Le Mans 24 Hours: BMW stuns to top first qualifying as Kobayashi brings out red flags Watch: 2024 Le Mans Preview With Allan McNish – Will Porsche Take Their 20th Win? Autosport · Jun 12, 2024
Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota tops opening practice twice delayed by red flags Brendon Hartley posted a 3m26.013s with around 50 minutes of the opening three-hour first practice session remaining in the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID - a time that is almost a second faster than Porsche managed at last Sunday's Test Day. Autosport · Jun 12, 2024
WEC Imola: Toyota holds off Porsche to win rain-hit thriller Mike Conway, Nyck de Vries and Kamui Kobayashi won by 7.081s in their #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar over the #6 Penske Porsche Motorsport 963 LMDh of Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre, both crews taking advantage of a timely switch to wets when the previously dominant… Motorsport · Apr 21, 2024
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… Motorsport · Apr 20, 2024
WEC Imola: Ferrari 1-2-3 in dominant qualifying feat Antonio Fuoco set two laps good enough for pole position aboard the #50 factory 499P Le Mans Hypercar at the head of a block-out by the three Ferraris in the 10-minute Hyperpole session. Autosport · Apr 20, 2024
Sebring 12h: Deletraz bests Bourdais to claim victory for Acura Deletraz, driving the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti’s No. 40 Acura ARX-06, applied the pressure with less than six minutes to go on Cadillac Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, who had a firm hold of the lead for much of the final hour. The two tangled with on-track shoves, but it was… Motorsport · Mar 17, 2024
WEC Qatar: Porsche claims maiden Hypercar win despite late drama Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer took top honours in the Qatar 1812Km despite Estre having to make an unscheduled pitstop with fewer than 10 laps to go due to a missing number panel on the left-hand side of the factory #6 Penske 963 LMDh. Motorsport · Mar 2, 2024
WEC Qatar: Porsche claims maiden Hypercar win in dominant fashion Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer took top honours in the Qatar 1812Km despite Estre having to make an unscheduled pitstop with fewer than 10 laps to go due to a missing number panel on the left-hand side of the factory #6 Penske 963 LMDh. Autosport · Mar 2, 2024
Toyota should not get "overexcited" after front row in WEC Qatar qualifying Floury made the remark after new recruit Nyck de Vries finished just 0.146s off pole position in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid in Friday afternoon’s Hyperpole qualifying at the Losail International Circuit. Motorsport · Mar 1, 2024
Acura’s Daytona 24h hopes hit by Albuquerque stoppage Filipe Albuquerque was behind the wheel of the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 when it slowed to halt out on track and had to be recovered by a tow truck. Motorsport · Jan 28, 2024
F1 drivers competing in Daytona 24 Hours and previous winners The Daytona 24 Hours begins on Saturday 27 January and concludes on Sunday 28 January. Motorsport · Jan 22, 2024
Daytona 24h Roar: Porsche tops GTP and GTD in fourth IMSA session Hanson lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.216s in his GTP class JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 in perfect track conditions for this one-hour session. Motorsport · Jan 20, 2024
Formula 1 drivers competing in Daytona 24 Hours and previous winners The Daytona 24 Hours begins on Saturday 27 January and concludes on Sunday 28 January. The 24-hour endurance race takes place at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. The Sports Car Course layout used for the race is 5.73km (3.56 miles) in length and includes runs on Daytona’s banked oval circuit,… Autosport · Jan 17, 2024
Autosport · Dec 21, 2023 Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #16 Brendon Hartley This was another strong year for Brendon Hartley. He was up there among the fastest of the Toyota drivers – it was nip and tuck between him and Kamui Kobayashi for that honour in the WEC – in a year when he became a four-time world title winner.
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2023 Upsized WTR Andretti squad quickly “gelling” in Daytona test The organization grew from a one-car outfit to three, adding an additional machine in the topflight GTP category while also branching out with a new entry in the GTD class.
Motorsport · Nov 30, 2023 Bamber: 'Would've been too easy' if new marques beat Toyota in 2023 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.
Autosport · Nov 30, 2023 Bamber: 'Would've been too easy' if new marques beat Toyota in 2023 WEC 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.
Motorsport · Nov 14, 2023 Jenson Button, Marcus Ericsson complete WTR Andretti roster for Daytona Button, the 2009 Formula 1 champion, will drive the #40 Acura ARX-06 GTP alongside Jordan Taylor, Louis Delétraz and Colton Herta. Meanwhile, Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner, completes the roster for the team’s #10 entry that features Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, and Brendon Hartley.
Motorsport · Nov 7, 2023 Hartley, Herta join WTR/Andretti for 2024 IMSA enduros Hartley, who clinched his fourth World Endurance Championship title last weekend in Bahrain, will team up with Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor in WTRAndretti’s #10 Acura ARX-06, while Herta will slot in beside Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor in the team’s second GTP entry next year.
Autosport · Nov 7, 2023 10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain The Bahrain 8 Hours saw Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa enjoy an easy run from pole position to win the 2023 Hypercar title in the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. The sister #7 car shared by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, which came to the weekend…
Autosport · Nov 5, 2023 Winning #8 Toyota threatened by "critical" clutch issue in Bahrain WEC finale The Japanese manufacturer has revealed that problems with the clutch were the reason why the race-winning #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar lost a handful of seconds at each pitstop to the second-placed sister car over the closing stages of the eight-hour race.
Motorsport · Nov 4, 2023 WEC Bahrain: Toyota holds 1-2 at halfway mark in finale Brendon Hartley was over 30s clear of the field after four hours of racing at the Bahrain International Circuit on Saturday, aided by early drama for Mike Conway in the sister #7 car at the start.
Autosport · Nov 3, 2023 Hartley: Toyota put extra emphasis on qualifying for Bahrain WEC showdown Brendon Hartley’s pole aboard the #8 GR010 HYBRID he shares with Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa means the trio now only have to finish third to seal the title even if the sister Le Mans Hypercar driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez wins the eight-hour race…
Autosport · Sep 13, 2023 10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji The World Endurance Championship's two-month summer break ended with its annual trip to Fuji, where Toyota continued an unbeaten stretch dating back to 2016 with a 1-2 finish. But the Japanese marque didn't have it as easy as the result on paper suggested, as Porsche emerged as GR010 HYBRID's closest…