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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

Rick Kiewiet
Dec 12, 2025


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

Rick Kiewiet
Dec 5, 2025


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

Rick Kiewiet
Nov 27, 2025


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

Rick Kiewiet
Nov 3, 2025


BREAKING: Porsche to End Factory WEC Programme After 2025
Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Porsche has confirmed that its factory Hypercar effort in the FIA World Endurance Championship will come to...

Rick Kiewiet
Oct 7, 2025


Preview: 6 hours of Fuji
Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: FIA WEC, Rick Kiewiet, Genesis The FIA World Endurance Championship heads into its penultimate round of the...

Rick Kiewiet
Sep 24, 2025


Pourchaire replaces Vandoorne at Peugeot
Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet In a press statement today, Peugeot confirmed that Théo Pourchaire will make his FIA World Endurance...

Rick Kiewiet
Sep 11, 2025


Porsche scores first 2025 victory at CotA
Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Porsche, Peugeot, United Autosports Porsche Penske Motorsport claimed its long-awaited first win of the 2025...

Rick Kiewiet
Sep 8, 2025


Preview: Lone Star Le Mans
Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: WEC, Rick Kiewiet The FIA World Endurance Championship heads to Texas for the 6 Hours of Circuit of The...

Rick Kiewiet
Sep 4, 2025


Genesis GMR-001 completes first shakedown
Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Genesis, Rick Kiewiet In bare carbon and stripped of any branding, the Genesis GMR-001 made its first steps...

Rick Kiewiet
Aug 13, 2025


Ferrari wins again — but not the one you'd expect
Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet For the third year running, the top step at Le Mans belongs to Ferrari. But this time, it was the...

Rick Kiewiet
Jun 15, 2025


Ferrari in control as night falls at Le Mans
Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet As Saturday rolled into Sunday at the Circuit de la Sarthe, the 93rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans...

Rick Kiewiet
Jun 14, 2025


CADILLAC SCORES MAIDEN LE MANS POLE
Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet For the first time in nearly six decades, an American manufacturer will start from pole position at the 24...

Rick Kiewiet
Jun 12, 2025


Le Mans preview: Toyota tops test day, but can it beat Ferrari?
Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet, Manthey, Toyota, Iron Lynx After months of anticipation, the 93nd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is...

Rick Kiewiet
Jun 8, 2025
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