IMSA at Watkins Glen combined free practices
Philipp Eng in #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 did set the fastest lap of 1:33.725 in combined free practices. The top four drivers did improve their yesterday’s best lap during this morning session. Practice 2 came to a premature end due to an accident by Connor De Phillippi with #25 BMW M Team RLL.
IMSA at Watkins Glen Thursday practice
Four different GTP manufacturers in the top-four of The Glen’s Thursday Free Practice 1
From Le Mans to Watkins Glen’s 6 Hours of The Glen
Three GTPs, one LMP2 and one GTD who participated to the 24 Hours of Le Mans are flying back to Watkins Glen for the third of five rounds of IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup after mixed results in France.
Manthey EMA celebrates Le Mans class win
The 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans ended on Sunday at 4 pm with the 111th class win for a Porsche racing car. Works driver Richard Lietz, Morris Schuring and Yasser Shahin took the flag first in the new LMGT3 category in Manthey EMA’s Porsche 911 GT3 R.
Second win in a row for Ferrari at Le Mans
Second win in a row for Ferrari at Le Mans but this time with last year winning sister car driven by Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina.
Still 7 Hypercars within 30 seconds
The 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans turned into a Grand Prix race with 7 cars within 30 seconds with 4 hours 30’ to go after several cautions including a more than 5 hours Safety Car. Four manufacturers still with a reasonable chance to win.
Mc Laren and Porsche on LMGT3 first row
LMGT3 Hyperpole for #70 Inception Racing, clinching McLaren first Le Mans pole position ahead of Porsche 911 #92.
Estre overtakes the two Cadillacs on the wire
Both Cadillacs held the top of the standings of the Hyperpole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans until Kevin Estre managed the perfect lap in his very last lap clinching pole with Porsche #6.
7 manufacturers represented at LMGT3 Hyperpole
7 Manufacturers of the 9 present at the 24 Hours of Le Mans will have one car representing them into today’s LMGT3 Hyperpole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
BMW and Alpine to Hyperpole at Le Mans
Surprise to see a BMW M Hybrid V8 and an Alpine A424 within the top 8 Hypercars qualifying for tomorrows Hyperpole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans together with 2 Cadillac, 2 Ferrari, and 2 Porsche.
6 manufacturers in top 10 of LMGT3 class
Mc laren and BMW saw at least four drivers each under the 4:00.500 mark during Sunday’s Test Day at Le Mans. Corvette and Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 EVO2 got two drivers under the 4:00.400 mark.
Cadillac brings two IMSA LMDh at Le Mans
Together with Porsche and Lamborghini who bring an IMSA LMDh each at Le Mans, Cadillac brings two IMSA based LMDh to Le Mans (#3 which is #01 in IMSA and #311 which is #31 in IMSA).
Successful test for Porsche
The Porsche Works drivers with the Porsche 963 dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans official test day setting the top 4 fastest laps.
Glickenhaus leaving WEC back in NLS
After beating Porsche at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Peugeot at Spa and Le Mans, Glickenhaus is retiring from WEC but should be back at the Nürburgring.
A dozen pre-1982 Le Mans Corvette at Carlisle
A dozen Corvette that competed in the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans before 1982 at the 2023 showcase of all things Corvette August 24-26 at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds.
WEC Hypercars new entries
Two Hypercars have been added to the Hypercar entry list for the upcoming TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps (27-29 April): Cadillac V-Series.R and Porsche 963. Both teams add a third car each for the 24 Hours of Le Mans 100th anniversary.
Ferrari 499P rehearsal at Sebring, Monza and Portimao.
The Ferrari 499P is ready for the 1000 Miles of Sebring scheduled for 17 March after two test sessions at the Sebring International Raceway as well as Monza, Portimao among many other development sessions.
Four Porsche 963 at 24 Hours of Le Mans 100th anniversary
Porsche returns to the top class of the 24 hours of Le Mans with four 963: 3 with Porsche Penske Motorsport and one with JOTA. The goal is clear: win Le Mans.
Three Cadillac V-Series.R to compete in 24 Hours of Le Mans 2023
Cadillac will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June with three of the newly named Cadillac V-Series.R race cars to compete in the Hypercar class for the overall win.
Derek Bell: “We worked like crazy.”
At the Porsche Experience Centre in Leipzig, Bell, Mass, Stuck and Schneider encountered the winning car from the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans with chassis number 956-002.
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