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WEC Monza: Peugeot beats Ferrari to lead final practice

One year on from the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar’s competition debut at the Italian track, Vergne set the early pace in the hour-long session before he was usurped by Antonio Fuoco’s Ferrari, the Italian posting a 1m35.923s in his 499P LMH.

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Kubica targets WEC Hypercar seat in 2024 after LMP2 class axed

The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner leads the LMP2 standings heading into this weekend's Monza six-hour race after finishing runner-up in class at the Le Mans 24 Hours last time out with team-mates Louis Deletraz and Rui Andrade.

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Ferrari: WEC tyre warmer ban return won't be "key factor" at Monza

The WEC introduced new rules for 2023 prohibiting the use of tyre warmers, but this was temporarily relaxed for the Le Mans 24 Hours last month after several incidents for drivers fresh out of the pits on cold tyres amid cool temperatures at Spa.

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WEC Monza: Toyota edges Ferrari in second practice

Kamui Kobayashi was quickest initially in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar and then improved to a 1m36.363s to give him a margin of just under two tenths over Antonio Fuoco in the #50 Ferrari 499P LMH.

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WEC Monza: Pier Guidi Ferrari shades Jota Porsche for top spot in FP1

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Pier Guidi snared the top spot aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by just 0.003s over Ye’s Porsche 963 LMDh in a 90-minute session that was red flagged with a little over two minutes left on the clock.

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Peugeot: WEC podium target still “difficult” despite Le Mans progress

Last month’s double-points round of the WEC at Le Mans was described as “a turning point” for the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar programme by its technical director Olivier Jansonnie straight after the race.

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Peugeot: WEC podium target still “difficult”

Last month’s double-points round of the WEC at Le Mans was described as “a turning point” for the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar programme by its technical director, Olivier Jansonnie, straight after the race.

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Porsche/Penske alliance needs 'more time to gel' - Vanthoor

This year Porsche returned to the top flight of the WEC for the first time since 2017 with the 919 Hybrid LMP1, partnering up with US squad Penske to run its two-car works programme.

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Vanthoor: Porsche WEC success will take longer than hoped

This year Porsche returned to the top flight of the WEC for the first time since 2017 with the 919 Hybrid LMP1, partnering up with US squad Penske to run its two-car works programme.

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Toyota “looking over its shoulder” in WEC title fight against Ferrari

The New Zealander believes he and team-mates Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa will face a strong challenge from Le Mans 24 Hours winner Ferrari for the title starting at the Monza 6 Hours this weekend, even though their points lead is the equivalent to a victory in a regular six-hour…

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Toyota “looking over its shoulder” in WEC title fight

The New Zealander believes he and team-mates Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa will face a strong challenge from Le Mans 24 Hours winners Ferrari for the title starting at the Monza 6 Hours this weekend, even though their points lead is the equivalent to a victory in a regular six-hour…

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Ferrari to approach Monza WEC with "humility" after Le Mans win

The Prancing Horse scored a historic first outright Le Mans win in 58 years last month, also marking the first triumph in the WEC for its new 499P LMH contender.

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Proton “can only surprise” in first WEC races with Porsche LMDh

The German outfit, a long-time campaigner of Porsche GT machinery, will become the second customer team in the WEC’s top Hypercar class this weekend at Monza after fellow Porsche squad Jota, which first raced its 963 at Spa.

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Conway: WEC title hopes over for #7 Toyota crew after Le Mans DNF

The non-score at Le Mans for the #7 crew, which resulted from Kobayashi being hit by two cars as he reduced speed for an 80km/h Slow Zone, followed a problem with one of the official series sensors on their GR010 at the Portimao round in April.

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Conway concedes WEC title chances for #7 Toyota crew after Le Mans DNF

The non-score at Le Mans for #7, which resulted from Kobayashi being hit by two cars as he reduced speed for an 80km/h Slow Zone, followed a problem with one of the official series sensors on their GR010 at the Portimao round in April. That restricted them to ninth position…

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Initial WEC Global Fan Survey results show huge support for hydrogen Le Mans cars

With two weeks remaining for followers of the world’s premier endurance sportscar series to have their say on the future direction of the WEC, they have already voted in their tens of thousands on a variety of topics.

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Ferrari gets BoP hit for Monza WEC round after Le Mans win

The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will run 5kg heavier and with maximum power reduced by 12kW (16bhp) from the levels at which it won the double-points round of the WEC last month with Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado.

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Ferrari receives double BoP hit for Monza WEC round

The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will run 5kg heavier and with maximum power reduced by 12kW or 16bhp from the levels at which it won the double-points round of the WEC last month with Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado.

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D'station hopeful of securing WEC LMGT3 slot with Aston Martin

D'station has been on the WEC grid in the GTE Am class since 2021, running an Aston Martin Vantage GTE in partnership with TF Sport.

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Corvette joins forces with TF Sport for 2024 WEC GT3 campaign

Tom Ferrier’s squad plans to run two examples of the new-for-2024 Z06 GT3.R, which replaces the C8.R that won at the Le Mans 24 earlier this month with the Pratt Miller-run works Corvette Racing outfit.

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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.

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Glickenhaus line-up finalised in revised Monza WEC entry list

The Frenchman joined the US entrant for this month’s Le Mans 24 Hours WEC round to drive the additional Glickenhaus 007 Le Mans Hypercar entered for the French enduro.

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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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