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Le Mans 24 Hours: Estre leads Porsche 1-2 on test day

Kevin Estre led the way in the #6 Porsche 963 LMDh with a 3m26.907s set in the second of the two three-hour sessions on Sunday to head the times by just over two tenths from Felipe Nasr in the sister #4 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Kobayashi leads opening test session for Toyota

Kamui Kobayashi topped the times in the first of the two three-hour sessions of the Le Mans Test Day on Sunday with a 3m28.467s lap aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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IMSA Detroit: Porsche 1-2 in GTP qualifying, Corvette sweeps GTD Pro

On the series’ debut on the tight and twisty 1.654-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit in downtown Detroit, Tandy beat Penske stable-mate Dane Cameron and Cadillac’s Sebastien Bourdais to the fastest time in qualifying for GTP, while Antonio Garcia scored GTD Pro pole position as Corvette swept the field on home…

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IMSA Detroit: BMW pips Porsche, Cadillac by a tenth in FP2

On the series’ debut on the tight and twisty 1.654-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit in downtown Detroit, Eng beat Nick Tandy’s Porsche and Cadillac’s Sebastien Bourdais to the fastest time in this two-hour session for GTP and GTD Pro cars.

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IMSA Detroit: Porsche fastest in FP1 after red flag for manhole cover fix

On the series’ debut on the tight and twisty 1.654-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit in downtown Detroit, Tandy beat Nick Yelloly’s BMW and Ricky Taylor’s Acura to the fastest time in the opening 90-minute session for GTP and GTD Pro cars.

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Preview: What to look out for in the 2024 Indy 500

This Sunday's 108th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar season, as 33 cars vie for the honour of claiming one of motorsport's three biggest prizes.

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What to look out for in the 2024 Indy 500

This Sunday's 108th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar season, as 33 cars vie for the honour of claiming one of motorsport's three biggest prizes. Eight previous winners are among the field, which features a NASCAR Cup champion among the impressive rookie crop,…

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Porsche set to abandon updated WEC engine

A reliable run for the factory Porsche Penske Motorsport and customer entries at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month with the existing engine is likely to lead to a decision to leave the upgrade on the shelf, 963 project manager Urs Kuratle has revealed.

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IMSA Laguna Seca: Bourdais pips Derani for pole in Cadillac 1-2

Bourdais beat the sister Cadillac Racing entry of Pipo Derani and Philipp Eng’s BMW in the quickfire 15-minute qualifying session, ahead of this weekend’s 2h40m event that is being run for GTP and GTD machinery only.

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IMSA Laguna Seca: BMW beats Cadillac to quickest time in FP2

Eng, whose BMW is run by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, beat Sebastien Bourdais (Cadillac V-Series.R) and the second BMW of Connor De Phillippi in the 90-minute practice session.

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IMSA Laguna Seca: Acura fastest, Aitken shunts Cadillac in FP1

Albuquerque beat BMW’s Philipp Eng and Mathieu Jaminet (Porsche Penske Motorsport 963) in the 90-minute opening practice session for the fourth round of the series.

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Ferrari stripped of WEC Spa pole, Porsche takes top spot

The car driven by Antonio Fuoco to a second consecutive WEC pole position in Friday afternoon's Hyperpole session by a margin of 0.507s has lost all of its times from qualifying and will now start from the rear of the Hypercar field for Saturday's 6 Hour race. The #5 Porsche…

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Polesitting Ferrari disqualified after WEC Spa qualifying

The car driven by Antonio Fuoco to a second consecutive WEC pole position in Friday afternoon's Hyperpole session has lost all of its times from qualifying and will now start from the rear of the Hypercar field for Saturday's 6 Hour race. The #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh will…

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Porsche: Vettel outing at Le Mans still a future possibility despite 2024 absence

Vettel emerged as a late contender to drive Porsche Penske Motorsport's third 963 LMDh at La Sarthe following a successful test at Aragon in March in which he completed around 600km.

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WEC Spa: Porsche pips Ferrari to lead FP2 as Lexus stand-in heads GT3

On just his third lap of the session, Estre produced a 2m04.162s in his #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh, putting him just 0.121s clear of the works #50 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar in which Fuoco had topped Thursday's earlier FP1.

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Bourdais: No tires strategy “only way” to win Long Beach

After starting third, Bourdais spent most of the early portion of the IMSA’s 100-minute classic in the runner-up spot pursuing pole-sitter Pipo Derani in the Action Express Racing-prepped No. 31 Cadillac.

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Rast: "More time" needed for BMW to emulate Porsche WEC win with LMDh

The triple DTM champion believes that the victory achieved by Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer for Porsche Penske Motorsport in the Qatar 1812km season-opener gives BMW "hope" in the first year of its WEC programme with the M Hybrid V8 run by WRT.

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Rast: "More time" needed for BMW to emulate Porsche's WEC win with LMDh

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New compound to thwart Porsche’s inspired Long Beach ‘no tires’ call

Porsche Penske Motorsport claimed its first IMSA GTP victory with its 963 with Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet, after a lack of pace in practice and qualifying led it to running the same set of tires for the entire 100-minute, sprint-format race.

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Why Porsche doesn't expect another WEC domination at Imola

Porsche pretty much dominated at the World Endurance Championship season-opener in Qatar back in March. The German manufacturer’s 963 LMDh led all bar 52 of the 355 laps on the way to blocking out the podium positions. But there’s every reason to expect that it is going to have more…

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Top five roles on Motorsport Jobs this week

Porsche Penske Motorsport is recruiting a Race Mechanic as part of their WEC team.

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Vettel still unsure about 2024 Le Mans debut after Porsche test

Vettel covered 581km at the wheel of Porsche Penske Motorsport's WEC challenger at Aragon earlier this week.

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Sebring 12 Hours: Derani claims pole to lead 1-2 for Cadillac

The Brazilian skillfully navigated the 17-turn, 3.74-mile circuit and jumped to the top of the leaderboard with a flying lap of 1m48.152s to claim pole in the #31 Cadillac V-Series.R prepared by Action Express Racing.

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Sebring 12h: Derani claims pole to lead 1-2 for Cadillac

The Brazilian skillfully navigated the 17-turn, 3.74-mile circuit and jumped to the top of the leaderboard with a flying lap of 1m48.152s to claim pole in the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R prepared by Action Express Racing.

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WEC Qatar: Porsche claims maiden Hypercar win in dominant fashion

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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