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Le Mans 24 Hours: What's changed for WEC's main event in 2024?

The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back as this weekend drivers will tackle Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Ferrari are the defending champions having won the race’s centenary edition in 2023, which was its first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965. But the…

Autosport

Why Tsuboi's second SUPER GT title felt different to his first

Tsuboi and Miyata became the first GT500 crew to win three races in a season since Nissan pair Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer back in 2011 on Sunday, as they survived a late rain shower to deliver flagship Toyota squad TOM'S its sixth drivers' title.

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The forgotten Japan successes of an ex-Jordan F1 racer

Two decades ago this month, Firman scored his first and only F1 point with an eighth-place finish in the Spanish Grand Prix. It turned out to be the high point of a tough campaign with Jordan, which by now was in its death throes ahead of being purchased by the…

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The forgotten Japan successes of an ex-Jordan F1 racer

Two decades ago this month, Firman scored his first and only point in F1 with an eighth-place finish in the Spanish Grand Prix. It turned out to be the high point of a tough campaign with Jordan, which by now was in its death throes ahead of being purchased by…

Motorsport

Merhi ready to fight for podiums in second SUPER GT season

Merhi joined Team LeMans after last year’s opening race, replacing Satoshi Motoyama as Yoshiaki Katayama’s team-mate aboard the #6 Audi R8 LMS GT3.

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When Japan's 'Emperor' flirted with a Formula 1 move

Four titles in Japan's Formula Nippon series marked Satoshi Motoyama out as the finest domestic driver of his generation. But the door to a Formula 1 race seat remained firmly closed, despite tests for Jordan and Renault, and his efforts to prize open an opportunity in grand prix racing required…

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What could have been: The Japanese 'Emperor' who missed his F1 vocation

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Ex-F1 driver Roberto Merhi set for surprise Audi Super GT call-up

Ex- Formula 1 racer Roberto Merhi will be making his Super GT debut next week at Fuji Speedway following a surprise late call-up to join the Team LeMans Audi squad.

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How Roberto Merhi got his surprise Audi SUPER GT call-up

Sometime Formula 1 racer Roberto Merhi will be making his SUPER GT debut next week at Fuji Speedway following a surprise late call-up to join the Team LeMans Audi squad.

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Matsushita: Maiden Super Formula win "not enough for me"

Nobuharu Matsushita says his stunning victory in Sunday’s wet Super Formula race at Suzuka is “not enough” as he still has a mountain to climb to catch championship leader Tomoki Nojiri.

Motorsport

Motoyama SUPER GT Audi gets Evo II upgrade for 2022

Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans will run with the latest-specification Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II in SUPER GT this season.

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