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DTM champion Gotz unlikely to race at Le Mans with Glickenhaus

Team boss Jim Glickenhaus has revealed that the chances of the Mercedes factory driver, winner of the DTM in 2021, racing one of his two Pipo-engined 007 Le Mans Hypercars entered for the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 10-11 June are receding.

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DTM champion Gotz unlikely to race Le Mans with Glickenhaus

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Lamborghini aims to run two cars at 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours

The Italian manufacturer has revealed an intent to make an additional Le Mans entry in the Hypercar class, for the car that Iron Lynx run in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in North America alongside the LMDh fielded in the full WEC season.

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Austin, Interlagos on course to rejoin WEC calendar in 2024

Austin, which last hosted the WEC in 2020, looks to be favourite to take the all-important North American slot on the schedule in place of Sebring.

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WEC Hypercar manufacturers to be given priority for LMGT3 entries

The WEC organisation has outlined its strategy for putting together the grid for LMGT3, which replaces the GTE Am class in 2024, while stressing that further discussions within the FIA Endurance Commission are required before any sign-off by the World Motor Sport Council.

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10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Portimao

Five manufacturers filled the top five positions after six hours of racing in Portimao on Sunday, but as in Sebring it was Toyota that claimed the spoils.

Autosport

Peugeot reveals special livery for Le Mans 24 Hours

The French firm revealed the bold colour scheme that will adorn both of its entries for the World Endurance Championship centrepiece on Monday at the Milan Design Week event.

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Ex-F1 driver Kvyat completes Formula E Berlin rookie test line-up

The Russian-born driver, who is currently competing under an Italian race licence, raced in F1 as part of the Red Bull driver academy for six years between 2014-2020 and achieved three podiums.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov lists his ‘MMA GOAT top 15’ fighters

One of the best to ever do it, former UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, reveals who he has on his top 15 MMA fighters of all time.

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Corvette drivers optimistic Portimao will suit C8.R

The 2.891-mile Algarve International Circuit, which will host the second round of the World Endurance Championship this weekend with a Six Hour race, comprises 15 turns and undulations that include a 16 percent drop down sweeping turns.

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Isotta Fraschini Hypercar set for track debut as WEC preparations continue

Isotta’s Tipo 6 LMH Competizione will be given a shakedown at the Vallelunga circuit close to Rome over two days on 11-12 April.

Autosport

Goodyear secures tyre supplier deal for WEC LMGT3 class

The American-headquartered company has won the FIA tender to provide rubber for the category that replaces GTE in 2024.

Autosport

Toyota: New safety car rules risk devaluing Le Mans win

Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon believes that the revised safety car system could make “Le Mans a bit of a lottery”.

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Why an 'artificial' Le Mans finish is more likely in 2023

What a story it would be if the Le Mans 24 Hours produced a grandstand finish — perhaps the closest ever in its history — in this the centenary year for the French enduro. I reckon there’s a decent chance of its happening as the clock strikes four on 11…

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Tandy, Jaminet complete Porsche LMDh driver line-up for Le Mans

The IMSA SportsCar Championship team-mates have been named alongside Felipe Nasr in the additional car that will join Porsche Penske Motorsport’s two full-season World Endurance Championship entries in the Hypercar class for the double-points round on 10-11 June.

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Tandy, Jaminet complete Porsche LMDh driver line-up for Le Mans 24 Hours

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Cadillac enters second Hypercar for WEC Spa 6 Hours

The Chip Ganassi Racing-run factory team will field its IMSA SportCar Championship pairing of Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande in the additional Caddy V-Series.R LMDh at the Spa 6 Hours on 29 April, round three of the 2023 WEC.

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Wisconsin’s disabled voters face barriers amid ‘massive confusion’

Disabled voters push for better protection voting absentee and with assistance after temporary ban that disenfranchised some

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Ferrari holds off on 499P Hypercar IMSA programme decision

Antonello Coletta, Ferrari’s sportscar racing boss, has stressed that the Italian manufacturer remains “totally concentrated on WEC” in the wake of the debut for its new Hypercar class prototype in last week’s Sebring 1000 Miles season-opener.

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Isotta Fraschini Hypercar test plan outlined ahead of Monza WEC debut

Development of the Tipo 6 LMH Competizione led by Michelotto in Italy has continued since the launch at the end of February of the completed car powered by a bespoke three-litre twin-turbo V6 developed by HWA and a hybrid system supplied by Williams Advanced Engineering.

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Glickenhaus to miss Nurburgring 24 to focus on WEC campaign

Team owner Jim Glickenhaus told Autosport that it would be “logistically too difficult” to undertake a Nurburgring programme with the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 004C GT car around the 24 Hours on 20/21 May at the same time as racing in the WEC with the 007 Le Mans Hypercar.

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Toyota to complete pre-Le Mans test at Sebring this week

The Japanese manufacturer, which claimed a 1-2 victory in the Sebring 1000 Miles, will run for three days from Monday as it undertakes a third endurance simulation with the updated 2023 version of the GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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Ferrari extends Shell partnership in WEC

The Italian manufacturer made its long-awaited return to the top class in world sportscar racing last weekend at the 2023 WEC season-opener Sebring 1000 miles.

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Toyota will run its pre-Le Mans 24 test at Sebring this week

The Japanese manufacturer, who claimed a 1-2 victory in the Sebring 1000 Miles, will run for three days from Monday as it undertakes a third endurance simulation with the updated 2023 version of the GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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Porsche's WEC performance deficit "very obvious" at Sebring

The two factory Porsche Penske Motorsport cars finished fifth and sixth in the Hypercar class at the end of eight hours of racing at the Sebring International Raceway, trailing the dominant Toyota GR010 Hybrids by a worrying margin of four laps.

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