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How a hidden revolution has improved GT racing

Quibbles over Balance of Performance and accusations of sandbagging have been a near-constant feature of GT racing in recent times. Openly discussing the BoP isn’t permitted under the World Endurance Championship’s sporting regulations, but that’s not the only reason for grumbles being notably reduced this year as LMGT3 replaced GTE…

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Porsche customer Proton eyeing second car in WEC and IMSA

Proton Competition is eyeing an expansion of its World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship assaults with the Porsche 963 LMDh as the German manufacturer makes more customer cars available.

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Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar completes shakedown test

The Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar that will compete for outright honours in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year has undertaken its first test.

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Toyota issued suspended €10,000 fine for WEC BoP comments

Toyota has been hit with a suspended €10,000 fine for comments made by race director Rob Leupen on the World Endurance Championship's Balance of Performance, in contravention of series regulations.

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Toyota issued suspended WEC fine for BOP comments

Toyota has been hit with a suspended €10,000 fine for comments made by race director Rob Leupen on the World Endurance Championship's Balance of Performance, in contravention of series regulations.

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Ferrari laments "helplessness" in WEC battle with Toyota in Brazil

Ferrari has expressed “frustration and a sense of helplessness” at its inability to challenge for a podium in Sunday’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship.

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WEC Sao Paulo: Toyota dominates to defeat Porsche

Toyota dominated at Interlagos on the way to a second World Endurance Championship victory of the season on Sunday.

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Alpine confident of avoiding Le Mans engine issue in Sao Paulo WEC race

Alpine is confident it can overcome the engine problem that resulted in the early end to its Le Mans 24 Hours assault in Sunday’s Interlagos World Endurance Championship round.

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WEC Sao Paulo: Kobayashi claims pole in Toyota 1-2

Toyota claimed its first pole position of the 2024 World Endurance Championship campaign as it blocked out the front row for Sunday’s Sao Paulo 6 Hours.

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WEC Sao Paulo: Jota leads final practice top three sweep for Porsche

Jota's Callum Ilott headed a tight final practice session for the World Endurance Championship's Interlagos round with the top three split by less than a tenth.

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Le Mans win a catalyst for Ferrari's inaugural Hypercar upgrade

Ferrari’s victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours was one of the factors behind the early introduction of the first evo joker upgrade of its 499P for Interlagos this weekend.

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WEC Sao Paulo: Toyota dominates second practice with 1-2

The two Toyotas led the way in second free practice for Sunday’s Interlagos World Endurance Championship round as the top four cars were separated by five-hundredths of a second.

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WEC Sao Paulo: Peugeot fastest in red-flagged opening session

Peugeot set the quickest time in the opening practice for the World Endurance Championship at Sao Paulo after a red flag brought an early end to the session.

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WEC Sao Paulo: Peugeot fastest in truncated opening session

Peugeot set the quickest time in the opening practice for the World Endurance Championship at Sao Paulo after a red flag brought an early halt to proceedings.

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"Still a few unknowns" for Conway on post-injury Toyota WEC return in Brazil

Toyota driver Mike Conway has conceded that there are “still a few unknowns” ahead of his return to the cockpit at this weekend’s Interlagos World Endurance Championship round.

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Ferrari reveals first updates to Le Mans-winning Hypercar for Interlagos WEC round

Ferrari has revealed its first performance updates for its 499P Le Mans Hypercar ahead of this weekend's Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship.

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Ferrari reveals first-ever updates to Le Mans-winning Hypercar

Ferrari has revealed its first performance updates for its 499P Le Mans Hypercar ahead of this weekend's Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship.

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Rossi reveals Nurburgring 24 Hours desire

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi explained that the German GT3 enduro on the Nordschleife “is in the plan” and was up there with the Le Mans 24 Hours on his bucket list when he switched full-time to car racing in 2022 on his retirement from two wheels.

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Rossi reveals Nurburgring 24 Hours ambition

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi explained that the German GT3 enduro on the Nordschleife was “in the plan” and up there with the Le Mans 24 Hours on his bucket list when he switched full-time to car racing in 2022 on his retirement from two wheels.

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Kubica keen for rally comeback but only for fun

Robert Kubica says he misses rallying but would only consider a return to the discipline in the future for "fun" rather than competition.

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Ferrari receives WEC engine power gain ahead of Interlagos

Ferrari has been given back the engine power it lost ahead of its Le Mans 24 Hours victory for the Interlagos World Endurance Championship round this weekend.

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Hyundai gearing up for WEC hypercar programme, WRC long-term future unclear

Hyundai looks set to join the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and race at the Le Mans 24 Hours within the next three years.

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Albuquerque steps down to LMP2 for overall IMSA victory bid at Mosport

IMSA SportsCar Championship star Filipe Albuquerque will drop down a division – but still be in the reckoning for an overall race win – at Mosport later this month.

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Door to manufacturer influx in GTP opened by rules extension, says IMSA boss

The extension of the lifespan of the GTP category in the IMSA SportsCar Championship could pave the way for new manufacturers to join, series boss John Doonan believes.

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Friday favourite: When Audi’s Silverstone special stunned Treluyer

Perhaps it should come as little surprise that Benoit Treluyer should name the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro as his favourite car, given he won the Le Mans 24 Hours twice in cars bearing that name.

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