Andre Lotterer, Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor clinched the World Endurance Championship drivers’ title despite collecting two penalties and finishing 10th.
World Endurance Championship articles archive
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.
Penske Porsche poised to clinch title after winning incident-packed Fuji Six Hours
WEC
Posted onPorsche Penske’s number six squad is set to clinch the World Endurance Championship at the season finale after scoring their second win of the season in Fuji.
Hyundai to launch hypercar racing programme under Genesis brand
WEC
Posted onHyundai has announced its intention to enter endurance racing with a LMDh hypercar programme under its Genesis brand.
Court of Appeal rejects Ferrari’s challenge to WEC Six Hours of Spa result
WEC
Posted onThe International Court of Appeal rejected Ferrari’s attempt to revise the result of the World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Spa.
Kubica, Shwartzman and Ye grab first win ahead of charging Toyota at COTA
WEC
Posted onFerrari’s third hypercar took its first WEC win after one works Ferrari retired and both Toyotas were hit by penalties for driver errors.
Isotta Fraschini quits World Endurance Championship after five races
WEC
Posted onIsotta Fraschini has announced its immediate departure from the World Endurance Championship due to a dispute with the Duqueine team which ran its cars.
Verstappen’s hope of racing alongside father at Le Mans dashed
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Verstappen’s hope of racing alongside father at Le Mans dashed • Las Vegas adds free fan experience • IndyCar charter to cap number of cars
Ferrari out-run chasing Toyota to win again in demanding, rain-hit Le Mans
WEC
Posted onNicklas Nielsen out-ran Jose Maria Lopez in the dying minutes of the Le Mans 24 Hours to give Ferrari its second consecutive win.
Has Balance of Performance revitalised or ruined the Le Mans 24 Hours?
Debates and Polls
Posted onThe showpiece race of the World Endurance Championship is arguably more competitive than ever – but has Balance of Performance made it a rigged contest?
Aston Martin confirms two-car WEC and Le Mans hypercar team for 2025
WEC
Posted onAston Martin has announced it will enter two hypercars in next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours and the World Endurance Championship.
Penske Porsche dramatically snatch Le Mans pole from Cadillac pair
WEC
Posted onPenske Porsche shattered Cadillac’s dreams of a shock pole for the Le Mans 24 Hours as the number six car snatched pole in the final moments.
Peugeot and Ferrari gain most under WEC’s BoP changes for Le Mans
WEC
Posted onPeugeot and Ferrari stand to gain the most from the World Endurance Championship’s Balance of Performance changes for the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Verstappen wants to tackle Le Mans once they ‘sort out Balance of Performance’
WEC
Posted onLe Mans needs to “sort out” its controversial Balance of Performance regulations before Max Verstappen will consider racing there.
Why stewards rejected Ferrari’s protest over “questionable” Spa Six Hours restart
WEC
Posted onFerrari’s protest over the restart of Saturday’s Six Hours of Spa was thrown out on a technicality by the race stewards.
Jota win Six Hours of Spa after two hour crash delay
WEC
Posted onJota secured the first ever victory for a privateer hypercar team in the WEC by winning a disrupted Six Hours of Spa.
Six Hours of Spa resumed in full after two-hour red flag delay
WEC
Posted onThe Six Hours of Spa has restarted after a two-hour stoppage due to barrier repairs following a heavy crash.
Ferrari stripped of WEC pole position at Spa as car found 1kg underweight
WEC
Posted onFerrari blamed an error with their rear wing after losing pole position for the Six Hours of Spa when their number 50 car was found to be underweight.
Fuoco secures back-to-back WEC poles for Ferrari at Spa
WEC
Posted onFerrari secured a second successive World Endurance Championship pole for Saturday’s Six Hours of Spa with their number 50 car.
2024 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list confirmed without Vettel
WEC
Posted onSebastian Vettel is not among the 186 drivers who will compete in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. The Hypercar field features 23 cars.
Toyota’s Kobayashi keeps his nerve to deny Porsche Penske Imola win
WEC
Posted onKamui Kobayashi held his nerve under pressure from Kevin Estre over the final hour to claim victory in the Six Hours of Imola for the number seven Toyota.