Jacques Villeneuve’s planned attempt at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours will not go ahead, his team has confirmed.
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WEC allows one-off return for tyre warmers at Le Mans 24 Hours after crashes
WEC
Posted onThe ban on the use of tyre warmers in the World Endurance Championship will be relaxed for the series’ blue riband race at Le Mans next month.
Toyota take another one-two after crashes for Ferrari and Cadillac at Spa
WEC Hypercar
Posted onToyota Gazoo Racing scored their third consecutive win in as many races in the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, and clinched their second one-two.
Track limits penalty for Giovinazzi puts Kobayashi’s Toyota on pole at Spa
WEC Hypercar
Posted onA track limits penalty for Ferrari gave pole position for the Six Hours of Spa to Toyota, after one of their cars crashed out early on.
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix TV Times
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onIt’s race week! As well as Formula 1 and Formula 2 from Baku, IndyCar is at Barber Motorsport Park and the WEC season continues at Spa-Francorchamps.
Peugeot celebrate Le Mans-winning 905 with special livery for centenary race
World Endurance Championship
Posted onPeugeot will replace their regular grey livery with a striking alternative design at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Toyota beats Ferrari by more than a lap to win second consecutive race
World Endurance Championship
Posted onToyota dominated the Six Hours of Portimao with the number eight car winning by over a lap from the number 50 Ferrari and the number six Penske Porsche.
Isotta Fraschini WEC Hypercar team completes first run “without a hitch”
World Endurance Championship
Posted onThe Isotta Fraschini hypercar team aiming to participate in this year’s World Endurance Championship says it has successfully completed a two day run of its Tipo 6 LMH car.
Ferrari’s long-awaited return heralds thrilling new era for WEC’s Hypercar class
2023 WEC Hypercar preview
Posted onFerrari, Toyota, Porsche, Peugeot and more will do battle in the expanded WEC Hypercar class when the new season begins in Sebring this weekend.
Ferrari confirm Giovinazzi among six drivers for new WEC Hypercar team
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFerrari have announced the six drivers who will represent them as the manufacturer returns to prototype sports car racing.
Ferrari reveal 499P Hypercar for return to top flight sportscar racing
WEC
Posted onFerrari have revealed their new 499P which will compete in the 2023 World Endurance Championship as the team returns to the top flight of sportscar racing.
Why Ferrari seeks success in WEC as well as F1 – and IndyCar is still on its radar
News Focus
Posted onWhat’s behind Ferrari’s decision to end its 50-year absence from top-level sports car racing – and why it hasn’t closed the door on a move into IndyCar.
Ricciardo nearly joined 2015 Le Mans-winning car
World Endurance Championship
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo came close to driving the car which won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2015, but was blocked from entering the race by Red Bull, his team at the time.
Toyota take third consecutive Le Mans victory as LMP1 era ends
WEC
Posted onSebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley took Toyota to their third win in as many years at Le Mans, as the LMP1 era drew to a close at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Alonso, Nakajima and Buemi secure second Le Mans win for Toyota
2019 F1 Season
Posted onAlonso’s car takes a record-breaking – but controversial – second victory at Le Mans in the final hour of the race, over Toyota’s other hybrid prototype.
Live: WEC 2018-19 round 8: Le Mans 24 Hours
RaceFans Live
Posted onJoin us to follow round 8 of the 2018-19 WEC season – the Le Mans 24 Hours – from the Circuit de la Sarthe on RaceFans Live.
Pictures: Webber and Lieb take Porsche’s 919 for its final drive
World Endurance Championship
Posted onMark Webber and Marc Lieb took Porsche’s three-times Le Mans 24 Hour-winning Porsche 919 for a final drive to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, where they will now be displayed.
Will more F1 drivers follow Alonso’s lead? Todt thinks so
2018 F1 season
Posted onFIA president Jean Todt expects to see more F1 drivers follow the lead of Fernando Alonso by racing in other championships.
Todt aiming for seven manufacturers in new, low-cost LMP1 from 2020
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFIA president Jean Todt aims to lure manufacturers back to the top class of the World Endurance Championship with a new, much cheaper formula from 2020.
Alonso car inherits pole as Toyota admits “error” led to team mates’ disqualification
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFernando Alonso will start his first WEC race from pole position after an “administrative error” by Toyota led to one car being thrown out of qualifying.