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Why Ferrari’s conservatism didn’t deny it in an Imola WEC thriller

Just eight and a bit seconds. That was Ferrari’s margin of victory at the end of the Sunday’s Imola round of the World Endurance Championship. Or to put it another way, around about half the advantage of 16s the 499P Le Mans Hypercar shared by James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and…

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British GT champions to return at Silverstone aboard a Paradine BMW

British GT champions Dan Harper and Darren Leung will return on a one-off basis to contest the championship’s blue-riband event at Silverstone later this month.

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Long Beach pole makes three in a row for the #24 BMW GTP

Team RLL's #24 BMW goes three for three for poles in 2025, while the Vasser Sullivan Lexus shows its street course savvy for the second year in a row

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How Ferrari dominated Qatar WEC’s opener

Each of the Ferrari 499Ps that flashed past the chequered flag almost line astern in positions one to three at the Qatar World Endurance Championship curtain-raiser would have been a worthy winner. They were separated by less than three seconds after 10 hours of racing and any one of them…

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Nick Tandy: The maestro of 24-hour sportscar racing

The No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport driver's first overall win at Rolex makes him the first-ever to win overall in every 24-hour sportscar race

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Daytona 24h: Porsche claims back-to-back wins after nail-biting finish

Porsche held on to victory in the 63rd running of the Daytona 24 Hours after fending off late challenges from Acura and BMW.

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Daytona 24h, Hour 6: Acura ahead of Porsche as darkness descends

Acura led the Daytona 24 Hours with Colin Braun as the opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship hit the six-hour mark.

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Why Daytona pole is more significant to BMW than just starting at the front

“A little cherry on a big cake.” That’s how Dries Vanthoor described his pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours this weekend. The BMW driver pointed out after he’d secured a first top spot in qualifying for BMW’s M Hybrid V8 LMDh that there’s “still a big thing to happen”.…

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Daytona 24h: Vanthoor on pole for BMW in GTP

BMW snatched pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours during an interrupted qualifying session for this weekend's IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener.

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Daytona 24h: Vanthoor on pole for BMW in LMDh

BMW snatched pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours during an interrupted qualifying session for this weekend's IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #36 Maro Engel

Seven podiums and third overall made for Maro Engel’s strongest DTM campaign yet, 16 years on from his debut. The leading light of Mercedes’ GT roster led its four-strong contingent home in nine of 16 races as it clinched the manufacturers’ crown, while in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #30 Dries Vanthoor

The world already knew the talents of the younger Vanthoor brother aboard a GT3 car. He’s been one of the most consistent performers in the category for two different manufacturers – Audi and now BMW – for ages.

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Magnussen slots into BMW WEC LMDh squad for 2025

Kevin Magnussen will be part of BMW’s World Endurance Championship driver line-up plus three endurance rounds in the IMSA Sportscar Championship as the German manufacturer unveils its LMDh plans for next year.

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BMW question severity of Macau GT World Cup winner Engel's penalty for Vanthoor clash

BMW driver Dries Vanthoor has questioned the severity of the five-second penalty given to eventual FIA GT World Cup winner Maro Engel after the pair collided in Macau.

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Fuoco says "dirty move" from Marciello cost him Macau GT World Cup win

Antonio Fuoco has hit out at a "dirty move" from Raffaele Marciello that cost the Italian a chance of taking Ferrari's first FIA GT World Cup win in Macau.

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Macau GT World Cup: Engel bounces back from penalty to win thriller

Maro Engel has won a dramatic FIA GT World Cup race as he defied a five-second penalty for causing a collision to top a remarkable wet contest around the Macau Guia circuit.

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Macau GT World Cup: Marciello continues his winning streak upon BMW switch

Raffaele Marciello has continued his remarkable record in Macau by triumphing in the FIA GT World Cup qualification race, leading all of the contest bar one corner.

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WEC Bahrain: BMW tops FP2 from Porsche

BMW topped the times in second free practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship curtain-closer in Bahrain.

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Marciello to defend FIA GT World Cup, all previous winners on 23-car entry

BMW factory driver Raffaele Marciello will defend his FIA GT World Cup title in next month's Macau GT3 showpiece, which features all previous winners on the entry list.

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Vanthoor: BMW needs upgrades to fight regularly at the front in WEC next year

BMW driver Dries Vanthoor believes the German manufacturer needs to upgrade its LMDh car in order to be a consistent frontrunner in the World Endurance Championship in 2025.

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The rule change debate sparked by a historic GT victory

When Alessandro Pier Guidi one day hangs up his helmet, he may well look back on the 2024 season with his head in his hands. The factory Ferrari ace was comfortably leading the WEC Spa 6 Hours in May when Earl Bamber’s crash triggered a red flag that turned the…

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BMW confident it can fight for wins in WEC after podium breakthrough

BMW now has the “pace to fight for wins” in the World Endurance Championship with its M Hybrid V8 LMDh, WRT team boss Vincent Vosse believes.

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WEC Fuji: Porsche extends points lead with win, disaster for Toyota

Porsche claimed victory in the penultimate round of the World Endurance Championship at Fuji to close in on the 2024 drivers’ title.

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WEC Fuji: Cadillac outpaces Toyota to claim maiden pole

Alex Lynn claimed Cadillac’s first World Endurance Championship pole position at Fuji when he found nine tenths on his second push lap in the Hyperpole qualifying session.

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WEC Fuji: BMW leads Porsche and Cadillac in tight FP2

BMW, Porsche and Cadillac ended up within two hundredths of each other at the top of the times in second free practice for Sunday’s World Endurance Championship round at Fuji.

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