‘F1 was forever ago, a different life’: Jenson Button relishing Le Mans bid Former F1 champion says he is ‘racing for fun’ these days and is tackling the Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Le Mans 24 Hours: Porsche snatches pole from Cadillac with last-gasp effort Estre was the last Hypercar runner to cross the chequered flag and clocked a time of 3m24.634s in the #6 factory Porsche Penske 963, overhauling the #2 Cadillac of Alex Lynn and the sister #3 car that had led for the majority of the 30 minute session in the hands… Motorsport · Jun 13, 2024
Jota, Wayne Taylor teams favourites for Cadillac switch in WEC, IMSA Jota and WTR are looking increasingly certain to move over from Porsche and Acura respectively to replace Chip Ganassi Racing in the General Motors brand’s roster of teams. Autosport · Jun 13, 2024
Jota facing "fastest ever" Porsche rebuild after Le Mans FP2 crash Team principal Sam Hignett has revealed that the quickest Jota has built up a 963 since starting racing the Porsche in the middle of last year is three weeks. Motorsport · Jun 13, 2024
Jota in race against time for record Porsche rebuild after Le Mans FP2 crash Team principal Sam Hignett has revealed that the quickest Jota has built up a 963 since starting racing the Porsche in the middle of last year is three weeks. Autosport · Jun 13, 2024
Jota forced into chassis change after Ilott's Le Mans FP2 crash With just minutes to go during the two-hour night practice at the Circuit de la Sarthe on Wednesday, Ilott suffered a major shunt at the famous Esses between Dunlop and Tetre Rouge, bringing the session to an early end. Motorsport · Jun 13, 2024
What is BoP? The regulation that's part of sports car racing BoP is a part of how sports car racing is governed, but making sense of it is not always easy given much of it is hidden from the public domain. Manufacturers in the World Endurance Championship are even forbidden from discussing BoP, however some facts are still known. What is… Autosport · Jun 12, 2024
Frijns urges "realistic" BMW expectations in Le Mans 'big three' challenge Watch: 2024 Le Mans Preview With Allan McNish – Will Porsche Take Their 20th Win? Autosport · Jun 12, 2024
Le Mans 24: Can Porsche win again at la Sarthe? One year ago, when Porsche made its first bid for outright honours at the Le Mans 24 Hours in six years, it didn’t look like a potential winner. Not in the run-up to the centenary running of the French enduro nor during the race itself, although it would be wrong… Motorsport · Jun 12, 2024
Le Mans 24 Hours: Can Porsche win again at la Sarthe? One year ago, when Porsche made its first bid for outright honours at the Le Mans 24 Hours in six years, it didn’t look like a potential winner. Not in the run-up to the centenary running of the French enduro nor during the race itself, although it would be wrong… Autosport · Jun 12, 2024
Le Mans 24 Hours: Estre leads Porsche 1-2 on test day Kevin Estre led the way in the #6 Porsche 963 LMDh with a 3m26.907s set in the second of the two three-hour sessions on Sunday to head the times by just over two tenths from Felipe Nasr in the sister #4 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry. Motorsport · Jun 9, 2024
Callum Ilott in contention for Indy 500 victory after signing up with McLaren Britain’s Callum Ilott will compete for McLaren at the Indy 500 this year, presenting his best shot yet for a win at the Brickyard The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024
Jota WEC Spa victory "proof" of 963 programme, says Porsche Urs Kuratle, director of the LMDh project at Porsche, explained that the win for British team’s 963 LMDh shared by Will Stevens and Callum Ilott and the performance of the Proton Competition entry driven by Julien Andlauer and Neel Jani provided validation of the decision to produce customer versions of… Autosport · May 12, 2024
Jota's victory in WEC Spa is "proof" of the 963 programme, says Porsche Urs Kuratle, director of the LMDh project at Porsche, explained that the win for British team’s 963 LMDh shared by Will Stevens and Callum Ilott and the performance of the Proton Competition entry driven by Julien Andlauer and Neel Jani provided validation of the decision to produce customer versions of… Motorsport · May 12, 2024
Autosport · May 11, 2024 WEC Spa: Jota Porsche claims maiden outright win in crash-delayed race Will Stevens and Callum Ilott secured the first customer victory of the Hypercar era for Jota in a 1-2 for the Porsche 963 LMDh, finishing 12.363s ahead of the factory #6 Penske Porsche Motorsport entry shared by Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre.
Motorsport · May 11, 2024 WEC Spa: Jota Porsche claims maiden win in crash-delayed thriller Will Stevens and Callum Ilott secured the first customer car victory of the Hypercar era for Jota in a 1-2 for the Porsche 963 LMDh, finishing 12.363s ahead of the factory #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry shared by Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre.
Motorsport · May 10, 2024 WEC Spa: Ferrari beats Porsche to pole, top Toyota in seventh Fuoco took the top spot by almost exactly half a second at the wheel of the #50 Ferarri 499P Le Mans Hypercar in the 12-minute Hyperpole session for the fastest 10 cars in the first round of qualifying.
Motorsport · May 9, 2024 Peugeot explains decision not to use WEC reserve driver at Spa A desire to maximise seat time for the regular drivers of its 2024-spec 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, which is making only its second race outing prior to next month's Le Mans 24 Hours, was cited by technical director Olivier Jansonnie as a justification for not giving reserve Malthe Jakobsen a…
Autosport · 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 18, 2024 Jota's first Le Mans car to return to competition The Zytek 04S LMP1 the British squad fielded at Le Mans in 2005, the start of a career at the French enduro that included 10 LMP2 class podiums before its graduation to Hypercar with the Porsche 963 last year, has been purchased by historic racing regular Jamie Constable.
Autosport · Mar 12, 2024 Top five roles on Motorsport Jobs this week The Stake F1 Team is recruiting a Simulator Engineer.
Autosport · 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.
Motorsport · Mar 2, 2024 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.
Autosport · Mar 1, 2024 WEC Qatar: Campbell Porsche beats Toyota's de Vries to pole, Corvette tops LMGT3 Campbell topped the times in the 10-minute Hyperpole session for the fastest 10 cars that progressed from opening qualifying lasting 12 minutes.
Autosport · Feb 29, 2024 Porsche the ‘strongest it has ever been’ in Qatar WEC round, says Estre Porsche has led every session so far in the lead-up to this Saturday’s Qatar 1812km season-opener, with either the factory Penske team or the customer Jota squad topping the charts across Prologue and Free Practice 1.