BMW M Team WRT 2023 successes
Team WRT conquered a second double LMP2 title in the FIA World Endurance Championship and a double Gold class title in the GT World Challenge Europe with new partner BMW.
6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps: LMP2 race
Thrilling ending of the LMP2 race when Louis Delétraz in Team WRT #41 second and leading #23 United Autosports of Tom Blomqvist had to stop for a last splash and dash 12 minutes from the finish. Thanks to better fuel management by the drivers, the Team WRT crew was faster in the pits enabling Deletraz, Andrade and Kubica to clinch victory.
GTWorldChEu 2022: 5 Drivers Crown at Valencia
The last sprint race of the season at Valencia saw Team WRT clinching three more titles, AF Corse one and Dries Vanthoor, Charles Weerts, Raffaele Marciello, Miguel Ramos and Dean MacDonald clinched drivers titles.
WEC 2024: Team WRT competing with the BMW M Hybrid V8 in the WEC from 2024
Collaboration agreed between BMW M Motorsport and Team WRT.
The 2023 season will focus on preparations for entering the FIA World Endurance Championship with the BMW M Hybrid V8 from 2024.
FIA WEC Season 2022 teams’ announcements
FIA WEC Season 2022 teams’ announcements.
Peugeot, Corvette racing, Glickenhaus and Alpine committed to 2022 WEC season.
FIA WEC Season 2021: Hypercar & LMP2 @8 Hours of Bahrain
FIA WEC Season 2021: Hypercar & LMP2 @ 8 Hours of Bahrain.
The suspense didn’t last long in Hypercar as Alpine Elf Matmut went in garage during 3 laps with gear box problem after 46’. Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi clinched the first Hypercar World Endurance Drivers Championship.
FIA WEC Season 2021: 6 Hours of Bahrain LMP Race
FIA WEC Season 2021: 6 Hours of Bahrain LMP Race
Jose Maria Lopez, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway (#7 Toyota) win the 6 Hours race. Team WRT #31 driven by Charles Milesi, Robin Frijs and Ferdinand Habsburg win the LMP2 class, #29 Racing Team Nederland win LMP2 Pro/am class.
ELMS @ 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021: The LMP3 in the race
Laurents Hoerr and Mathieu de Barbuat won the LMP3 class of the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps thereby clinching a third consecutive class win with the #4 DKR Engineering.
ELMS @ 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021: The LMP2 in the race
Team WRT drivers Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Louis Deletraz won the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021. With G-Drive’s retirement WRT #41 team clinch the 2021 European Le Mans Series title ahead of Portimao’s season finale. A new success of the Belgian WRT squad in its first season with prototype cars, after its FIA World Endurance Championship #31 driven by Robin Frijns, Ferdinand Habsburg and Charles Milesi claimed the LMP2 class win at Le Mans.
ELMS @ 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021: FP2 and Qualifications
Both LMP3 and LMP2 classes qualifications sessions were interrupted by an accident at Raidillon. David Hauser crashed his Racing Experience Duqueine LMP3 D08 Nissan and Nicolas Jamin went off in the same place with his #32 United Autosport. Milesi will start in pole with #37 Cool Racing Oreca 07.
ELMS @ 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021: FP1
Some changes in entry list for the last two rounds of the ELMS championship. Still the same drivers/teams as in previous races are on the forefront with P. Hanson (United Autosport #22) dominating the session in front of L. Deletraz (Team WRT #41).
LMP2 @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2021: Change of leader in last lap
WEC LMP2 Season 9, Race 4/6: 24 Hours of Le Mans 2021 race.
Difficult for Vincent Vosse, WRT Team principal, to fully enjoy the success of the #31 WRT Oreca co-driven by Robin Frijns, Ferdinand Habsburg and Charles Milesi winning the LMP2 class as Ye and co-drivers Louis Deletraz and Robert Kubica stopped on the final lap of the race with a broken throttle sensor after entering their last lap for a historic win.
LMP2 @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2021 Qualifications & Hyperpole
WEC LMP2 Season 9, Race 4/8: 24 Hours of Le Mans 2021 qualifications and hyperpole.
Antonio Felix da Costa did dominate both sessions and claimed the LMP2 class pole with the JOTA #38 which he share with Roberto Gonzales and Anthony Davidson.
ELMS @ 4 Hours of Monza 2021
ELMS Season 2021, Race 4/6: 4 Hours of Monza
First victory for the #65 Panis Racing team Oreca 07 in the European Le Mans Series at the 4 Hours of Monza with Julien Canal, James Allen and Will Stevens capturing a long-awaited first victory for the Panis Racing Team.
#4 DKR Duqueine D08 Nissan won the LMP3 class and #55 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE Evo the GTE class.
LMP2 @ 6 Hours of Portimao 2021
WEC LMP2 Season 9, Race 2/8: 6 Hours of Portimao 2021.
Suspense in LMP2 with many leaders during the race. Tom Blomqvist lost P2 in turn 1 just after the start being hit by sister car. We then thought the race was over for the JOTA #28. Antonio Felix Da Costa on sister car #38 was third, attacked by Phil Hanson in #22…
ELMS @ 4 Hours of spa 2018
ELMS Season 2018 Race 5/6: 4 Hours of Spa
After two hours of racing, heavy rain caused the 5th race of the European Le Mans Series 2018 Championship to stop with a red flag. The # 22 United Autosports Ligier, driven by Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque takes its first victory of the season.
ELMS @ 4 Hours of spa 2017
ELMS Season 2017, Race 5/6: 4 Hours of Spa
The Oreca 07-Gibson #40 of Gustavo Yacaman, James Allen and Richard Bradley gives at the Graff team his first victory in LMP2.
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