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PHIL HANSON: Q&A ON 2019-20 FIA WEC ANNOUNCEMENT
Phil Hanson will race a United Autosports LMP2 Ligier in the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship. He looks ahead, and back, on his short but already highly-successful sports-prototype career. You’re now committed to the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship season. “I’m really excited to be competing in my first full WEC season – it will … Continue reading
BRABHAM TO RETURN TO LE MANS
Brabham Automotive is delighted to confirm the brand will return to international sports car racing and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Adelaide-based automotive manufacturer, which last year launched the recording-breaking BT62 track car, is announcing its road to Le Mans. It has committed to a factory racing team and a multi-year motorsport programme … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS CONFIRM 2019/2020 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME WITH LIGIER JS P217
United Autosports have confirmed that they will enter the 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance Championship. The Anglo American team will enter the world-wide race series for the first time with Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque behind the wheel of the team’s Ligier JS P217. Phil Hanson joined the team at the end of 2017 and has … Continue reading
2018 BEST OF THE REST SILVERSTONE PHOTO-SHOOT
We’ve come to the end of another season of motorsport at Silverstone. As always its been a very good year, and we’ve had the chance to photograph both National and International events. With so many pictures not used in previous photo shoots, I though this would be a good opportunity to do a best of the … Continue reading
PORSCHE TACKLES LE MANS AGAIN WITH FOUR WORKS CARS
Porsche has paid tribute to the worldwide achievements of its teams and drivers over the 2018 season at its Night of Champions motorsport gala in Weissach. On this occasion, the Board announced the intense continuation of its worldwide GT activities as well as a number of innovations. Commitment to Le Mans At the 87th edition … Continue reading
BMW MOTORSPORTS PRESENTS ITS RACING PROGRAMME FOR 2019
The BMW Motorsport programme for the 2019 season will be even more international than in recent years. As well as the four works involvements in the DTM, FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA Series) and ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the BMW M6 GT3 will also have an extensive race programme. … Continue reading
2018: A VINTAGE YEAR FOR KEVIN ESTRE
Kévin Estre is a Porsche works driver in the grand touring category, at the summit of the endurance pyramid since 2016. This year, the man from Lyon scored what is the greatest victory in his career so far at the wheel of the 911 RSR in the emblematic Pink Pig livery. He went on to … Continue reading
ALEX LYNN – SHANGHAI WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW
It was great to lead the Shanghai 6 Hours round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing, and we were really encouraged by our performance over the whole weekend. Unfortunately, Maxime Martin and I were denied a podium for our #97 Aston Martin Vantage GTE at the last gasp, but we go … Continue reading
TAN WEATHERS THE STORM IN SHANGHAI TO MAINTAIN WEC TITLE CHALLENGE
Weiron Tan and his Jackie Chan DC Racing x JOTA Sport team-mates Jazeman Jaafar and Nabil Jeffri fought through challenging conditions in last weekend’s 6 Hours of Shanghai (16-18 November) to tally a fifth consecutive top four finish that keeps them firmly in title contention in the fiercely-disputed FIA World Endurance Championship. The first all-Malaysian … Continue reading
REBELLION RACING FINISHES P4 AND P5 AT THE 6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI
The fifth meeting of the FIA Super Season WEC took place this weekend in Shanghai. For this last race of the year, Team REBELLION Racing was determined to make an impression. The three free practice sessions was the drivers’ opportunity to record as much information as possible for Sunday’s race. In the last session, both … Continue reading
