WEC Bahrain: BMW tops FP2 from Porsche BMW topped the times in second free practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship curtain-closer in Bahrain. Autosport · Oct 31, 2024
Marciello to defend FIA GT World Cup, all previous winners on 23-car entry BMW factory driver Raffaele Marciello will defend his FIA GT World Cup title in next month's Macau GT3 showpiece, which features all previous winners on the entry list. Autosport · Oct 22, 2024
Vanthoor: BMW needs upgrades to fight regularly at the front in WEC next year BMW driver Dries Vanthoor believes the German manufacturer needs to upgrade its LMDh car in order to be a consistent frontrunner in the World Endurance Championship in 2025. Autosport · Oct 1, 2024
The rule change debate sparked by a historic GT victory When Alessandro Pier Guidi one day hangs up his helmet, he may well look back on the 2024 season with his head in his hands. The factory Ferrari ace was comfortably leading the WEC Spa 6 Hours in May when Earl Bamber’s crash triggered a red flag that turned the… Autosport · Sep 26, 2024
BMW confident it can fight for wins in WEC after podium breakthrough BMW now has the “pace to fight for wins” in the World Endurance Championship with its M Hybrid V8 LMDh, WRT team boss Vincent Vosse believes. Autosport · Sep 17, 2024
WEC Fuji: Porsche extends points lead with win, disaster for Toyota Porsche claimed victory in the penultimate round of the World Endurance Championship at Fuji to close in on the 2024 drivers’ title. Motorsport · Sep 15, 2024
WEC Fuji: Cadillac outpaces Toyota to claim maiden pole Alex Lynn claimed Cadillac’s first World Endurance Championship pole position at Fuji when he found nine tenths on his second push lap in the Hyperpole qualifying session. Autosport · Sep 14, 2024
WEC Fuji: BMW leads Porsche and Cadillac in tight FP2 BMW, Porsche and Cadillac ended up within two hundredths of each other at the top of the times in second free practice for Sunday’s World Endurance Championship round at Fuji. Autosport · Sep 13, 2024
WEC Sao Paulo: Toyota dominates to defeat Porsche Toyota dominated at Interlagos on the way to a second World Endurance Championship victory of the season on Sunday. Autosport · Jul 14, 2024
Spa 24 Hours: Aston Martin wins after Ferrari blocked at pit entry Aston Martin stole a dramatic last-gasp victory at the Spa 24 Hours to claim a first win at the Belgian enduro since 1948. Autosport · Jun 30, 2024
Vanthoor claims Kubica pushed him off on purpose in race-ending Le Mans clash BMW driver Dries Vanthoor believes AF Corse Ferrari rival Robert Kubica deliberately pushed him off the track while trying to lap him during the night at last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours. Autosport · Jun 21, 2024
Le Mans 24 Hours: Ferrari survives late drama to score back-to-back wins Nickas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina took the chequered flag in the #50 Ferrari 499P with a 14s margin over the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, as the #51 Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi rounded… Autosport · 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-leading Ferrari hit with big penalty for BMW crash AF Corse driver Robert Kubica was trying to put a lap on Dries Vanthoor in the seventh hour of the race when he side-swiped the BMW at the end of the Mulsanne straight, sending the car head-on into the barriers. Autosport · Jun 15, 2024
Motorsport · Jun 15, 2024 Le Mans-leading Ferrari slapped with big penalty for Kubica's BMW clash AF Corse driver Robert Kubica was trying to put a lap on Dries Vanthoor in the seventh hour of the race when he side-swiped the BMW at the end of the Mulsanne straight, sending the car head-on into the barriers.
Autosport · Jun 14, 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…
Motorsport · Jun 14, 2024 Bourdais denies celebrating Le Mans pole prematurely Thursday's decisive qualifying session, gathering the top eight cars from each category, was interrupted with just under eight minutes remaining on the clock, due to Dries Vanthoor crashing out at the wheel of the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 at Indianapolis corner.
Motorsport · Jun 13, 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours: Porsche snatches pole from Cadillac with last-gasp effort Estre was the last Hypercar runner to cross the chequered flag and clocked a time of 3m24.634s in the #6 factory Porsche Penske 963, overhauling the #2 Cadillac of Alex Lynn and the sister #3 car that had led for the majority of the 30 minute session in the hands…
Motorsport · Jun 12, 2024 Vanthoor made the difference for ‘unexpected' BMW provisional Le Mans pole Vanthoor led the first qualifying session of the most prestigious World Endurance Championship round with a lap of 3m24.465s, nearly two tenths faster than Cadillac's Sebastien Bourdais.
Autosport · Jun 12, 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours: BMW stuns to top first qualifying as Kobayashi brings out red flags Watch: 2024 Le Mans Preview With Allan McNish – Will Porsche Take Their 20th Win?
Autosport · May 21, 2024 BMW not concerned about Le Mans rookies in WEC Hypercar roster BMW Motorsport boss Andreas Roos believes the credentials of event newcomers Raffaele Marciello, Marco Wittmann and Sheldon van der Linde will negate their lack of experience in the Le Mans 24 Hours on 15-16 June and says the WRT-run programme will have the “perfect combination”.
Autosport · May 13, 2024 Ferrari F1 reserve Shwartzman tops Berlin FE rookie test The DS Penske driver posted a 1m01.937s inside the final hour to become the only driver to break the 1m02s barrier during the two three-hour sessions at the Tempelhof Airport circuit in Germany, which played host to the Berlin E-Prix double-header over the weekend.
Autosport · May 11, 2024 Formula E Berlin Test: Which F2 and W Series drivers will take part in the rookie test Formula E revealed the full line-up for the Berlin rookie test, with some familiar faces from Formula 2 appearing. Each of the 11 teams has nominated two rookies to take part in a full day of testing following the weekend's Berlin E-Prix.
Motorsport · Apr 20, 2024 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…
Motorsport · Apr 20, 2024 WEC Imola: Fuoco completes Ferrari's practice sweep in red-flagged FP3 Having also set the fastest time in Friday’s second practice, Fuoco’s factory Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar carried on where it left off on Saturday morning with a lap of 1m31.272s that was not surpassed before Paul di Resta beached the #94 Peugeot 9X8 LMH in the gravel at the…