The Le Mans 24 Hours organisers have announced an expanded hypercar for this year’s race and confirmed Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi will participate.
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The World Endurance Championship is the leading worldwide series for prototype road-based sports cars. The series’ signature race is the Le Mans 24 Hours, held annually at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.
Le Mans winners Ferrari reveal 2024 hypercar livery
WEC
Posted onFerrari have revealed their revised look for their 499P hypercar for the 2024 World Endurance Championship season.
Kubica, Shwartzman and Ye to share third Ferrari hypercar in WEC
WEC
Posted onRobert Kubica will team up with Ferrari F1 reserve driver Robert Shwartzman and Yifei Ye in the third 499P hypercar this season.
Watch 10 of the best ‘proper’ overtakes from F1, IndyCar, WEC and more in 2023
Formula 1
Posted onFind out what made our pick of the 10 best overtaking moves from across the hundreds of races in Formula 1 and beyond during 2023.
Isotta Fraschini Duqueine completes first WEC Hypercar test at Estoril
WEC
Posted onThe Isotta Fraschini Duqueine team has conducted the first test of the hypercar it will run in next year’s World Endurance Championship.
Button joins World Endurance Championship in JOTA-run Porsche
WEC
Posted onFormula 1 world champion Jenson Button will compete full-time in the World Endurance Championship next year.
Expanded 19-car grid for top WEC class in 2024 “so exciting” – Hartley
WEC
Posted onWorld Endurance Championship winner Brendon Hartley says he “never thought” he’d see the category’s top class expand to the size it will reach next year.
19 Hypercars entered for 2024 WEC season including third Ferrari with Kubica
WEC
Posted onThe FIA has confirmed its Hypercar class will swell to 19 entries for the 2024 World Endurance Championship season.
Schumacher to race in WEC for Alpine alongside Mercedes F1 role in 2024
WEC
Posted onMick Schumacher will be part of Alpine’s six-man driver line-up for its entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class next year.
De Vries to race in WEC for Toyota alongside Formula E comeback
WEC
Posted onNyck de Vries will replace Jose Maria Lopez in Toyota’s WEC Hypercar line-up next year. The manufacturer is also placing Ritomo Miyata in Formula 2.
Toyota number eight team take title with dominant Bahrain win
WEC
Posted onToyota’s trio of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa won the Eight Hours of Bahrain to secure back-to-back WEC titles.
Championship-leading Toyota wins pole and bonus point for Bahrain finale
WEC
Posted onBrendon Hartley qualified half a second quicker than Kamui Kobayashi to put the number eight Toyota one step closer to the Hypercar WEC title.
Valentino Rossi to trial LMP2 car ahead of BMW WEC hypercar test
WEC
Posted onSeven-times Moto GP world champion and current BMW GT racer Valentino Rossi will participate in this weekend’s WEC rookie test in Bahrain.
Aston Martin to enter WEC and Le Mans with Valkyrie hypercar in 2025
WEC
Posted onAston Martin have announced in 2025 they will enter their Valkyrie hypercar into the top class of the World Endurance Championship.
McLaren signs WEC champion and Le Mans winner Hirakawa as F1 reserve driver
Formula 1
Posted onWorld Endurance Championship title holder and Le Mans 24 Hours winner Ryo Hirakawa has joined McLaren’s driver development programme.
Vandoorne joins Peugeot’s hypercar squad for 2024
WEC
Posted onFormer F1 racer and 2022 Formula E world champion Stoffel Vandoorne will join Peugeot’s hypercar effort for the next WEC season.
Toyota survives chaotic start for one-two win at home
WEC
Posted onToyota survived a messy start to the Six Hours of Fuji to chase down Porsche Penske and take a home one-two finish in Japan.
Kobayashi leads all-Toyota front row in Fuji qualifying
WEC
Posted onToyota took a home pole for the Six Hours of Fuji thanks to Kamui Kobayashi in the number seven ahead of its sister car.
Ferrari to celebrate 2023 Le Mans win with Italian GP livery tweak
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari will celebrate their 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours victory with a special livery for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, their home F1 race.
Ferrari say they were “put at a disadvantage to their rivals” at Monza
WEC
Posted onFerrari issued a veiled criticism of the World Endurance Championship’s latest Balance of Performance adjustment following their defeat in yesterday’s Six Hours of Monza.