The Peugeot which lost second place on the penultimate lap of the season-opening WEC race has been disqualified from the results.
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The World Endurance Championship is the leading worldwide series for prototype road-based sports cars. The series’ signature race is the Le Mans 24 Hours, held annually at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.
Porsche sweep podium in Qatar opener after late heartbreak for Peugeot
WEC
Posted onPorsches filled the podium in the first WEC race of the year after Peugeot lost second place with two laps to go. Toyota and Ferrari struggled.
Porsche beat Toyota to first pole position of season
World Endurance Championship
Posted onPorsche will start the first round of the World Endurance Championship from pole position after beating Toyota by a tenth of a second.
Pictures: Bumper WEC hypercar field for 2024 in action at Prologue test
World Endurance Championship
Posted onGet acquainted with the nine different hypercar models set to compete in this season’s WEC, starting this weekend in Qatar.
How to watch the Bahrain Grand Prix plus F2, F3 and WEC season-openers
TV Times
Posted onFour major series all hold the first main races of the new seasons this Saturday. Here’s how to watch Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3 and WEC this weekend.
WEC Prologue test postponed by two days due to Red Sea shipping delay
WEC
Posted onThe World Endurance Championship has postponed its pre-season test after shipping disruption in the Middle East prevented its freight arriving on time.
Expanded hypercar field and Valentino Rossi’s debut confirmed for Le Mans
WEC
Posted onThe Le Mans 24 Hours organisers have announced an expanded hypercar for this year’s race and confirmed Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi will participate.
Le Mans winners Ferrari reveal 2024 hypercar livery
WEC
Posted onFerrari have revealed their revised look for their 499P hypercar for the 2024 World Endurance Championship season.
Kubica, Shwartzman and Ye to share third Ferrari hypercar in WEC
WEC
Posted onRobert Kubica will team up with Ferrari F1 reserve driver Robert Shwartzman and Yifei Ye in the third 499P hypercar this season.
Watch 10 of the best ‘proper’ overtakes from F1, IndyCar, WEC and more in 2023
Formula 1
Posted onFind out what made our pick of the 10 best overtaking moves from across the hundreds of races in Formula 1 and beyond during 2023.
Isotta Fraschini Duqueine completes first WEC Hypercar test at Estoril
WEC
Posted onThe Isotta Fraschini Duqueine team has conducted the first test of the hypercar it will run in next year’s World Endurance Championship.
Button joins World Endurance Championship in JOTA-run Porsche
WEC
Posted onFormula 1 world champion Jenson Button will compete full-time in the World Endurance Championship next year.
Expanded 19-car grid for top WEC class in 2024 “so exciting” – Hartley
WEC
Posted onWorld Endurance Championship winner Brendon Hartley says he “never thought” he’d see the category’s top class expand to the size it will reach next year.
19 Hypercars entered for 2024 WEC season including third Ferrari with Kubica
WEC
Posted onThe FIA has confirmed its Hypercar class will swell to 19 entries for the 2024 World Endurance Championship season.
Schumacher to race in WEC for Alpine alongside Mercedes F1 role in 2024
WEC
Posted onMick Schumacher will be part of Alpine’s six-man driver line-up for its entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class next year.
De Vries to race in WEC for Toyota alongside Formula E comeback
WEC
Posted onNyck de Vries will replace Jose Maria Lopez in Toyota’s WEC Hypercar line-up next year. The manufacturer is also placing Ritomo Miyata in Formula 2.
Toyota number eight team take title with dominant Bahrain win
WEC
Posted onToyota’s trio of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa won the Eight Hours of Bahrain to secure back-to-back WEC titles.
Championship-leading Toyota wins pole and bonus point for Bahrain finale
WEC
Posted onBrendon Hartley qualified half a second quicker than Kamui Kobayashi to put the number eight Toyota one step closer to the Hypercar WEC title.
Valentino Rossi to trial LMP2 car ahead of BMW WEC hypercar test
WEC
Posted onSeven-times Moto GP world champion and current BMW GT racer Valentino Rossi will participate in this weekend’s WEC rookie test in Bahrain.
Aston Martin to enter WEC and Le Mans with Valkyrie hypercar in 2025
WEC
Posted onAston Martin have announced in 2025 they will enter their Valkyrie hypercar into the top class of the World Endurance Championship.