IMSA Mosport: AO Racing's Hyett takes pole, Corvette tops GTD PJ Hyett took pole position for the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the LMP2-led round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Autosport · Jul 13, 2024
IMSA CTMP: AO Racing's Hyett takes pole, Corvette tops GTD PJ Hyett took pole position for the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the LMP2-led round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Motorsport · Jul 13, 2024
IMSA CTMP: Fraga fastest in FP2 from van der Zande, Lexus tops GTD Brazil’s Filipe Fraga set the pace in second practice for the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the LMP2-led round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Motorsport · Jul 13, 2024
How AF Corse sacrificed potential LMP2 Le Mans victory to ensure Pro-Am spoils Throughout the build-up to the Le Mans 24 Hours there was discussion about whether a Pro-Am LMP2 entry could win the class outright - and AF Corse nearly managed just that. Autosport · Jun 19, 2024
Jarvis: Le Mans 2024 LMP2 win the "hardest race I've ever done" The United Autosports driver added a second LMP2 triumph at Le Mans, having previously been victorious in 2017, in the ORECA-Gibson 07 he shared with race rookies, IndyCar driver Nolan Siegel and IMSA SportsCar Championship competitor Bijoy Garg. Motorsport · Jun 16, 2024
Jarvis: Le Mans 2024 class win the "hardest race I've ever done" The United Autosports driver added a second LMP2 triumph at Le Mans, having previously been victorious in 2017, in the ORECA-Gibson 07 he shared with race rookies, IndyCar driver Nolan Siegel and IMSA SportsCar Championship competitor Bijoy Garg. Autosport · Jun 16, 2024
LMP2 "as competitive as it's ever been" at Le Mans despite WEC demotion The category is making its return to the WEC this week at Le Mans with a 16-strong entry, down from 24 cars in last year’s race, having been axed from the series' other rounds amid strong interest in the Hypercar and new LMGT3 divisions. Autosport · Jun 13, 2024
F2 veteran Ghiotto to make IndyCar debut with Dale Coyne Racing at Barber The 29-year-old most recently competed in the opening round of the European Le Mans Championship earlier this year with LMP2 squad Inter Europol Competition, finishing eighth in Barcelona. Autosport · Apr 25, 2024
Aston reserve Drugovich to make race return in European Le Mans Series The Brazilian-Italian, who has not competed since the conclusion of his title-winning season in the 2022 Formula 2 Championship, will contest the full six-round ELMS in the British team’s LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07. Motorsport · Mar 18, 2024
Algarve Pro, Pure teams secure Le Mans auto invites for Asian LMS title wins Crowdstrike by APR drivers Malthe Jakobsen, Colin Braun and George Kurtz capitalised on a nightmare weekend for pre-event LMP2 points leaders 99 Racing at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit, taking victory in the opener with canny pitstop timing before securing the title with fifth in the second race won by… Autosport · Feb 12, 2024
Mazepin withdraws from Asian Le Mans Series finale due to illness Together with Louis Deletraz and Ahmad Al Harthy, Mazepin has won two of the first three four-hour contests in the five-race calendar, including last weekend in Dubai. The results mean his 99 Racing outfit currently leads the LMP2 standings and the race for a guaranteed entry into the Le Mans… Motorsport · Feb 8, 2024
The returning Daytona Prototype king who strengthens Porsche's IMSA attack Porsche’s inaugural campaign with its 963 in the IMSA SportsCar Championship last year took a while to get into its stride, so the Penske-run operation made a big call to retrieve Dane Cameron from its World Endurance Championship line-up to bolster its American efforts. The softly spoken 35-year-old Californian, a… Motorsport · Jan 27, 2024
The returning Daytona Prototype king seeking a fitting IMSA homecoming Porsche’s inaugural campaign with its 963 in the IMSA SportsCar Championship last year took a while to get into its stride, so the Penske-run operation made a big call to retrieve Dane Cameron from its World Endurance Championship line-up to bolster its American efforts. The softly spoken 35-year-old Californian, a… Autosport · Jan 27, 2024
Some drivers unimpressed by WEC's shift to two-class structure The Automobile Club de l'Ouest announced last year that it will not be able to accommodate LMP2 cars in standard WEC rounds in 2024, restricting the class to the Le Mans 24 Hours and regional championships such as the European Le Mans Series. Autosport · Dec 23, 2023
Motorsport · Dec 21, 2023 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.
Autosport · 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 Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #27 Filipe Albuquerque Filipe Albuquerque once again pulled double duty across IMSA and the WEC with the WTR Andretti Acura LMDh and United Autosports LMP2 teams respectively. The Portuguese was a race winner in neither arena (though took a maximum points score behind a non-registered car in WEC), but as always was a…
Autosport · Dec 11, 2023 Ilott in WEC switch with Jota and Porsche for 2024 The former Alfa Romeo Formula 1 reserve driver will race the British squad’s #12 Porsche 963 LMDh along with team regular Will Stevens and Norman Nato. Ilott and Nato were announced on Monday by Jota for #12 in its expanded two-car Hypercar squad along with Phil Hanson, who will race…
Autosport · Dec 7, 2023 How ORECA is becoming an engine powerhouse Before I joined ORECA in October 2021, my life was all about Formula 1. So although I knew ORECA as a team, from starting my career here in Le Castellet with Signature in Formula 3, I didn’t have a great deal of insight into the company beyond the fact that…
Autosport · Dec 2, 2023 Losing highly-competitive LMP2 class from WEC a “shame”, say drivers LMP2 has been a staple of WEC since the inception of the championship in 2012, although it has its roots in the LMP675 class that was launched by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest back in 2000.
Autosport · Nov 28, 2023 Toyota protege Miyata signs for Rodin Carlin in maiden F2 campaign Miyata, who became the youngest driver ever to win both of Japanese motorsport's two most prestigious series in the same year, will contest dual programmes in F2 and the European Le Mans Series with LMP2 outfit Cool Racing.
Motorsport · Nov 28, 2023 Toyota protege Miyata signs for Carlin in maiden F2 campaign Miyata, who became the youngest driver ever to win both of Japanese motorsport's two most prestigious series in the same year, will contest dual programmes in F2 and the European Le Mans Series with LMP2 outfit Cool Racing.
Autosport · Nov 28, 2023 Isotta Fraschini partners with Duqueine for 2024 WEC after Vector split Isotta has joined forces with Duqueine, a regular in LMP2 at the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the European Le Mans Series, after parting company with the British Vector Sport operation that was scheduled to run its solo Tipo 6 Competizione LMH in 2024.
Autosport · Nov 22, 2023 Kubica set for Ferrari WEC Hypercar drive in 2024 after joining AF Corse AF Corse, which runs the factory 499Ps, has announced that the Formula 1 race winner and reigning LMP2 WEC champion has joined its roster for 2024 without unveiling his programme with the team.
Motorsport · Nov 22, 2023 Kubica set to drive Ferrari hypercar in WEC 2024 after joining AF Corse AF Corse, which runs the factory 499Ps, has announced that the Formula 1 race winner and reigning LMP2 WEC champion has joined its roster for 2024 without unveiling his programme with the team.