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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

At The Classic next month (26-28 August), Silverstone will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Group C sportscar era. In addition to hosting the first Formula One World Championship race, Northamptonshire also had the honor of hosting the very first Group C race. On Sunday 16 May 1982, the Six Hours of Silverstone opened the 1982 World Endurance Championship, heralding the dawn of a glorious new era of cars that quickly rivaled Formula One in popularity. One of th

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Peugeot drove its first competitive miles today during FP1 for the 6hrs of Monza this Sunday. In the session...

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

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

Porsche’s brand new LMDh Le Mans racing car, set to race in the World Endurance Championship and IMSA Sportscar Championship in 2023, will make its world debut at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard alongside the winning GTE car from the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hour. Text & Image - Goodwood The new LMDh racer is eligible for both the World Endurance Championsip and the IMSA Sportscar Championship, and will race on both sides of the pond alongside cars from ma

Nearly half a century after Bill France Sr. first took stock cars to the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports have announced their intention to compete in the 2023 event as the special Garage 56 entry. The entry will be a modified version of the Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 race car and is a collaboration of NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet, IMSA, and Goodyear. Further details, including technical elements of the car and the team’s driver l

As the Le Mans 24 Hours race took place on Circuit de la Sarthe for the 90th time, we saw a tale of 2 Toyota's unfold as Sebastien Buemi,...

Toyota Gazoo Racing make is 5 wins in a row as the No.8 car of Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa take the win over the team car No.7. In 3rd the 709 Glickenhaus of Briscoe, Westbrook and Mailleux ended 5 laps behind the winning pair. In LMP2, the JOTA team finally made it to the top step of the podium with the No.38 follwed by the Prema Orlen Team No.9 and the sister JOTA number 28 complete the podium. In the final showing of GTE-Pro class, the Porsche GT Team number 91 took the wi

Nyck de Vries to replace Philippe Cimadomo in the number 13 TDS Racing x Vaillante LMP2 car for this years race after Cimadomo was...

Our photographer Rick has been busy trackside and I have been busy editing and sorting the images as they come in, here are my favourites...

Brendon Hartley in the No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR101 Hybrid has claimed overall pole position for the 90th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, with his team mate Kamui Kobayashi taking 2nd place in the sister No. 7 car. Nicolas Lapierre took third for Alpine with a best lap of 3:24.850, which sat at the top of the timesheets until improvements from both Toyota knocked it down to third and Ryan Briscoe was fourth for Glickenhaus, with team mate Olivier Pla rounding out the top

Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest time during qualifying on Wednesday, and the drivers vying for Hyperpole during a session hit by rain in the second half. The five Hypercars are already guaranteed a place in Hyperpole, but the Japanese driver outpaced Romain Dumas' No. 708 Glickenhaus 007 Pipo by 0.108 seconds. Robin Frijns led the way in LMP2 in the No. 31 Team WRT Oreca 07 Gibson with a time of 3:29.898. Jose Felix da Costa of JOTA placed second, while Norman Nato, Alex Lynn

Images: Rick Kiewiet Our best images from the 2022 TotalEnergies 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps!

Almost exactly one year since Peugeot TotalEnergies revealed the concept behind the 9X8, and just five months after the car's first track...

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Lamborghini is the next manufacturer to join the hyperclass category in the WEC from 2024. The Italian brand,...

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...