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Manufacturers split over WEC success handicap proposal

The Hypercar manufacturers are divided over the need for success handicaps being potentially used in the World Endurance Championship from 2026

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Manufacturers split over potential WEC success handicaps introduction

The Hypercar manufacturers are divided over the need for success handicaps being potentially used in the World Endurance Championship from 2026

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How Ferrari played the championship game with Toyota just out of reach

As Toyota stormed to a 1-2 in Bahrain, Ferrari secured the World Endurance Championship manufacturers' title and a 1-2-3 in the drivers' standings. It was also in with a sniff of victory in the finale, but opted to play it safe with its direct title rivals unable to take the…

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Why Porsche hasn't given up on the WEC titles despite its Bahrain longshot

Porsche is confident it can fight for both World Endurance Championship titles at the Bahrain finale despite a significant points deficit to overhaul and an unfavourable Balance of Performance. Here's how the championship picture is framed going into this weekend

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Porsche confirms exit from WEC at the end of the 2025 season

The German automaker will withdraw from the World Endurance Championship, but will retain its entry in the IMSA SportCar Championship

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How Alpine beat the odds to claim its first WEC win at Fuji 6 Hours

Alpine claimed its first victory in the World Endurance Championship over the weekend in Japan despite its race-winning car starting low down. But was it entirely down to luck or should full credit be given to the French marque's #35 Hypercar?

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WEC Fuji: Alpine grabs first win with LMDh car in chaotic race

Alpine has clinched a first World Endurance Championship victory with its A424 LMDh in a chaotic Fuji 6 Hours

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WEC Fuji: Alpine takes first win with LMDh car in chaotic race

Alpine has clinched a first World Endurance Championship victory with its A424 LMDh in a chaotic Fuji 6 Hours

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Cadillac given double BoP hit for WEC Austin

Cadillac has seen its minimum weight increased and base power decreased for the Austin World Endurance Championship round following its 1-2 in Brazil last time out

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Cadillac suffers double BoP hit for WEC Austin

Cadillac has seen its minimum weight increased and base power decreased for the Austin World Endurance Championship round following its 1-2 in Brazil last time out

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Genesis completes first fire-up of GMR-001 Hypercar engine

Genesis fired up the engine in its new-for-2026 World Endurance Championship LMDh contender for the first time ahead of the start of testing next month.

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Genesis completes first fire-up of Hypercar engine ahead of WEC 2026

Genesis fired up the engine in its new-for-2026 World Endurance Championship LMDh contender for the first time ahead of the start of testing next month.

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Toyota calls WEC 2025 "boring" in BoP revision push

Toyota has labelled this year’s World Endurance Championship as “boring” and made a thinly-veiled call for changes to the system of Balance of Performance to improve the spectacle.

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The key factor in Lexus’ maiden WEC victory at Sao Paulo

The Auto Sport Promotion Lexus squad seized the chance offered by the introduction of a new Goodyear LMGT3 tyre at Interlagos to claim a maiden World Endurance Championship class victory.

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WEC Sao Paulo win proves "sky is the limit" for Cadillac, says Alex Lynn

Alex Lynn reckons the “sky is the limit” for Cadillac and the Jota team after the US manufacturer sealed a maiden World Endurance Championship victory at Interlagos on Sunday.

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"Sky is the limit" for Cadillac after WEC Sao Paulo win, says Lynn

Alex Lynn reckons the “sky is the limit” for Cadillac and the Jota team after the US manufacturer sealed a maiden World Endurance Championship victory at Interlagos on Sunday.

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WEC Sao Paolo 6 Hours: Cadillac claims a dominant 1-2 LMDh victory at Interlagos

Will Stevens, Alex Lynn and Norman Nato led home a Cadillac 1-2 at Interlagos as the US manufacturer notched up its maiden World Endurance Championship victory.

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WEC Sao Paolo: Cadillac claims 1-2 in first series victory

Will Stevens, Alex Lynn and Norman Nato led home a Cadillac 1-2 at Interlagos as the US manufacturer notched up its maiden World Endurance Championship victory.

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Ferrari hurt by BoP rules for Interlagos amid WEC 2025 dominance

Ferrari will run at the Hypercar minimum power for the first time at this weekend’s World Endurance Championship round at Interlagos.

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Ferrari pegged back by BoP amid 2025 WEC supremacy

Ferrari will run at the Hypercar minimum power for the first time at this weekend’s World Endurance Championship round at Interlagos.

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Peugeot open to building all-new car for WEC

Peugeot has admitted for the first time that building an all-new car is one of the options for its ongoing World Endurance Championship programme.

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How Ferrari dominated Le Mans with Kubica but saw Porsche pose its biggest threat yet

Ferrari made it three out of three at the Le Mans 24 Hours since its comeback to the top of the sportscar tree. Yet its victory in the World Endurance Championship blue riband event this time around was quite different from those that preceded it. For a start, the honours…

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The winners and losers from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours

A fourth win in as many races in the 2025 World Endurance Championship, a third straight victory at Le Mans. What more can Ferrari ask for? A 1-2-3, one might pedantically answer – which was a real possibility, such was the dominance of the 499Ps in terms of race pace,…

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“Handcuffed” by BoP, Peugeot drivers feel hopeless for Le Mans 24 Hours

World Endurance Championship competitors aren’t normally allowed to talk about the Balance of Performance, which aims at creating a level playing field, but ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Peugeot Hypercar squad is having a hard time thinking of anything else.

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“Handcuffed” by BoP, Peugeot drivers feel hopeless for Le Mans 24h

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