WEC COTA: Cadillac heads Ferrari in ultra-close final practice Cadillac topped the timesheets in final practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship event at Austin. Motorsport · Aug 31, 2024
Jota announces Cadillac switch for 2025 WEC Jota will take over Cadillac’s expanded factory campaign in the World Endurance Championship next season. Autosport · Aug 6, 2024
The Le Mans Hypercar strength Cadillac's LMDh couldn't fight against 2024 marked the second year of the merged Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh regulations into the WEC's Hypercar category, ruled by a Balance of Performance, but LMDh cars are yet to grab their first win at the Le Mans 24 Hours after an extremely competitive race this year. Autosport · Jun 20, 2024
The Le Mans Hypercar strength Cadillac's LMDh couldn't fight against 2024 marked the second year of the merged Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh regulations into the WEC's Hypercar category, ruled by a Balance of Performance, but LMDh cars are yet to grab their first win at the Le Mans 24 Hours after an extremely competitive race this year. Motorsport · Jun 18, 2024
"Killing tyres" on damp track cost Cadillac chance at Le Mans victory Although it was down in 17th position three hours into the World Endurance Championship's most famous race after qualifying second at the hands of Alex Lynn, the #2 V-Series.R achieved a solid race thereafter. Motorsport · Jun 16, 2024
Le Mans 24h, H9: Toyota leads Porsche after Kubica penalty for causing crash After nine hours of frantic action, Toyota’s Ryo Hirakawa led in its #8 car after erstwhile leader Kubica was given a 30s stop/go penalty for causing a huge crash on the Mulsanne Straight. Autosport · Jun 15, 2024
Le Mans 24 Hours: What's changed for WEC's main event in 2024? The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back as this weekend drivers will tackle Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Ferrari are the defending champions having won the race’s centenary edition in 2023, which was its first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965. But the… Autosport · Jun 14, 2024
Palou: Top speed weakness could hinder Cadillac at Le Mans Two-time IndyCar champion Palou made the comment after two of three factory Cadillac V.Series.R LMDh cars progressed into hyperpole, but were the slowest in a straightline in Wednesday’s first qualifying at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Motorsport · Jun 13, 2024
Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota tops opening practice twice delayed by red flags Brendon Hartley posted a 3m26.013s with around 50 minutes of the opening three-hour first practice session remaining in the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID - a time that is almost a second faster than Porsche managed at last Sunday's Test Day. Autosport · Jun 12, 2024
Ferrari stripped of WEC Spa pole, Porsche takes top spot The car driven by Antonio Fuoco to a second consecutive WEC pole position in Friday afternoon's Hyperpole session by a margin of 0.507s has lost all of its times from qualifying and will now start from the rear of the Hypercar field for Saturday's 6 Hour race. The #5 Porsche… Motorsport · May 10, 2024
Polesitting Ferrari disqualified after WEC Spa qualifying The car driven by Antonio Fuoco to a second consecutive WEC pole position in Friday afternoon's Hyperpole session has lost all of its times from qualifying and will now start from the rear of the Hypercar field for Saturday's 6 Hour race. The #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh will… Autosport · May 10, 2024
Why Imola could bring “more chaos” to the WEC Following a season-opening race in Qatar that ran without interruption from safety cars, there is widespread expectation that Imola’s tight and undulating nature may conspire to produce incidents that the open, flowing nature of the Losail International Circuit helped negate. Autosport · Apr 20, 2024
Cadillac confirms two-driver Hypercar line-up as Imola WEC entry list announced Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn will drive the Ganassi-run #2 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh as a duo in this month’s Imola 6 Hours, round two of the 2024 WEC. Autosport · Apr 2, 2024
Cadillac disqualified from WEC opener in Qatar for technical breach The #2 Chip Ganassi-entered Cadillac V-Series.R shared by Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Sebastien Bourdais has lost its fifth place result at the Losail International Circuit after post-race checks revealed that the bodywork of the car didn’t comply with the homologated model. Autosport · Mar 29, 2024
Autosport · Mar 5, 2024 Peugeot set to field two drivers in at least one Spa 6 Hours entry The French manufacturer has revealed that the only candidate to replace Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne, who will be on Formula E duty in Berlin that weekend for sister marque DS with Penske, is Malthe Jakobsen. The 20-year-old Dane was announced last summer by Peugeot last year as its WEC…
Motorsport · Mar 2, 2024 WEC Qatar: Porsche claims maiden Hypercar win despite late drama Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer took top honours in the Qatar 1812Km despite Estre having to make an unscheduled pitstop with fewer than 10 laps to go due to a missing number panel on the left-hand side of the factory #6 Penske 963 LMDh.
Autosport · Mar 2, 2024 WEC Qatar: Porsche claims maiden Hypercar win in dominant fashion Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer took top honours in the Qatar 1812Km despite Estre having to make an unscheduled pitstop with fewer than 10 laps to go due to a missing number panel on the left-hand side of the factory #6 Penske 963 LMDh.
Motorsport · Mar 2, 2024 WEC Qatar: Porsche leads Peugeot at halfway point of season-opener Andre Lotterer was circulating 28s out in front in the factory #6 Porsche Penske 963 LMDh after five hours of racing in the Qatar 1812Km, as the order stabilised after a chaotic start at the Losail International Circuit.
Autosport · Mar 1, 2024 WEC Qatar: Cadillac ends Porsche's monopoly in final practice Porsche had dominated the Prologue as well as the first two practice sessions for the 10-hour fixture at Qatar with its 963 LMDh, but Cadillac surged ahead in relatively hotter conditions on Friday morning.
Autosport · Feb 27, 2024 WEC Qatar Prologue: Penske Porsche heads final pre-season test session Makowiecki posted 1m40.404s in the #5 Porsche 963 LMDh just under an hour into the Tuesday afternoon session of the pre-season test ahead of this weekend’s series opener.
Autosport · Feb 19, 2024 Palou to make Le Mans debut as third driver of Cadillac's WEC entry Palou will move across from Ganassi’s IndyCar Series squad for the centrepiece round of the World Endurance Championship on 15/16 June to drive the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh alongside car regulars Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn.
Autosport · Feb 16, 2024 Friday favourite: How Laguna Seca charmed an IMSA rookie It was love at first sight for Alex Lynn when he pitched up at Laguna Seca back in the spring of 2022 as part of his maiden and so far only full season in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Autosport · Feb 2, 2024 Bourdais added to Ganassi Cadillac roster for WEC Qatar After Richard Westbrook's departure to join the JDC-Miller Motorsport Porsche team in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, it was revealed in January that returning duo Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber would have a different driving partner aboard their V-Series.R LMDh on a race-by-race basis.
Motorsport · Jan 31, 2024 Cadillac commits to entering six-hour WEC races with two drivers Ganassi has revealed that only for the longer races — the Qatar 1812km or 10-hour season-opener next month, the Le Mans 24 Hours and then the Bahrain 8 Hours season finale — does it intend to run a third driver alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn.
Autosport · Jan 30, 2024 Cadillac commits to entering six-hour WEC races with two drivers Ganassi has revealed that only for the longer races — the Qatar 1812km or 10-hour season-opener next month, the Le Mans 24 Hours and then the Bahrain 8 Hours season finale — does it intend to run a third driver alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn.