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Drugovich joins Action Express Cadillac line-up for Le Mans 24 Hours

The Brazilian will fill the vacancy at the factory Action Express Racing team for the French enduro on 15-16 June and join Pipo Derani and Jack Aitken, the team’s full-season drivers in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, in the #311 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh.

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Pilet joins Vector Sport for Le Mans 24 Hours

The Frenchman, the GT Le Mans IMSA SportsCar Championship class title winner in 2015 with the German manufacturer, will share Vector's LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07 with Stephane Richelmi and Ryan Cullen in what will be his 16th start at the French enduro.

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Adrian Newey to join Aston Martin - legendary designer's F1 career highlights

Newey had previously renewed his contract with Red Bull last year, but it was confirmed by the team in May that he will leave during the first part of 2025. There had been growing speculation about his future with the team and it was reported that he was unsettled with the…

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How Alpine and Lamborghini are fighting to overcome similar issues in WEC

Starting their World Endurance Championship Hypercar programmes one year behind the likes of fellow LMDh entrants Porsche and Cadillac was always likely to mean a period of playing catchup for Alpine and Lamborghini in 2024. Two rounds into the season, that prediction has been borne out and both marques are…

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How two WEC manufacturers are fighting to overcome similar issues

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Honda 2026 F1 project going "according to plan" with electrical power initial focus

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Schumacher confident Alpine can optimise WEC tyre warming procedures

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Lamborghini not concerned over Le Mans reliability despite rain-interrupted test

The track was wet for the majority of the three days of testing at Portimao for the single long-distance test scheduled by Lamborghini and its Iron Lynx factory squad ahead of the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 15-16 June, team principal Andrea Piccini has revealed.

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How abruptly slowing down helped WRT to WEC Imola victory

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Bourdais: No tires strategy “only way” to win Long Beach

After starting third, Bourdais spent most of the early portion of the IMSA’s 100-minute classic in the runner-up spot pursuing pole-sitter Pipo Derani in the Action Express Racing-prepped No. 31 Cadillac.

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Streets of Long Beach receive changes ahead of the IMSA, IndyCar doubleheader

The 49th edition of the Grand Prix of Long Beach will see drivers from both series take to the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit that has undergone some slight improvements.

Motorsport

How real-time scrutineering ensures fair and consistent competition in motorsport

Scrutineering is central to motorsport, and always has been. These safety and technical checks are an important component of any event: they take place before the cars go out track, continue over the course of the competition and on through to the aftermath of the race. In the modern, high-technology…

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New compound to thwart Porsche’s inspired Long Beach ‘no tires’ call

Porsche Penske Motorsport claimed its first IMSA GTP victory with its 963 with Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet, after a lack of pace in practice and qualifying led it to running the same set of tires for the entire 100-minute, sprint-format race.

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IMSA team boss Taylor to race ex-Scheckter Wolf F1 car at Monaco Historic

The boss of the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti IMSA SportsCar Championship squad, who has won Daytona twice as a driver and four times as a team owner, purchased the 1978 Wolf-Cosworth WR4 last year to fulfil the twin ambitions of racing an F1 car and of competing at Monaco.

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How data plays a role in every area of modern motorsport

But its importance stretches beyond the pursuit of victory. The real-time link between the cars on track and the banks of computer screens scrutinised by the teams and race officials has a part to play in ensuring that the racing is both safe and fair. Nowhere is that more the…

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Cadillac confirms two-driver Hypercar line-up as Imola WEC entry list announced

Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn will drive the Ganassi-run #2 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh as a duo in this month’s Imola 6 Hours, round two of the 2024 WEC.

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Formula E champion Dennis makes GTWCE Endurance return with Century BMW

The Briton has signed for Nathan Freke's squad as the 2023 British GT3 title-winning outfit enters the championship for the first time in the Bronze Cup. BMW Motorsport factory driver Dennis, who races an Andretti-Porsche in Formula E, will share the M4 GT3 with reigning British GT champion Darren Leung…

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Settlement reached over Laguna Seca noise complaints, track usage

Monterey County, which owns the track, signed a long-term concession agreement with the non-proﬁt organisation Friends of Laguna Seca (FLS) in July last year to secure its long-term financial future.

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Hawksworth “knew it was going to be a battle” for GTD Pro win at Sebring

Hawksworth started the day on pole in the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3, but the day quickly derailed after he was penalized and sent to the rear of the field for inadvertently striking a crew member during his first pit stop.

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Bourdais reveals Cadillac suffered electrical issues in Sebring 12 Hours battle

The entry, prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing, was a force in IMSA’s once-around-the-clock endurance classic with Bourdais, Renger van der Zande and Scott Dixon at the wheel.

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Deletraz: Sebring 12H battle with Bourdais for win “tough but fair”

A run of multiple cautions in the final hour and 20 minutes threw fuel saving out the window and set up a memorable fight for glory in the endurance classic, which played into the hands of Deletraz.The 26-year-old Swiss driver sported a set of slightly fresher tires on the No.…

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Sebring 12 Hours: Deletraz edges Bourdais to claim victory for Acura

Deletraz, driving the #40 Acura ARX-06 alongside Jordan Taylor and Colton Herta, applied the pressure with less than six minutes to go on Cadillac Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, who had a firm hold of the lead for much of the final hour.

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Sebring 12h: Deletraz bests Bourdais to claim victory for Acura

Deletraz, driving the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti’s No. 40 Acura ARX-06, applied the pressure with less than six minutes to go on Cadillac Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, who had a firm hold of the lead for much of the final hour. The two tangled with on-track shoves, but it was…

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How drivers need to multi-task in the high-tech world of modern endurance racing

They need to clip the apexes, hit their braking marks and maximise cornering speeds, but that’s only part of their job, especially in the modern era. Endurance racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is a multi-class discipline: dealing with slower or faster cars — or both — is an…

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IMSA SportsCar Championship reveals 2025 calendar

On the eve of this weekend's second round of the season, the Sebring 12 Hours, IMSA President John Doonan shared next year’s slate of events.

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