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Isotta Hypercar completes first test with Duqueine team ahead of 2024 WEC debut

Drivers Jean-Karl Vernay and Alejandro Garcia completed two days of testing aboard the revived Isotta marque's Tipo 6 Competizione LMH at Estoril.

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Losing highly-competitive LMP2 class from WEC a “shame”, say drivers

LMP2 has been a staple of WEC since the inception of the championship in 2012, although it has its roots in the LMP675 class that was launched by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest back in 2000.

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Toyota protege Miyata signs for Rodin Carlin in maiden F2 campaign

Miyata, who became the youngest driver ever to win both of Japanese motorsport's two most prestigious series in the same year, will contest dual programmes in F2 and the European Le Mans Series with LMP2 outfit Cool Racing.

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Toyota protege Miyata signs for Carlin in maiden F2 campaign

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Isotta Fraschini partners with Duqueine for 2024 WEC after Vector split

Isotta has joined forces with Duqueine, a regular in LMP2 at the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the European Le Mans Series, after parting company with the British Vector Sport operation that was scheduled to run its solo Tipo 6 Competizione LMH in 2024.

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Hirakawa joins Miyata, Lawson in Super Formula exodus

Hirakawa, a mainstay of Team Impul since 2018, has made the decision to focus on his Toyota commitments in the World Endurance Championship and reserve driver duties in Formula 1 for McLaren.

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Toyota star Miyata gets dual F2, ELMS programme in 2024

Miyata has been offered a chance to race in Europe following a stellar domestic season in 2023 in which he became only the fifth driver to win titles in both Super Formula and SUPER GT in the same calendar year - and by far the youngest to do so.

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Hydrogen class introduction at Le Mans set for delay, 2027 "more realistic"

Pierre Fillon, president of Le Mans organiser and WEC promoter the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, has stated that he believes that the new target of 2026 outlined in the week of this year’s edition of the French enduro in June is looking increasingly impractical.

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Ganassi puts IndyCar rookie Simpson through testing gauntlet

The challenging schedule for the 19-year-old driver has been put together by CGR’s managing director Mike Hull.

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Hanson to race Porsche 963 in IMSA enduros for JDC-Miller squad

The 24-year-old Briton will contest all five 2024 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup events, starting with the Daytona 24 Hours in January.

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Simpson's path to Ganassi IndyCar seat aided by sportscar experience

The Barbados-born Caymanian was signed as a development driver with CGR in May 2022, only two races into his Indy NXT career that already featured a fifth-place finish at Barber Motorsports Park. He ended up finishing his rookie campaign ninth in the standings after switching teams from TJ Speed Motorsports…

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Indy NXT grad Simpson's path to CGR seat aided by sportscar experience

The Barbados-born Caymanian was signed as a development driver with CGR in May 2022, only two races into his Indy NXT career that already featured a fifth-place finish (Barber Motorsports Park). He ended up finishing his rookie campaign ninth in the overall standings despite switching teams – TJ Speed Motorsports…

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The next Danish Le Mans hope seeking to follow in Kristensen's footsteps

Malthe Jakobsen was not even a year old when Tom Kristensen secured his record-equalling sixth victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2004. The Danish endurance legend pulled clear of Jacky Ickx’s tally over the coming years and by 2013 had amassed a remarkable nine in the world’s most…

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Habsburg's Rebel Team scheme to open voting on young talents

The fan-funded scheme is to open voting among its members that will enable a protege to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, the new LMGT3 division in the World Endurance Championship, or the headline LMP2 class of the ELMS, in which Habsburg was triumphant last season.

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The inevitable WEC change that will still be lamented

It was inevitable really. The welcome accumulation of manufacturers in the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship means sportscar racing is in a state of rude health. And the onset of the LMGT3 class is expected to bring greater variety than the outgoing GTE class, which bode farewell to…

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The inevitable Le Mans change that will still be lamented

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United Autosports to join IMSA in 2024 after WEC axes LMP2 class

The move was announced by the 2019/20 P2 champion team in the wake of confirmation on Friday that there will be no P2 class in the world championship next season.

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WEC to drop LMP2 class from 2024

Only Hypercars and LMGT3 machinery will be eligible to enter the WEC next season, with the long-standing LMP2 class a casualty of growing demand for grid slots in the rejuvenated top category.

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10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Spa

After being blighted by sensor issues in Portugal, the #7 Toyota crew got their championship challenge back on track with a second victory of the season at Spa.

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WEC announces five-year contract extension with Spa to 2028

Le Mans Endurance Management, a subsidiary of Le Mans organiser the Automobile Club de l'Ouest that runs the WEC and ELMS, signed the deal with the Belgian track ahead of this weekend's third round of the 2023 WEC.

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Hardwick slams “flawed” IMSA BoP, announces WEC plans

Ryan Hardwick has announced he will switch to a WEC entry with Proton Competition and reduce his IMSA GTD program to just Michelin Endurance Cup rounds in light of IMSA’s reluctance to adjust its GTD Balance of Performance to bring the Porsches up to speed.

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Hawksworth makes European return with Algarve Pro as ELMS grid set

British sportscar star Jack Hawksworth will return to prototypes and European competition with Algarve Pro Racing in LMP2 this season as part of a 42-strong European Le Mans Series lineup.

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Vautier, Hawksworth join Algarve Pro for 2023 ELMS season

The Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 team has signed ex-IndyCar and current IMSA stars Tristan Vautier and Jack Hawksworth for its 2023 European Le Mans Series campaign.

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Lapierre to skip 2023 WEC season as Alpine steps down to LMP2

Nicolas Lapierre is set to be absent from the World Endurance Championship grid for the first time since 2015 this year, following Alpine’s step down to LMP2.

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Kubica, Deletraz switch to WRT for 2023 WEC season

Ex-Formula 1 racer Robert Kubica and Louis Deletraz will both race for the WRT LMP2 team in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship.

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