Making good progress in the development of their 2018 LMP1 Privateer car, Ginetta has added Williams Advanced Engineering to the list of companies it has joined forced with to get their car to a competitive level for the 2018 World Endurance Champioship.
After a torrid prologue with ByKOLLES Racing, Robert Kubica has pulled out of racing for the sole LMP1 Privateer team ahead of the season opener at Silverstone this weekend.
After staying quiet about which aerodynamic package they would put on their car for the first two rounds of the WEC, Porsche has revealed they will put the low-downforce ‘Le Mans’ specification aero kit on the LMP1 919 Hybrids.
After a controversial Balance of Performance system during the 2016 World Endurance Championship failed to bring closer racing in the LM GTE Pro class, the FIA and ACO have devised a new system ahead of the 2017 season.
With the new season of the World Endurance Championship starting in a couple of weeks, The Checkered Flag takes you through the rules and regulations of the endurance series
The team having sat out the majority of the 2017 WEC Prologue this weekend it is definitely not the start the ByKOLLES Racing team would have wanted.
In the final session of the 2017 World Endurance Championship Prologue, Nicolas Lapierre took the fastest lap of the session and of the weekend in the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1.
Porsche LMP1 has locked out the top two positions of the timing screen, with both cars split by thousandths of a second, with TDS Racing ahead in LMP2, while Porsche and Ferrari lead LM GTE Pro and LM GTE Am respectively.
After what had been a dry and sunny day, the WEC paddock was scattered with intermittent rain showers throughout the final two-hour session – the Porsche #1 managed to grab the fastest time before the rain really hit the track.
With pace that was unmatchable, Toyota took the fastest time of the afternoon session comprehensively, with Mike Conway putting in an incredible lap towards the beginning of the session.
This gallery shows a snapshot of the action and preparation that happened on the media day for the 2017 WEC Prologue
For the first session of the 2017 World Endurance Championship Prologue, Porsche has ended fastest. The LMP2 class was finished with a Rebellion Racing 1-2, whilst the Porsche 911 RSRs dominated the LM GTE classes.
39 of the 41 cars managed to set lap times in the afternoon session of the first day of pre-season testing for European Le Mans Series. GRAFF and M.RACING YMR took a one-two in their respective classes, with TF Sport leading LMGTE.
41 European Le Mans Series cars will take to the Italian circuit, Autodromo Nationale Monza, over the next two days to participate in the official 2017 ELMS pre-season test. Here is what happened during the first morning session of the test.
Algarve Pro Racing announced today that Matthew McMurry and Andrea Pizzitola with partner Andrea Roda in their Ligier JS P217 for the 2017 European Le Mans Series season.
After being away from the 12 Hours of Sebring for a few years, Rebellion Racing have hopes to come back and return to the podium. With more experience in the car and a strong driver line-up, they are confident of their chances.
Oliver Gavin was part of the team to take the GTLM class victory from the 12 Hours of Sebring last year. He hopes to be able to repeat this achievement with Corvette again this year.
