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The three Porsche 963 fielded by Porsche Penske Motorsport at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be decked out in a distinctive design....

The Centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and round four of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, will go off at 4 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 10. Now the musicians and singers that will be performing live at the race have finally been revealed, after the announcement of the highlights on the schedule of festivities in December and the Entry List in February. Celebrities from all walks of life have graced the trackside stage at the 24 Hours of Le Mans throughout th

Canadian businessman and gentlemen racer Paul Dalla Lana announced his retirement from racing on Monday (April 24), according to a statement released by Aston Martin. According to reports, Dalla Lana needs to stop racing and devote more effort to his enterprises. The outcome is the end of NorthWest AMR as we know it. At the very least as far back as 2009, when he made his Grand-Am debut in a BMW for Turner Motorsport in the Street Tuner class of the Koni Challenge (now IMSA M

By: Rick Kiewiet With the 6h of Spa at our doorstep, let's take one more look at our best images from last weekend's 6h of Portimão!

The Hypercar category, a joint project of the FIA and the ACO, which in 2018 was envisioned as the new top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, made its debut in 2021, but it wasn't until this year that this ruleset really came of age, attracting a slew of manufacturers. In 2018 the Hypercar category was envisioned as the new top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is the premier endurance racing series in the wo

It's been 3,5 weeks since the opening round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship at Sebring and round 2 is at our doorstep:...

Prescott Motorsport is proud to announce that we will be supporting Race Against Dementia by donating a percentage of all clothing sales. We believe that this is a worthy cause, and we hope that our customers will join us in supporting this important work. Race Against Dementia is a charity that is dedicated to finding a cure for dementia. Dementia is a devastating disease that affects millions of people around the world. It robs people of their memories, their ability to thi

Goodyear has been selected as the exclusive tyre supplier for the next LMGT3 class in the FIA World Endurance Championship, thanks to their success in a tender conducted by the FIA and the ACO in December. Members of the FIA World Motor Sport Council voted this week through electronic ballot to ratify the appointment of the American tyre maker for a three-year period beginning with the 2024 season. The company is already the exclusive supplier to the FIA WEC's LMP2 class. Fro

Swedish manufacturer have announced their intention to run in the Hypercar class at the 2023 Le Mans 24 race. In their authentic livery its no surprise that Ikea will be their title sponsor. Its understood that the team plan to bring the car to La Sarthe in an unusual way, rather than using polluting HGV's, the team plan to carry parts of the car with them as they travel down from Sweden and then assemble the car once in France. Its understood that the various parts will be

The Le Mans 24 Hour race is one of the most prestigious endurance races in the world, drawing in motorsport enthusiasts from all around...

Nick Tandy, Mathieu Jaminet, and Felipe Nasr will share driving duties in the No. 75 Porsche 963 LMDh hybrid prototype for the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nick Tandy, a British driver, has a wealth of experience thanks to his ten previous attempts at the world's greatest endurance race. He won the 2015 championship driving a Porsche 919 Hybrid. Jaminet, a Frenchman, will be making his second appearance at the Circuit des 24 Heures race this June. The hometown hero completed his

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Ferrari, WEC The battle is on at Sebring! Despite Toyota being fastest in last weekend's Prologue and all the...

Avis Budget Group (Nasdaq: CAR), a leading provider of mobility solutions, and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which includes the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans as its headline race, have today announced a new partnership. Under the agreement, Avis has been named a Premium Partner for the FIA WEC – which sees global marques including Ferrari, Porsche, Peugeot, Toyota and Cadillac go head-to-head on some of the world’s best race circuits over races of between six an

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: FIA WEC The official WEC Prologue is behind us, and the first race of 2023 is at our doorstep. FP1 of the first round, the 1000 miles of Sebring, is just behind us with some surprising results. It won't come as a surprise that Toyota topped the charts after FP1. Ryo Hirakawa put out a 1:47.649 in the #8. this was already 1.568s faster than last years qualifying time. More interesting was that James Calado, in the brand new #51 Ferrari 499P, was less

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Adam Prescott, Rick Kiewiet, NASCAR No less than 62 cars will set out to take the start of the centennial 24...

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team tackles the 24 Hours of Le Mans with three Porsche 963. Together with the two hypercar vehicles from the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the squad will also compete with a hybrid prototype from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. For the major event on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the endurance classic, the factory team enlists personnel from both series. The customer squad Hertz Team JOTA has entered a fou

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet The legendary French racing team once founded by Henri Pescarolo in the early 2000s has communicated its...

NASCAR today announced a prestigious driver lineup to pilot its Garage 56 entry in the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 100th anniversary of the legendary race. Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, former 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller, and 2009 Formula One world champion Jenson Button will share the driver’s seat of the Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which is anticipated to be approved for entry by l'Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) in the com

Wraps Taken Off New GT3 Challenger for Chevrolet, Set for 2024 Debut. At the same place the Corvette Z06 GT3.R will make its on track...

With the Centenary year of the Le Mans 24 Hour Race a little over 6 months away, die hard fans are facing challenging times getting admission tickets and their usual camping grounds as demand seems to be outstripping supply. New update at the end of this article. In an attempt to find space for their Centenary Celebrations and opening ceremony, The ACO (Automobile club de l'ouest) have closed several camp grounds which as not only affected fans but has taken official reseller

With a record number of Hypercar and LMGTE Am entries, the field for the 11th season of the FIA World Endurance Championship is set to herald a new era of endurance motorsport. With Hypercar entries from no less than 9 different teams, entering 7 different makes of car 2023 is set to go down in the history books. Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest: “The FIA World Endurance Championship is about to embark on one of its most thrilling seasons ever. Seven

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Rick Kiewiet, FIA WEC It's been a quite eventful year in the World Endurance Championship, with close fights,...

Porsche is ready to take on the 2023 motorsport season with big plans, lots of factory commitments, and some exciting new customer racing opportunities. Porsche Penske Motorsport fields two 963 hybrid prototypes in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in pursuit of overall victories. TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team has their sights set on winning the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with their new 99X E

At a press conference held at the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit today, Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, Christelle Morançais, President of the Pays de la Loire region, Dominique Le Mèner, President of Sarthe Council, Stéphane Le Foll, Mayor of Le Mans, and Agathe Cury, head of the local prefect’s cabinet, unveiled the list of festivities planned to celebrate the 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary. At 4pm on Saturday 10 June next year, the 24 Hours of Le Ma