FIA WEC

The World Endurance Championship may have had its last race of 2018, but the championship continues as part of the ‘Super Season’. Catch up with the current championship standings and who needs to look out for whom.

Shanghai was the first race of the season that did not feature a Rebellion car on the podium, as they were caught out by the weather.

Ford GT recap a dismal weekend in which the #66 was punted off during a red flagged interrupted 6 Hours of Shanghai.

Rain dampened the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Shanghai, but even with only 4h30m of racing the Toyota’s remained on top. Aston Martin Racing marked a moment in history as they claimed the first win for the new Vantage and their first win of the Super Season.

In the closest qualifying session of 2018, the 6 Hours of Shanghai saw the LMP classes lock out the front rows, but the gaps between the top threes in all classes was very close.

After seven years in the DTM, Augusto Farfus is to leave the series to focus on GT racing.

The last FIA World Endurance Championship race gets underway on Sunday at the Shanghai International Circuit. Get ready for the race as The Checkered Flag takes you through the latest news from each of the four WEC classes.

Ahead of this weekend’s World Endurance Championship event, a new BoP has been released for GTE Pro’s Aston Martins and Ferraris.

Since the FIA announced the cost of their 2020/21 LMP1 Hypercars would be lower than they first thought, Gickenhaus Racing have confirmed their full season and Le Mans participating in the new class.

Corvette Racing have revealed their 6 Hours of Shanghai livery ahead of their one-off FIA World Endurance Championship entry later this month.

Keeping up a trend they have had since the 6 Hours of Silverstone in August, Ginetta have once again taken their sole LMP1 car off the entry list for next month’s 6 Hours of Shanghai.

The World Endurance Championship will be introducing a new hypercar class for the 2020/21 season, Since announcing the concept in June a cost saving of around €10million has already been made.

Both LM GTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsches have been hit with post-race time penalties at the 6 Hours of Fuji, losing them their second in class finish.

Toyota Gazoo Racing and Jackie Chan DC Racing took dominate one-two finishes in their respective classes, whilst Porsche took victory in both LM GTE Pro and LM GTE Am at the FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Fuji.

Both DragonSpeed and Aston Martin Racing hace claimed their maiden pole position in LMP2 and LM GTE Pro ahead of tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Fuji.