Valentino Rossi abandons Nordschleife Permit plans for 2026 The Italian legend will not be competing in the NLS this year, leaving his potential Nurburgring 24 Hours debut in limbo Motorsport · Sep 7
BMW’s ascent from an also-ran to WEC title contender From scoring a solitary podium in 2025 to winning two races in the first half of 2026, BMW has come a long way in the last 12 months Motorsport · Aug 16
The changes that thrust BMW into title contention in WEC From scoring a solitary podium in 2025 to winning two races in the first half of 2026, BMW has come a long way in the last 12 months Autosport · Aug 16
WRT boss Vincent Vosse: "I don’t want to win thanks to BoP, but nobody wants to talk about this issue" In an in-depth media roundtable, the WRT team principal did not shy away from criticising the Balance of Performance system, calling for an open discussion on the matter Motorsport · Jul 29
Vincent Vosse on BMW, IMSA and the future of endurance racing The WRT team principal talks about victory at spa and convergence in the World Endurance Championship in an overarching interview with Motorsport.com Motorsport · Jun 3
WEC 2025 BoP Analysis: BMW What the Hypercar BoP numbers reveal about performance in the 2025 WEC season. Today: The BMW M Hybrid V8. Motorsport · Feb 4
Long-run analysis: Which GTP teams have the edge entering the Rolex 24? An analysis of long-run performance for the GTP challengers ahead of the 2026 Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway Motorsport · Jan 24
BMW M Team WRT boss Vosse: ‘Give us time’ with IMSA program The expanded partnership’s first race in IMSA will be the Rolex 24 Motorsport · Jan 24
Porsche’s rivals react to its “sad” exit from Hypercar: ‘It’s bad news for WEC’ Manufacturers across the WEC paddock have expressed disappointment at Porsche’s decision to end its Hypercar programme Motorsport · Nov 12, 2025
WRT could replace Rahal Letterman Lanigan as BMW’s 2026 IMSA representative The Belgian WRT team is in the running to expand its programme with the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh into the IMSA SportsCar Championship next season. Motorsport · Jul 18, 2025
WRT set to expand on WEC and replace RLL as BMW's IMSA team in 2026 The Belgian WRT team is in the running to expand its programme with the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh into the IMSA SportsCar Championship next season. Autosport · Jul 18, 2025
BMW believes no one was sandbagging on Le Mans test day BMW wrapped up a clean and well-executed day of testing, with its fastest LMDh prototype posting the eighth-best time, 1.374s off Toyota’s benchmark. Within the German camp, just as others across the paddock, there was little interest in chasing lap times or playing games. Motorsport · Jun 9, 2025
Rossi could quit WEC to downscale racing programme in 2025 Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi could quit the World Endurance Championship to focus on the GT World Challenge Europe as he looks to downscale his racing in 2025. Autosport · Oct 1, 2024
The rule change debate sparked by a historic GT victory When Alessandro Pier Guidi one day hangs up his helmet, he may well look back on the 2024 season with his head in his hands. The factory Ferrari ace was comfortably leading the WEC Spa 6 Hours in May when Earl Bamber’s crash triggered a red flag that turned the… Autosport · Sep 26, 2024
Autosport · Sep 17, 2024 BMW confident it can fight for wins in WEC after podium breakthrough BMW now has the “pace to fight for wins” in the World Endurance Championship with its M Hybrid V8 LMDh, WRT team boss Vincent Vosse believes.
Motorsport · Sep 3, 2024 WEC unlikely to implement 2025 two-driver line-up ban The push to prevent teams in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class running two-driver line-ups from next season appears to have failed.
Autosport · Jun 17, 2024 BMW won't accept Ferrari's "very unfair" penalty for Vanthoor/Kubica crash Six hours and 35 minutes into the World Endurance Championship's most prestigious race, the #83 Ferrari 499P driven by Kubica swerved into Vanthoor's #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 as they lapped the #92 Manthey Pure Rxcing GT3 entry on the approach to Mulsanne corner, which sent the Belgian driver into…
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Motorsport · Apr 20, 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 · Jan 24, 2024 Rossi to combine WEC with GTWCE outings for BMW in 2024 The WRT BMW team has confirmed that the Italian will again compete in the GTWCE in what will be a third full season of car racing after his retirement from two wheels at the end of 2021.
Autosport · Jan 24, 2024 Rossi to combine GTWCE outings with WEC for BMW in 2024 The WRT BMW team has confirmed that the Italian will again compete in the GTWCE in what will be a third full season of car racing after his retirement from two wheels at the end of 2021.
Motorsport · Jul 18, 2023 Audi receives heavy criticism from teams after factory GT3 exit It was revealed last week that Audi’s customer racing division will be downsized next year, with the German manufacturer ending the production of R8 LMS GT3 and other racing models within its range. Audi’s works driver pool will also be disbanded, impacting as many as 14 drivers, while teams that…
Motorsport · Jun 26, 2023 WRT completes first test with BMW LMDh for WEC 2024 programme The Belgian squad, which will compete in the WEC as BMW M Team WRT, completed its first circuit test with the car at Aragon last week, following a roll-out at the end of May.
Autosport · Jun 26, 2023 WRT completes first test with BMW Hypercar for WEC 2024 programme The Belgian squad, which will compete in the WEC as BMW M Team WRT, completed its first circuit test with the car at Aragon last week, following a roll-out at the end of May.
Autosport · Jun 8, 2023 Rossi's Road to Le Mans partner thought WRT offer was a joke Jerome Policand revealed to Autosport that he did not believe WRT boss Vincent Vosse’s offer to race with the seven-time MotoGP champion aboard one of his team’s BMW M4 GT3s in the support event on the bill of this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours.