How LMP1 was won:  Porsche's parting shot As Porsche LMP Team departed the WEC with a third successive sweep of the FIA World Endurance Drivers' and Manufacturers' Championships, a look at how the titles were won reveals that a typically dramatic Le Mans 24 Hours proved to be, as so often, the decisive point.  Victory in the double points endurance classic, after the heart-breaking demise of its sister car in the closing stages, turned the tables in favour of the No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber who wrapped up the Championships in China with a round to spare. To read the full story CLICK HERE Retrouvez ICI tous les articles de notre site en version française

How LMP2 was won: Vaillante Rebellion down to the wire 2017 marked the beginning of a brave new era for LMP2, but the teams at the front needed no introduction, as Vaillante Rebellion snatched the FIA World Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers from long-time points leaders Jackie Chan DC Racing.  With all full-season entrants campaigning Gibson-engined ORECA 07s, driver performance, team strategy and car setup would make all the difference and it was the Anglo-Swiss Rebellion squad that ultimately found the best balance across the three in its first season in the LMP2 category.  The full story of how the season unfolded in LMP2 CLICK HERE Photo:  Displaying the incredible sporting spirit of the championship and the LMP2 competitors, one of the first drivers to congratulate Vaillante Rebellion's Nicolas Prost and Julien Canal was Oliver Jarvis of Jackie Chan DC Racing who narrowly lost out on the title.

New for 2018 Aston Martin Vantage revealed Aston Martin Racing has revealed the new Vantage GTE model which will compete in the LMGTE class in the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship Super Season. The new car replaces Aston Martin’s most successful competition car of all-time, the V8 Vantage GTE, which signed off with GT Am Championship title success in Bahrain.  More news on the new car and the addition of Alex Lynn to the Aston Martin Racing driver line up CLICK HERE

Ford reconfirms WEC drivers for Super Season Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK has reconfirmed its four full-season drivers for the FIA World Endurance Championship ‘Super Season’ which comes to life in April 2018 with The Prologue at Circuit Paul Ricard.  Andy Priaulx (GB), Harry Tincknell (GB), Stefan Mücke (DE) and Olivier Pla (FR) will therefore return for a third consecutive season, aiming to increase their win rate and claim the GT FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship.  The squad, which took two victories in 2017 (6 Hours of Silverstone and 6 Hours of Shanghai), will once again drive the Ford GTs for the 2018/19 season – the first race being the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on 5th May.

ByKolles confirms intention to return in 2018 Austrian team ByKolles Racing recently completed an intensive three-day testing programme at the Motorland circuit in Aragon. The action on the Spanish circuit was in order to test new development parts on the Enso CLM P1/01 in preparation for submission of an entry to the 2018-19 WEC Super Season.  Among the drivers present were ByKolles regulars Oliver Webb and James Rossiter plus 2016 World Series V8 Champion Tom Dillman, a former entrant to the WEC with Signatech Alpine, Edoardo Liberati (24, ITA) and Mikaël Grenier (25, CAN). Testing is due to continue in December.

How the LMP titles were won and more good news for the WEC

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• At 12/01/2017 07:12:00 p.m.
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In a surprise move, Ford and Ferrari presented their new cars for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship season at The Prologue. 

Going against the manufacturer's typical colour schemes, the high-performance GT cars clearly reflect the Spirit of Endurance! 

To see if Davide Rigon, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi look good in blue, make sure to come along and see the five sessions of testing, the first of which begins at 9:00 am local time.   

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The Prologue is underway! 

The action has begun at for The Prologue, the now traditional pre-season test session. 

This year the championship is visiting the famous and storied Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy for the first time, and the track will be open free of charge to spectators on both days of testing, April 1 and 2. 

Ford and Ferrari have new cars for new WEC season 

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• At 4/01/2017 09:42:00 a.m.
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The 6 Hours of Nürburgring lived up to all expectations and 58,000 enthusiastic fans enjoyed a great weekend of exciting and sometimes dramatic WEC track action. Before the end of the event, the circuit and organisers confirmed that a date for the German round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship has been set for 14-16 July.  The key moments of the 6 Hours of Nürburgring are as follows:  No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid wins sensational race to take first victory of the season for Webber/Bernhard and Hartley. Reigning champions win after fighting back from first hour puncture.  No.8 Audi R18 of Duval, Jarvis and Di Grassi take second to reduce points gap in championship. Race swings on Full Course Yellow benefitting Porsche after Audi lead mid-portion of race. Lotterer and Fassler claim third place after brave race-long fight in No.7 Audi Sport Team Joest R18. Points leading trio of Jani, Dumas and Lieb denied another win after collision with LMGTE Am car in penultimate hour. Jani brings No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid home fourth. To read more on this story and for all the news from all the classes CLICK HERE For full results of the race CLICK HERE For final points classifications CLICK HERE

Deuxième victoire consécutive pour les Champions du Monde en titre   Les 6 Heures du Nürburgring ont tenu toutes leurs promesses et, pour la deuxième année consécutive, 58000 spectateurs enthousiastes ont pleinement profité d'une semaine de compétition WEC passionnante et fertile en rebondissements. Avant même la fin de la course, le circuit et les organisateurs ont confirmé la date de cette manche allemande pour le Championnat du Monde d'Endurance FIA (WEC) 2017. L'an prochain, les 6 Heures du Nürburgring se dérouleront du 14 au 16 juillet.  En attendant, voici les principaux résultats et moments forts de cette édition 2016 :  A l'issue d'une sensationnelle édition des 6 Heures du Nürburgring, la Porsche 919 Hybrid n°1 de Webber/Bernhard/Hartley remporte sa première victoire de la saison. Les Champions du Monde en titre s'imposent après une belle remontée, consécutive à une crevaison pendant la première heure de course.  Deuxième, le trio Duval/Jarvis/di Grassi (Audi R18 n°8) réduit l'écart au classement général provisoire des pilotes. Le tournant de ces 6 Heures du Nürburgring 2016 a eu lieu à mi-parcours, à la suite d'une neutralisation Full Course Yellow qui a bénéficié à Porsche, alors qu'Audi avait mené la première moitié de l'épreuve.  Après une course empreinte d'une belle combativité, André Lotterer et Marcel Fässler (Audi R18 n°7) terminent troisièmes. Leader du classement des pilotes, le trio Jani/Dumas/Lieb a vu une nouvelle victoire lui échapper à la suite d'un accrochage avec une LMGTE Am dans l'avant-dernière heure de course. Mais Neel Jani parvient à rallier l'arrivée en quatrième position. Pour lire cette actualité et pour toutes les moments forts CLIQUEZ ICI  Pour tous les résultats CLIQUEZ ICI Pour les classements CLIQUEZ ICI

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Porsche takes second consecutive Nürburgring victory; Ferrari 1-2 in GTE

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• At 7/24/2016 09:28:00 p.m.
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