Sarah Bovy clinches first pole in WEC this season
Sarah Bovy clinches her first pole in WEC LMGT3 class at Spa after a dramatic start of the Hyperbole with Aliaksandr MALYKHIN in #92 Porsche ending his session in the rails at Raidillon.
Peugeot and BMW pointing their nose in TOP 6
Kevin Estre did beat his own fastest lap driven yesterday to set the definitive Benchmark for the three free practices. Nice session this morning for Peugeot 3rd and BMW 6th of combined practices.
Augusto Farfus first win in WEC
Part 1/4 of Augusto Farfus interview looking back at his Imola victory and sharing his views about the necessary ingredients to win the LMGT3 class in WEC.
WEC-Imola: Malykhin wins Hyperpole
Malykhin wins LMGT3 Hyperpole and was the only LMGT3 driver under the 1:43 mark.
The new BoP for WEC Imola round is known
The new 2024 Imola BoP was published 12/04 getting LMH and LMDh even closer than at Qatar. In LMGT3, the ballast based on success will be applied.
8 Ferrari factory drivers with Ferrari 296 GT3
With the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS first race next week at Le Castellet, three major endurance championships (IMSA, WEC and GTWChEu) will count 7 Ferrari 296 GT3 driven by 8 Ferrari factory drivers supporting AF Corse, Risi Competizione, Cetillar Racing and Triarsi Competizione.
Iron Dames, Mustang and Corvette in top 10
Iron Dames were never in contention ending 8th, Proton Competition Ford Mustang neither ending P9 and Corvette ends 10th after optimism with pole set Saturday.
Porsche 911 ahead two Aston Martin in LMGT3
Manthey PureRxcing #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R dominat’ed and won the first LMGT3 round in Qatar ahead of both Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 who scored a double podium finish
Rossi & Co progressing to P3; Vista AF Corse lead
At mid-race, both Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 are P1 and P3 with Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R second. Rossi, Martin and Al Harty are fourth progressing regularly in the LMGT3 ranking.
First pole for new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Chevrolet’s new Corvette Z06 GT3.R secured its first pole position with Tom Van Rompuy and Porsche’s Manthey customer team first row for the new LMGT3 class with Alex Malykhin in the #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R
Cadillac and Aston Martin fastest in practice 3
Alex Lynn with the #2 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R ran fastest during practice 3 which puts the Cadillac in P2 of combined practices. Aston Martin topped the LMGT3 class.
Estre tops Thursday practices
Estre (Porsche 963), Vergne (Peugeot 9X8), Button (Porsche 963) and Lynn (Cadillac V-Series.R) are the top 4 of Thursday practices. Both Ferrari top LMGT3 class.
BMW M Motorsport satisfied with the Prologue
On Monday and Tuesday, the two BMW M Hybrid V8s and the pair of BMW M4 GT3s each completed around 500 test laps during the Prologue at the Lusail International Circuit (QAT) as the team provided the best possible preparation.
Porsche 963 topped the time list during Prologue
A Porsche 963 topped the time list in each of the four sessions. In total, the seven racing cars from Weissach covered 8,820 kilometres and set a strong pace even over long distances.
#77 Ford Mustang GT3 ambitions in WEC LMGT3
Second part of Ben Barker's interview at Losail International Circuit: the tests, the team and the ambitions.
Ben Barker with FORD for the first year
Announced as a Ford sports car factory driver in December 2023, Ben Barker will race the #77 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. We met Ben at Losail prior to the WEC Prologue.
Latest pictures from the Prologue with Porsche
Latest pictures from Porsche at the Prologue of the FIA World Endurance Championshiop WEC in Doha (Qatar)
LMH versus LMDh BoP Pre-Qatar 1812
Is the new 2024 pre-Qatar BoP going to bring LMDh based cars at same level as LMH cars in the Hypercars championships? In LMGT3, the BoP setting is also complex.
7 Porsche on the grid at Qatar
Five Porsche 963 and two 911 GT3 R on the grid at the season opener in Qatar.
United Autosports reveals McLaren WEC liveries
McLaren Automotive and United Autosports reveal the Le Mans-inspired livery of the LMGT3 duo contesting the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)
FIA WEC, ELMS, GT, IMSA, NASCAR
Car Racing Reporter featuring endurance races in Austin, Daytona, Imola, Le Castellet, Le Mans, Monza, Nürburgring, Petit Le Mans, Portimao, Phoenix, Sebring, Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, Talladega, The Glen following victories of Acura, Audi, Aston Martin, Cadillac, Ferrari, Ford, Porsche, Toyota in ELMS, FIA WEC, GT, IMSA, NASCAR.