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Jota Porsche squad “kings of the world” for an hour at Le Mans

The British team, which has three LMP2 wins at La Sarthe under its belt, led the centenary running of Le Mans at one stage with its new 963, which had only made its World Endurance Championship debut in the previous race at Spa.

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Covers pulled off Le Mans Ultimate Game at Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans

Le Mans, France, Wednesday, 14 June 2023. Le Mans Ultimate – the official game of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and World Endurance Championship – was announced ahead of the eagerly-anticipated Centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (10-11 June), with a first look available for fans…

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Extent of Le Mans LMP2 winner Scherer's injuries revealed

Scherer teamed up with Albert Costa and Kuba Smiechowski to score Polish squad Inter Europol's first World Endurance Championship victory last weekend, but had to race through the pain barrier after his left foot was run over by Nicky Catsburg's GTE Am Corvette during his first pitstop handing over to…

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Injured foot, broken radio can’t stop Inter Europol from Le Mans LMP2 win

It was the first ever World Endurance Championship victory for a Polish team, and the car was chased home by Team WRT’s #41 car that featured Polish ex-F1 star Robert Kubica in its line-up.

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Injured foot, broken radio can’t deny Inter Europol Le Mans LMP2 win

It was the first ever World Endurance Championship victory for a Polish team, and the car was chased home by Team WRT’s #41 car that featured Polish ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica in its lineup.

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Vanwall Hypercar suffering loss of power in Le Mans heat

The solo Vanwall Vandervell 680 was 15th-fastest of the 16 cars in the Hypercar field for the World Endurance Championship blue riband, ahead of only the Jota Porsche 963 LMDh that failed to set a lap due to hybrid issues.

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Ferrari still behind Toyota going to Le Mans, reckons Giovinazzi

The Italian driver made the remarks despite setting the pace in last Sunday’s official test day at the wheel of the #51 499P Le Mans Hypercar he shares with Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado for the World Endurance Championship blue riband.

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Toyota blasts “Americanisation” of Le Mans with new safety car rules

Instead of neutralising the race with the use of three safety cars, as has been the case in the World Endurance Championship’s blue riband event in recent years, a new procedure has been introduced this year that will see the whole field packed up behind a single safety car prior…

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LMP2 bosses hit out at "weak" Le Mans penalty for illegal laser use

United Autosports team principal Richard Dean and WRT founder Vincent Vosse criticised the 20-minute stop-and-hold penalty to be taken by six P2 teams in opening free practice for his weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours round of the World Endurance Championship round.

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LMP2 bosses hit out at mild Le Mans penalty for rivals using illegal sensor in test

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Toyota adds Ritomo Miyata to WEC Challenge programme

Miyata, a race winner in both SUPER GT and Super Formula, will accompany the Toyota World Endurance Championship squad for the remaining rounds of the season that don't clash with his existing commitments in Japan, starting with the Le Mans 24 Hours next month.

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Friday favourite: The sticker book favourite that became a happy hunting ground

Richard Westbrook is no stranger to success at Watkins Glen. He won three IMSA SportsCar Championship races on the trot at the circuit between 2014 and 2016, including twice outright. But the Cadillac World Endurance Championship racer’s affiliation with the famed sportscar racing venue in upper New York state stretches…

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Peugeot reveals special livery for Le Mans 24 Hours

The French firm revealed the bold colour scheme that will adorn both of its entries for the World Endurance Championship centrepiece on Monday at the Milan Design Week event.

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Tandy, Jaminet complete Porsche LMDh driver line-up for Le Mans

The IMSA SportsCar Championship team-mates have been named alongside Felipe Nasr in the additional car that will join Porsche Penske Motorsport’s two full-season World Endurance Championship entries in the Hypercar class for the double-points round on 10-11 June.

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Tandy, Jaminet complete Porsche LMDh driver line-up for Le Mans 24 Hours

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Anthony Davidson: How a retired WEC great fared in Peugeot's virtual 9X8

Anthony Davidson is back at the wheel of a prototype, just a year and a bit on from his retirement from the cockpit. And he now understands the challenges faced by the drivers out on track in the World Endurance Championship aboard the successors to the LMP1 machinery in which…

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How a retired WEC great fared in Peugeot's virtual 9X8

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Kvyat and Bortolotti join Prema's expanded WEC line-up for 2023

Ex-Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat and factory Lamborghini racer Mirko Bortolotti have been named as part of Prema’s two-car line-up for the 2023 World Endurance Championship season.

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WEC entry still "under review" but McLaren "not ready for it yet"

McLaren is still keeping tabs on a possible future FIA World Endurance Championship entry, but CEO Zak Brown has conceded the team is not yet ready for it.

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WEC entry still "under review", but McLaren "not ready for it yet" - Brown

McLaren is still keeping tabs on a possible future World Endurance Championship entry, but CEO Zak Brown has conceded that the manufacturer is not yet ready for it.

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Cadillac sportscar programme unaffected by Andretti F1 plans

Cadillac executive Rory Harvey says the marque’s intention to enter Formula 1 with Andretti will not detract from its programs in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and World Endurance Championship.

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Cadillac sportscar program unaffected by Andretti F1 plans

Cadillac’s global VP Rory Harvey says the marque’s intention to enter Formula 1 with Andretti Global will not detract from its programs in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Autosport 2022 Top 50: #49 Sebastien Ogier

6th in World Rally Championship, 16th in World Endurance Championship (LMP2)

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Autosport 2022 Top 50: #30 Sebastien Buemi

1st in World Endurance Championship; 1st in Le Mans 24 Hours; 15th in Formula E

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United driver Hanson eyeing a reset after his "toughest year" to date

After a sometimes trying dual campaign in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series with United Autosports, 2019-20 WEC LMP2 champion and BRDC SuperStar Phil Hanson explains how he plans to start 2023 on the front foot.

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