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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.

The day began like many others at Silverstone do, especially in late October: damp and grey. But, unlike most others, this day marked a first. For Luke Browning, stepping into a Formula 1 car for his maiden outing, this was the culmination of a lifetime’s work.

It's been a difficult few years for British rallying but last week provided a flicker of light at the end of a tunnel.

Ahead of this weekend’s 2023 Autosport Awards prize-giving evening, we detail the process of selection for one the most important Awards to be presented each year: the Autosport Williams Engineer of the Future Award.

Toyota held its own against an onslaught of new LMDh and LMH car makers in the WEC in 2023, winning six of the seven races and sweeping both drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles.

The time has come. This Sunday at the Autosport Awards at Grosvenor House, the winner of the 2023 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award will be revealed.

As well as the wins and points records, Verstappen pushed the laps-led mark through the 1000 barrier in a single season for the first time. As Alex Kalinauckas shows in this issue, what’s interesting is that the Dutchman does care about such things – and it even impacted Red Bull’s…

It’s a little after 11am on Tuesday morning of 28 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The media mass is assembled outside of the Gresini Racing garage, and has been for well over an hour – hands frozen, faces beaten by a biting wind underneath a cold and overcast sky.

Italian manufacturer Lamborghini is preparing for the biggest programme in its sportscar racing history, having never previously fielded a prototype like the Ligier-chassised SC63 machine. 

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.

During the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend earlier this month, Autosport revealed that MotoGP would bring back concessions in a bid to hinder Ducati and help the struggling Japanese manufacturers.