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Proton “can only surprise” in first WEC races with Porsche LMDh

The German outfit, a long-time campaigner of Porsche GT machinery, will become the second customer team in the WEC’s top Hypercar class this weekend at Monza after fellow Porsche squad Jota, which first raced its 963 at Spa.

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Conway: WEC title hopes over for #7 Toyota crew after Le Mans DNF

The non-score at Le Mans for the #7 crew, which resulted from Kobayashi being hit by two cars as he reduced speed for an 80km/h Slow Zone, followed a problem with one of the official series sensors on their GR010 at the Portimao round in April.

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Conway concedes WEC title chances for #7 Toyota crew after Le Mans DNF

The non-score at Le Mans for #7, which resulted from Kobayashi being hit by two cars as he reduced speed for an 80km/h Slow Zone, followed a problem with one of the official series sensors on their GR010 at the Portimao round in April. That restricted them to ninth position…

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Initial WEC Global Fan Survey results show huge support for hydrogen Le Mans cars

With two weeks remaining for followers of the world’s premier endurance sportscar series to have their say on the future direction of the WEC, they have already voted in their tens of thousands on a variety of topics.

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Ferrari gets BoP hit for Monza WEC round after Le Mans win

The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will run 5kg heavier and with maximum power reduced by 12kW (16bhp) from the levels at which it won the double-points round of the WEC last month with Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado.

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Ferrari receives double BoP hit for Monza WEC round

The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will run 5kg heavier and with maximum power reduced by 12kW or 16bhp from the levels at which it won the double-points round of the WEC last month with Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado.

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D'station hopeful of securing WEC LMGT3 slot with Aston Martin

D'station has been on the WEC grid in the GTE Am class since 2021, running an Aston Martin Vantage GTE in partnership with TF Sport.

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Corvette joins forces with TF Sport for 2024 WEC GT3 campaign

Tom Ferrier’s squad plans to run two examples of the new-for-2024 Z06 GT3.R, which replaces the C8.R that won at the Le Mans 24 earlier this month with the Pratt Miller-run works Corvette Racing outfit.

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Aston GT squad TF Sport to make Corvette switch for 2024 WEC

Tom Ferrier’s squad has run Aston machinery since its first season of competition in the 2014 British GT championship, winning its first GT3 title in 2016 before sweeping both the GT3 and GT4 categories in 2019.

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Glickenhaus line-up finalised in revised Monza WEC entry list

The Frenchman joined the US entrant for this month’s Le Mans 24 Hours WEC round to drive the additional Glickenhaus 007 Le Mans Hypercar entered for the French enduro.

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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.

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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.

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Nurburgring 24 Hours changes date to avoid WEC, Formula E clashes

The twice-around-the-clock enduro at the Nurburgring Nordschleife has been pushed back from 11-12 May to 1-2 June after the WEC and Formula E scheduled races at Spa-Francorchamps and Berlin for the same weekend.

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Nurburgring 24 Hours 2024 postponed to avoid WEC, Formula E clashes

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Habsburg's Rebel Team scheme to open voting on young talents

The fan-funded scheme is to open voting among its members that will enable a protege to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, the new LMGT3 division in the World Endurance Championship, or the headline LMP2 class of the ELMS, in which Habsburg was triumphant last season.

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Why a multiple sportscar champion credits Kubica as an "amazing teacher"

Deletraz has been team-mates with ex-Formula 1 driver Kubica since 2021, when he moved full-time into endurance racing after making select GT World Challenge Europe outings and finishing fourth in a Le Mans one-off with Rebellion in 2020.

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Toyota GR GT3 Concept To Spawn Lexus Road Car: Official

It could be the next-generation RC F.

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Toyota's next-generation GT3 racer set for 2026 WEC debut

The Japanese manufacturer took the covers off the forerunner of what will be its first entry into the GT3 marketplace in almost a decade at last year's Tokyo Auto Salon, with ambitions of taking it to the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Could 'unfair politics' at Le Mans benefit Toyota in the long run?

One minute and 22 seconds. That was all that separated Toyota from a sixth consecutive victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours. And what shouldn’t be forgotten is what a historically slim margin that is in the context of the French enduro that was celebrating its centenary running.

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Jenson Button plans full-time racing return in 2024

Buoyed by his efforts behind the wheel of NASCAR’s Garage 56 Le Mans 24 Hours Chevrolet Camaro, and a part-time road and street course schedule in NASCAR Cup with Rick Ware Racing's Ford Mustang, Button revealed that he’s now ready to commit to a full-time programme next year – for…

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Ticktum open to offers in "good places" after starring with NIO 333

Ticktum has caught the attention of NIO 333’s rivals in FE’s first season under Gen3 rules, qualifying inside the top five on four occasions and scoring two sixth-place finishes with a powertrain that clearly struggles for efficiency.

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The inevitable WEC change that will still be lamented

It was inevitable really. The welcome accumulation of manufacturers in the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship means sportscar racing is in a state of rude health. And the onset of the LMGT3 class is expected to bring greater variety than the outgoing GTE class, which bode farewell to…

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The inevitable Le Mans change that will still be lamented

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Dillmann parts ways with Vanwall after latest Le Mans DNF

The announcement was made in the wake of last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours, which ended in disappointment for Dillmann as the Vanwall Vandervell Le Mans Hypercar’s Gibson engine suffered a terminal failure in the morning hours.

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Interview: Super Formula's vision for an international future

With the COVID-19 pandemic finally in the rear-view mirror and Japan opening itself up to the world again, Super Formula's quest to achieve a more international following has returned to the top of the championship's agenda.

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