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Following an extremely productive and positive meeting held on March 18 between the FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA and Sebring International Raceway organisations, some key changes have been jointly agreed for the 2019 race weekend. Presented by IMSA and the WEC, the 13-16 March event will feature more racing, more cars and a heightened experience for fans with the WEC’s 6th round of its Super Season now becoming the 1000 Miles of Sebring (or 8 hours, whichever come

No, this is not a late April fool Joke! It is looking increasing like there will be a collaboration between TVR and Rebellion Racing to bring the TVR brand back to the endurance race track, and Le Mans for the FIA WEC Super Season. In this pixelated image which has appeared on TVR's social media feeds this afternoon, with the words "Back to the track after 13 years. To be revealed 05.04 #TVR" It seems that the image is of an LMP1 car, and resembles that image of the Rebell

MR Racing to compete in the World Endurance Championship with Ishikawa, Cheever III and Beretta in the #70 Ferrari 488 GTE Competing for the first time in the famed FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), MR Racing is proud to announce its entry with the Ferrari 488 GTE Nr. 70 driven by Motoaki Ishikawa, Eddie Cheever III and works Ferrari driver Olivier Beretta. The brand new team will race in the LMGTE-Am category technically supported by LMGTE-Pro class reigning champion

April 1st 2018 Yokohama, Japan: Nissan to return to LMP1 for the FIA World Endurance Championship for the Super Season. In shock news today, Nissan are to return to the LMP1 field for the upcoming Super Season with a shock announcement made today the 1st April 2018.  The sporting director of Nissan commented "we have been working closely with the FIA WEC to ensure our plans were not leaked, but we are now able to announce our return to the LMP1 class" After their unsuccess

A prologue or prolog is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. So our story of the FIA World Endurance Championship, Super Season starts with a Prologue, in the South of France at the Circuit Paul Ricard where the characters of our story will gather together for the first time. © Adrenal Media/FIA WEC Our characters have been working out of s

In the first of our fan competitions for 2018 we are giving away 2 general entry tickets to the 2018 Total 6 Hours of Spa, brought to you by the FIA World Endurance Championship. Since 1966 the greatest endurance machines have competed on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the Belgian Ardennes and have always generated exciting and spectacular races. The final event before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it also serves as a rehearsal for the biggest race on the calendar. And you coul

On April 6, Porsche heads into the new season of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with the two-day Prologue on the Circuit Paul Ricard. On the racetrack in the south of France, which opened in 1970, the Porsche GT Team will simulate an entire race weekend with the two 911 RSR in order to tackle the 15-month Super Season perfectly prepared. Porsche’s factory driver Gianmaria Bruni celebrates his comeback to the world’s most important race series for sports cars. Th

United Autosports have confirmed that Juan Pablo Montoya will join the team for the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours. The former F1 racer will join Will Owen and Hugo de Sadeleer in the #32 Ligier JS P217 for his debut at the most prestigious endurance race in the world. Although Montoya will be making his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he is no stranger to sports car racing, as he currently races in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Team Penske. Along with his Formu

The FIA World Endurance Championship is delighted to announce it will make a welcome return to the spiritual home of Brazilian endurance racing, Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) in São Paulo, from the 2019-2020 season. Announced today (22 March 2018) at a packed and enthusiastically received press conference in the Brazilian city, the 6-hour race will form part of a calendar which is due to be revealed this summer. A date for the 6 Hours of São Paulo will be communi

“It’s the most elemental, determined race car we have ever built.” When the BMW M8 GTE broke cover last year, it was celebrated for its innovative design that embraced both the motorsport and road car heritage of BMW, while making a clear statement of modernity. Speaking in an interview, Michael Scully, Head of Design BMW Motorsport, and the man behind the aesthetics of the latest Le Mans challenger, explains how the BMW M8 GTE’s looks came to life. Mr. Scully, the BMW M8 G

Every successful race car needs a powerful and reliable engine to accelerate to top speed. In the case of the new BMW M8 GTE, which will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018, this is the BMW P63/1. The story of this special powerhouse began back in February 2016. Every successful race car needs a powerful and reliable engine to accelerate to top speed. In the case of the new BMW M8 GTE, which will compet

Liquid Colour Design has revealed the world’s first racing helmets painted with Elite Diamond Concept coating and finished with 24 carat gold leaf. Designed by fellow artist, Brandon Seaber, Liquid Colour Design founder Iain Baldwin applied the luxurious racing helmet finish at his paint shop in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. Produced by Elite Diamond Concept, the special coating is combined with diamonds and glass to give an extra tough finish and unique shine. The diamond

Friday 9 February, Banbury : Aston Martin Racing has confirmed it will race two brand new Vantage GTEs in the GTE Pro category of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season. In a revised driver line-up, three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Darren Turner (GB) joins Danish pairing and former GTE Pro champions Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen in #95 ‘Dane Train’ machine, while exciting new Aston Martin Racing signings Maxime Martin (B) and Alex Lynn (GB) will

Ginetta can today (09/02/2018) confirm plans for a two-car entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship, including both the 2018 and 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. The two Ginetta G60-LT-P1 cars will be entered by customer team, CEFC TRSM Racing. 21-year-old Charlie Robertson and 25-year-old Oliver Rowland are the first two drivers confirmed by CEFC TRSM Racing. Ginetta Development Driver Robertson will pilot one car, with single-seater star Rowland behind the wheel of the secon

CEFC TRSM Racing are pleased to announce Oliver Rowland will drive for the team in the 2018/19 super season in the FIA World Endurance Championship. This will mark the teams third season in the FIA WEC but their first in LMP1. Rowland has a wealth of driving experience in various series including most recently Formula 2. This will be his debut year in endurance racing. Further driver announcements and full driver line up will follow in due course. Graeme Lowdon, President

Today is the day when we find out the entries for the upcoming FIA World Endurance Championship and Le Mans. Building on its popular success of previous years the press conference will be streamed worldwide through various media sources. First up is via the FIA WEC Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/fiawec/ For English commentary your best bet is going to be via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYgPncXzAA And of course you can follow via Twitter @FIAWEC O

McLaren has confirmed it will allow Fernando Alonso to compete in upcoming rounds of the World Endurance Championship, including this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, after reaching agreement with both Fernando and Toyota Gazoo Racing. McLaren and Fernando are in full agreement that Formula 1 remains their shared top priority. As such, Fernando will compete in every round of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, and will dovetail his sports car commitments around grands prix

The new Ginetta G60-LT-P1 had its first roll-out test on Friday (19 January) after being unveiled just over a week earlier, at the Autosport International Show. The LMP1 machine undertook several high speed straight line runs at Leeds East Airport, Church Fenton, North Yorkshire with Ginetta Factory Driver Mike Simpson at the wheel. The closed test saw Ginetta’s design, test and development teams in attendance together with representatives of the first customer team, TRS Man

Risi Competizione will enter the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with a two-car team for the upcoming Rolex 24 at Daytona, January 25-28. 2018 marks the start of the third year of competition for the beautiful Ferrari 488, which made its debut just prior to the 2016 running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team finished sixth at Daytona and closed the season with a victory at Petit Le Mans that year. Matt Griffin will be joining the No. 82 Ferrari 488 GT

At 11am on the first day of the 2018 Autosport Show in the NEC at Birmingham, Ginetta Chairman revealed their G60-LT-P1 LMP1 car to the world for the first time. Resplendent in the new colours of the Manor TRS Team, metallic blue and white the car took centre stage. Lawrence Tomlinson, Chairman of Ginetta, said: “I’m delighted to finally be able to unveil our latest machine to the motorsport industry, and what better time than at the start of our 60th year of manufacturing