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Why endurance racing is booming with a new breed of prototype sportscar

The LMDh prototypes in the 59-car grid at the 62nd Daytona 24 Hours in January when year two of the new era kicked off in North America represent “the most highly-technological, fastest sportscars we’ve ever had in IMSA”, says Porsche factory driver Nick Tandy. “The cars are built to a…

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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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How Porsche is preparing its new Junior for the big stage

The list just keeps getting longer. Josh Webster, Charlie Eastwood, Dan Harper, Harry King and now Adam Smalley have all won the Porsche Carrera Cup GB championship during their two seasons as the Porsche GB Junior. That run of success proves that Porsche is pretty good at picking out stars…

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Daytona 24h, H18: Cadillac leads Porsche amid penalty drama

Mathieu Jaminet had just jumped the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac in the pits for the lead at the end of Hour 18 when the #6 Porsche Penske was penalised for exceeding the amount of energy allowed during a stint.

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Daytona 24h, H12: Aitken keeps Cadillac out front at halfway

Cadillac Racing’s Pipo Derani was leading at the start of the ninth hour but soon pitted and relinquished the reins of the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R to team-mate Aitken.

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Daytona 24h, H1: Acura grabs lead from Cadillac after crash-filled opening

As movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer waved the green flag, poleman Pipo Derani (#31 Action Express Cadillac) led from the #7 Penske Porsche of Felipe Nasr, who grabbed second place into Turn 1 from Bourdais’ Chip Ganassi-run Caddy.

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Daytona 24 Hours: Schedule, how to watch on TV and more

America’s biggest sportscar race is on the horizon with this year’s Daytona 24 Hours kickstarting the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship on 27-28 January.

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Porsche Penske Motorsport eyeing three hypercar Le Mans 2024 attack

It has been revealed that the German manufacturer has put in for an extra entry for this year’s French enduro on 15-16 June to reprise its expanded assault in 2023 when the IMSA SportsCar Championship arm of its PPM operation joined the two-car WEC squad with a single Porsche 963…

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Porsche ‘ironing out flaws’ for endurance races, says Tandy

Tandy and team-mate Mathieu Jaminet won two races in the new GTP category this year and had a third taken away following a technical infraction found in post-race scrutineering at Watkins Glen.

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Cameron takes Campbell’s place in Porsche's IMSA line-up

Cameron will share the #7 Porsche 963 with Felipe Nasr next year, replacing Campbell in the Porsche Penske Motorsport team’s IMSA line-up.

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IMSA Petit Le Mans: Porsche leads at one-quarter distance

Acura’s Louis Deletraz led the 54-car field to the green around the undulating 2.54-mile road course in Georgia but Sebastien Bourdais took little time in taking the lead, sweeping his Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac around the Wayne Taylor Racing ARX-06 outside at Turn 1 and quickly pulling clear.

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Petit Le Mans IMSA: Porsche leads at one-quarter distance

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What Button can expect on his IMSA debut

Jenson Button has sampled an eclectic mix of racing series in the past few years since his last full-time racing programme in Super GT concluded in 2019.

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What F1 champion Button can expect on his IMSA debut

Jenson Button has sampled an eclectic mix of racing series in the past few years since his last full-time racing programme in Super GT concluded in 2019.

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Porsche banks on solid testing ahead of Petit Le Mans GTP decider

Porsche enters the race leading the constructors’ championship after back-to-back wins at Road America and Indianapolis, while drivers Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet are just five points off the lead in the drivers’ standings.

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How focusing on its strong suits has helped Penske optimise the Porsche 963

In the first season for the new breed of LMDh cars featuring spec hybrid systems in the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship - in which they compete as GTP cars - the 963 has proven a strong contender.

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The winner takes all contenders for IMSA's first hybrid crown

Action Express heads to Road Atlanta with an excellent chance of a sixth IMSA SportsCar Championship title in 10 seasons. Its 2021 champion Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims lead both the regular points and the four-round Endurance Cup with third driver Jack Aitken, who rejoins the duo this weekend as…

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No Porsche GTP team orders for “winner takes all” IMSA Petit Le Mans

This weekend’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans finale will be a shootout between Porsche, Acura, BMW and Cadillac with all three GTP titles up for grabs between multiple contenders at Road Atlanta.

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No Porsche GTP team orders for “winner takes all” Petit Le Mans

This weekend’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans finale will be a shootout between Porsche, Acura, BMW and Cadillac with all three GTP titles up for grabs between multiple contenders at Road Atlanta.

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Porsche Penske's WEC program providing gains for its IMSA outfit

The 28-year-old Frenchman, along with co-driver Nick Tandy, are in the thick of an ultra-tight championship battle heading into Petit Le Mans – IMSA’s season finale – next weekend at Road Atlanta.

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"A lot of unknowns" facing Porsche at Petit Le Mans IMSA showdown - Tandy

The factory Porsche 963 squad has won three of the eight races in which GTP cars have been eligible in the first season for IMSA's new cars featuring spec hybrid systems, including the last two at Road America and Indianapolis.

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“Massive” Indy win for Jaminet, Tandy sets up IMSA title shot

Jaminet led from the start in the #6 entry, squeezing past the sister #7 car to grab the lead at the opening corner, but the Porsches later lost their advantage when they didn’t follow instructions in a timely manner as GTP were splitting from the GT cars under caution.

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“Massive” Indy win for Jaminet, Tandy sets up Petit Le Mans title shot

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IMSA Indianapolis: Campbell leads Porsche 1-2 in second practice

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Newgarden joins Porsche's IMSA line-up for Petit Le Mans

Newgarden will share the #7 Porsche 963 LMDh car with Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr in the IMSA season-finale at Road Atlanta on October 14.

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