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WEC Fuji: Porsche extends points lead with win, disaster for Toyota

Porsche claimed victory in the penultimate round of the World Endurance Championship at Fuji to close in on the 2024 drivers’ title.

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Spa 24 Hours: Aston Martin wins after Ferrari blocked at pit entry

Aston Martin stole a dramatic last-gasp victory at the Spa 24 Hours to claim a first win at the Belgian enduro since 1948.

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Ferrari’s Pier Guidi returns to GTWCE for Endurance Cup in 2024

The Ferrari factory driver will contest the five GTWCE enduros in one of the Italian manufacturer’s 296 GT3 run by AF Corse alongside his commitments in the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship.

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WEC Qatar: Porsche leads Peugeot at halfway point of season-opener

Andre Lotterer was circulating 28s out in front in the factory #6 Porsche Penske 963 LMDh after five hours of racing in the Qatar 1812Km, as the order stabilised after a chaotic start at the Losail International Circuit.

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WEC Qatar: Porsche remains unbeaten in truncated second practice

Driving Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #6 963 LMDh, Estre set a blistering time of 1m39.990s at the beginning of the 90-minute session that was cut short by a stoppage for the new Lamborghini SC63 LMDh.

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WEC Qatar Prologue: Penske Porsche heads final pre-season test session

Makowiecki posted 1m40.404s in the #5 Porsche 963 LMDh just under an hour into the Tuesday afternoon session of the pre-season test ahead of this weekend’s series opener.

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WEC Qatar Prologue: Porsche leads Peugeot in third session

Frederic Makowiecki posted a lap of 1m41.223s in the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport-entered 963 LMDh with fewer than 30 minutes left on the clock, dislodging the #94 Peugeot 9X8 that had led the way since the early part of the session.

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AF Corse reveals Vista liveries for Ferrari 296 LMGT3s in WEC

Launched in Vista Jet's Milan hangar, located at Linate Airport, the company founded by entrepreneur and driver Thomas Flohr, the main sponsor of the Piacenza-based team, revealed the 296 GT3s in silver and red colours that will take part in the LMGT3 Class.

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Pier Guidi: Winning Le Mans and Daytona with Ferrari "difficult to dream" about

Pier Guidi and James Calado followed up their overall triumph in the centenary edition of Le Mans with a GTD Pro class win at Daytona last weekend, as they took the top spot with Davide Rigon and Daniel Serra in a Ferrari 296 GT3 entered by Risi Competizione.

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Pier Guidi: Winning both Le Mans, Daytona with Ferrari 'difficult to even dream'

Pier Guidi and James Calado followed up their historical overall triumph in the centenary edition of Le Mans with a GTD Pro class win at Daytona last weekend, as they took the top spot with Davide Rigon and Daniel Serra in a Ferrari 296 GT3 entered by Risi Competizione.

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Daytona 24h: Porsche triumphs after epic duel with Cadillac

It was Porsche’s 19th overall win here – it has four more as an engine supplier – and Penske’s first triumph here since 1969.

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How Ferrari's British star reached Le Mans-winning heights

Le Mans 24 Hours winner. That’s the tag that’s now nailed firmly ahead of the name James Calado, and has been since Ferrari’s victory in the centenary running of the French enduro last summer. Only it should really be, as the man himself points out, three-time Le Mans winner.

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Valentino Rossi joins WEC LMGT3 ranks with BMW in 2024

The seven-time MotoGP champion and BMW factory driver has been nominated in one of two M4 GT3s to be run by the Belgian WRT squad, which was confirmed as the German manufacturer’s representative in the new class with the publication of the 2024 WEC entry on Monday.

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Corvette drivers say "questionable" penalties cost Fuji WEC win

Corvette was in the hunt for victory for much of the six-hour Japanese enduro, with the team’s sole C8.R enjoying multiple stints in the lead after Keating qualified the car on pole position.

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WEC Fuji: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez took the chequered flag 39 seconds clear of the sister #8 car shared by Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sebastien Buemi, as the Japanese manufacturer celebrated its ninth WEC win at Fuji in 10 attempts.

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WEC Fuji: Toyota leads Peugeot in final practice

Practice began on a wet track following a brief shower earlier on Saturday morning, but conditions improved sufficiently for slick tyres to be fitted just 15 minutes into the session.

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Fuji WEC: Toyota leads Peugeot in final practice

Practice began on a wet track following a brief shower earlier on Saturday morning, but conditions improved sufficiently for slick tyres to be fitted just 15 minutes into the session.

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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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WEC Spa: Giovinazzi leads Ferrari 1-2 in second practice

Giovinazzi’s #51 499P Le Mans Hypercar dipped under the benchmark time set in opening practice by Sebastien Buemi’s #8 Toyota GR010 LMH, posting a best lap of 2m01.871s.

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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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Sebring 12H Hr 9: WTR Acura leads, heartache for Ganassi Cadillac

The race’s fifth full-course caution was caused by the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 of Augusto Farfus grinding to a halt, then proceeding slowly toward the pits – a destination it never made. Almost simultaneously, Kyffin Simpson had a sizeable off in his Tower Motorsport LMP2 car.

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Casagrande joins Risi Ferrari line-up for Sebring 12 Hours

Risi Competizione will be competing at the 71st annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race with Gabriel Casagrande on the driving force.

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IMSA Petit Le Mans: WTR Acura leads at halfway point

Wayne Taylor Racing is in the perfect spot to win Petit Le Mans and the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, but there is still half of the race to go at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

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Risi Ferrari squad to enter IMSA's Petit Le Mans, Calado returns

Ferrari team Risi Competitzione will contest next weekend's final round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season at Road Atlanta, Petit Le Mans, with James Calado returning to the line-up.

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Risi announces Petit Le Mans entry, Calado returns

Ferrari squad Risi Competitzione has announced it will contest next weekend's final round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Petit Le Mans, with James Calado returning to the team's line-up.

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