Iron Dames: a 5 year-journey to victory
The Iron Dames secured a historic victory in Bahrain and a final championship place of second with #85 Porsche 911 RSR-19. The journey started in 2019. We come back to their consistent progress in achieving their goal.
Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa winners and Champions at Bahrain
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing achieved the double at the Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain. Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa clinch their second consecutive driver's title.
Cadillac and Porsche in second row in Bahrain
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will start the final FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race of the 2023 season from the front, Cadillac Racing and Porsche Penske #6 will start from second row ahead of both Ferrari 499P.
Cadillac and Porsche better, Ferrari inconspicuous
Toyota tops FP2 ahead of Cadillac Racing and HERTZ Team JOTA Porsche 963.
9 Porsche entries for Bahrain
Four Porsche 963 in the Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain entry list as well as 5 Porsche 911 RSR in the GTE-Am category for the last time in the World Endurance Championship. Drivers quotes.
4 Hours of Portimao LMGTE Race
Victory and titles for Alessio Picariello, Zacharie Robichon and Ryan Hardwick with the Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR-19.
4 Hours of Portimao qualifying
Paul Loup Chatin, Giorgio Roda, Gaël Julien and Ryan Hardwick were the pole man of the different class for the last qualifying sessions of the 2023 ELMS championship.
4 Hours of Algarve LMGTE Race
Hat trick for Proton Competition who got three Porsche 911 RSR-19 squatting the podium.
4 Hours of Algarve qualifying
James Allen with the #25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca was the fastest of 4 Hours of Algarve‘s qualifying sessions.
LMGTE farewell to ELMS at Portimao
Since 2011, Ferrari won 45 times, Porsche 23 times, Aston Martin 4 times. This season, Porsche dominates with 3 cars in the top 4 of Teams and Drivers Championships. Let’s review the standings before the two last races of the LMGTE era in ELMS.
Iron Dames keep P2 in class championship
Ferrari triumph, Corvette second and Iron Dames keep P2 in class championship with a new top five finish.
6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps: LMGTE race
Lilou Wadoux marks FIA WEC history by being the first female driver to climb onto the top step of the podium in the FIA WEC. Together with Alessio Rovera and Luis Perez Companc on board of the Richard Mille AF Corse-run Ferrari 488 GTE Evo #83, they won the 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps LMGTE class. The LMGTE race saw 6 different leaders with 18 leader changes during the first 96 laps until #83 took the lead almost for the remaining 44 laps.
WEC- 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps: LMGTE Qualifying
The verdict is in for the 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps LMGTE qualifying session: Ahmad Al Harthy leads his opponents by more than 2 seconds in the #25 Aston Martin Vantage ORT by TF. Sarah Bovy is second. Ben Keating fourth.
1000 Miles of Sebring Entries in LMGTE AM
14 LMGTE AM teams will participate in the 2023 1,000 Miles of Sebring. Here are our favorites and why.
Iron Lynx and Iron Dames with Porsche 911 RSR in 2023
Iron Lynx #60 car and Iron Dames #85 car to race in FIA World Endurance Championship with Porsche 911 RSR-19s in their yellow and pink liveries.
Porsche ten-year campaign with the 911 RSR
Over the last decade, the Porsche 911 RSR has left an indelible mark in the GTE-Pro class with 18 race wins, five world champion titles and three class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
WEC 2022 - 8 Hours of Bahrain: Ferrari, Calado and Pier Guidi clinch third Title
James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi with #51 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo finished fifth in class at Bahrain clinching second consecutive Drivers FIA World Endurance Championship. With victory of sister #52, Ferrari clinches Manufacturers FIA World Endurance Championship.
WEC 2022 - 8 Hours of Bahrain: LMGTE Qualifictions
Last appearance of LMGTE PRO in WEC. Qualifications session saw both Porsche and Ferrari cars within 0,329 seconds sharing the two front lines ahead of Corvette #64 penalised by BoP.
WEC 2022 - 8 Hours of Bahrain: FIA Endurance Trophy for GTE AM Drivers and teams
Before heading to Bahrain, the two Aston martin teams (TF Sport and Northwest AMR) are strong leaders of the FIA Endurance Trophy for GTE AM drivers and Teams.
As the Iron Dames have seriously ramped up in the two last races and in ELMS as well as in GT, they will be keen to win their first WEC race in GTE AM class.
WEC 2022 - 8 Hours of Bahrain: GT FIA Championships at play
Before heading to Bahrain, Ferrari #52 with james Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi are 11 points ahead of Kevin Estre and Michael Christensen with Porsche #92 in the FIA GT World Endurance Drivers Championship.
Ferrari leads the way with one point advantage over Porsche in the FIA GT Manufacturers’ World Endurance Championship standing.
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.