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BMW confident of avoiding repeat of Daytona dramas on WEC Hypercar debut

BMW is undertaking its first WEC programme since its M8 contested the GTE Pro class in 2018-19, and embarking on a first bid for outright success at the Le Mans 24 Hours since its V12 LMR won in 1999 with Yannick Dalmas, Pierluigi Martini and Joachim Winkelhock.

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BMW confident of avoiding repeat of Daytona dramas on WEC LMDh debut

BMW is undertaking its biggest sportscar racing programme since the V12 LMR last raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1999, when it won the race outright with Yannick Dalmas, Pierluigi Martini and Joachim Winkelhock.

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Friday favourite: The Ferrari partners that conquered GT racing

Gianmaria Bruni has been a Porsche man since 2017, but it’s the first chapter of his sportscar career at Ferrari that he looks back on to pick a favourite team-mate. In his four years of sharing a car with Toni Vilander, the pair enjoyed great success, and enjoyed numerous collaborations…

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I Want This Aston Martin DBR9 More Than I Want My Next Breath

UK dealer Girardo and Co. is selling one of just 10 ex-works DBR9s. Cars don't get much cooler.

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Toyota gets double BoP hit for 2024 WEC opener in Qatar

The Japanese manufacturer’s GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar will go into the 2024 season weighing 9kg more and with a maximum power reduction of 4kW or 5.3bhp compared with the post-Le Mans 24 Hours leg of the 2023 campaign.

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Palou to make Le Mans debut as third driver of Cadillac's WEC entry

Palou will move across from Ganassi’s IndyCar Series squad for the centrepiece round of the World Endurance Championship on 15/16 June to drive the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh alongside car regulars Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn.

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Le Mans 24 Hours entry list published, 23 Hypercars for 2024

Cadillac will for a second year in a row take in the double-points WEC round on 15/16 June with both of its V-Series.R LMDhs from the IMSA SportsCar Championship run respectively by the Action Express and Ganassi teams, while Porsche Penske Motorsport will again cross the Atlantic with one of…

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Algarve Pro, Pure teams secure Le Mans auto invites for Asian LMS title wins

Crowdstrike by APR drivers Malthe Jakobsen, Colin Braun and George Kurtz capitalised on a nightmare weekend for pre-event LMP2 points leaders 99 Racing at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit, taking victory in the opener with canny pitstop timing before securing the title with fifth in the second race won by…

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Bourdais added to Ganassi Cadillac roster for WEC Qatar

After Richard Westbrook's departure to join the JDC-Miller Motorsport Porsche team in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, it was revealed in January that returning duo Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber would have a different driving partner aboard their V-Series.R LMDh on a race-by-race basis.

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Cadillac commits to entering six-hour WEC races with two drivers

Ganassi has revealed that only for the longer races — the Qatar 1812km or 10-hour season-opener next month, the Le Mans 24 Hours and then the Bahrain 8 Hours season finale — does it intend to run a third driver alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn.

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Cadillac commits to entering six-hour WEC races with two drivers

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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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Penske targets Le Mans win after first Daytona 24 victory in 55 years

His Porsche 963, crewed by Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell, Josef Newgarden and Felipe Nasr, scored a narrow victory over Cadillac – recording Porsche’s 19th overall win in the Daytona enduro.

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Friday favourite: The “no compromise” track where a Le Mans winner notched up a century

It’s been over a decade since Christophe Bouchut last raced at his favourite circuit. And while the 1993 Le Mans 24 Hours winner says the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course first opened in 1962 is “not the biggest, not the most beautiful circuit,” he reckons the track’s combination of corners,…

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BMW to focus on reliability early on in WEC Hypercar – van der Linde

The Bavarian manufacturer returns to the WEC for the first time since its single-season assault on the GTE Pro class with the M8 with MTEK in 2018-19, as partner team WRT fields a two-pronged effort in Hypercar with the M Hybrid V8 and M4 in LMGT3. The Dallara-based LMDh contender…

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BMW's focus on reliability in early stages of WEC Hypercar entry - van der Linde

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The Rock Crawling Porsche 911's Suspension Was Originally Developed For the 919 Le Mans Car

The 911 Carrera 4S that broke the altitude record in December has an unlikely source to thank for its unique suspension architecture.

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Honda: Le Mans entry not the 'priority' amid F1 2026 preparations

At the end of last year, the Japanese manufacturer brought the Honda Performance Development (HPD) arm under its global motorsport portfolio, renaming the division as Honda Racing Corporation US.

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Magazine: F1 2024's tech battleground

Normally, our ‘Revealed’ F1 issues begin by looking at the new rules for the season ahead and what impact they could have on the campaign to come. But, with such incredible stability in 2024, this week we take a different approach. Clearly, with Red Bull so dominant in 2023, many…

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Porsche hopes 963 engine redesign is approved for Le Mans

The German manufacturer has revealed that it is working on a new crankshaft for the 4.6-litre, twin-turbo LMDh engine developed out of the normally-aspirated units used in the RS Spyder LMP2 and the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid road car.

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Ilott won't rule out IndyCar return in future after WEC switch

Speaking at the Autosport International Show on Saturday, Ilott revealed that he had expected to stay in IndyCar with Juncos Hollinger until "circumstances changed" and he found himself searching for a new drive. The Briton landed on his feet, in a deal he called "a great surprise", to drive Jota's #12 Porsche…

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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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Friday favourite: The “gentleman” Le Mans winner who put team-mates at ease

Drivers have different criteria they prioritise when it comes to choosing a favourite team-mate. For some, longevity is a crucial factor, as with time the relationship evolves naturally, while others relate most to drivers that they learned from.

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The star cars you can see at Autosport International

Porsche rules the roost when it comes to Le Mans success. Ferrari’s famous 2023 victory took the Italian marque’s tally in the French classic to 10, but Porsche has a record 19 wins. The 963, which took the German firm back to the top rung of the endurance racing ladder…

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