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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
PHIL HANSON TO RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR 2022 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME
United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Phil Hanson will return to the team for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. Phil, who is the reigning LMP2 FIA WEC champion, will return to United Autosports for his fifth season, having first joined the team in 2018 when he was 18 years old. Since then, Phil … Continue reading
FILIPE ALBUQUERQUE RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS LMP2 TEAM FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Filipe Albuquerque will return to the team for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship, marking his sixth year with the team. Filipe, who is the reigning FIA WEC and ELMS LMP2 Champion first joined United Autosports when they made their LMP2 debut in 2017. Filipe, along with Hugo … Continue reading
CADILLAC IN DEVELOPMENT WITH All-NEW LMDh
Cadillac today announced it is developing a fourth generation Cadillac prototype constructed to the new IMSA and Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) LMDh regulations. The Cadillac LMDh prototype will compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the WEC Championship beginning in 2023. Cadillac and constructor Dallara are designing the new Cadillac LMDh. The two … Continue reading
SIX PORSCHE 911 RSR QUALIFY FOR THE HYPERPOLE AT LE MANS
In todays Hyperpole, six Porsche 911 RSR in the GTE-Pro and GTE-Am classes get the chance to fight for the top grid spots for the Le Mans 24-hour race. The works team with drivers Kévin Estre from France and Italy’s Gianmaria Bruni wrapped up the 60-minute qualifying session on Wednesday evening in positions three and … Continue reading
VANTAGE RETURNS TO SCENE OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GLORY TO DEFEND VICTORY IN THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
Four Aston Martin Vantage GTEs will return to the scene of the brand’s greatest racing triumph this weekend when three partner teams take on the most famous endurance race of all, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Eleven months ago, Aston Martin clinched the FIA World Endurance Championship GT title by winning both GTE Pro … Continue reading
ROVERA IS READY TO MAKE 24 OF LE MANS HOURS DEBUT
Alessio Rovera is making his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Ferrari 488 GTE. Born in 1995, the Italian GT double champion (2019, 2020) will take part in the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship during the week after testing at the legendary 13.626 km Circuit de la Sarthe on last Sunday’s official test day. Rovera is sharing the #83 AF Corse Ferrari with his FIA WEC regular … Continue reading
