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Vincent Vosse on BMW, IMSA and the future of endurance racing

The WRT team principal talks about victory at spa and convergence in the World Endurance Championship in an overarching interview with Motorsport.com

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WEC 2025 BoP Analysis: BMW

What the Hypercar BoP numbers reveal about performance in the 2025 WEC season. Today: The BMW M Hybrid V8.

Motorsport

Long-run analysis: Which GTP teams have the edge entering the Rolex 24?

An analysis of long-run performance for the GTP challengers ahead of the 2026 Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway

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BMW M Team WRT boss Vosse: ‘Give us time’ with IMSA program

The expanded partnership’s first race in IMSA will be the Rolex 24

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Porsche’s rivals react to its “sad” exit from Hypercar: ‘It’s bad news for WEC’

Manufacturers across the WEC paddock have expressed disappointment at Porsche’s decision to end its Hypercar programme

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WRT could replace Rahal Letterman Lanigan as BMW’s 2026 IMSA representative

The Belgian WRT team is in the running to expand its programme with the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh into the IMSA SportsCar Championship next season.

Motorsport

WRT set to expand on WEC and replace RLL as BMW's IMSA team in 2026

The Belgian WRT team is in the running to expand its programme with the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh into the IMSA SportsCar Championship next season.

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BMW believes no one was sandbagging on Le Mans test day

BMW wrapped up a clean and well-executed day of testing, with its fastest LMDh prototype posting the eighth-best time, 1.374s off Toyota’s benchmark. Within the German camp, just as others across the paddock, there was little interest in chasing lap times or playing games.

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Rossi could quit WEC to downscale racing programme in 2025

Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi could quit the World Endurance Championship to focus on the GT World Challenge Europe as he looks to downscale his racing in 2025.

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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…

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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

WEC unlikely to implement 2025 two-driver line-up ban

The push to prevent teams in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class running two-driver line-ups from next season appears to have failed.

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BMW won't accept Ferrari's "very unfair" penalty for Vanthoor/Kubica crash

Six hours and 35 minutes into the World Endurance Championship's most prestigious race, the #83 Ferrari 499P driven by Kubica swerved into Vanthoor's #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 as they lapped the #92 Manthey Pure Rxcing GT3 entry on the approach to Mulsanne corner, which sent the Belgian driver into…

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Safety concerns over "crazy" Rossi attention at Le Mans

Watch: 2024 Le Mans Preview With Allan McNish – Will Porsche Take Their 20th Win?

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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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Rossi to combine WEC with GTWCE outings for BMW in 2024

The WRT BMW team has confirmed that the Italian will again compete in the GTWCE in what will be a third full season of car racing after his retirement from two wheels at the end of 2021.

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Rossi to combine GTWCE outings with WEC for BMW in 2024

The WRT BMW team has confirmed that the Italian will again compete in the GTWCE in what will be a third full season of car racing after his retirement from two wheels at the end of 2021.

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Audi receives heavy criticism from teams after factory GT3 exit

It was revealed last week that Audi’s customer racing division will be downsized next year, with the German manufacturer ending the production of R8 LMS GT3 and other racing models within its range. Audi’s works driver pool will also be disbanded, impacting as many as 14 drivers, while teams that…

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WRT completes first test with BMW LMDh for WEC 2024 programme

The Belgian squad, which will compete in the WEC as BMW M Team WRT, completed its first circuit test with the car at Aragon last week, following a roll-out at the end of May.

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WRT completes first test with BMW Hypercar for WEC 2024 programme

The Belgian squad, which will compete in the WEC as BMW M Team WRT, completed its first circuit test with the car at Aragon last week, following a roll-out at the end of May.

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Rossi's Road to Le Mans partner thought WRT offer was a joke

Jerome Policand revealed to Autosport that he did not believe WRT boss Vincent Vosse’s offer to race with the seven-time MotoGP champion aboard one of his team’s BMW M4 GT3s in the support event on the bill of this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours.

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LMP2 bosses hit out at "weak" Le Mans penalty for illegal laser use

United Autosports team principal Richard Dean and WRT founder Vincent Vosse criticised the 20-minute stop-and-hold penalty to be taken by six P2 teams in opening free practice for his weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours round of the World Endurance Championship round.

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LMP2 bosses hit out at mild Le Mans penalty for rivals using illegal sensor in test

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MotoGP legend Rossi feels on course for 2024 Le Mans 24 debut

Rossi has revealed that he is targeting competing in the new LMGT3 class at the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship in 2024, which will follow his participation in the Road to Le Mans support race this year.

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MotoGP legend Rossi feels he's on course for 2024 Le Mans 24 debut

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