What is the link between the BMW LMR V12 winning Le Mans 1998 and BMW M Team WRT first Hypercar season leading to a first overall podium at Fuji?

Eight BMW M works drivers will share the driving duties with the BMW M Hybrid V8 for BMW M Team WRT in FIA WEC and BMW M Team RLL in IMSA.

Alpine prepared its comeback with the A424 Hypercar from 2013 until 2023 in LMP. Let’s look back at the LMP years and the 2024 season for the Alpine Endurance Team.

The FIA World Endurance Championship has published a provisional entry list for the 2025 season featuring new additions with Mercedes-AMG and Aston Martin joining.

FIA WEC and IMSA class race-winner Alex Riberas as well as former Aston Martin 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner Harry Tincknell join Aston Martin THOR Team for next FIA WEC season.

Estre-Lotterer-Vanthoor clinched the FIA World Endurance Driver Championship with #6 Porsche 963, seven years after Porsche won its third consecutive FIA World Championship with the Porsche 919.

The Porsche 963 won seven of eight possible titles together with the works team Porsche Penske Motorsport; 6 in IMSA and 1 in FIA WEC.

Ferrari 499P #51 initially finished second the 8 Hours of Bahrain but was handed a 4:55 minutes for exceeding its allocation of 26 tires across qualifying and the race. Ferrari’s official statement acknowledge the mistake and implies the #51 car didn’t gain any advantage.

The 8 Hours of Bahrain will be remembered as an eventfull race with Toyota sneaking the manufacturer title from Porsche, the Porsche #6 trio clinching the driver title and 3 newcomers as manufacturers ending in the top 5.

Toyota scored front row for tomorrow’s Bahrain FIA World Endurance Championship season finale with Brendon Hartley setting the fastest lap in Toyota GR010 Hybrid #8.

16 drivers improved di Resta’s FP1 fastest lap during FP2 with Dries Vanthoor topping the timesheet. Porsche #5 and Ferrari #51 are still second and third.

Both Peugeot 9X8 on top of FP1 timesheet with Paul di Resta quickest in #94 and Jean-Eric Vergne in fourth with sister #93.

After securing all titles in the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Porsche now sets its sights on winning the manufacturers’ and drivers’ championships.

Let’s look at the best case scenarii for Ferrari to win one of the two Hypercars titles still at play next weekend for the 8 Hour of Bahrain.

Toyota Gazoo Racing need a win in Bahrain to guarantee the manufacturer’s title for the sixth successive season. Battle’ll be fierce with Ferrari and Porsche, who are both are in the fight for the drivers’ and manufacturers’ crowns. Alpine, BMW, Cadillac and Peugeot are expected to join the battle for honours.

Cadillac Racing confirms 6 drivers who will contest all nine rounds of the IMSA GTP schedule in Cadillac V-Series.Rs and 5 endurance race drivers with 2 WEC Toyota Gazoo Racing official drivers.

Porsche Penske Motorsport switches up its IMSA and WEC driver squad for the 2025 season, with a base line of two drivers per car as well as the integration of Andlauer in WEC.

Both Cadillac Racing and Toyota Gazoo Racing went through frustrations at Fuji despite fighting for the lead.

With a second victory this season, Estre-Lotterer-Vanthoor with Porsche 963 #6 completed a key milestone for the FIA WEC Endurance Drivers’ Championship title.

At Fuji, the Hyperpole field was separated by .688 of a second with Cadillac earning its first pole, two Toyota in first and second row and a first second row for BMW in P3.