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FERRARI 499P CONCLUDES THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE AT SEBRING
The Sebring circuit hosted the FIA WEC Prologue, two days of testing prior to the opening round of the championship, the Sebring 1000 Miles, scheduled to take place on the same track on Friday, 17 March. The two Ferrari 499Ps entered in the Hypercar class amassed a total of 313 laps, gathering valuable data ahead of the … Continue reading
PRODUCTIVE FIA WEC PROLOGUE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is ready to take on an exciting field of Hypercar challengers for its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) title defence following a productive two-day Prologue test in Florida ahead of Friday’s 2023 season-opening 1000 Miles of Sebring. For the first time, the GR010 HYBRIDs shared the track with new Hypercar rivals from … Continue reading
PORSCHE 963 COVERS MORE THAN 2,600 TEST KILOMETRES AT THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE
Porsche Penske Motorsport’s WEC squad have wrapped up preparations for the maiden outing of the new 963 hybrid prototype in the World Endurance Championship. During the FIA WEC prologue at the Sebring International Raceway, the two ca. 500 kW (680 PS) racing cars from the new top hypercar class covered more than 2,600 kilometres. The … Continue reading
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT PREPARED TO PUT PLANS INTO PRACTICE AT THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE
After almost two years of planning and preparation, Porsche Penske Motorsport‘s FIA World Endurance Championship campaign will formally begin this weekend as the highly-anticipated Hypercar class makes its debut in The Prologue pre-season test in Sebring, Florida. Porsche Penske Motorsport’s pair of FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Porsche 963s will officially hit the track for … Continue reading
GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE LAUNCHES 2023 SEASON WITH SUCCESSFUL PROLOGUE AT PAUL RICARD
The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season is officially underway following two days of extensive running at Circuit Paul Ricard. The annual prologue brought 49 cars representing eight brands to the French venue in preparation for the year ahead. With clear skies and sunshine prevailing for much of the test, they … Continue reading
CETILAR RACING COMPLETES THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE AT BARCELONA
Cetilar Racing completed more than 1,060 kms, covering a total of 228 laps without any trouble as the two-day official Prologue kicked off in Barcelona the FIA WEC season. The all-Italian team continued to develop the brand-new #47 Dallara-Gibson LMP2 car with which Roberto Lacorte and Giorgio Sernagiotto will make their debut in the World … Continue reading
REBELLION RACING ON TEST AT THE 2019 FIA WEC PROLOGUE
Team REBELLION Racing was on track Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th of July at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit for the 2019 FIA WEC Prologue. Five drivers took part in this first meeting of the FIA WEC 2019-2020 season. Rebel drivers Bruno Senna, Gustavo Menezes and Nathanaël Berthon were joined by the Brazilian Felipe Nasr and French … Continue reading
SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP OUTING FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT OFFICIAL PROLOGUE
United Autosports have had a successful maiden outing in the official FIA World Endurance Championship prologue held at Barcelona, Spain this week (23-24 July). Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta topped the timing sheets on the opening day of testing in both in the morning and afternoon sessions. On the second day, the … Continue reading
THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR IS READY TO TACKLE THE WEC SEASON
The Porsche GT Team is perfectly prepared for the upcoming season of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. At the official test – the so-called prologue – held at the Circuit de Catalunya, the two brand-new ca. 515 hp Porsche 911 RSR completed a comprehensive test programme in hot summer temperatures of up to … Continue reading
WORLD CHAMPIONS TOYOTA PREPARE FOR TS050 HYBRID FAREWELL TOUR
The eight-race FIA WEC 2019-2020 season, which kicks off this week with the annual Prologue test in Barcelona, represents the final competitive action for the TS050 HYBRID, which made its debut in 2016 and has been at the centre of iconic moments in endurance racing history ever since. Its Le Mans debut almost ended with … Continue reading
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