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The two Porsche 963 from Porsche Penske Motorsport will tackle the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship flying the race numbers 6 and 7. These digits are well known to the partners, Team Penske and Porsche, from their joint effort with the RS Spyder – and are associated with many great memories for both world-class companies. The ca. 500 kW (680 PS) hybrid prototype for the newly created GTP class will be showcased to the public for the first time in the USA at the fi

It is possible to gauge the level of interest in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in a number of ways. It is evident from the growth of the field for 2022's Rolex 24 At Daytona, which exceeded 60 cars for the first time in eight years. IMSA officials are optimistic that Daytona International Speedway's pit lane, paddock, and garages will be filled with a full field of competitors in January 2023 as early returns for the 61st running of America's classic 24-hour end

Recently, Porsche completed a 36-hour test of its 963 at Sebring International Raceway, surpassing its overall mark of 6,000 miles of on-track testing of the new car. It isn’t alone. The other three manufacturers planning to enter the new Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class for the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season – Acura, BMW and Cadillac – also are well underway with on-track testing and computer simulations of the new hybrid-based LMDh car in the GTP cla

It’s an underlying theme of all motorsports, especially sports car racing. Competing against other manufacturers in front of potential buyers of production vehicles is as old as the automobile itself. How, then, is that race-to-sell dynamic expected to work with the new Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class that will debut in January in the Rolex 24 At Daytona? Just fine, if you ask the four manufacturers preparing to compete in the new top class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsC

BMW M Motorsport returns to Le Mans with the BMW M Hybrid V8: WEC involvement from 2024. In 2024, BMW M Motorsport will return to the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the first time since the legendary BMW V12 LMR won Le Mans 25 years ago, a BMW M Motorsport prototype will challenge for the overall victory. The new BMW M Hybrid V8 will compete in the official FIA World Endurance Championship one year after debuting in the North American IMSA Wea

As part of its LMDh program, Lamborghini Squadra Corse has announced the first two drivers for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (Hypercar class) and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (GTP class). Andrea Caldarelli and Mirko Bortolotti, both current Lamborghini factory drivers, have been confirmed not only as test drivers, but also as drivers in the new project. “We are especially proud to announce Mirko and Andrea as the first drivers for the LMDh program,” co

The new, hybrid-powered Acura ARX-06 LMDh prototype has successfully completed two days of testing following its shakedown last week. It will compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship hybrid-powered GTP category in 2023. "Of course, it is still early days, but I would have to say we're quite pleased with the results of both the initial shake-down runs last week at Paul Ricard; followed by two days this weekend, which ran into the night both on Saturday and Sunday

At Putnam Park, Indianna. Cadillac Racing put the LMDh prototype through its paces in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The car features an all-new Cadillac 5.5-liter, dual-overhead cam V-8 engine developed by GM's Performance and Racing propulsion team and paired with the LMDh common hybrid system. The 680-horsepower race car will be Cadillac's first hybrid prototype, equipped with a spec energy recovery system. In 2023, Cadillac will join Acura, BMW, and Porsche

Ferrari Factory drivers Alessandro Pier Guidi and Nicklas Nielsen had the privilege of completing the first laps in the Ferrari Le Mans Hypercar at the Fiorano Circuit. At the Fiorano circuit this morning, history was made. After a series of preparatory checks, two-time world endurance champion Alessandro Pier Guidi fired up the engine of Ferrari's new Le Mans Hypercar (LMH), which it will use in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023. Under the watchful eye of CEO Bene

JDC-Miller MotorSports announces Porsche LMDh Customer program for 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP class. After Friday's factory announcement regarding the new Porsche 963 prototype race car, Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) and JDC-Miller MotorSports announce the first customer entry for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP class. Longstanding sports car team will field a Porsche 963 prototype as a privateer entry in the new-for-2023 top cl

Today it has been announced that JOTA will compete with the newly announced Porsche 963 next season after confirming a deal in a collaboration with Hertz. Hertz announced today that it is sponsoring a brand new Porsche race-car for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which includes the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours. From 2023 to 2025, Hertz will be the title sponsor of a new Porsche 963 LMDh race-car. Singer Group and the recently crowned Le Mans LMP2 winner JOTA will jo

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Porsche Newsroom Video: Goodwood Porsche and Penske have presented their new endurance racer that will compete...

BMW M Motorsport announces the name, design, and livery for the LMDh prototype for the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. With a look designed by BMW Group Designworks, the BMW M Hybrid V8 celebrates BMW M Motorsport's history in North America while defining the future of hybrid electrics. There's no doubt that the prototype is a BMW M car. This message is echoed by Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M GmbH: “The most critical task and the greatest challenge fo

We are saddened to learn of the passing of the co-owner/driver of one of the last true privateer endurance racing teams who took on the...

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: WEC, United Autosports, Chevrolet Pole, race win and fastest lap: Alpine didn't leave much room for discussion...

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Alpine, Ferrari, WEC The first pole position of the 2022 WEC season is claimed by Nicolas Lapierre in the...

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Rick Kiewiet, Peugeot, FIA WEC, NorthWestAMR/DrewGibsonPhoto The Prologue is behind us, the 1000 miles of...

Helio Castroneves kept the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05 ahead of the field during the final 30 minutes to lift MSR and co-drivers Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis and Simon Pagenaud to victory Sunday in the 60th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. The win led to Castroneves’ signature celebratory move of climbing the fence, which he made famous during four Indianapolis 500 wins. “It sounds cliche, but it’s all about believing,” Castroneves sai

The tenth anniversary of the FIA World Endurance Championship 1000 Miles of Sebring season opener features a healthy grid of 37 cars. The...

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Peugeot Sport In an article on Peugeot Sport's website, the team confirmed today it will miss the first round...

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Porsche We still have to wait more than a year to see it compete in the WEC (and IMSA), but today marks the...

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: FIA WEC Perhaps not surprisingly, Toyota climbed the top step of the podium after the first of two WEC rounds...

It took us a good while, but the result may be there! We've uploaded part 1 of our 24 hours of Le Mans 2021 gallery! Click here to go...

Porsche Motorsport and Team Penske have agreed to collaborate closely in fielding a new LMDh vehicle, commencing in 2023, running factory...