Petit Le Mans Thursday practices
Sébastien Bourdais dominated today’s day practices at Road Atlanta for the last round of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup and the IMSA SportsCar Championship ahead Motul Petit Le Mans.
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup ahead Road Atlanta
The IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup is still very open with several contenders in each class. With 5 points earned at the four-, eight-and 10-hour marks of the race the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) is much more open than IMSA SportsCar Championship ahead Road Atlanta.
Eng and Krohn triumph the Battle on the Bricks
Philipp Eng and Jesse Krohn in the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 triumph over their teammates Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly in the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motors Speedway.
Estre-Lotterer-Vanthoor on road for title
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.
Cadillac earns first WEC pole position at Fuji
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.
Two Ferrari 499P in front row of Lone Star Le Mans
Two Ferrari 499P in front row of Lone Star Le Mans with #51, driven by Antonio Giovinazzi in pole and AF Corse 499P #83, driven by Robert Kubica.
Home game for Augusto Farfus in São Paulo, Brazil.
Following the mega-event of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, BMW M Team WRT heads to Brazil for the 6 Hours of São Paulo with 4 cars: two BMW M Hybrid V8 in Hypercar class and two BMW M4 GT3 in LMGT3 class.
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.
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.
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.
Le Mans 24 Hours premieres for BMW and TEAM WRT
Team WRT Principal Vincent Vosse shares his ambitions for the four BMW the team will field at Le Mans and the stories behind the Le Mans specific liveries.
Porsche and Cadillac front row at 6 Hours of Spa
Ferrari #50 disqualified, #5 Porsche 963 and #2 Cadillac V-Series.R #2 in front row. Three Porsche 963 in row two and three.
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.
BMW V8 Hybrid strong performance but no podium yet
Both BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 didn’t reach the first podium despite the strong pace of the BMW M Hybrid V8. At Imola, the BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 made enormous improvements compared to the WEC season opener in Qatar.
WEC-Imola Hypercars entries part 2/3: LMDh
Part 2 of our Imola entries concentrates on LMDh based homologation Hypercars: Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini and Porsche.
Phil Hanson tops Thursday combined practices
The second practice (afternoon) saw Phil Hanson with #85JDC-Miller MotorSports breaking the Benchmark set by van der Zande during the morning session. Nobody was able to beat that lap time during the night session.
Cadillac Racing tops Practice 1 at Sebring
Both Cadillac V-Series.R dominated the first practice this Thursday morning at Sebring International Speedway.
Porsche tackles 12 Hrs of Sebring as record winner
Porsche Penske Motorsport is determined to continue its impressive streak in the 2024 season. After clinching wins at the opening IMSA and WEC rounds, the two Porsche Penske Motorsports Porsche 963 head to Sebring.
12 Hours of Sebring new BoP
The original ROAR Balance of Performance (BoP) tables for the 2024 season was based on different tests during the IMSA-sanctioned test at Daytona. We analyse the new version released prior to the 12 Hours of Sebring.
2024 Twelve Hours of Sebring entry list analysis
The 72nd running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring will see 58 cars competing on the former airfield at Sebring International Raceway. Entries analysis and schedule.
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