World Endurance Championship
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Porsche will contest both the World Endurance Championship and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship starting in 2023.
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Peugeot reveals hybrid powertrain for Le Mans Hypercar class race car
Peugeot's LMH class race car will sport a hybrid powertain with a 680-horsepower twin-turbo 2.6-liter V-6 and a 268-hp electric motor.
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Bentley plans exit from GT3 racing but remains open to new category, including Formula E
Bentley seeks a new racing category as it transitions to an electric future.
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Audi quits Formula E to focus on Dakar Rally, Le Mans return via LMDh
Audi's entry to the Dakar Rally looks set to be joined by a return to top-level endurance racing.
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Aston Martin offers previous-gen Vantage race cars in Legacy Collection
A trio of original Aston Martin Vantage race cars is being offered as an exclusive collection for one lucky buyer.
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Toyota, Aston Martin take home victory at 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans
For Toyota, it was the third-consecutive victory in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Toyota has previewed the new hypercar based on its race car that will compete in the 2021 World Endurance Championship.
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After announcing F1 entry, Alpine commits to 2021 LMP1 campaign
France's Alpine will soon be the only automaker competing at the top level in F1 and endurance racing.
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Toyota GR's hypercar may have canopy-style roof and no doors
Drivers may get into the upcoming Toyota GR hypercar by raising the canopy-style roof and swinging their legs over the body sides.
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Formula E to restart, Monterey Historics and Goodwood events added to list of motorsports delayed due to coronavirus
Races all over the world are being postponed or canceled. Here's a list of everything we know so far.
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24 Hours of Le Mans goes virtual this June
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the premier round of the World Endurance Championship, is traditionally held in June but this year will run in September due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic throwing a spanner in the works. The race is currently scheduled to run the weekend starting Sept. 19. However...
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Rebellion Racing exits World Endurance Championship
Rebellion Racing, one of the last World Endurance Championship LMP1 teams, is pulling out of WEC racing despite its third-place position.
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The 24 Hours of Le Mans serves as the final round of the World Endurance Championship and will now be held in September instead of June.
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Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar program on hold
Aston Martin has put its Le Mans Hypercar program on hold as it assesses the recent announcement of a new LMDh class eligible for both the World Endurance Championship and WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.
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ACO and IMSA create new top racing class to race worldwide
The Le Mans Hypercar class will get competition from the Le Mans Daytona hybrid class to form the pinnacle of endurance racing worldwide.
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Traditional yellow Chevrolet Corvette C8.R racing livery debuts
It's a new year, and a new era for Corvette fans. The C8 generation has gone the mid-engine route, which means its racing variant, the C8.R, is mid-engined, too. The race car made its debut last October, but the car shown at the time wore a silver livery with splashes of yellow. That's not the...
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Gordon Murray undecided between WEC's GTE and Le Mans Hypercar classes for T50
Should the T50 go racing, it probably won't be allowed with its rear-mounted fan.
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Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) name picked for LMP1 class' replacement in WEC
The 2020/2021 World Endurance Championship will see the first running of the Le Mans Hypercar class.
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Over 18,000 hours were spent developing the new front fascia alone.
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The era of front-engine Corvettes in motorsport is over
Chevrolet has a new Corvette C8.R race car coming to dominate racetracks around the world in 2020, and that means it's the end of the road for the current C7.R, which enjoyed its final round of competition during this past weekend's Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. It also means the end of the road...
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Watch the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R lap Road Atlanta
The Corvette C8.R race car has been testing in secret at night but last week Chevy rolled the car out in front of the Petit Le Mans crowd.
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Ford is done racing the GT
Ford has ended its four-year racing program for the GT supercar but there's still hope private teams will continue to field the car.
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Chevy Corvette C8.R has a flat-crank 5.5-liter V-8 we'll see in a road car
The engine in the C8.R is limited to 500 horsepower but more will almost certainly be extracted for future production versions.
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R race car ready to roar
The Corvette C8.R race car has been testing in secret at night at major racetracks but now Chevy has revealed the car in full.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran