Новости за 13.10.2023

Over five years after a life-changing IndyCar crash at Pocono Raceway, Robert Wickens’ return to racing has culminated with an IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR class championship, won with Bryan Herta Autosport and co-driver Harry Gottsacker. A fourth-place finish in class was enough for the #33 Hyundai Elantra N TCR of Wickens and Gottsacker to […]

2023 Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class winner Inter Europol is set to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next season, joining forces with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports in LMP2. This is the second time the two teams have combined for a programme, after Inter Europol competed in 2020 with PR1 using its second ORECA 07 […]

Here’s a bit of a treat for you all, a throwback gallery to a decade ago, the 2013 Petit Le Mans which happened to be the very final American Le Mans Series race before the advent of the Tudor United Sportscar Championship the following season following the merger of ALMS and Grand-Am. It was a […]

Optimum Motorsport has revealed its first driver line-up for the 2023/24 Asian Le Mans Series season. Team regular Sam De Haan will be joined by McLaren factory driver Tom Gamble and current British GT Championship GT3 leader James Cottingham. The trio are signed up for the full five-race season and will compete in one of […]

Here’s a blast from the past in 2004 and (then) young Ryan Eversley – taking part in just his sixth ever race. This feature written by Helen Collins Ryan confirmed yesterday that this weekend is his last as a Honda factory driver after a decade in GT3 and TCR with the company. We’ll be watching […]

“Like every year in IMSA, it is down to the final race: Petit Le Mans.” Filipe Albuquerque’s concise assessment of the top prototype class title tussle in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship rings true once again in 2023 – perhaps truer than ever. Heading to Motul Petit Le Mans, the season ender on Oct. 14, […]

The Lamborghini SC63 LMDh test programme continued this week at the Circuito de Almería in Spain, with Lamborghini Squadra Corse and Iron Lynx’s team completing a productive three days of running. The car, which will make its competitive debut at the FIA World Endurance Championship 2024 season opener in Qatar next March, was shared by […]

The curtain will fall on the 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe season this weekend when the Sprint Cup titles are decided at Zandvoort. The 4.3km circuit on the North Sea coast will play host to a 30-car field comprising Pro, Gold and Silver Cup entries. All three class titles are up for grabs in […]

The 2023 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Supported by Bridgestone is back next weekend for a pair of three-hour races at Okayama International Circuit on 22 October. It’s the penultimate round of the championship before the season concludes with a four-hour race at Fuji Speedway in November. A total of 49 cars have entered, with the […]

Filipe Albuquerque led an Acura 1-2 finish in night practice for the 26th annual Motul Petit Le Mans. Albuquerque took the #10 WTR Andretti Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 to the top of the leaderboard at the very end of tonight’s 90-minute session with a best lap of 1:11.296. That was good enough to lead the […]

Rain showers were an unpleasant surprise at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta last night, lasting through until the morning. But the sun eventually poked through the clouds on a full day of practice for the 26th annual Motul Petit Le Mans. It was a busy day today with the IMSA State Of The Series press conference, […]

In addition to the release of the 2024 full-season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship entry list, the State Of The Sport news conference today featured a handful of other key announcements. The presentation, chaired by NBC’s Leigh Diffey, IMSA President John Doonan, revealed a raft of good news for the commercial health of the IMSA package. […]