BMW had a very successful test at the Prologue, setting 5,075 kilometres over the 30-hours of track time. They feel they are in a good position looking ahead to the first round of the season at Spa-Francorchamps at the beginning of May.
Ford have not ruled out the possibility of having customer teams in the future. It could lead to developments in the future of their motor sport program.
Although the LMP1 Privateers made up some ground in the night, Toyota Gazoo Racing still had four seconds in hand when the chequered flag fell at the end of the test. Porsche were unbeatable across the LM GTE classes.
Toyota Gazoo Racing had a four second advantage on the LMP1 privateer cars at the halfway mark of the 30-hour World Endurance Championship Prologue in Paul Ricard
With the 2018 FIA WEC Prologue at Paul Ricard starting today, The Checkered Flag will take you through the grid and what should be expected over the course of the season.
In the final year of LMP1 being as it has been known since the inauguration of the World Endurance Championship, the championship swung from Porsche to Toyota. But Porsche managed to maintain the edge, even when using the wrong aero kit at the beginning of the year.
James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi led the GTE Pro class commendably in the second half of the season to secure the GT Drivers’ World Endurance Championship, but the beginning of the year told a very different story.
Porsche GT Team will have all eyes on them this season after Porsche’s cut program, but the team are ready for the challenge and to fight for more victories.
After being demoted to allow Fernando Alonso a full season Toyota Gazoo Racing seat, Anthony Davidson has his return to a full season WEC seat all worked out.
It had looked like 2017 was going to be Jackie Chan DC Racing’s year, but a last race pursuit saw Vaillante Rebellion Racing take the LMP2 trophy in their rookie season of the class.
It took them four years, but in 2017 the Aston Martin Racing trio of Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Mathias Lauda claimed victory in the LM GTE Am class.
Jackie Chan DC Racing and Jota Sport have announced that the #37 will be piloted by a full Malaysian line up.
The FIA World Endurance Championship has confirmed the 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps entry list. 37 cars will battle through Eau-Rouge for the first round of the ‘Super Season’.
After Toyota Gazoo Racing decided on only running two cars this year at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Stephane Sarrazin has found a full season drive with the Russian SMP Racing Team.
For this season, Aston Martin Racing bring their new Vantage to the World Endurance Championship. Ahead of the official WEC Prologue, the British team has already completed over 20,000km of mileage.
At the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota took to the stage to reveal their radical GR Supra Racing Concept. An evolution from the past, Toyota have great racing and road plans for this car.
Rebellion Racing make their return to the LMP1 class after a single year in LMP2, and have release concept images of their 2018/19 challenger at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show.
