Retro Le Mans Livery for Nissan
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To commemorate their 1990 pole lap, the #21 Nissan LMP1 will feature a retro livery at Le Mans.
With a radical, front-engine, front-wheel drive design, the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO is certainly an interesting LMP1 contender. But can it win Le Mans?
BMW could be the next manufacturer to join the FIA WEC, if the LMP1 rules change for 2017.
KCMG’s second LMP2 car is listed as the second reserve car for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Christian Klien, Tomonubu Fujii and Satoshi Hoshino having been selected as drivers.
Taking a break from his WTCC success, Tiago Montiero will join Pierre Kaffer and Simon Trummer in the ByKolles LMP1 car at Le Mans.
Pegasus Racing will enter the LMP2 class at Le Mans, and then the 6 Hours of Shanghai, the latter with an all-Chinese line-up.
Porsche’s all-new 911 GT3-R is set for a debut in the GTD class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona next year. The manufacturer is also questioning its participation in both USCC and WEC.
Project Brabham announces the launch of the first stage Project-Brabham website.
Tequila Patrón ESM have announced that they will end their USCC and NAEC interests immediately, in order to focus on the WEC in 2015.
The three car Porsche team in LMP1 made it two cars onto the podium, but couldn’t catch the updated #7 Audi.
Aston Martin Racing’s Darren Turner was left frustrated after a puncture hampered his team’s chances at the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Nico Hulkenberg feels it is too early to decide whether his future lies in Formula 1 or the World Endurance Championship after his WEC debut at Spa last weekend.
Giedo van der Garde believes the WEC or DTM are the best options for him to continue his racing career rather than a F1 return.
Despite starting from a penalty, KCMG managed to work its way up to fourth in LMP2 before the race end.
A mistake in tyre strategy cost Marco Sørenen and Christoffer Nygaard a podium in LM GTE-Pro yesterday.
JOTA Sport’s Gibson-Nissan was by far the fastest car in LMP2 yesterday, and their win puts them in the best possible position ahead of Le Mans.
This was a weekend to forget for Toyota, who only finished 5th and 8th in the LMP1 class at Spa.
