Ferrari, Porsche and Toyota in Japan for win
An epic contest for the World Championships between Ferrari, Porsche and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing arrives in Japan for the penultimate race of 2024.
WEC: only four points separate Porsche and Toyota
Only four points separate Porsche and Toyota in the FIA Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturer’s Championship ahead of Lone Star Le Mans (COTA).
Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen second in drivers Championship
2024 24 Hours of Le Mans winners Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina and Antonio Fuoco are second in the FIA Hypercar World Endurance Drivers Championship.
Ferrari 499P with upgrade package at Interlagos
6 Hours of São Paulo: Ferrari - AF Corse applied new solutions to the Prancing Horse’s Le Mans Hypercar for the first time since its racing debut in March 2023.
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.
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.
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.
Le Mans 24 Hours: 3 Ferrari 499P entries
A year on from Ferrari’s tenth overall victory in the centenary edition of the world’s oldest endurance race, the Maranello manufacturer returns to the La Sarthe circuit to confirm its position as a leading contender in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Toyota and Ferrari in difficulty, Alpine happy
Qatar 1812 was a difficult race for both Toyota and Ferrari finishing respectively 6th and 7th at best. Alpine ends with successful 8th.
6 Hours of Monza: Corvette Champion - Porsche takes the podium.
Corvette Racing, Ben Keating, Nicki Catsburg and Nico Varrone are already World Endurance Champions with still 2 races to run before the end of the Championship. Porsche 911 RSR-19 trust the podium.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota strikes fourth victory
The fifth round of the World Endurance Championship saw 7 different leaders in Hypercars class due to alternate pitting strategies but it was Toyota#7 who dominated the race with 143 laps on the lead out of the 200 covered.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota leads at mid-race
The start of the 6 Hours of Monza was chaotic with Ferrari #51 spinning after being hit by Toyota #8. Peugeot #93 was on the lead at the end of hour 1 but Toyota #7 took control again at mid-race.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota leads Ferrari by an inch
Kamui Kobayashi with Toyota GR010 Hybrid #7 clinched the pole point with a lap time of 1:35.358, 0.017 seconds ahead of Antonio Fuoco with Ferrari 499P #50. Kubica in LMP2 and Bovy in LMGTE AM were the fastest in their class.
6 Hours of Monza: Thursday practices (FP1 and 2)
The fastest lap performed by Pier Guidi with Ferrari #51 (1: 37.533) during the morning session (FP1) was considerably improved by 10 drivers during the afternoon session (FP2). Kamui Kobayashi did set the benchmark in 1:36.363.
6 Hours of Monza: Challengers preview
Before heading to Monza, Cadillac is third in the manufacturers’ championship, 56 points behind Toyota Gazoo Racing (38 behind Ferrari) with a lead of 16 points over Porsche.
6 Hours of Monza: Leaders preview
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing leads Ferrari by 18 points in the manufacturers’ title race. Both are eager to win at Monza.
24 Hours of Le Mans: Glickenhaus beats Peugeot and Porsche
With both entries finishing sixth and seventh, the privateer team Glickenhaus beat the Peugeot and Porsche factory teams.
24 Hours of Le Mans: Ferrari wins
Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi with Ferrari 499P #51 won the Centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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