The South African was the sole non-Mercedes-AMG driver in the second of two 15-minute sessions, each with five cars, to take pole with a with a time of 2m01.9810s in the Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 he will share with Belgians Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts.“Just coming back to BathurstContinue Reading
Proton will run the red, white and black colours of new sponsor F.A.T. International on its customer LMDh car this year, bringing back an iconic Porsche paint scheme to the top echelon of sportscar racing.The livery entered the racing folklore in the 1980s and 90s when it used to adornContinue Reading
Le Mans 24 Hours winner Neel Jani and Porsche-contracted driver Julien Andlauer have been named in the car alongside Harry Tincknell on the 37-car entry list for the Qatar 1812Km WEC season-opener on 2 March.Jani has confirmed that he will again be a full-season driver in the car he racedContinue Reading
Just five race outings in the Peugeot 908 were enough for Christian Klien to select the turbodiesel LMP1 machine as his favourite racing car. A solitary win, achieved in the 2009 Spa 1000km when Audi stayed away, was the high point of the Austrian’s involvement with the Peugeot factory squadContinue Reading
First introduced in 2016, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 is now one of the oldest models in circulation in GT3 racing, having recently completed seven years in service. Although it received an Evo update in 2020 and continues to pull in new orders, a new Mercedes GT3 car has been overdue for someContinue Reading
Nineteen-year-old Bennett, a member of Fernando Alonso’s driver academy, has been signed to take the place of 2023 European Le Mans Series champion Alex Garcia, who was originally listed alongside Jean-Karl Vernay as the first two drivers for Isotta’s assault on the Hypercar class of the WEC with the TipoContinue Reading
The bronze-graded Briton will partner Gregoire Saucy, the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine champion switching to sportscars after two years in Formula 3, and a yet-to-be announced third driver aboard a McLaren 720S GT3.His WEC switch means Cottingham will once again battle with Darren Leung, who was announcedContinue Reading
Alpine released its A424 Hyper for 2024 WEC World Championship SourceContinue Reading
Frijns won the Nordschleife endurance epic for the Phoenix Audi squad on his most recent appearance in 2022, while former Mercedes driver Marciello claimed pole position last year and has twice finished third.The duo will form part of a seven-strong factory roster contesting the event BMW last won in 2020Continue Reading
The Silverstone-based squad has used Mercedes machinery since it joined the British GT Championship in 2015, but that will change after a decade as it switches from a Mercedes-AMG to a BMW M4 GT3.During the off-season, Marciello – who is widely considered one of the top GT drivers in theContinue Reading