The 10 brightest female stars of 2023 Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport. Motorsport · Dec 21, 2023
Autosport's 10 brightest female stars of 2023 Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport. Autosport · Dec 21, 2023
WEC drivers "sad" to see the demise of prototype-like GTE cars Last month's Bahrain 8 Hours marked the final competitive outing for GTE machinery following the decision by FIA and ACO to drop the corresponding class from WEC and the European Le Mans Series next year. Autosport · Dec 16, 2023
WEC drivers saddened by demise of prototype-like GTE cars Last month's Bahrain 8 Hours marked the final competitive outing for GTE machinery following the decision by FIA and ACO to drop the corresponding class from WEC and the European Le Mans Series next year. Motorsport · Dec 16, 2023
10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain The Bahrain 8 Hours saw Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa enjoy an easy run from pole position to win the 2023 Hypercar title in the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. The sister #7 car shared by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, which came to the weekend… Autosport · Nov 7, 2023
Iron Dames "emotional" after historic all-female WEC win in Bahrain Sharing the #85 Porsche 911 RSR-19 in the GTE Am division, Gatting, Bovy and Frey survived late pressure from the D’station Aston Martin Vantage GT3 of Tomonobu Fujii, Casper Stevenson and Liam Talbot to take the chequered flag with a winning margin of 5.548s. Autosport · Nov 6, 2023
Jota Porsche tops first Bahrain WEC rookie test session as Rossi makes debut After coming close to scoring a maiden Hypercar podium in Saturday’s finale, Jota led the opening two hours of running at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, with Will Stevens setting the quickest time in the team’s solo #38 Porsche 963 customer LMDh car. Autosport · Nov 5, 2023
Jota Porsche tops first Bahrain rookie test session as Rossi makes debut After coming close to scoring a maiden Hypercar podium in Saturday’s finale, Jota led the opening two hours of running at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, with Will Stevens setting the quickest time in the team’s solo #38 Porsche 963 customer LMDh car. Motorsport · Nov 5, 2023
Proton explains Ford WEC switch after long-tie up with Porsche Proton’s history with Porsche dates back to the very launch of the team in 1996 by Gerold Ried and it has remained a loyal partner of the German marque since then. This year, it expanding on the partnership by fielding one example each of the 963 LMDh in WEC and… Autosport · Oct 25, 2023
Miyata set for Super GT exit in favour of Lexus WEC seat Miyata is expected to embark on a full campaign in the 2024 WEC as part of an anticipated factory-backed Lexus effort in the new LMGT3 class that will replace GTE Am. Autosport · Oct 17, 2023
Why Aston Martin is right to return to Le Mans Ferrari returning to the Le Mans 24 Hours was arguably the biggest motorsport story of 2021, while the famous Italian marque’s victory in the French classic will probably stand as this year’s feel-good moment. This week’s Aston Martin announcement should be viewed in a similar way. Autosport · Oct 4, 2023
Inside the adaptations needed to realise NASCAR's Le Mans return “Strange and exciting.” Those are the words that came into FIA chief technical and safety officer Xavier Mestelan Pinon’s mind when he was told about the Garage 56 entry for this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. And for good reason. The car that filled the grid slot reserved – but… Autosport · Sep 29, 2023
Manthey nominated as Porsche team for 2024 WEC LMGT3 class The German marque has named Nurburgring-based Manthey, which it part owns, to run a pair of the latest 992-shape 911 GT3 R contenders introduced this year. Autosport · Jul 27, 2023
"Underdog" Proton targets finish on WEC Hypercar debut The privateer German squad, a staple of the GTE Am class, only received its Porsche 963 LMDh one week before the fifth round of the WEC following a shakedown at Weissach in the hands of Kevin Estre. It had no opportunity to test the chassis prior to practice commencing on… Motorsport · Jul 9, 2023
Autosport · Jul 9, 2023 "Underdog" Proton targets finish on WEC Hypercar debut - Tincknell The privateer German squad, a staple of the GTE Am class, only received its Porsche 963 LMDh one week before the fifth round of the WEC following a shakedown at Weissach in the hands of Kevin Estre.
Motorsport · Jul 6, 2023 TF Sport open to running Astons alongside Corvette WEC programme The British squad was announced last month as the official team to run the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R in next year’s WEC, when LMGT3 regulations replace the existing GTE Am rule set.
Autosport · Jun 28, 2023 Aston GT squad TF Sport to make Corvette switch for 2024 WEC Tom Ferrier’s squad has run Aston machinery since its first season of competition in the 2014 British GT championship, winning its first GT3 title in 2016 before sweeping both the GT3 and GT4 categories in 2019.
Motorsport · Jun 12, 2023 Iron Dames admit missing Le Mans GTE Am podium “painful” Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting and Sarah Bovy took their Porsche 911 RSR-19 to fourth place in what was the final race at the Circuit de la Sarthe for GTE machinery, missing out on the final podium spot to the GR Racing Porsche squad.
Autosport · Jun 11, 2023 Cadillac “proud” of podium, knows where to improve – Westbrook The #2 Chip Ganassi Racing V-Series.R had a relatively trouble-free race across the 24 hours, apart from a spin for Westbrook in the night after being caught out on slicks in a downpour.
Autosport · Jun 11, 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota locked in lead battle with Ferrari As daylight broke over the Circuit de la Sarthe, Ryo Hirakawa led Alessandro Pier Guidi by 12s with nine hours to go, the gap between them fluctuating in the heat of battle.
Motorsport · Jun 11, 2023 Le Mans 24h, H15: Toyota leads in close battle with Ferrari As daylight broke over the Circuit de la Sarthe, Ryo Hirakawa led Alessandro Pier Guidi by 12s with nine hours to go, the gap between them fluctuating in the heat of battle.
Autosport · Jun 10, 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours: Peugeot leads, Ferrari spins, #7 Toyota out in hour 9 Nico Muller led the race at the nine-hour mark in the #94 Peugeot 9X8, ahead of Ryo Hirakawa in the #8 Toyota GR010, Alex Lynn’s Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-Series.R and the Ferraris of polewinner Antonio Fuoco and Alessandro Pier Guidi.
Autosport · Jun 10, 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours: Porsche leads Ferrari as darkness falls after hour 6 Nick Tandy was at the head of the field aboard the #75 Porsche 963 as the race reached quarter-distance, 1.7s ahead of the #51 Ferrari 499P of Alessandro Pier Guidi, shortly before making a pitstop.
Motorsport · Jun 10, 2023 Le Mans 24h, H6: Porsche leads Ferrari as darkness falls Nick Tandy was at the head of the field aboard the #75 Porsche 963 as the race reached quarter-distance, 1.7s ahead of the #51 Ferrari 499P of Alessandro Pier Guidi, shortly before making a pitstop.
Motorsport · Jun 10, 2023 Le Mans 24h, H1: Toyota leads Ferrari, early Cadillac shunt It was the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Sebastien Buemi that held the advantage over the #51 Ferrari of James Calado at the end of a first hour of action at the Circuit de la Sarthe interrupted by a safety car period following a crash for the Action Express Racing-entered…