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Porsche set to take up third Le Mans entry after winning IMSA GTP title
Porsche set to take up third Le Mans entry after winning IMSA GTP title
Porsche looks set to take up the extra entry for the Le Mans 24 Hours it gained for winning the IMSA SportsCar Championship crown at Road Atlanta last weekend. Thomas Laudenbach, boss of Porsche Motorsport, told Autosport that it “absolutely makes[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Oct 18, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Oct 18, 2024 -
Meyer Shank signs BMW, Cadillac talents for IMSA return with Acura
Meyer Shank signs BMW, Cadillac talents for IMSA return with Acura
Renger van der Zande and Nick Yelloly have joined Acura for its 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship GTP campaign with Meyer Shank Racing after leaving Cadillac and BMW. Two-time Daytona 24 Hours winner van der Zande has switched to the Honda brand[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Oct 15, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Oct 15, 2024 -
Sportscar ace Richard Westbrook announces retirement from racing
Sportscar ace Richard Westbrook announces retirement from racing
Five-time Le Mans podium finisher Richard Westbrook has called time on a career in which he was a factory driver with Porsche, General Motors, BMW, Aston Martin and Ford.The 49-year-old Briton has announced that last weekend’s Petit Le Mans IMSA[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Oct 15, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Oct 15, 2024 -
How a faulty steering wheel created a tense IMSA title showdown
How a faulty steering wheel created a tense IMSA title showdown
"To be honest, today’s eleventh place was the best of my life." There was no shortage of storylines to follow in the Petit Le Mans final round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship on Saturday. A farewell victory for the Cadillac-Chip[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Oct 14, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Oct 14, 2024 -
IMSA Petit Le Mans: Ganassi wins on Cadillac swansong, GTP title for Nasr/Cameron
IMSA Petit Le Mans: Ganassi wins on Cadillac swansong, GTP title for Nasr/Cameron
Saturday’s 27th edition of Petit Le Mans, the 10-hour brainchild of the late Dr. Don Panoz, was truly a classic. It had everything: a record-sized field (and crowd), intense competition, excitement aplenty, precious few yellow-flag interruptions, and a thrilling climax[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Oct 14, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Oct 14, 2024 -
Friday favourite: When BMW partners hit the ground running
Friday favourite: When BMW partners hit the ground running
To make a winning start with a brand-new car and team-mate partnership, everything must go right. But Jorg Muller didn’t especially fancy his chances heading into the 1999 Sebring 12 Hours in the Williams-designed BMW V12 LMR after testing at[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Oct 11, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Oct 11, 2024 -
Alpine open to entering IMSA with LMDh car in the future
Alpine open to entering IMSA with LMDh car in the future
Alpine says it would be “logical” to compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship once the brand inches closer to entering the North American automotive market.The French manufacturer has revealed it is open to the idea of expanding its factory LMDh[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Oct 9, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Oct 9, 2024 -
Porsche's Christensen wants to stay in WEC, despite IMSA switch speculation
Porsche's Christensen wants to stay in WEC, despite IMSA switch speculation
Porsche driver Michael Christensen said he would like to remain in the World Championship next year despite speculation linking him with a move to the IMSA SportsCar Championship.Porsche revealed last month that it would be making changes to its factory[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Oct 6, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Oct 6, 2024 -
IMSA Indianapolis: Eng, Krohn lead BMW 1-2
IMSA Indianapolis: Eng, Krohn lead BMW 1-2
BMW M Team RLL secured a magnificent 1-2 in a thrilling six-hour IMSA race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course.Philipp Eng and Jesse Krohn combined to take top honours, with team-mates Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Sep 23, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Sep 23, 2024 -
Porsche reveals it will tweak WEC and IMSA driver line-ups for 2025
Porsche reveals it will tweak WEC and IMSA driver line-ups for 2025
Porsche has revealed that there will be changes to its 963 LMDh driver line-ups across its factory assaults on the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship next season.The revisions planned for the two-car Porsche Penske Motorsport programmes in each[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Sep 19, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Sep 19, 2024 -
Wayne Taylor Racing switch to Cadillac for 2025 down to chance of Le Mans glory
Wayne Taylor Racing switch to Cadillac for 2025 down to chance of Le Mans glory
Wayne Taylor has revealed that the chance to take his team to the Le Mans 24 Hours played a major role in his switch back to Cadillac for the IMSA SportsCar Championship.He described the prospect of Wayne Taylor Racing entering[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Sep 13, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Sep 13, 2024 -
Hyundai announces factory LMDh programme under Genesis brand
Hyundai announces factory LMDh programme under Genesis brand
Hyundai is developing an LMDh prototype for an entry into endurance racing arena under its premium Genesis brand. The move predicted by Autosport in July was finally confirmed in a short statement on social media on Thursday that gave no further[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Sep 12, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Sep 12, 2024 -
Wayne Taylor Racing announces Cadillac return for 2025 IMSA season
Wayne Taylor Racing announces Cadillac return for 2025 IMSA season
Wayne Taylor Racing will return to the Cadillac fold after a four-year absence to run a pair of entries in the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year.Cadillac finally went public what had become an open secret on Thursday when it also[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Sep 5, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Sep 5, 2024 -
Aston Martin completes 6000km of testing with new Valkyrie LMH
Aston Martin completes 6000km of testing with new Valkyrie LMH
Aston Martin’s new Valkyrie World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship contender has already notched up more than 6000km in testing since hitting the track last month. The Le Mans Hypercar developed by the British manufacturer out of the Adrian Newey-inspired[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Aug 30, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Aug 30, 2024 -
Jaminet admits last-lap clash fear with sister Porsche in Penske 1-2
Jaminet admits last-lap clash fear with sister Porsche in Penske 1-2
Road America IMSA SportsCar Championship winner Matthieu Jaminet admits he feared a last-lap crash with Porsche colleague Felipe Nasr in the frantic finale to Sunday’s race.Jaminet crossed the finish line just 0.39s clear of Nasr in the sister Porsche Penske[…]
Source: Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories
Created on: Aug 5, 2024
Autosport.com - Le Mans - Stories | Aug 5, 2024