gibson LMP2 took the battle and ran with it to take the win at the 4 hours of Barcelona, #25 Algarve Pro Racing followed by the #22 United Autosport completed the podium. LMP2 Pro/AM […]

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Weight Breaks for Toyota and Ferrari ahead of Imola

April 14, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

WEC’s new Hypercar Balance of Performance system, see's changes ahead of the Imola round of the WEC

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ROWE BMW wins 2024 Endurance cup opening round

April 7, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Farfus, Harper and Hesse put on a stellar show to outclass the field and take the win in the opening round at Paul Ricard

Le Mans

Habsburg Injured in Alpine Testing Crash

April 5, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

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. […]

Prototype

Porsche perfect podium

March 2, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

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

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British GT

2024 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Reveal

February 12, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Today Aston Martin has officially pulled the covers off it’s 2024 GT3 contender. The 2024 Vantage GT3 alongside the international debut of the British manufacturer’s new road-going Vantage model. This comes after the new Vantage GT3 made its race debut in January at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, but before its makes it’s FIA […]

British GT

2024: Cavers and Plato step up with Century and BMW

February 12, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

GT4 Pro-Am frontrunners Carl Cavers and Lewis Plato are graduating to the Intelligent Money British GT3 ranks this year with Century and BMW.

British GT

FATHER AND SON DUO RETURN FOR FIFTH SEASON TOGETHER

February 12, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Father-son duo Richard and Sam Neary return to British GT for a fifth season together at Team Abba Racing this year.

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Endurance

APR Wins Abu Dhabi Finale

February 11, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Kurtz, Braun, Jakobsen crowned champions as sister APR car wins Abu Dhabi finale CrowdStrike Racing by APR trio George Kurtz, Colin Braun and Malthe Jakobsen won the Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 title as the sister Algarve Pro Racing car won Sunday’s finale in Abu Dhabi. Three points clear in the standings heading into the […]

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CrowdStrike by APR Wins First Abu Dhabi Race

February 10, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

George Kurtz, Colin Braun, Malthe Jakobsen win Abu Dhabi race 1 to take points lead CrowdStrike Racing by APR came out on top in a chaotic first Asian Le Mans Series race at Abu Dhabi to take the points lead ahead of Sunday’s title-decider. The No. 4 Oreca 07 Gibson shared by George Kurtz, Colin […]

Endurance

EASTALENT take shock 2024 Dubai 24 hours win

February 6, 2024 Michael widdowson 0

Delayed by engine failure earlier in the week, Eastalent Racing’s Peter and Simon Reicher have admitted that neither expected to celebrate outright victory at this year’s Hankook 24H DUBAI. Eastalent Racing team principal Peter Reicher did not expect an overall win on the team’s first run at the Hankook 24H DUBAI, a weekend that started […]

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