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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…

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Ferrari's Calado admits "I screwed up" after missing WEC Spa Hyperpole

The Briton revealed that he made mistakes on his two quick laps aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar in the opening 15-minute qualifying session.

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Calado admits "I screwed up" after missing WEC Spa Hyperpole with Ferrari

The Briton revealed that he made mistakes on his two quick laps aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar in the opening 15-minute qualifying session.

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WEC Spa: Ferrari leads the way in FP1 as new manufacturers impress

Antonio Fuoco led the way in the 90-minute session with a time that gave him a margin of more than a second over team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi.

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WEC Imola: Toyota beats Porsche to win rain-impacted thriller

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WEC Imola: Toyota holds off Porsche to win rain-hit thriller

Mike Conway, Nyck de Vries and Kamui Kobayashi won by 7.081s in their #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar over the #6 Penske Porsche Motorsport 963 LMDh of Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre, both crews taking advantage of a timely switch to wets when the previously dominant…

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Fuoco explains secret behind "special" WEC Imola pole lap

The Italian explained how completing two warmup laps in the decisive Hyperpole session in his factory #50 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar allowed him to set two laps good enough to earn his first pole position since last year's Le Mans 24 Hours. He improved on his 1m29.735s lap time…

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Fuoco explains tyre preparation behind "special" WEC Imola pole lap

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Peugeot 'scratching their heads' after poor Imola WEC qualifying in new-look 9X8

Jean-Eric Vergne insisted that he and the Peugeot Sport team left nothing on the table on the way to 15th position in the opening qualifying session, five places off the cut-off for the Hyperpole final.

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Peugeot 'scratching their heads' after poor Imola WEC qualifying in new look 9X8

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BMW's Vanthoor frustrated by "harsh red flag" call in Imola WEC qualifying

The Belgian was pushing for a place in the Hyperpole session ultimately topped by Antonio Fuoco in a Ferrari top three sweep when he rotated the WRT-run M Hybrid V8 on the exit of the fast Piratella left-hander. Having avoided contact with the wall and got going again, Vanthoor felt…

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WEC Imola: Ferrari 1-2-3 in dominant qualifying feat

Antonio Fuoco set two laps good enough for pole position aboard the #50 factory 499P Le Mans Hypercar at the head of a block-out by the three Ferraris in the 10-minute Hyperpole session.

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Sebring 12h: van der Zande puts Cadillac back on top in third practice

Driving the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing, the Dutchman pulled off a stout flying lap of 1m49.179s around the 17-turn, 3.74-mile circuit, which came with 25 minutes remaining.

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Ferrari: No strategy would have closed gap to LMDh cars in WEC Qatar

Ferrari’s sportscar technical director Ferdinando Cannizzo said the Italian marque doesn’t take any consolation from being the highest-placed LMH car in the Qatar 1812km, a race in which LMDh cars from Porsche and Cadillac swept the top four positions.

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WEC analysis: The data putting Porsche on the front foot for Qatar opener

The WEC hosted its annual two-day pre-season test at the Losail International Circuit on Monday and Tuesday, providing some hints about the competitive picture for the Qatar 1812Km race.

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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.

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WEC Qatar Prologue: Jota Porsche remains quickest in second session

Callum Ilott set the pace aboard the British team’s #12 Porsche 963 LMDh in the night session on Monday with a 1m40.541s laid down in the opening minutes of five hours running on the Losail International Circuit.

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Ferrari names unchanged WEC Hypercar line-up for 2024

Le Mans 24 Hours winners James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi will again share the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar run by the factory AF Corse squad, while the sister #50 entry will be raced by Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina. Pier Guidi and Fuoco…

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The star-studded graduates of Italy's junior series powerhouse

With four decades of success behind it, 2023 marked an important anniversary for Prema Racing. Founded by Angelo Rosin in Vicenza, Italy, in 1983, it began with a foray into prototype racing before swiftly switching to single-seaters the following year. It was in 1990 when it would first taste title…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #33 James Calado

There’s a reason why James Calado doesn’t make it higher up the list. And it’s called Antonio Fuoco. The Italian was the stand-out driver in the Ferrari Hypercar line-up, and there were races when the gap he had on pace to his team-mates was significant.

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Ferrari 'proud' of Bahrain WEC podium with third-best car

The Italian manufacturer closed out its first season in the Hypercar class with a third-place result in the Bahrain 8 Hours, with the #50 499P of Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen securing the best-of-the-rest spot behind the dominant Toyota GR010 HYBRID LMH cars.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota claims title with victory, Iron Dames wins last GTE race

Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title-decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota claims title with victory, Iron Dames win last GTE race

Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.

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WEC Bahrain: Hartley beats Toyota team-mate Kobayashi to pole

The extra point of the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar Hartley shares with Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa is significant in the championship battle between the two crews from the Japanese manufacturer.

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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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