WEC-Silverstone
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6 Hours of Silverstone 2016: Resources Page
Circuit Name: Silverstone Circuit Opened: 1947 Country: Great Britain Venue: Permanent Race Track Length: 5.109km Corners: 18 Timetable Date Session Time (local) Time (CEST) Friday 15th April Free Practice 1 12:15 – 13:45 13:15 – 14:45 Friday 15th April Free Practice 2 16:30 – 18:00 17:30 – 19:00 Saturday 16th April Free Practice 3 9:00 –…
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6 Hours of Silverstone: LMP Preview
The 6 Hours of Silverstone this weekend marks the on-track competitive debuts for many of the LMP1 and LMP2 competitors. Last year’s curtain-raiser saw astonishing on-track battles between the LMP1 competitors and set the tone for the remainder of the season. Have the works teams made similar progress for 2016? It’s all change in LMP2,…
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6 Hours of Silverstone: GTE Preview
The 2016 World Endurance Championship kicks off this weekend with the Six Hours of Silverstone, the traditional curtain-raiser for the international sportscar championship. Endurance Archive takes a look at the runners and riders in the two GTE classes. GTE Pro With all eyes on June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the first two races of…
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James Rossiter in at ByKolles for Silverstone and Spa
Briton James Rossiter will return to LMP1 for the ByKolles team for the first two races of the season at Silverstone and Spa-Francorchaps. Rossiter, who usually drives in the Super Formula championship will replace regular ByKolles driver Pierre Kaffer and share the car with Simon Trummer and Oliver James Webb. ByKolles Racing Director of Operations,…
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Audi fend off Porsche at Silverstone
A front row lock out for Porsche set up a strong showing for them the race. But it was to be Audi that took win at the opening round of the WEC this season. The early stages of the race were productive for Porsche’s Mark Webber. A perfect start saw him gap the trailing pack…
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Porsche, G-Drive and Aston Martin claim Silverstone poles
The long winter break has finally been brought to a close by qualifying ahead of tomorrow’s Six Hours of Silverstone. Porsche, G-Drive and Aston Martin lead their classes away in 2015’s opening round. LMP After Porsche took the final victory in their return season last year they have gathered momentum with a great pre season testing…
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6 Hours of Silverstone: Resources Page
Circuit Name: Silverstone Circuit Opened: 1947 Country: Great Britain Venue: Permanent Race Track Length: 5.109km Corners: 18 Timetable Date Session Start time End time Friday 10th April Free Practice 1 11:55 (local) 12:55 (CEST) 13:25 (local) 14:25 (CEST) Friday 10th April Free Practice 2 15:55 (local) 16:55 (CEST) 17:25 (local) 18:25 (CEST) Saturday 11th April…
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Late changes to LMP2 entry list for Silverstone
Although the first official session of the championship gets underway in just over a days time, the grid has seen some last minute changes. The LMP2 class is the home for both of the changes. 2009 Le Mans winner David Brabham is set to return to his driving duties for the Extreme Speed Motorsport team…
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Provisional 6 Hours of Silverstone entry list revealed
The 6 Hours of Silverstone will get under way on the weekend of April 10/11/12th. The event will also mark the start of a brand new World Endurance Championship season which will once again see the top level of Prototype and GT drivers and teams battle it out in the ultimate endurance battle to be crowned…