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GTWC 6hrs of Paul Ricard: EVERYTHING you need to know.

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: SRO The GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS opens its 2026 season at Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend, with a 59-car field contesting a six-hour race running from 18:00 through to midnight on Saturday. It is the 14th consecutive year the series has visited the French circuit, and one of the more eventful season openers in recent memory. New in 2026: Lamborghini's Temerario and F1 driver(-s?) The headline addition on the machinery front is the L

Lance Stroll to make GT3 debut at GTWC Europe opener, Paul Ricard

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: SRO Lance Stroll will step out of his Aston Martin Formula 1 car and into a GT3 machine next weekend, with the Canadian confirmed for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season opener at Circuit Paul Ricard on April 11. Lance Stroll will step out of his Aston Martin Formula 1 car and into a GT3 machine next weekend, with the Canadian confirmed for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season opener at Circuit Paul Ricard on April 11. S

Imola will Open 2026 WEC Season, Qatar 1812km postponed

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship will no longer begin in Qatar, after the Qatar 1812km was officially postponed due to the escalating geopolitical situation in the Middle East. The race, originally scheduled for 26–28 March at Lusail International Circuit, will now be moved to the second half of the season. Therefore, Imola will host the 2026 season opener. In an official FIA WEC press statement released on 3 March, championship organisers

BREAKING: Alpine exits WEC by end of 2026

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Alpine has confirmed it will withdraw from the FIA World Endurance Championship after the 2026 season, bringing its Hypercar program to a close as the French manufacturer shifts its motorsport focus fully to Formula One. The decision forms part of a broader revision of Alpine’s brand and business strategy, with the company prioritising long-term product development and financial sustainability amid changing market conditions, particularly slower-th

Toyota reveils new TR010 Hypercar

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Toyota, Rick Kiewiet Toyota has unveiled its updated Hypercar challenger, the TR010 HYBRID, for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship season, marking the start of a new era for the Japanese manufacturer’s long-running endurance program. Images published this week show extensive bodywork revisions compared to the previous GR010 design, which had remained visually unchanged since 2021. The front end has been reshaped to reflect Toyota’s current ro

Vanwall Targets 2026–27 Asian Le Mans Series Return as Revised 680 Hypercar Nears Track Comeback

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Vanwall is preparing a return to top-level prototype competition, outlining plans to contest the newly expanded Hypercar class in the 2026–27 Asian Le Mans Series as part of a wider push to rejoin the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2027. The Austrian-flagged team, operated by Colin Kolles’ ByKolles structure, has been absent from competition since the conclusion of its troubled 2023 WEC campaign. The original Vandervell 680 LMH completed one s

Proton Competition Confirms: No Porsche 963 Entry for 2026 WEC

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Proton Competition has confirmed it will not field a Porsche 963 Hypercar in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship, drawing a definitive end to weeks of intense negotiations and closing the last potential avenue for Porsche to remain present in the top class at Le Mans next year. The decision comes in the wake of Porsche Penske Motorsport’s withdrawal from the world championship, which left Proton as the only realistic route for the 963 to stay

Iron Dames withdraw from the 2026 FIA WEC grid

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet The Iron Dames project will not return to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2026, ending a five-season run as the only all-female entry on the world stage. The announcement, issued on Thursday afternoon, confirms the closure of the team’s LMGT3 programme after months of uncertainty surrounding its future. First podium, Monza 2022 The Dames’ WEC story began in 2021, following two seasons in the European Le Mans Series. What started as an ambit

Toyota wins the battle in Bahrain, but Ferrari wins the war.

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Just like in qualifying, Japan ruled the desert once more. Toyota and Lexus completed a dominant weekend in Bahrain as the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship season came to a close, with Toyota ending its yearlong victory drought in Hypercar and Lexus claiming class honours in LMGT3. While the Japanese marques celebrated their race wins, Ferrari walked away with both world championships, sealing the Hypercar Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ titles to

Japan rules in Bahrain: Toyota and Lexus on Pole

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Japan ruled in qualifying for the BAPCO 8 Hours of Bahrain, as Toyota Gazoo Racing locked out the Hypercar front row and Lexus continued the nation’s dominance by securing LMGT3 pole. Toyota claims first pole since a year. Kamui Kobayashi delivered a flawless performance in the No. 7 GR010 Hybrid, setting a 1:46.826 on his sole flying lap after an extra warm-up tour to bring the tyres to temperature. His time proved untouchable, edging teammate Bre

Preview: BAPCO 8 hours of Bahrain

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet The FIA World Endurance Championship heads to the desert for the season-ending BAPCO 8 Hours of Bahrain (6-8 November), with both the Hypercar and LMGT3 titles still up for grabs. The Bahrain International Circuit (5.412 km) will host the final showdown of the 2025 campaign, with eight hours of racing from day into night. The Championships' decider The Hypercar championship remains tightly contested. Ferrari leads both the Manufacturers’ and Driver

Garage 59 wins, title claimed by Rutronik Porsche

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: SRO The 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season reached a its conclusion at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where Garage 59 claimed its first overall victory in nearly a decade, while Rutronik Racing secured the drivers’ championship by the narrowest of margins. From pole position, the #58 Garage 59 McLaren GT3 Evo of Dean MacDonald, Adam Smalley, and Louis Prette led from the opening stint and never looked back. A composed drive thr