LMGTE
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Toyota, Ford, DragonSpeed and Gulf Racing top FP2
Toyota finished a good two seconds clear of its LMP1 competitors in the second free practice session for Saturday’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Mike Conway was the fastest man in the session, posting a 1:56.172 on lap five of his stint in the #7 TS050 Hybrid. The #8 machine was second fastest in the session,…
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Toyota head up first session of new WEC season
The works Toyotas finished one-two in Free Practice 1 for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Fernando Alonso in the #8 car was the quickest man of the session, setting a fastest lap time of 1:58.392 around the 7km Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The surprise of the session in LMP1 was the pace shown by the gaggle of…
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Super Season begins in Spa-Francorchamps
The 2018/19 FIA WEC Super Season is set to get underway this weekend with the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The first race of the Super Season will see six brand-new or at least heavily revised cars make their competitive debuts, including the wealth of new LMP1 privateer machinery and new cars from the factory BMW…
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Non-spec Toyota fastest at Prologue
Toyota recorded the fastest times at the season-opening Prologue at Circuit Paul Ricard, but the data only tells half the story. The Prologue began in sunny but cool weather, and the pair of Toyota TS050 Hybrids were quickly out on track setting the pace at the front of the field. Mike Conway’s 1:32.662 during his…
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Toyota and Ford up front on first Prologue day
The FIA WEC 2018/19 Super Season officially kicked off this morning with the start of the two-day Prologue test, which gives teams and drivers the chance to put their cars under scrutiny for a full 30 hours around the Circuit Paul Ricard in France. Honours in the first timed sessions of the season went to…
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Prologue 2018: The key information
Tomorrow sees the much-anticipated kick-off to the FIA WEC Super Season 2018/19. The official test, the Prologue, gives teams the chance to conduct all the testing they require within a 30-hour period. The cars have gone through the scrutineering tests and are ready to hit the track tomorrow. We have put together the key information…
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FIA WEC Super Season entry list revealed
On Friday afternoon the ACO revealed the official entry list for the FIA World Endurance Championship 2018/2019 Super Season in its annual press conference. Here is a quick run-down of all the confirmed teams for the new season as well as each team’s nominated driver. FIA WEC 2018/2019 Super Season # Nat. Team Car…
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Glickenhaus aiming for GTE Pro with SCG 004S
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has been making a name for itself on the sportscar scene for a number of years. Now, the boutique US car makers is looking to step up its racing operations with a GTE homologation for its brand-new SCG 004S sports car. This week saw the unveiling of the SCG 004S, the lightweight…
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Toyota take the spoils at Bahrain season finale
The #8 Toyota TS050 of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson took victory at the final race of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, the Six Hours of Bahrain, finishing over a lap ahead of the champions-elect Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard in the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid. The Porsches got the…