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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING INTRODUCES GR010 HYBRID HYPERCAR
The reigning World Champions and three-time Le Mans winners will defend those titles against new manufacturer competitors using a racing version of the upcoming hypercar road car, featuring powertrain technology developed in the TS050 HYBRID and highlighted via new Racing Hybrid branding. The GR010 HYBRID is a prototype racer developed over the last 18 months in partnership … Continue reading
FABIO SCHERER TO JOIN REIGNING FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP2 CHAMPIONS HANSON AND ALBUQUERQUE FOR 2021 FIA WEC SEASON
United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Fabio Scherer will be joining reigning FIA World Endurance LMP2 Champions Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque for the 2021 season. Fabio Scherer began his racing career in karting, winning the Swiss championship twice before switching to car racing in 2016, winning on his ADAC Formula 4 debut. In … Continue reading
PORSCHE AIMS TO FIGHT FOR OVERALL FIA WEC AND IMSA VICTORIES WITH AN LMDh PROTOTYPE
The Executive Board at Porsche AG has given the green light to the development of an LMDh prototype. After a lengthy evaluation phase, Porsche Motorsport received the order to build a vehicle based on future regulations. From 2023, the LMDh cars will make up a new top class in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) … Continue reading
TWO MAJOR WORKS PROJECTS AND ENTICING CUSTOMER SPORT AT PORSCHE
Porsche will be well represented on major international stages of the motor racing scene in the 2021 season. The management announced the plans for the coming year on the occasion of tonight’s first virtual Night of Champions. In 2020, the traditional event, which in recent years has been held at Weissach in the first half … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING ONE-TWO IN BAHRAIN SECURES DRIVERS’ TITLE
Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López won the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) title with victory in the eighth and final race of the season as TOYOTA GAZOO Racing said goodbye to its three-time Le Mans-winning TS050 HYBRID with a one-two in the 8 Hours of Bahrain. The #7 TS050 HYBRID crew … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN WINS WEC DRIVERS’ AND MANUFACTURERS’ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2020
GT World Champion manufacturer Aston Martin has won the 2019-20 GT FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship with Nicki Thiim (DEN) and Marco Sørensen (DEN), in the season finale – the 8 Hours of Bahrain – on Saturday. Aston Martin’s all-conquering Vantage GTE had already clinched the GT Manufacturers world championship with a famous victory at … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS CONFIRMED AS FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP2 CHAMPIONS AT BAHRAIN
United Autosports were officially crowned FIA World Endurance LMP2 Champions at Bahrain on Saturday night as they rounded off their record breaking season with a fourth place finish at the end of the eight hour race. Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque were also named FIA WEC Driver’s Champions, with Paul Di Resta finishing second – … Continue reading
ONE-TWO FOR PORSCHE AT THE WEC SEASON FINALE
The Porsche GT Team has wrapped up the 2019/2020 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC with positions one and two in the GTE-Pro category. Frenchman Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen from Denmark took up the eight-hour race on the Bahrain International Circuit from pole position and crossed the finish line in first place. … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING TEES UP TITLE SHOWDOWN
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s three-time Le Mans-winning TS050 HYBRID will start its final race from pole position after Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López landed the first blow in Bahrain in the fight for the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship drivers’ title. The three #7 TS050 HYBRID drivers earned a point for pole position, … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN ON THE FRONT ROW FOR CRUCIAL WEC SHOWDOWN
GT World Champion manufacturer Aston Martin has qualified on the front row for the 8 Hours of Bahrain FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and taken pole position in the GTE Am class ahead of the crucial season finale. Aston Martin drivers lead the WEC GT Drivers’ championship and the FIA Endurance Trophy for GTE Am … Continue reading
