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WEC Fuji: Porsche extends points lead with win, disaster for Toyota

Porsche claimed victory in the penultimate round of the World Endurance Championship at Fuji to close in on the 2024 drivers’ title.

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Gounon gets Alpine drive for Fuji WEC round

Alpine reserve driver Jules Gounon will replace Paul-Loup Chatin at the Signatech-run team for the Fuji 6 Hours round of the World Endurance Championship.

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WEC COTA: AF Corse Ferrari sneaks past Toyota for win

Ferrari took its first victory in a regular World Endurance Championship race with the customer AF Corse-run 499P driven by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Robert Shwartzman at Austin.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota back on top in FP2 after qualifying disaster

Sebastien Buemi went quickest in the two-hour FP2 night session on Wednesday in the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a time half a second up on his nearest rival.

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Peugeot won't replace Vergne, Vandoorne for Spa WEC amid Formula E clash

The French manufacturer has not nominated a replacement for either Jean-Eric Vergne or Stoffel Vandoorne, who will be competing with Peugeot sister marque DS and Penske in the clashing Berlin round of the Formula E World Championship on the weekend of 11/12 May.

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Alpine WEC driver Habsburg suffers fractures in testing crash

Habsburg was among a number of Alpine drivers testing the Alpine A424 LMDh car at Aragon on 27 March when he suffered a crash at Turn 7, prompting a visit to a nearby hospital for check-ups.

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Alpine reveals secret to points finish on WEC LMDh debut in Qatar

Ferdinand Habsburg has revealed that his ability to save fuel over the course of the opening stint of the Qatar 1812Km led to the strategy call that allowed the #35 car he shared with Charles Milesi and Paul-Loup Chatin to complete the race on one fewer pitstops than its rivals…

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Alpine reveals WEC Hypercar lineups, signs Gounon as reserve

It was announced on Wednesday at the livery launch of the A424 Hypercar that the #35 machine will be crewed by Paul-Loup Chatin, Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg, with the #36 driven by Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere and sportscar rookie Mick Schumacher.

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Alpine names Mick Schumacher in 2024 WEC Hypercar line-up

Schumacher will join existing Alpine drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Charles Milesi, plus new recruits Ferdinand Habsburg and Paul-Loup Chatin, in its six-strong roster for 2024.

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WEC Monza: #7 Toyota denies Ferrari home win

Bouncing back from their failure to finish at Le Mans that so severely dented their title chances, the polesitters delivered a controlled victory aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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WEC Monza: #7 Toyota wins to defeat Ferrari

Bouncing back from their failure to finish at Le Mans that so severely dented their title chances, the polesitter delivered a controlled victory aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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WEC Monza: Toyota edges Ferrari in second practice

Kamui Kobayashi was quickest initially in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar and then improved to a 1m36.363s to give him a margin of just under two tenths over Antonio Fuoco in the #50 Ferrari 499P LMH.

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Habsburg's Rebel Team scheme to open voting on young talents

The fan-funded scheme is to open voting among its members that will enable a protege to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, the new LMGT3 division in the World Endurance Championship, or the headline LMP2 class of the ELMS, in which Habsburg was triumphant last season.

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WRT 'dreamed' of Le Mans win with Kubica, Deletraz after 2021 loss

Kubica, Deletraz and Yi Yifei led onto the final lap in WRT's maiden attempt at the race two years ago, only to be foiled by a freak throttle sensor failure that caused their engine to shut down and meant they were not classified.

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"Disappointed" WRT 'dreamed' of Le Mans win with Kubica, Deletraz after 2021 loss

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10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Spa

After being blighted by sensor issues in Portugal, the #7 Toyota crew got their championship challenge back on track with a second victory of the season at Spa.

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WEC Spa: Toyota beats Cadillac to fastest FP3 time on drying track

Times set early in the one-hour session were around 20 seconds off the dry pace set on Thursday, but improved steadily before a final flurry of quick times saw several different manufacturers take turns atop the leaderboard.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota wins title; Ferrari hangs on to take GTE Pro crown

Toyota clinched the World Endurance Championship title for a fourth season in succession after Alpine struggled for pace in the year-closing Bahrain 8 Hours.

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Correa plans belated ELMS LMP2 debut with Prema after injury layoff

Juan Manuel Correa says he will make a belated sportscar debut in LMP2 with Prema in the final two rounds of the 2022 European Le Mans Series season.

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How Glickenhaus implosion helped Alpine to Monza WEC glory

Peugeot stole the headlines ahead of its FIA World Endurance Championship bow at Monza with the futuristic 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, but it was Glickenhaus that stole the show in Italy - at least, until an engine failure set up a Toyota versus Alpine showdown. The Signatech-run machine emerged victorious,…

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How Glickenhaus implosion helped Alpine to Monza glory on Peugeot's debut

Peugeot stole the headlines ahead of its World Endurance Championship bow at Monza with the futuristic 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, but it was Glickenhaus that stole the show in Italy - at least, until an engine failure set up a Toyota versus Alpine showdown. The Signatech-run machine emerged victorious, after…

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WEC Monza: Alpine wins after Toyota clash, Corvette claims GTE Pro

Alpine claimed victory in the World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Monza after surviving a late collision with Toyota, as Peugeot endured a troublesome debut with its new 9X8 hypercar.

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Monza WEC: Alpine survives Toyota contact to win wild race

Alpine claimed its second victory of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship season in the 6 Hours of Monza after surviving a late collision with Toyota, as Peugeot endured a troublesome debut with its 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar.

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Monza WEC: Glickenhaus fastest in FP3, Peugeot close behind

Glickenhaus returned to the top of the times in final free practice ahead of qualifying for this weekend’s Monza round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, with Peugeot taking second and third.

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WEC Monza: Glickenhaus leads Alpine, Peugeot in first practice

Glickenhaus ended up fastest in opening practice for this weekend’s Monza World Endurance Championship round as the debuting Peugeot Le Mans Hypercar got within a second of the pace.

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