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Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Toyota couldn't wish for a better debut for its brand new TR010 Hybrid at the 6 Hours of Imola. The no. #8 of Sébastien Buemi, Ryo Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley defeated the pole-sitting Ferrari 499P in a strategic race to open the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship season. The result, achieved in front of 92,175 spectators, came on Toyota's 100th WEC start and delivered the Japanese manufacturer its 50th victory in the series. Hypercar: Strateg

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: GT Report (Daniele Paglino), Rick Kiewiet The FIA World Endurance Championship's 2026 season was always going to start at Imola — just not quite in the way anyone had planned. The opening round in Qatar was called off amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, leaving the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari to host not only the first race of the year but also the Prologue test that preceded it. Eight Hypercar manufacturers and a packed L

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

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet For the third year running, the top step at Le Mans belongs to Ferrari. But this time, it was the...

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...

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

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Alex Lynn set the best time in the first qualifying session that decided who will participate in tomorrow...

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet, Manthey, Toyota, Iron Lynx After months of anticipation, the 93nd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is...

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Despite being hit with the hardest Balance of Performance changes (19kw less power and 12kg of extra weight),...

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet The FIA World Endurance Championship heads back to Europe this weekend, the 20st of April, for Round 2 of...

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: FIA WEC Ferrari kicked off the 2025 FIA WEC season in dominant fashion, locking out the podium at the Qatar...

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: WEC Pole position for the WEC season opener in Qatar Friday was seized by Antonio Giovinazzi in the #51 AF...

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...

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