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Vettel impressed Porsche in 963 test but no Le Mans decision yet

Vettel completed almost two grand prix distances over four stints in Porsche Penske Motorsport's 963 hypercar in testing at Aragon in Spain, logging 118 laps in its major pre-Le Mans, 36-hour endurance test.

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Late pitstop made Estre fear last-gasp Porsche WEC Qatar defeat

The Penske-run factory Porsche 963 LMDh the Frenchman shared with Laurens Vanthoor and Andre Lotterer had sustained serious bodywork damage over the final hours of the Qatar 1812Km, which meant he was worried that a stop for repairs would wipe out his lead over the chasing Peugeot.

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WEC Qatar: Porsche claims maiden Hypercar win despite late drama

Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer took top honours in the Qatar 1812Km despite Estre having to make an unscheduled pitstop with fewer than 10 laps to go due to a missing number panel on the left-hand side of the factory #6 Penske 963 LMDh.

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WEC Qatar: Porsche claims maiden Hypercar win in dominant fashion

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WEC Qatar: Campbell puts Porsche top in opening practice

Matt Campbell was fastest in the #5 factory Porsche 963 LMDh in the 90-minute session as the German manufacturer maintained its monopoly of top spot in the timesheets at the Losail International Circuit since the start of the two-day pre-season test on Monday.

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WEC Qatar Prologue: Porsche leads Peugeot in third session

Frederic Makowiecki posted a lap of 1m41.223s in the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport-entered 963 LMDh with fewer than 30 minutes left on the clock, dislodging the #94 Peugeot 9X8 that had led the way since the early part of the session.

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Daytona 24h, H21: #7 Porsche in control, Cadillac second

Matt Campbell held an advantage of 8.3 seconds in the #7 Porsche Penske 963 LMDh after 21 hours of racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship season opener, with the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac of Jack Aitken settling in second position.

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Daytona 24h, H9: Cadillac’s Derani in control as trouble strikes Bourdais

Matt Campbell started the beginning of Hour 6 as the race leader, with his No. 7 Porsche 963 sporting a 11s advantage over Derani (Cadillac Racing).

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Daytona 24h: Dixon's Cadillac beats BMW in first IMSA practice

Dixon lapped Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course in 1m36.012s in the Cadillac V-Series.R from Chip Ganassi Racing’s stable, in warm track conditions for this 90-minute session.

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Daytona 24 Hours: Schedule, how to watch on TV and more

America’s biggest sportscar race is on the horizon with this year’s Daytona 24 Hours kickstarting the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship on 27-28 January.

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Porsche ‘ironing out flaws’ for endurance races, says Tandy

Tandy and team-mate Mathieu Jaminet won two races in the new GTP category this year and had a third taken away following a technical infraction found in post-race scrutineering at Watkins Glen.

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Cameron takes Campbell’s place in Porsche's IMSA line-up

Cameron will share the #7 Porsche 963 with Felipe Nasr next year, replacing Campbell in the Porsche Penske Motorsport team’s IMSA line-up.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota claims title with victory, Iron Dames wins last GTE race

Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title-decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.

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WEC Bahrain: Toyota holds 1-2 at halfway mark in finale

Brendon Hartley was over 30s clear of the field after four hours of racing at the Bahrain International Circuit on Saturday, aided by early drama for Mike Conway in the sister #7 car at the start.

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2023 Supercars Bathurst 1000 session times and preview

The annual pilgrimage to the Mountain will come to life on Thursday ahead of four days of track action at the most famous circuit in Australia.

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Supercars Sandown: Feeney and Whincup score tense 500 win

Whincup executed two moves on Will Brown's Erebus co-driver Jack Perkins during the early stages of the race, one either side of the first stops, to set up yet another Sandown victory for Triple Eight.

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Sandown Supercars: Feeney/Whincup score tense 500 win

Whincup executed two moves on Erebus co-driver Jack Perkins in the early stages of the race, one either side of the first stops, to set up yet another Sandown victory for Triple Eight.

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Toyota says Ferrari held back by driver inconsistency at WEC Fuji

The Japanese marque's technical director Pascal Vasselon made the comment after wrapping up the 2023 manufacturers' title with a 1-2 finish on home turf, having overcome a stiff challenge from Porsche.

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Toyota says Ferrari held back by driver inconsistency at Fuji

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Porsche's Vanthoor knew start was only chance to threaten Toyota in WEC Fuji

Vanthoor managed to wrest the lead of the six-hour contest away from home favourite Toyota with a bold move up the inside of poleman Mike Conway at the very start of the race.

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Porsche’s Vanthoor knew start was only chance to threaten Toyota in Fuji

Vanthoor managed to wrest the lead of the six-hour race away from home favourite Toyota with a bold move up the inside of poleman Mike Conway at the very start of the race.

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WEC Fuji: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez took the chequered flag 39 seconds clear of the sister #8 car shared by Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sebastien Buemi, as the Japanese manufacturer celebrated its ninth WEC win at Fuji in 10 attempts.

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Fuji WEC: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

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Tander, Reynolds paired for Bathurst 1000

The Ford squad was the last to finalise its enduro pairs, having signed Tander and Kevin Estre, but not formally assigned them to cars.

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Sandown 500, Bathurst 1000 fields set

The final pieces of the enduro puzzle were locked into place today with Blanchard Racing Team confirming its two-car programme.

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