The FIA has confirmed its Hypercar class will swell to 19 entries for the 2024 World Endurance Championship season.
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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.
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.
McLaren signs WEC champion and Le Mans winner Hirakawa as F1 reserve driver
Formula 1
Posted onWorld Endurance Championship title holder and Le Mans 24 Hours winner Ryo Hirakawa has joined McLaren’s driver development programme.
Vandoorne joins Peugeot’s hypercar squad for 2024
WEC
Posted onFormer F1 racer and 2022 Formula E world champion Stoffel Vandoorne will join Peugeot’s hypercar effort for the next WEC season.
Toyota survives chaotic start for one-two win at home
WEC
Posted onToyota survived a messy start to the Six Hours of Fuji to chase down Porsche Penske and take a home one-two finish in Japan.
Kobayashi leads all-Toyota front row in Fuji qualifying
WEC
Posted onToyota took a home pole for the Six Hours of Fuji thanks to Kamui Kobayashi in the number seven ahead of its sister car.
Ferrari to celebrate 2023 Le Mans win with Italian GP livery tweak
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari will celebrate their 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours victory with a special livery for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, their home F1 race.
Ferrari say they were “put at a disadvantage to their rivals” at Monza
WEC
Posted onFerrari issued a veiled criticism of the World Endurance Championship’s latest Balance of Performance adjustment following their defeat in yesterday’s Six Hours of Monza.
Toyota returns to winning ways by beating Ferrari in Monza Six Hours
World Endurance Championship
Posted onAfter a disappointing loss at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota got back to its winning ways and spoiled Ferrari’s homecoming at the Six Hours of Monza.
Kobayashi ensures Toyota deny Ferrari home pole position at Monza
World Endurance Championship
Posted onToyota struck back against Ferrari in qualifying for the Six Hours of Monza, claiming pole position by just 17 thousandths of a second.
WEC Balance of Performance change hits Ferrari after Le Mans win
World Endurance Championship
Posted onThe performance of Ferrari’s Hypercar will be pegged back for the next round of the World Endurance Championship following its victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Pictures: BMW’s new WEC team completes first test with M Hybrid V8 at Aragon
World Endurance Championship
Posted onThe team which will field BMW’s entry in next year’s World Endurance Championship has completed its first test run with the M Hybrid V8 LMDh.
Button mulls WEC for full-time return and would “love to try” NASCAR oval
World Endurance Championship
Posted onJenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion, is looking at making a full-time return to racing next year.
Ferrari celebrates victorious return to Le Mans with home town parade
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFerrari marked its victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a parade for its victorious team from its factory through its home town Maranello.
Toyota “lost to politics” at Le Mans after Balance of Performance change
World Endurance Championship
Posted onToyota chairman Akio Toyoda criticised changes to the World Endurance Championship’s Balance of Performance before last week’s Le Mans 24 Hours.