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The Top 10 SUPER GT/Super Formula drivers of 2023

Super Formula fans were treated to their best title battle in years after some one-sided contests in 2021 and '22, and while SUPER GT had a more turbulent year filled with red flags and incidents, the series still produced a championship battle that went down to the wire. This year's…

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Cadillac can fight for Bahrain WEC podium after Fuji disaster, say drivers

The Chip Ganassi run-factory team endured a nightmare outing at Fuji in September, with its sole Cadillac V.Series.R finishing 10 laps down on the winning Toyota after struggling for pace and losing a chunk of time repairing damage caused by a loose wheel.

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Muller to make Peugeot return in Bahrain WEC after injury absence

The 31-year-old will take his usual place in Peugeot’s #94 9X8 line-up alongside Gustavo Menezes and Loic Duval in the eight-hour fixture at the Bahrain International Circuit on Saturday, having missed September’s Fuji event after injuring his left collarbone.

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How Japan’s underdog LMP1 helped start Toyota WEC juggernaut

Earlier this month, Toyota wrapped up this year’s World Endurance Championship manufacturers’ crown with another convincing display on home turf at Fuji. It marks the fifth time in a row, and sixth in total, it has come away with the silverware, including the occasions when a teams’ title was awarded…

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Kubica's "crucial" Fuji stint puts WRT on cusp of WEC LMP2 title

The #41 WRT ORECA-Gibson 07 shared by Kubica, Louis Deletraz and Rui Andrade dropped from second to sixth early on after Andrade was hit by the #23 United Autosports entry of Josh Pierson, an offence for which Pierson was slapped with a 10-second time penalty.

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Toyota says Ferrari held back by driver inconsistency at WEC Fuji

The Japanese marque's technical director Pascal Vasselon made the comment after wrapping up the 2023 manufacturers' title with a 1-2 finish on home turf, having overcome a stiff challenge from Porsche.

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Toyota says Ferrari held back by driver inconsistency at Fuji

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Ferrari's WEC deficit to Toyota no greater at Fuji than Monza

It made the claim despite its two 499P Le Mans Hypercars trailing home in fourth and fifth positions, a lap down on the Toyota GR010 HYBRIDs that blocked out the top two positions.

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WEC Fuji: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez took the chequered flag 39 seconds clear of the sister #8 car shared by Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sebastien Buemi, as the Japanese manufacturer celebrated its ninth WEC win at Fuji in 10 attempts.

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Fuji WEC: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

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Toyota credits "Kamui effect" for pole gap in Fuji WEC qualifying

Vasselon, technical director of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, put the Japanese driver's advantage over team-mate Brendon Hartley down to his renowned qualifying pace and local knowledge of the Fuji Speedway.

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Ferrari's Fuji qualifying struggles "a surprise", says Calado

Calado could only manage sixth in the best of the two Ferrari 499P LMH cars in qualifying for the penultimate round of the 2023 WEC season, 1.2 seconds down on the #7 Toyota that took pole with Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel.

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"Underestimated" Peugeot will be in the mix in Fuji WEC, say rivals

Peugeot notched up its first podium finish with the 9X8 in the last round at Monza, with Jean-Eric Vergne, Paul di Resta and Mikkel Jensen finishing third in the #93 car behind the winning Toyota and the second-placed Ferrari.

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WEC Fuji: Toyota flexes its muscles in second practice

The Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars ended up 1-2 in the times during Friday afternoon's Free Practice 2, Sebastien Buemi in the #8 car ending up over a second clear of the Japanese manufacturer’s closest challenger.

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Fuji WEC: Toyota flexes its muscles in second practice

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First Peugeot 9X8 WEC win still "very far away"

The claim made ahead of the resumption of the WEC after its summer break at Fuji this weekend came despite a first podium for the French car at the previous round of the championship at Monza.

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Peugeot concedes first WEC win still "very far away"

The claim made ahead of the resumption of the WEC after its summer break at Fuji this weekend came despite a first podium for the French car at the previous round of the championship at Monza.

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Vandoorne replaces injured Muller in Peugeot's Fuji WEC line-up

Vandoorne will share the #94 Peugeot 9X8 in the six-hour fixture in Japan with Loic Duval and Gustavo Menezes for what would be his first WEC outing in any category since the 2021 WEC season finale in Bahrain.

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Winless Honda pinning SUPER GT hopes on Sugo, Autopolis

The Sakura marque has failed to register a win in the opening four races of the season for the first time since 2017, with GT500 rivals Nissan and Toyota having split honours evenly between them in the first half of the 2023 campaign.

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Both Tsuchiya Supras to skip Suzuka after Fuji fires

An entry list for the fifth round of the season released on Monday features the regular cast of 15 GT500 cars and 25 GT300s, with both the #25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya and #244 Max Racing entries missing.

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Sepang SUPER GT test revival could pave way for 2025 race

SUPER GT released its 2024 calendar in the run-up to last weekend’s Fuji race, featuring eight races but no events outside of Japan for the fifth season in a row.

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How mid-race recce allowed NDDP Nissan to dominate at Fuji

The #3 Nissan Z shared by Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi was the class of the field in a wet-dry race on Sunday that was interrupted by a red flag, taking the chequered flag some 44 seconds clear of the field.

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Matsuda reveals extent of injuries from horror Suzuka crash

Matsuda was involved in an incident with two GT300 cars exiting the high-speed 130R in the closing stages of June's third round of the season, the impact with the barriers and catch fencing destroying his NISMO-run Nissan Z.

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Matsuda reveals extent of injuries from Suzuka Super GT crash

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The tactical moves that have injected new life into Asia's GT scene

Big grids of GT3 machinery may be nothing out of the ordinary in Europe, but the sight of 36 cars assembling for the GT World Challenge Asia round at Fuji in June marked an important achievement for a championship that was forced into hibernation for two seasons during the worst…

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