Ferrari has ended a 58-year-long wait for the 24 Hours of Le Mans victory on the centenary of the French endurance classic. #51 499P of Antonio Giovinazzi, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi came out on top in an action-packed edition of the race that was round four of this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship season. … Read more
Doha, Qatar, will host the WEC Prologue and the season-opener for the very first time in early March 2024 at Lusail International Circuit. A race lasting under 10 hours, will be called the Qatar 1812km, named after the country’s National Day and a pillar of celebration each year. The championship will then move to another new … Read more
The best-known sports car will compete in the world’s most iconic endurance race as the Ford Mustang GT3 takes on the challenge of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2024. The Ford Mustang GT3 race car, based on the all-new 2024 Mustang Dark Horse, was unveiled to the racing world during the centenary … Read more
Sixty years after its first entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Alpine has unveiled the A424_β, foreshadowing its challenger in the premier class of the FIA Endurance World Championship. With its design, the Alpine A424_β reaffirms the brand’s DNA while heralding its future. Its name, A424_β, is a symbol of this: the A … Read more
The event on the 13.626-kilometre Circuit des 24 Heures in Le Mans marks the annual highlight on the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC calendar. The first running of the race was in 1923 to showcase automotive innovation, durability and performance. The only time the classic was not contested in the city in north-western France was … Read more
Toyota Gazoo Racing has taken its second 1-2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship season as Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose-Maria Lopez secured their second consecutive TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Frachcorchamps victory. An eventful final hour saw Kobayashi overtaking Hartley off-track. The Japanese racer was given a penalty of 5 seconds added to his … Read more
Toyota Gazoo Racing with its #7 entry driven by Kamui Kobayashi will start from the pole position for tomorrow’s TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps after qualifying’s fastest driver Antonio Giovinazzi in #51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P lost the top spot for track limit violation. The Italian had taken a brilliant pole position with a pole … Read more
MAIDEN WITH FOR #8 TOYOTA The No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid Hypercar driven by Sébastien Buemi, Ryō Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley won the WEC 6 Hours of Portimão. The New Zealander took the chequered flag to sign off a perfect weekend for the crew and settle it into the points lead. The No.7 sister … Read more
Kamui Kobayashi brought the #7 Toyota, which he shares with Mike Conway and José María López, to victory, beating its sister car by 2.168s at the chequered flag. Taking its first-ever podium, and adding to Thursday’s maiden pole position, was the Ferrari 499P Hypercar crewed by Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina. Polesitter Fuoco ran … Read more
Women driven by dreams: these are the Iron Dames, behind the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 number #83, colored hot pink like the racing suits that set them apart in the paddock in their mission to “Race to inspire”. Created in 2018 by Deborah Mayer – entrepreneur, race driver, and president of the … Read more