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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: Peugeot beats Ferrari to lead final practice

One year on from the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar’s competition debut at the Italian track, Vergne set the early pace in the hour-long session before he was usurped by Antonio Fuoco’s Ferrari, the Italian posting a 1m35.923s in his 499P LMH.

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Le Mans 24h: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

Taking over the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar that Alessandro Pier Guidi drove to second in Hyperpole, Calado whisked to a time of 3m27.275s shortly before Jean-Eric Vergne’s #93 Peugeot 9X8 LMH brought out the red flags when it stopped between the two Mulsanne Chicanes.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

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WEC Spa: Toyota claims 1-2 finish in hectic race

The polesitting trio’s #7 GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar beat the sister crew of Sebastien Buemi, Ryo Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley - that had started from the back of the grid after the latter’s qualifying crash - by 11.637s.

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Porsche's WEC performance deficit "very obvious" at Sebring

The two factory Porsche Penske Motorsport cars finished fifth and sixth in the Hypercar class at the end of eight hours of racing at the Sebring International Raceway, trailing the dominant Toyota GR010 Hybrids by a worrying margin of four laps.

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How Toyota set the marker for WEC's newcomers to chase

Shock, sensational, spectacular. All those words correctly described Ferrari’s pole position with its 499P Le Mans Hypercar at start of the new era for the World Endurance Championship at the Sebring 1000 Miles. Yet come Friday’s race it was Toyota who were on top.

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How one WEC stalwart set the marker for the newcomers to chase

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Sebring 12H Hr 6: WTR Acura leads Cadillacs at half distance

At the start of the fourth hour, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Cadillac V-Series R Scott Dixon had a 30s lead over the BMW of Philipp Eng, the Porsche 963s of Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr but half an hour later, Eng went off at Turn 3.

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WEC Sebring: Toyota dominates, Ferrari scores debut podium

The #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez beat the sister #8 entry of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa at Sebring International Raceway’s WEC opener.

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WEC Sebring: Toyota dominates, Ferrari scores podium on debut

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WEC Sebring: Fuoco gives Ferrari pole on Hypercar debut over Toyota

Antonio Fuoco set what turned out to be the benchmark time of 1m45.067s in the quicker of the two brand-new Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars, which are making their race debut this weekend.

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WEC Sebring: Toyota fastest but suffers crash in truncated final practice

Kamui Kobayashi set a blistering time of 1m45.783s in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID to lead a one-two finish for the Japanese marque ahead of Thursday’s afternoon qualifying for the Sebring 1000 Miles.

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Rolex 24, Hour 6: Acura leads Cadillac at quarter-distance

Filipe Albuquerque led the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in his Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti Autosport Acura ARX-06 after six hours, chased by Pipo Derani’s Action Express Racing Cadillac V-LMDh.

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Daytona 24: Ganassi Cadillacs top final GTP practice at Daytona

Renger van der Zande produced the fastest lap for Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac in the new GTP class’s final systems check before tomorrow’s 61st Daytona 24 Hours.

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Rolex 24: Ganassi Cadillacs top final GTP practice at Daytona

Renger van der Zande produced fastest lap for Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac in the new GTP class’s final systems check before tomorrow’s 61st Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.

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Tandy didn’t do “too much damage” in Porsche Rolex 24 qualifying shunt

Nick Tandy says he was lucky that his Porsche 963 didn’t sustain “too much damage” in his qualifying crash for the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.

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Daytona 24 Hours: Braun leads Acura 1-2 in FP4 of Roar practice

Colin Braun set the pace for Acura in the fourth practice session of the IMSA SportsCar Championship Daytona 24 Hours.

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Rolex 24: Braun leads Acura 1-2 in FP4 at Daytona Roar

Colin Braun set the pace for Acura in the fourth official practice session of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona.

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Daytona 24 Hours: Castroneves’ late lap puts MSR top in second Roar practice

Meyer Shank Racing led an Acura 1-2 in the second Roar Before the 24 practice session, as defending Daytona 24 Hours race-winner Helio Castroneves took advantage of cool conditions and a clear track to grab top spot.

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Rolex 24: Castroneves’ late flyer puts MSR top in second Roar session

Meyer Shank Racing led an Acura 1-2 in the second Roar Before the 24 practice session, as defending Rolex 24 race-winner Helio Castroneves took advantage of cool conditions and a clear track to grab P1.

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Diane Bell: Casual player drives his way into annals of golf

SAN DIEGO — Michael Christensen, founder of the U.S.-based Double Eagle Club recognizing golfers who score three strokes under par on a single hole, is very familiar with the name of Tyler Schutz.

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Porsche unveils driver line-ups for 2023 WEC and IMSA campaigns

Porsche has unveiled the driver line-ups for its assaults on the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year with its new 963 LMDh prototype.

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How hobbled Ferrari denied Porsche an era-ending WEC title

Despite its gearbox falling apart, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado managed to reach the finish of the World Endurance Championship's Bahrain 8 Hours as the fifth classified GTE runner, doing enough to secure the drivers' and manufacturers' GT titles in the swansong for the GTE Pro division. Here's how…

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Porsche frustrated by double FCY blow in WEC title decider

Michael Christensen admits luck wasn’t on Porsche’s side after twice losing ground to title rival Ferrari during full-course yellow periods in the Bahrain World Endurance Championship decider.

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