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Ilott won't rule out IndyCar return in future after WEC switch

Speaking at the Autosport International Show on Saturday, Ilott revealed that he had expected to stay in IndyCar with Juncos Hollinger until "circumstances changed" and he found himself searching for a new drive. The Briton landed on his feet, in a deal he called "a great surprise", to drive Jota's #12 Porsche…

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Ye and Shwartzman to race AF Corse Ferrari Hypercar in 2024 WEC

AF confirmed on Friday that the pair will join the already-announced Robert Kubica in the car it will field alongside the two full-factory 499Ps this year.

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Ferrari names unchanged WEC Hypercar line-up for 2024

Le Mans 24 Hours winners James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi will again share the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar run by the factory AF Corse squad, while the sister #50 entry will be raced by Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina. Pier Guidi and Fuoco…

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Ye joins Ferrari as factory driver ahead of expected AF WEC drive

The news follows last week’s announcement that he has left Porsche’s stable, having previously been nominated as a ‘Selected Driver’ by its Asia Pacific motorsport arm.

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Ye leaves Porsche ahead of likely link-up with Ferrari and customer AF WEC drive

The end of the Chinese racer’s contract as a so-called ‘selected driver’ with Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific was revealed on Tuesday.

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Ilott in WEC switch with Jota and Porsche for 2024

The former Alfa Romeo Formula 1 reserve driver will race the British squad’s #12 Porsche 963 LMDh along with team regular Will Stevens and Norman Nato. Ilott and Nato were announced on Monday by Jota for #12 in its expanded two-car Hypercar squad along with Phil Hanson, who will race…

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Jota not disappointed by Bahrain WEC podium near-miss

Team principal Sam Hignett insisted that fourth position for its Porsche 963 LMDh shared by Will Stevens, Yifei Ye and Antonio Felix da Costa was still a strong result, even though the car effectively lost a top-three finish to the best of the Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars as the…

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Da Costa stands down from WEC to focus on Porsche Formula E campaign

The Portuguese driver will not continue with the Jota Porsche Hypercar squad next season at the request of his employer in Formula E.

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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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“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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WEC Fuji: Toyota leads Peugeot in final practice

Practice began on a wet track following a brief shower earlier on Saturday morning, but conditions improved sufficiently for slick tyres to be fitted just 15 minutes into the session.

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Fuji WEC: Toyota leads Peugeot in final practice

Practice began on a wet track following a brief shower earlier on Saturday morning, but conditions improved sufficiently for slick tyres to be fitted just 15 minutes into the session.

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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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Jota Porsche suffers spectacular crash while leading Le Mans

The #38 Jota Porsche 963 was comfortably leading the race when Yifei Ye went too wide at the Porsche Curves, hitting the tyre barriers side-on.

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JOTA Porsche suffers spectacular crash while leading Le Mans

The #38 JOTA Porsche 963 was comfortably leading the race when Yifei Ye went too wide at the Porsche Curves, hitting the tyre barriers side-on.

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JOTA will treat Porsche 963 debut at Spa as test weekend

The British squad is due to shakedown its new LMDh machine at Weissach this week ahead of the third round of the 2023 WEC at Spa on 29 April.

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Da Costa: "Humble" Jota will treat 963 debut at Spa as test weekend

The British squad is due to shakedown its new LMDh machine at Weissach this week ahead of the third round of the 2023 WEC at Spa on 29 April.

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F1 reserve driver Drugovich to sample Formula E in Berlin rookie test

The Brazilian participated in F1 pre-season testing with Aston Martin following a wrist injury to Lance Stroll and had been on the verge of making his F1 debut in the Bahrain Grand Prix before the Canadian made a last-minute return.

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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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Jota reveals Hertz Porsche WEC livery and partnership with NFL legend Brady

The Jota team has unveiled the livery in which its Porsche 963 will race in this year’s World Endurance Championship and announced a partnership with NFL legend Tom Brady.

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JOTA reveals Hertz WEC livery, partnership with NFL legend Tom Brady

The JOTA team has unveiled the livery in which its Porsche 963 will race in this year’s World Endurance Championship and announced a partnership with NFL legend Tom Brady.

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Ex-Audi boss Gass joins JOTA to lead WEC Hypercar programme

Former Audi motorsport boss Dieter Gass is joining the JOTA team ahead of its move into the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship with a new Porsche 963.

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Former Audi boss Dieter Gass joins Jota to lead WEC Hypercar programme

Former Audi motorsport boss Dieter Gass is joining the Jota team ahead of its move into the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship with a new Porsche 963.

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