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For many years now, the name Andy Blackmore has become synonymous with the creation of spotters' guides and racecar liveries. This writer took the opportunity to ask Andy some questions on the lead up to this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans about how he started in this field and some of his achievements to date. Andy started designing liveries while at University in the UK on a Car Design degree. He won a competition to design a livery for Toyota's British Touring Car Championship

As part of our build up to the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, we take a look at the famous Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. Designed in 1920 by Jules de Thier and Henri Langlois Van Ophem, the original triangle-shaped course used public roads between the Belgian towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy, and Stavelot. The track was intended to have hosted its inaugural race in August 1921, however this event had to be cancelled as there was only one entran

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

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

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

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

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,

A weekend of sunshine, warm temperatures and action-packed family entertainment is on offer for everyone who travels to the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship at the world famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. On track, no fewer than 34 cars will be battling it out for victory, while the well-established Fan Area offers plenty of family fun and a great variety of entertainments for all. The fifth edition of the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, from the 5th - 7th

The day started with not a cloud in the sky, much different to yesterdays snow storm which disrupted most of the mornings running. With the LPM1 hybrids formed up in a two by two team formation, the Audi’s lead the grid off on two formation laps. At 12noon the green flag, waved by actor and Porsche driver Patrick Dempsey fell, and the much anticipated 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship was underway. The No. 7 Audi of André Lotterer led into Abbey with the rest of the

The FIA World Endurance Championship’s App has received many plaudits for its range of entertaining and informative content, ease of use, and availability on multiple platforms. Now, for 2016, it has been upgraded further with a new design and features, better integration and new content so that fans of the best endurance racing in the world don’t have to miss a minute of the action. We rely more and more heavily on small screen technology in our everyday lives, with many

With the opening round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship just around the corner, here is our quick guide to the Championship and its classes. If you have never seen a WEC race before the most important thing to know is that there are four classes of cars racing on the same track at the same time. Also, a common factor throughout the four classes is that one team of drivers compete in the same car; two or three drivers take turns in the car completing “stints” of

The anticipation and waiting is over. The FIA WEC cars and drivers blew the dust off the long winter and made sure it was a very Good Friday indeed at Circuit Paul Ricard today. Fine spring conditions in the South of France welcomed the 29 cars as they took to the track and welcomed in the fifth edition of the WEC, as preparations continued for the first round at Silverstone in three weeks’ time. The opening day was broken down in to three sessions – morning, afternoon and n

For the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans 24 Hours, Audi is emphasizing focal areas in the 2016 season: The Audi R18 that has been redesigned from scratch has almost nothing in common anymore with its predecessor. It features a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell, its hybrid drive system is battery-operated for the first time, the V6 TDI engine has been revised, and new system solutions have been added. As a result, Audi’s LMP1

Prescott Motorsport coverage for 2016 will cover 4 counties and several different racing tracks starting on the 2nd of April with and 24H Series race from Silverstone, next up is the ELMS and FIA WEC races also from Silverstone on the weekend of the 16th and 17th April. Into May, and we visit Spa Francorchamps for the 6Hrs of Spa with the FIA WEC over the weekend of the 7th and 8th, back to Silverstone on the 15th and 15th for the Blancpain GT Series. Returning to Silvers

So after a hectic month of driver signings we thought we would cover the main ones: WEC, British GT and Blancpain all in one place! FIA World Endurance Series With the press launch and Prologue just around the corner, the teams are gearing up for what will no doubt be another stellar year of driver/car performances. New team Manor announced their drivers. First up is ex-Formula 1 racer Will Stephens who joins from ‘sister team’ Manor Marrussia F1. He will join the returni

The time for talking is over! The sights and sounds of 29 of the world’s best endurance racers will soon be the focus of attention at the FIA World Endurance Championship’s official pre-season test, The Prologue. Taking place at Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet in the south of France on Friday and Saturday 25/26th March, this will be the first opportunity for competitors, media and fans throughout the world to see 2016’s WEC teams on track all together. Of the 32 ful

Manor welcomes back former-IndyCar driver, James Jakes, as the team extends its 2016 driver line up. British driver, James Jakes, will return to Manor this season for his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship. James had previously driven with the team during 2007 in Formula 3 and 2010 in the GP3 series, visiting the podium a number of times, before heading to the USA to compete in the IndyCar Series for the past 4 seasons. This will be James’ debut into

Former FORMULA 1 driver, Will Stevens, joins Manor as the team expands its entry in the WEC to two cars. Former FORMULA 1 driver, Will Stevens, joins Manor as the team expands its entry in the WEC to two cars. Only a few weeks after confirming its entry into WEC, the team is now pleased to reveal the first in a series of announcements to be made between now and The Prologue. Bringing strength, speed and an excellent working relationship with the team is former F1 dr

A lot of times we get asked to explain what the FIA World Endurance Championship is all about, so we tell people and they seem to understand - one thing that you can't get over is the passion and emotion of it. Thankfully the FIA have a video that shows this - so sit back and enjoy... Witness the spirit of Le Mans, feel the emotion, experience the state-of-the-art technological performance here in the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship action video #fiawec #wec #LeMan

In less than 3 hrs the FIA will be announcing the entries for the World Endurance Championship live at their press conference in Paris. Prescott motorpsort will be comentating via our twitter feed @FromTheTribune so where ever you are you can keep up with the breaking news. #fiawec #fia #24hlemans #lemans #lm24 #LeMans

Porsche may have been crowned 2015 WEC LMP1 manufacturers winners, but the race for the drivers Championship is going down to the wire in the desert. At The Bahrain International Circuit, with a twelve point difference between the No. 17 Porsche of Bernhard, Hartley and Webber and the 7 Audi of Lotterer, Treluyer and Fassler, it's all to play for. With 1 DNF for the drivers of car 17 at the opening round at Silverstone, an otherwise 100% top three finish rate for both c

On Saturday 19 September the Circuit of The Americas (CoTA) in Texas will host the first of four events outside Europe for the 2015 World Endurance Championship. The six hour North American race will be the third event at the track near Austin and the second time the Lone Star Le Mans festival of racing has been run in partnership with the Tudor United Sports Car Championship. In total 31 cars, representing 10 different nations, and 86 drivers, from 19 countries acro