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Teenage racer Pierson to get Toyota Hypercar chance in Bahrain WEC test

Pierson, who became the youngest driver to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2022 at the age of just 16, has been selected as one of the three drivers by the WEC promoter to take part in the official post-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit on November 5.

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Teenager Pierson gets Toyota Hypercar chance in Bahrain WEC test

Pierson, who became the youngest driver to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2022 at the age of just 16, has been selected as one of the three drivers by the WEC promoter to take part in the official post-season rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit on…

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Menezes announces Peugeot WEC exit after Bahrain finale

The Californian 28-year-old announced on his Instagram page that he will depart the French manufacturer's 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar programme after November's Bahrain finale.

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Jani relishing Petit Le Mans return after decade-long absence

The Swiss driver will contest the Road Atlanta classic at the wheel of Proton Competition’s Porsche 963 LMDh alongside his regular World Endurance Championship team-mates, Harry Tincknell and Gianmaria Bruni.

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JOTA closing on deal to run second Porsche LMDh in WEC 2024

The team has never made any secret of its desire to field an additional 963 in 2024 in the same 'Hertz Racing Gold' livery as the car that made its debut at the Spa WEC round this year and has now revealed that an order has already been placed for…

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Jota closing on deal to run second Porsche Hypercar in WEC 2024

The team has never made any secret of its desire to field an additional 963 in 2024 in the same ‘Hertz Racing Gold’ livery as the car that made its debut at the Spa WEC round this year and has now revealed that an order has already been placed for…

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Why Sauber was F1's "best deal" for Alfa Romeo

The Italian GP was the last home race for the Milanese marque as its six-year relationship with Sauber approaches its conclusion.

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Why Sauber was F1’s "best deal" for Alfa Romeo

The Italian GP was the last home race for the Milanese marque as its six-year relationship with Sauber approaches its conclusion. The occasion was celebrated with a special livery featuring the Italian flag, while Alfa also used the weekend to unveil the new 33 Stradale, a model that reflects the…

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

The World Endurance Championship's two-month summer break ended with its annual trip to Fuji, where Toyota continued an unbeaten stretch dating back to 2016 with a 1-2 finish. But the Japanese marque didn't have it as easy as the result on paper suggested, as Porsche emerged as GR010 HYBRID's closest…

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WEC grid could expand to 40 cars for 2024 season

The planned move up from the 36 cars accepted for this year’s series is a reaction to a significant increase in entries in the Hypercar class and a desire to find room for multiple manufacturers in the new LMGT3 category that replaces GTE Am for next season.

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Aston Martin close to reviving Valkyrie LMH project for 2025 WEC, IMSA

The Valkyrie LMH programme is set to be reactivated after more than three years on the back-burner as Aston and US-based team Heart of Racing ramp up a relationship that already straddles the GT arenas in IMSA and WEC.

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Toyota says Ferrari held back by driver inconsistency at WEC Fuji

The Japanese marque's technical director Pascal Vasselon made the comment after wrapping up the 2023 manufacturers' title with a 1-2 finish on home turf, having overcome a stiff challenge from Porsche.

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Corvette drivers say "questionable" penalties cost Fuji WEC win

Corvette was in the hunt for victory for much of the six-hour Japanese enduro, with the team’s sole C8.R enjoying multiple stints in the lead after Keating qualified the car on pole position.

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“Freak” belts issue denied Proton shot at beating Ferrari in Fuji WEC

In only its second outing in the WEC’s top Hypercar class with the Porsche 963, Proton proved competitive as the car shared by Jani and team-mates Harry Tincknell and Gianmaria Bruni ran in the top five just shy of the two-hour mark.

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Proton denied shot at beating Ferrari by “freak” belts issue

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WEC Fuji: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez took the chequered flag 39 seconds clear of the sister #8 car shared by Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sebastien Buemi, as the Japanese manufacturer celebrated its ninth WEC win at Fuji in 10 attempts.

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Fuji WEC: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

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Cadillac "back in the mix" after "big step" in Fuji WEC qualifying

Lynn got down to a time aboard the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R that left him only three tenths behind the second-placed #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID qualified by Brendon Hartley during the 15-minute Hypercar qualifying period on Saturday afternoon.

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Ferrari's Fuji qualifying struggles "a surprise", says Calado

Calado could only manage sixth in the best of the two Ferrari 499P LMH cars in qualifying for the penultimate round of the 2023 WEC season, 1.2 seconds down on the #7 Toyota that took pole with Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel.

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Vanwall reliability "much better" after early WEC season dramas

The ByKolles-run squad returned to the WEC this year with the non-hybrid Vandervell 680 LMH, the successor to the troubled CLM P1/01 LMP1 car that failed to finish Le Mans 24 Hours in six successive attempts.

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Fuji marks Porsche's best chance of WEC podium return in 2023 - Makowiecki

Porsche has struggled to challenge Le Mans Hypercar manufacturers Toyota and Ferrari on its return to the top echelon of sportscar racing this year, managing only one podium with its 963 LMDh.

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"Underestimated" Peugeot will be in the mix in Fuji WEC, say rivals

Peugeot notched up its first podium finish with the 9X8 in the last round at Monza, with Jean-Eric Vergne, Paul di Resta and Mikkel Jensen finishing third in the #93 car behind the winning Toyota and the second-placed Ferrari.

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Porsche's best WEC podium chance is at Fuji, says Makowiecki

Porsche has struggled to challenge Toyota and Ferrari on its return to the top echelon of sportscar racing this year, with April’s Portimao round the only time its 963 LMDh car finished on the podium.

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