World Endurance Championship

  • Mark Webber takes delivery of a Porsche 918 Spyder

    It’s a well-known fact that racing driver Mark Webber is a huge fan of Porsche, with the Australian even purchasing the last 911 GT2 RS during his days driving for the Infiniti Red Bull Racing Formula One team. Now he’s added an even faster Porsche to his fleet, the 918 Spyder hybrid supercar. Webber is currently at the Nürburgring for the latest round of the 2015 World Endurance Championship, in which he is driving for the Porsche factory team. But prior to heading out to the ‘Ring, he stopped by Porsche headquarters to pick up his new car. READ: Jeep Grand Cherokee...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Nissan LMP1 Campaign On Hold While GT-R LM NISMO Bugs Are Addressed

    Nissan’s troubled LMP1 campaign in the 2015 World Endurance Championship shows little signs of improving, with the Japanese automaker confirming this month that it won’t be attending future races until it sorts out technical issues that hampered its performance at its debut race...

  • 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype
    Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans Mockup Fetches $100K On eBay: Video

    Model cars are sold on eBay daily, but it's seldom they go for over $100k—or require a full-sized parking space. ALSO SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Sounds Wicked, Burns Out, Nearly Loses It: Video Of course, the 919 Hybrid mockup recently purchased by a Porsche fan in Singapore isn't...

  • 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans
    2015 24 Hours Of Le Mans, In Photos

    The 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has come and gone, and with it, we have a new (old) overall victor: Porsche. Displacing the dominant Audi Sport Racing team in the world’s greatest endurance race for the first time since its return to Le Mans racing last year, Porsche not only took...

  • From left to right: Nick Tandy, Earl Bamber & Nico Huelkenberg after 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans win
    Porsche One-Two Finish At 2015 24 Hours Of Le Mans, Corvette Racing First In GTE Class

    The new 2012 Porsche 911 is set for a world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but barely disguised prototypes can already be seen testing in the south of Germany.

  • 2016 Ford GT race car
    Ford Returning To Le Mans In 2016 With GT Supercar: Official

    On the eve of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] finally confirmed what everyone’s been expecting: an official return to Le Mans in 2016 with a race car based on the all-new GT supercar. Yes, 50 years after Ford’s famous overall victory at the 1966...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R race car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

    This weekend is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the highlight of the World Endurance Championship and one of the most popular motorsport events of the year. While the premier LMP1 class draws most of the attention, when it comes to cars that you and I can actually drive then it’s the production-based GTE classes that should be looked at. ALSO SEE: Ford Returning To Le Mans In 2016 With GT Supercar: Official Competition among the GTE field remains as strong as ever, with Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche, and once again Chevrolet all taking part in the professional classes. Chevrolet is once again...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Vantage GTE art car by Tobias Rahberger
    Aston Martin Art Car To Compete In This Weekend’s 2015 24 Hours Of Le Mans

    Aston Martin has revealed a special new livery for the number 97 Vantage GTE race car that will be competing in this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the highlight of the 2015 World Endurance Championship. Designed by artist Tobias Rahberger, it uses various optical effects to make the...

  • 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype
    Here’s Your Chance To Own A Porsche 919 Hybrid

    A trio of Porsche 919 Hybrids will be lining up on the grid in this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, and during the race you'll be able to bid on a 919 Hybrid of your own. Well, a life-size replica at least. Porsche’s Asia Pacific division will auction off the replica to help raise funds...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO at Jay Leno’s Garage
    2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO Touches Down In Jay Leno’s Garage: Video

    Nissan and its radical GT-R LM NISMO are currently in France taking part in the official testing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which this year runs the weekend starting June 13. Nissan is entering three of its front-wheel-drive racers in the event’s premier LMP1 class, going up against the...

  • New Ford GT, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Ford To Unveil GT Race Car At 2015 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Report

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] recently started public road trials of its new GT supercar which is expected to sail into showrooms late next year, as a 2017 model. However, Ford is also thought to be preparing a racing version that we previously reported will contest both the United SportsCar...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car’s engine
    Close Look At The 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO's Twin-Turbo V-6: Video

    Nissan developed a new twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine for its GT-R LM NISMO race car, which makes its competition debut at next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The engine’s basic design is shared with a production unit of the same displacement that Nissan’s upmarket brand...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car

    Nissan missed the first two rounds of the 2015 World Endurance Championship but it’s now in final preparation mode for the series highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, scheduled for the weekend commencing June 13. Nissan plans to field three of its front-wheel-drive GT-R LM NISMO race cars in the premier LMP1 category, taking on the likes of reigning world champion Toyota as well as Audi (last year’s Le Mans winner) and Porsche. Much of the internal testing is now complete, with Nissan confirming the final specs for its 2015 GT-R LM NISMO. Crucially, the car keeps its front-engine...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 testing at NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Nissan Explains Why It Went Front-Wheel Drive For The GT-R LM NISMO: Video

    Front-wheel drive. Also known as wrong-wheel drive, at least in performance driving circles. Yes, front-drive cars can be made to go very fast—but it’s always a compromise compared to rear-drive cars. Or is it? MUST WATCH: POV Video Of The 1,341-HP Koenigsegg One:1 Hitting 225 MPH...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 testing at NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky
    After Rough Start, Nissan Continues GT-R LM NISMO’s Preparation For Le Mans

    Having already missed April 12’s opening round of the 2015 World Endurance Championship at the Silverstone Circuit in the U.K., Nissan has confirmed that its new GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 racer won’t be ready for the next round at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps on May 2 but will be on the...

  • 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype
    Porsche Ready For 2015 World Endurance Championship With New 919 Hybrid: Video

    A new season of the World Endurance Championship gets underway this weekend, with the first event on the eight-race calendar being the 6 Hours of Silverstone in the U.K. Having already had a close look at the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, the new Nissan GTR LM NISMO and the Toyota TS040 Hybrid for the...

  • 2015 Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 race car
    First Look At 2015 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans Prototype

    Audi’s R18 line of Le Mans prototype racers have been with us since the 2011 motorsport season, gaining gradual updates with each new season of the World Endurance Champion to ensure the oil-burning endurance racers remain the cream of the crop. Last year, the R18 saw its biggest threat when...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Onboard With Nissan’s Front-Drive GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 Race Car: Video

    Sadly, the new wrong-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 car won’t be making it to the first couple of rounds of the World Endurance Championship thanks to a failed crash test, but it is nonetheless one of the most interesting cars in the Le Mans series running—whether on the grid or...

  • Jann Mardenborough

    If you had said only a few years ago that a video game fanatic would one day be racing in top level motorsport, based purely on their skill in popular racing sims like Gran Turismo, it’s safe to say that virtually everyone you came across would have doubted your claims. Today, however, we have not one, but two gamers turned racers set to compete in the premier LMP1 category of the 2015 World Endurance Championship, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans. MUST WATCH: The Bugatti Veyron Finally Sounds Like Your Brain Thinks A Quad-Turbo W-16 Should: Video Those gamers have been provided...

  • Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, 2015 Chicago Auto Show
    Front-Wheel-Drive Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 Preview And Live Shots: Video

    Nissan’s new LMP1 hybrid race car set for the 2015 World Endurance Championship, which includes the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, was revealed during yesterday’s Super Bowl XLIX in which the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28–24. The new race car, whose...

  • Nissan GT-R LM Nismo LMP1
    Naked Nissan LMP1 Race Car Is A Punk Hot Rod From The Future

    Nissan is venturing into the Le Mans world with its all-new GT-R LM Nismo LMP1 prototype racer. The car is quite different from the competition it will be racing against thanks to its front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. ALSO SEE: How To Drift Hot Wheels (Yes, Really): Video The rest of the...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Nissan Bringing GT-R Le Mans Racer And New NISMO Concept To Chicago

    Hot off its debut in Nissan’s Super Bowl XLIX ad, the 2015 GT-R LM NISMO LMP1-spec race car is now on its way to Chicago for the city’s annual auto show, where this year Nissan will also present a new NISMO concept. This will be the first public appearance for the GT-R LM NISMO before...

  • 2015 Toyota TS040 Hybrid LMP1 race car
    Toyota Reveals 2015 TS040 Hybrid LMP1, Confirms WEC Driver Lineup

    The reigning champion in the World Endurance Championship, Japanese automaker Toyota, will be out to defend its title in the premier LMP1 category this season with its hugely successful TS040 Hybrid race car. The TS040 Hybrid made its debut in 2014 and won five out of the eight races for team...

  • Teaser for 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1
    2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 Teased, Reveal May Come During Super Bowl

    Nissan has released the first photo of its all-new race car that will compete this year in the premier LMP1 category of the World Endurance Championship, which also means racing alongside the likes of Audi, Porsche and Toyota at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nissan first confirmed its...

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