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UNITED AUTOSPORTS HEAD TO BAHRAIN FOR FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE HEADER FINALE
United Autosports make their way to Bahrain this week for the final two rounds of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship as the season ends with a double-header event in the Middle East, where the team will be hoping to defend their LMP2 championship title. The Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain will take place on … Continue reading
PORSCHE FIGHTS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE FINAL RACES IN BAHRAIN
At the last two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, the Porsche GT Team has its sights firmly set on winning the world championship title. The 2021 season wraps up with back-to-back races in Bahrain over the next two weekends. This is the first doubleheader event in the history of the World … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR DESERT DOUBLE
Hypercar history will be written when the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles are decided in a Bahrain double-header, and four-time Le Mans winner TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is ready for a duel in the desert. For the first time in WEC history, races will be held on consecutive weekends at the same venue; on … Continue reading
SEBASTIEN OGIER PREPARED FOR TOYOTA HYPERCAR TEST
Seven-time World Rally champion Sébastien Ogier is ready for his first taste of the Le Mans-winning GR010 HYBRID Hypercar following a successful two-day simulator session with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Sébastien will drive a GR010 HYBRID in the annual FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit on 7 November, the day … Continue reading
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONS UNITED AUTOSPORTS FACE FINAL ROUND AT BAHRAIN
The team were crowned FIA WEC champions at the previous round after winning the Le Mans 24 Hours. They have won the last four WEC races at Le Mans, Spa, COTA and Bahrain and finished third at Fuji and Shanghai, leading to them clinching the title a round early in the #22 Oreca 07. Phil … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS TO FINISH THE YEAR WITH DOUBLE RACE WEEKEND IN BAHRAIN AND ABU DHABI
United Autosports are preparing for their final two races of the 2019 season, with both their LMP2 and LMP3 teams heading to the Middle East on the same weekend (13-14 December). Round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship will take place in Bahrain, where Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta will aim … Continue reading
PORSCHE TACKLES LAST RACE OF THE FIA WEC YEAR AS CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS
Porsche intends to conclude its extremely successful 2019 motorsport season with another highlight at the eight-hour race of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Bahrain on 14 December. The sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart holds a convincing lead in the world championship after the new Porsche 911 RSR claimed a one-two at Silverstone (Great … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BACK IN BAHRAIN
The team returns for the 8 Hours of Bahrain as World Champions and in pole position to retain both drivers’ and teams’ titles, with two wins to their credit so far and five races remaining. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing leads its standings by 27 points while the #8 TS050 HYBRID crew of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING CONFIRMS BAHRAIN TEST LINE-UP
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has added Thomas Laurent and Kenta Yamashita to its line-up for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie test on 15 December at Bahrain International Circuit. Thomas, 21, is the team’s Test and Reserve Driver and he will continue his development by participating in the one-day test organised by WEC. He made … Continue reading
PASIN LATHOURAS REPRESENTS THAILAND IN “FIA GT NATIONS CUP” SHOWDOWN
Pasin Lathouras was pleased to be back on track last weekend to drive for “Team Thailand” in the inaugural FIA GT Nations Cup extravaganza in Bahrain. Teamed up with fellow countryman Piti Bhirombhakdi in the #39 Ferrari 488 GT3 the duo certainly had a tough weekend from start to finish and had to continually fight … Continue reading
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