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BIZARRE: Marco sorensen - What They Never Told You

Ricky Taylor drafted in at Jota Cadillac as WEC unveils Austin entry list

Three notable changes on the entry list as the WEC returns to action after a two-month break

Motorsport

GT World Challenge and WEC clash: What will teams and drivers racing both championships do?

SRO Motorsports Group has moved the Portimao race to Saturday evening to avoid a direct clash with the WEC round in Barcelona, but several teams and drivers could still face a frantic dash between Portugal and Spain. Here's how the situation could unfold

Motorsport

What caused Marco Sorensen’s heavy WEC Prologue crash for Aston Martin?

Aston Martin heads into this weekend’s season-opening race at Imola on the back foot after one of its cars was heavily damaged in a Prologue crash

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Aston Martin ‘outperformed its expectations’ in first season with Valkyrie hypercar

By the final rounds of 2025, the Valkyrie was outperforming the internal expectations Aston Martin had set for its first LMH campaign

Motorsport

How Ferrari played the championship game with Toyota just out of reach

As Toyota stormed to a 1-2 in Bahrain, Ferrari secured the World Endurance Championship manufacturers' title and a 1-2-3 in the drivers' standings. It was also in with a sniff of victory in the finale, but opted to play it safe with its direct title rivals unable to take the…

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How Aston Martin transformed its season to become a genuine WEC & IMSA contender

Aston Martin has significantly improved since the start of its maiden campaign with the Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar

Motorsport

The strategic switch that turned Aston Martin into a genuine WEC & IMSA contender

Aston Martin has significantly improved since the start of its maiden campaign with the Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar

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Aston Martin completes line-up for Hypercar project in WEC and IMSA

Aston Martin will run an all-British line-up in one of its Valkyrie AMR-LMHs at the Le Mans 24 Hours and across the full World Endurance Championship this season.

Autosport

Thiim completes '20-year-old dream' as he joins father Kurt as a DTM winner

Factory Aston Martin driver Nicki Thiim completed a ‘20-year-old dream’ after joining his father and 1986 champion Kurt in the list of DTM race winners at the Norisring on Sunday. Driving a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 for SSR Performance, polesitter Thiim survived a late safety car appearance to clinch…

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Calling 2024 Aston Martin Vantage an evo an “understatement” - Sorensen

Sorensen feels the changes Aston Martin has made to the Vantage GT3 that was originally introduced in 2018 are so extensive that it effectively feels like a brand-new car and not a mid-cycle refresh.

Autosport

WEC Qatar Prologue: Porsche leads Peugeot in third session

Frederic Makowiecki posted a lap of 1m41.223s in the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport-entered 963 LMDh with fewer than 30 minutes left on the clock, dislodging the #94 Peugeot 9X8 that had led the way since the early part of the session.

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WEC's new LMGT3 class will see "much closer" racing - Sorensen

The WEC has replaced its GTE Am division for 2024 with LMGT3, marking a significant change in philosophy as the new breed of cars are equipped with ABS that makes them easier for amateur drivers to handle than their GTE predecessors.

Autosport

Factory Aston driver Sorensen to make SUPER GT debut with D'station

2022 Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Sorensen will share the latest-spec Aston Martin Vantage GT3 with D’station managing director/driver Tomonobu Fujii in the GT300 class of the Japanese series, beginning with the Okayama season opener in April.

Motorsport

Aston Martin reveals expanded factory driver roster for 2024

Nurburgring 24 Hours winner David Pittard, GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup champion Mattia Drudi and Henrique Chaves, a class winner at the Le Mans 24 Hours, have been added to the Aston Martin Racing roster for 2024.

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Sorensen persuaded to re-sign with Aston Martin on multi-year deal

The marque’s return to the pinnacle of sportscar racing with the Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar announced in October and the development of an evolution version of its Vantage GT3 racer were key motivations for the Dane agreeing a new multi-year contract with Aston Martin Racing.

Autosport

Aston Martin rules out Alonso, Stroll involvement in Valkyrie Hypercar assault

Instead, they intend to focus on recruiting the line-up for the team’s campaigns with the Valkyrie LMH in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship starting in 2025 from their existing roster of drivers.

Motorsport

IMSA Lime Rock: Heart of Racing Astons take both class wins

The 160-minute race got underway with Ross Gunn leading the GTD Pro field in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He got away cleanly from Jack Hawksworth in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 and Antonio Garcia in the Corvette Racing C8.R.

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Beating Pro cars at Daytona "cherry on the cake" for GTD-winning Aston team

Beating the GTD Pro entries en-route to winning the Daytona 24 Hours GTD class was 'an extra cherry on the cake' for Heart of Racing Aston Martin driver Ian James.

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Heart of Racing beating GTD Pro cars a "testament" to Aston Martin

Heart of Racing beating the GT Daytona Pro runners in the Rolex 24 at Daytona is a testament to the strength of both the team and Aston Martin, believes team principal and bronze-rated driver Ian James.

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Rolex 24, Hour 6: Acura leads Cadillac at quarter-distance

Filipe Albuquerque led the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in his Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti Autosport Acura ARX-06 after six hours, chased by Pipo Derani’s Action Express Racing Cadillac V-LMDh.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota wins title; Ferrari hangs on to take GTE Pro crown

Toyota clinched the World Endurance Championship title for a fourth season in succession after Alpine struggled for pace in the year-closing Bahrain 8 Hours.

Autosport

WEC Fuji: Toyota stays on top in second practice

Toyota maintained its position at the head of the leaderboard in second practice for this weekend's Fuji round of the World Endurance Championship.

Motorsport

Keating gets 2019 DQ redemption with "special" Am win

Ben Keating says his GTE Am class win in the Le Mans 24 Hours last weekend feels like redemption for the 2019 victory he lost due to a post-race disqualification.

Autosport

Keating: "Special" Le Mans GTE Am win offers 2019 DQ redemption

Ben Keating says his GTE Am class win in the Le Mans 24 Hours last weekend feels like redemption for the 2019 victory he lost due to a post-race disqualification.

Autosport

WEC Spa: #7 Toyota wins dramatic mixed weather race

The #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez has claimed victory in a stop-start World Endurance Championship Spa 6 Hours, beating Alpine in mixed conditions.

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