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When you think of Mexico things like tequila, sombreros’ and scorching sun spring to mind. Whilst there was plenty of the first two, the sun was nowhere to be seen as the dark grey clouds filled the skies above the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the inaugural round of the FIA WEC 6hrs of Mexico. With light sprinkles of rain, to full on showers, conditions were challenging but the Mexicans love their motorsport, and with plenty of locals to cheer on they were in for a trea

Strakka Racing takes its third consecutive fourth place finish, battling through rain showers in the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship race in Mexico City Continuing its string of top four finishes since the Le Mans 24 Hours back in June, Strakka Racing finished just shy of the podium yet again in the first ever FIA WEC round at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit, located in the heart of Mexico City. After securing third on the grid thanks to his superb lap

The number 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing will miss the free practice 1 and 2 sessions according to the team as they rush to replace a damaged monocoque following Stephane Sarrazin's spin into the pit wall at the circuit Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the "collective test" session. Stephane is unhurt, but the car has sustained heavy damage meaning that the monocoque needs to be repaired prior to FP3 and Qualifying. Picture from DailySportsCar.com

Strakka Racing was set up in 2007 to provide a platform for a young rising star, Nick Leventis, to compete in GT racing. After a successful appearance in the then Le Mans Endurance Series, Strakka competed in the 2008 Le Mans 24 hour race in association with Vitaphone. In 2010 whilst competing in the 1000kms at the Hunagaroring Strakka entered the history books when they became to first team in LMS history to take the overall win in an LMP2 car. In 2016 Strakka are comp

Tuesday 30 August, Banbury: Aston Martin Racing returns to the track this week, as the FIA World Endurance Championship heads to Mexico for its inaugural visit to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City. Despite stormy conditions forecast for this week’s round of the WEC, the team will be hoping for smooth sailing following its double podium success last time out at the Nürburgring. The team sit just 8 points behind the lead in the FIA WEC GT Manufacturers trophy and b

Just one month before the factory opening, Audi starts the crucial phase of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Mexico. Five of the nine championship races on the calendar are held between September and November. The world tour begins with the first ever world championship race in Mexico City on September 3. For drivers and engineers alike, it is the altitude of the 4.304 kilometer long track that represents the biggest change: at a height of more than 2,000 meters

The 6 Hours of Mexico presented by AT&T is almost upon us. The exciting and challenging Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez beckons for the bumper grid of FIA World Endurance Championship cars early next month. FIA WEC fans are notorious for their depth of knowledge but here are a few extra facts and points of interest to impress your friends and colleagues as the countdown to the big race continues. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez sits in the original Magdalena Mixhuca Sports C

Manor have signed Alfonso “Picho” Toledano Guerra to compete in his home race at the 6hrs of Mexico in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Beginning his racing career in Karts, becoming 100cc Champion in Mexico in 2004, Picho changed to single-seater racing in 2005. Since 2005 he has raced in many formulas including Formula BMW and Formula 3. Manor will race one car in Mexico whilst focussing on solving some issues which have robbed the team of podium finishes in recent WE

In a month’s time the inaugural 6 Hours of Mexico Presented by AT&T will almost be upon us and the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez will be echoing with the glorious sounds of the 34 prototypes and GT cars from the FIA World Endurance Championship. Until that time teams, drivers, and almost everyone else in the WEC paddock is enjoying some holiday time with families and friends. Enjoy the break everyone and come back rested and stronger than ever! Provisional entry list for

On the back of their win at Le Mans the LMP2 class was won by the #36 Signatech Alpine of Nicolas Lapierre, Stephane Richelmi and Gustavo Menezes. The #36 took over the lead going into the fourth hour when the #26 G-Drive of Alex Brundle, Rene Rast and Romain Rusinov retired with a gearbox failure. Taking second some 16.478 behind was the RGR Sport Ligier of Bruno Senna, Filipe Albuquerque and Ricardo Gonzalez. Ryan Dalziel and Jonny Kane gave the crowd a last lap battle

The #1 Porsche of reigning world champions Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber claimed their first victory of the season at the 6 hours of Nürburgring in front of a weekend crowd of 58,000. In a race which witnessed some immense battles, particular that of the sister car driven by Roman Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb going into the last hour against the #7 Audi of André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler (sadly for him Benoit Treluyer had to sit out this race whilst re

Impressive performance in qualifying in the Eifel: Marcel Fässler (CH) and André Lotterer (D) in the Audi R18 clinched grid position one in round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). With a gap of only 26 hundredths of a second Lucas di Grassi (BR) and Oliver Jarvis (GB) in the sister car number 8 directly trailed them. As in the season opener at Silverstone Audi, now in its home round, captured the front row again with its two hybrid sports cars. “In spite o

The two Porsche 919 Hybrids will start from the second row of the grid for the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The reigning world champions Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AU) claimed third on the grid for Sunday’s six-hour race at the Nürburgring (DE). Next to them on the grid will be the sister-car of the current championship leaders Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE). The race starts at 13:00 hrs loc

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will start the 6 Hours of Nürburgring from the third row after a disappointing qualifying session in wet conditions for the fourth round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Intermittent rain throughout the day created changing track conditions and a challenge for the teams, both in terms of tyre choice and track conditions. The #6 TS050 HYBRID of Stéphane Sarrazin, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi was the lead TOYOTA in fifth place, one ah

After taking the top spot in all free practice sessions, Porsche were unable to dominate a very tricky qualifying. Audi Sport Team Joest scored a one-two with Marcel Fässler putting the #7 on pole with a 1:39.444 and the sister car of Oliver Jarvis 0.266 seconds behind with a 1:39.710. André Lotterer commented ‘It feels good for the whole team after a tough Le Mans, it’s good for the spirit. I’m sure Benoit is gutted he is not here.’ The #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Mark We

Maria Höfl-Riesch will wave the green flag at this weekend's 6 Hours of Nurburgring, the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Maria, a guest of Audi, is Germany's three time Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion and overall Alpine Skiing World Cup Champion. Maria retired from international skiing after the 2014 Winter Olympics. #6hrNurburgring

For André Lotterer as the only German driver in Audi’s lineup, the race at the Nürburgring is his home round. On July 24, you will be competing in the Audi R18 in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). It’s Audi’s home round as well as yours. Are you excited? Absolutely! I still remember well what kind of a wonderful welcome we received by the crowd a year ago. More than 60,000 fans turned out for the German debut of the FIA WEC in the Eifel. It would be great if this

While training on his mountain bike three-time Le Mans winner Benoît Tréluyer fell and injured his spinal column. The injury will heal without surgical intervention and have no further consequences. As the recovery period will be several weeks, the 39-year-old Frenchman has to skip round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). As a result, his teammates, Marcel Fässler and André Lotterer, will be contesting the race at the Nürburgring on July 24 as a team of tw

Lewis Williamson will make his FIA World Endurance Championship debut with LMP2 entrant Strakka Racing at the 6 Hours of Nürburgring between 22-24 July. The Scottish driver will partner WEC regulars Jonny Kane and Nick Leventis in his first-ever sportscar race. Photo Jacob Ebrey “Through our race and coaching programmes, Strakka has always looked to support young drivers, nurturing talent and where possible providing chances,” says team founder Nick Leventis. “At Nürburg

With less than 20 days to go all thoughts have left the Circuit de la Sarthe and are now focused on the Nürburgring, the famous circuit nestled in the Eifel Mountains about 100kms south of Cologne. Stepped in history, and with the old circuit wrapping itself around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg, this circuit is a must visit for any fan. With a chance to drive the old circuit, how could it not be! Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you look at it,