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MIKE CONWAY
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING READY FOR SIX-HOUR CLASSIC AT THE GLEN
Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil), Felipe Nasr (Brazil) and Mike Conway (Great Britain) are ready for the third endurance race on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar. This weekend, Conway joins full-season drivers Derani and Nasr in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International. The Whelen Engineering/Action Express crew is … Continue reading
TOYOTA HITS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CENTURY AT PORTIMAO
Next week’s event in Portugal marks Toyota’s 100th race at the top level of World Championship endurance racing. Since the debut of the 83C car in the Fuji 1000km in October 1983, Toyota prototypes have participated in 99 World Championship races. Following a historic first Hypercar victory in Spa-Francorchamps, the World Champions face new competition from … Continue reading
HARD-FOUGHT HYPERCAR WIN FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing began the Hypercar era in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a landmark victory in the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps following an exciting start to the 2021 season in Belgium. Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley earned a place in the record books by winning in the #8 GR010 … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING HYPED FOR HYPERCAR DEBUT
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will begin a new era with its GR010 HYBRID Hypercar when the road to the Le Mans 24 Hours opens at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, the opening round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) on 1 May. A direct successor to the legendary Group C period of … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING RETIRES ELEVEN HOURS INTO TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING
This year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring was a tough one for Whelen Engineering/Action Express and its drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil), Felipe Nasr (Brazil) and Mike Conway (Great Britain). The team retired the No. 31 Cadillac DPi-V.R due to a gearbox issue. To start the race, the team looked poised to … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC ON POLE AT SEBRING
Pipo Derani drove the Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R to pole position for tomorrow’s 69th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts to run at Sebring International Raceway. In this afternoon’s 15-minute qualifying session, Derani, who together with teammates Felipe Nasr and Mike Conway led every practice session on … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING DRIVERS LOOK FORWARD TO TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING
After nearly two months away, Whelen Engineering Cadillac drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil), Felipe Nasr (Brazil) and Mike Conway (Great Britain) are set to return to the track for the 69th annual IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts March 17-20 at Sebring International Raceway. Derani, Nasr and … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC RUNS FOURTH AFTER 16-HOURS IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
Whelen Engineering drivers Felipe Nasr (Brazil), Chase Elliott (Dawsonville, Ga.), Mike Conway (United Kingdom), and Pipo Derani (Brazil) survived the overnight hours unscathed and are currently running fourth 16-hours into the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona at the Daytona International speedway. “The car is great,” Nasr said. “I think it is coming … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING IS FOURTH AT THE EIGHT-HOUR MARK IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
Whelen Engineering drivers Felipe Nasr (Brazil), Chase Elliott (Dawsonville, Ga.), Mike Conway (United Kingdom), and Pipo Derani (Brazil) are running fourth eight hours into the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona. “It was nice to be upfront for a while,” Nasr said. “Overall the speed and balance of the 31 Whelen Cadillac is … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING AIMING FOR LE MANS HAT-TRICK
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will challenge for a third consecutive victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours as it targets a perfect final appearance at the Circuit de la Sarthe with its history-making TS050 HYBRID, in the 88th edition of the legendary French race. The 1,000PS, four-wheel-drive TS050 HYBRID came within two laps of victory on its 2016 debut before winning … Continue reading
