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New retro series for recent sportscars to support WEC

A new series featuring LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes built up to the mid-2010s, along with GT cars from the same era, will support rounds of next season's World Endurance Championship.

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United Autosports to run McLaren Hypercar programme, Dallara tie-up agreed

McLaren’s factory entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar division will be run by United Autosports.

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WEC announces unchanged calendar for 2026, Le Mans clashes with Barcelona F1 race

The World Endurance Championship calendar will remain at eight races in 2026, with an unchanged roster of events that leaves no room for Silverstone, while the Le Mans 24 Hours clashes with Formula 1’s Barcelona race.

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Spa 6 Hours: Ferrari keeps dominating WEC with another pole

Ferrari blocked out the top three positions in qualifying for Saturday’s Spa 6 Hours as the Italian manufacturer continued its domination of the 2025 World Endurance Championship.

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Spa 6 Hours: Ferrari claims pole to continue WEC domination

Ferrari blocked out the top three positions in qualifying for Saturday’s Spa 6 Hours as the Italian manufacturer continued its domination of the 2025 World Endurance Championship.

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Silverstone unlikely to join WEC 2026 due to no plans for calendar expansion

An expansion of the World Endurance Championship calendar beyond its present eight races has been ruled out for 2026.

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Silverstone unlikely to join WEC 2026 calendar with no plans for schedule expansion

An expansion of the World Endurance Championship calendar beyond its present eight races has been ruled out for 2026.

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McLaren bids for Le Mans outright victory with future WEC entry

McLaren will chase overall victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time in nearly 30 years as part of a World Endurance Championship campaign in 2027.

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Jota Cadillac to become first WEC Hypercar to take to Goodwood circuit

World Endurance Championship Hypercar machinery will take to the Goodwood circuit for the first time next month when one of Jota's Cadillacs will complete demonstration laps at the Members' Meeting.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #8 Kevin Estre

Maybe not the ace in the pack of the Porsche Penske Motorsport World Endurance Championship squad in year one of the 963 LMDh race programme, Kevin Estre came of age in 2024 when he had the car under him to do the business - and also, perhaps, when he didn’t!

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What is the role of President of the FIA and what do they do?

The FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been under intense scrutiny in the latter parts of 2024 due to an open letter from the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, which is the trade union for Formula 1 drivers. Within the letter the GPDA urged the FIA to treat F1 drivers like…

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F2 champion Pourchaire lands WEC reserve role with Peugeot for 2025

Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire has landed a test and development role with the Peugeot World Endurance Championship squad.

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Can Mercedes defend its GT World Cup?

Raffaele Marciello’s victory in the 2023 FIA GT World Cup was his final act as a Mercedes driver before joining BMW. The only two-time winner of the single-driver GT3 event since it gained FIA status in 2015 will return this weekend for his maiden Macau appearance aboard an M4 and…

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Super Formula receives superlicence points boost

The FIA has increased the allocation of superlicence points awarded for Super Formula for 2025, bringing it roughly in line with Formula E and the World Endurance Championship's Hypercar class.

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WEC Bahrain: Toyota wins thriller to secure manufacturers' crown, Porsche seals drivers'

Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer wrapped up the World Endurance Championship Hypercar drivers' title in the eight-hour Bahrain season finale, but Toyota snatched the manufacturers' crown from Porsche.

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The Biggest Night in Motorsport: Autosport Awards usher in new era

• Reimagined Autosport Awards on January 29 • 2025 marks 75 years of both Autosport and the FIA Formula 1 World Championship• F1 ACADEMY prize-giving and Silverstone Autosport BRDC Young Driver award celebrate next generation sporting stars• All-new Autosport Business Forum will convene influential motorsport and industry leaders London, UK,…

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Formula E champion Dennis makes GTWCE Endurance return with Century BMW

The Briton has signed for Nathan Freke's squad as the 2023 British GT3 title-winning outfit enters the championship for the first time in the Bronze Cup. BMW Motorsport factory driver Dennis, who races an Andretti-Porsche in Formula E, will share the M4 GT3 with reigning British GT champion Darren Leung…

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When is F1 and every other motorsport series starting in 2024?

Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway.

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

The World Endurance Championship's two-month summer break ended with its annual trip to Fuji, where Toyota continued an unbeaten stretch dating back to 2016 with a 1-2 finish. But the Japanese marque didn't have it as easy as the result on paper suggested, as Porsche emerged as GR010 HYBRID's closest…

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The teenage Le Mans record-breaker who could start a new trend

After becoming the youngest-ever driver to start the Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-year-old Josh Pierson's name has much more visibility than if he had continued on the ladder to IndyCar. And having won on his World Endurance Championship debut at Sebring earlier this year, the teenage LMP2 racer has a…

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Hartley joins Wayne Taylor Racing for Petit Le Mans

Three-time Le Mans winner Brendon Hartley will join Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque in the IMSA SportsCar Championship season finale, Petit Le Mans.

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Hartley joins Wayne Taylor Racing for Petit Le Mans

Three-time Le Mans winner Brendon Hartley will join Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale, Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

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How fast is F1 compared to IndyCar, WEC, Super Formula and more

Right, time to settle some arguments. Where do the world’s and UK’s leading categories stack up on lap time? Here’s our take on it, using data from 2021

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How fast is an F1 car compared to IndyCar, WEC, Super Formula and more

Right, time to settle some arguments. Where do the world’s and UK’s leading categories stack up on lap time? Here’s our take on it, using data from 2021

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F1 Commentators: Sky Sports, Channel 4 and F1 TV commentary teams for 2025

The 2025 F1 season sees a record-equaling 24 race calendar, with the first race on 16 March in Australia. British F1 viewers can watch every race live on Sky Sports F1 or catch the highlights on Channel 4.

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