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.
Three Porsche 963 in top 5 at mid-race
André Lotterer in #5 Porsche 963 is leading at mid-race ahead of #93 Peugeot 9X8 with Jean-Eric Vergne at the time. Two Porsche 963 are following. Cadillac #2 is fifth.
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
Porsche in pole for Qatar 1812
Matt Campbell took the first Porsche Penske Motorsport pole position in FIA WEC with the #5 Porsche 963, 0.413 sec. faster than Nick De Vries with Toyota GR010 Hybrid #7.
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.
Lamborghini Iron Lynx debut in WEC Prologue
The brand-new Lamborghini SC63 racecar made its competitive debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship Prologue this week at Lusail International Circuit as the series went underway for its traditional collective test session.
Ferrari AF Corse gathering data
For Ferrari AF Corse, the Prologue was essential to start gathering valuable information on this new track for the championship, but there is still much work to do during free practice.
Difficult prologue for Toyota
With tyre comparisons and analysis of different settings the primary focus, single lap times were not a priority. Nevertheless, following this first experience of the latest Hypercar Balance of Performance, the team expects a challenging week ahead.
A studious Prologue for Alpine
Alpine Endurance Team gathered crucial data on their Hypercar despite an engine issue in the morning on the #35 car. Les Bleus finished the Prologue with a total of more than 2,530 kilometres
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.
Promising Prologue for Cadillac Racing
Promising Prologue for Cadillac Racing as the No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R recorded the second-best lap time (1 minute, 40.458 seconds) and was the only Hypercar entry to place in the top five based on lap time in each of the three sessions.
#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.
Cadillac preps for WEC season at Prologue
Cadillac Racing enters its second season of FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar competition March 2 with the Qatar Airways Qatar 1812 Km at Lusail International Circuit.
7 Porsche on the grid at Qatar
Five Porsche 963 and two 911 GT3 R on the grid at the season opener in Qatar.
Alpine Endurance Team first challenge at Qatar
For the first time, Alpine Endurance Team will field its two A424 Hypercars in official sessions..
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