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Charles Leclerc’s former race engineer at the Ferrari Formula 1 team has been recruited by Cadillac as technical director of its LMDh sportscar project. Xavier Marcos Padros is taking up the new position within the Cadillac V-Series.R programme, which straddles the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship, after sevenContinue Reading

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Winning IMSA’s closely fought GTD Pro class enhanced Laurin Heinrich’s reputation as a leading light of Porsche’s GT ranks.The 23-year-old AO Racing driver, in his first season Stateside, was not put off his stride by a mid-year team-mate change as Seb Priaulx stepped away, and only this duo won moreContinue Reading

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Should we have been surprised that Matt Campbell emerged as the best driver in Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #5 entry in this year’s World Endurance Championship? Probably not.It may have been his first WEC prototype campaign, but he was no stranger to the 963 after a year in IMSA or theContinue Reading

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The world already knew the talents of the younger Vanthoor brother aboard a GT3 car. He’s been one of the most consistent performers in the category for two different manufacturers – Audi and now BMW – for ages.But in 2024 he showed that he’ll be a force in prototypes inContinue Reading

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There was proof positive once again over the course of 2024 that Mikkel Jensen is an absolute top-line sportscar driver. As in Peugeot’s first full season in the World Endurance Championship, he was the stand-out man in its roster.Read Also: WECRanking the top 10 Hypercar drivers of the 2024 WECContinue Reading

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He perhaps didn’t exhibit his raw speed too often, but Felipe Nasr’s partnership with Porsche Penske Motorsports and Dane Cameron led to a well-earned third IMSA title. The Brazilian was a model of consistency, and fast when he needed to be.Highlights included two wins – holding off Tom Blomqvist’s CadillacContinue Reading