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Jota announces Button's co-drivers for 2025 WEC and factory Cadillac debut
Jota announces Button's co-drivers for 2025 WEC and factory Cadillac debut
Jenson Button will race alongside Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais in this year’s World Endurance Championship at the Jota Cadillac squad. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion was named in the #38 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh along with Bamber and Bourdais on[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Feb 11, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Feb 11, 2025 -
Lamborghini open to new LMDh partners for WEC return
Lamborghini open to new LMDh partners for WEC return
Lamborghini will start looking for new partner teams to continue its LMDh project beyond 2025 if it can prove the competitiveness of the car in this year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship.The Italian manufacturer has taken over the lead of the race[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 30, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 30, 2025 -
Tower stripped of Daytona LMP2 win after technical infraction
Tower stripped of Daytona LMP2 win after technical infraction
Tower Motorsport has lost its LMP2 victory in the Daytona 24 Hours over a technical infraction, with United Autosports inheriting the top spot.The #8 ORECA-Gibson 07 crewed by Sebastien Bourdais, Job van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez and John Farano scored a[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 30, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 30, 2025 -
Porsche reveals dual fix for hybrid issues at Daytona 24 Hours
Porsche reveals dual fix for hybrid issues at Daytona 24 Hours
Porsche has revealed that it resolved the hybrid issues that blighted the 963 LMDh ahead of its victory in last weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours with a dual fix.Porsche Penske Motorsport explained that a mixture of changes to procedures and the[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 28, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 28, 2025 -
Daytona 24h: Porsche claims back-to-back wins after nail-biting finish
Daytona 24h: Porsche claims back-to-back wins after nail-biting finish
Porsche held on to victory in the 63rd running of the Daytona 24 Hours after fending off late challenges from Acura and BMW.Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy and Laurens Vanthoor took top honours in the factory #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 26, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 26, 2025 -
Milner blasts 'dirty' tactics from BMW after damage costs him GTD Pro lead
Milner blasts 'dirty' tactics from BMW after damage costs him GTD Pro lead
Tommy Milner did not hold back his frustrations after his final stint at the 2025 Daytona 24 Hours, having blasted the Paul Miller BMW team after the battle for the GTD Pro lead."That's not what racing is about. It's not what[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 26, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 26, 2025 -
Daytona 24h, Hour 18: Porsche continues to dominate as Tandy leads Campbell
Daytona 24h, Hour 18: Porsche continues to dominate as Tandy leads Campbell
Porsche led the Daytona 24 Hours with its two factory Penske prototypes with six hours of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship curtain-raiser remaining.The #7 Porsche 963 LMDh with Nick Tandy at the wheel held a narrow advantage of 5.6s over[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 26, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 26, 2025 -
Daytona 24h, Hour 12: Porsche holds 1-2 at halfway point
Daytona 24h, Hour 12: Porsche holds 1-2 at halfway point
Porsche held a commanding lead halfway through the Daytona 24 Hours, with Felipe Nasr heading a 1-2 for the German manufacturer.Former Formula 1 driver Nasr propelled the factory #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh to the front of the field[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 26, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 26, 2025 -
Cadillac causes multi-car crash in Daytona 24 restart
Cadillac causes multi-car crash in Daytona 24 restart
Cadillac’s hopes of scoring a victory in the Daytona 24 Hours took a big blow, with the #40 V-Series.R entered by Wayne Taylor Racing stranded on track after a mullti-car crash in the eighth hour.After the fourth course yellow of[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 26, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 26, 2025 -
Daytona 24h, Hour 6: Acura ahead of Porsche as darkness descends
Daytona 24h, Hour 6: Acura ahead of Porsche as darkness descends
Acura led the Daytona 24 Hours with Colin Braun as the opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship hit the six-hour mark. The #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 swept into the lead as the race went green after a third[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 26, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 26, 2025 -
Why Daytona pole is more significant to BMW than just starting at the front
Why Daytona pole is more significant to BMW than just starting at the front
“A little cherry on a big cake.” That’s how Dries Vanthoor described his pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours this weekend. The BMW driver pointed out after he’d secured a first top spot in qualifying for BMW’s M Hybrid[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 25, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 25, 2025 -
Porsche, BMW raise concerns about high voltage issues ahead of Daytona 24
Porsche, BMW raise concerns about high voltage issues ahead of Daytona 24
Porsche and BMW have voiced concerns over the reliability of the high-voltage element of the one-make LMDh hybrid system going into this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours. Their apprehension follows a spate of issues that have afflicted LMDh machinery and forced parts[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 25, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 25, 2025 -
Daytona 24h: Vanthoor on pole for BMW in LMDh
Daytona 24h: Vanthoor on pole for BMW in LMDh
BMW snatched pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours during an interrupted qualifying session for this weekend's IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener.Dries Vanthoor jumped to the top of the times on his final lap in the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 23, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 23, 2025 -
BMW tops the times in Roar test ahead of Daytona 24 Hours
BMW tops the times in Roar test ahead of Daytona 24 Hours
BMW ended up fastest and topped the times in three sessions over the official Roar test ahead of this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener. A 1m35.424s around the Daytona International Speedway from Dries Vanthoor on the opening day[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 20, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 20, 2025 -
Lamborghini appoints BMW LMDh manager Leschiutta as new motorsport boss
Lamborghini appoints BMW LMDh manager Leschiutta as new motorsport boss
Lamborghini has recruited Maurizio Leschiutta from BMW where he headed up the M Hybrid V8 LMDh programme to become its new motorsport boss.Leschiutta has taken over as head of motorsport to oversee the Italian manufacturer’s LMDh prototype, GT3 and one-make[…]
Source: Autosport.com - WEC - Stories
Created on: Jan 15, 2025
Autosport.com - WEC - Stories | Jan 15, 2025
