After a disappointing loss at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota got back to its winning ways and spoiled Ferrari’s homecoming at the Six Hours of Monza.
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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.
Kobayashi ensures Toyota deny Ferrari home pole position at Monza
World Endurance Championship
Posted onToyota struck back against Ferrari in qualifying for the Six Hours of Monza, claiming pole position by just 17 thousandths of a second.
WEC Balance of Performance change hits Ferrari after Le Mans win
World Endurance Championship
Posted onThe performance of Ferrari’s Hypercar will be pegged back for the next round of the World Endurance Championship following its victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Pictures: BMW’s new WEC team completes first test with M Hybrid V8 at Aragon
World Endurance Championship
Posted onThe team which will field BMW’s entry in next year’s World Endurance Championship has completed its first test run with the M Hybrid V8 LMDh.
Button mulls WEC for full-time return and would “love to try” NASCAR oval
World Endurance Championship
Posted onJenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion, is looking at making a full-time return to racing next year.
Ferrari celebrates victorious return to Le Mans with home town parade
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFerrari marked its victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a parade for its victorious team from its factory through its home town Maranello.
Toyota “lost to politics” at Le Mans after Balance of Performance change
World Endurance Championship
Posted onToyota chairman Akio Toyoda criticised changes to the World Endurance Championship’s Balance of Performance before last week’s Le Mans 24 Hours.
Le Mans-style Balance of Performance system would “ruin” Formula 1 – Wolff
2023 F1 season
Posted onF1 must not emulate WEC by introducing a ‘Balance of Performance’ system despite Red Bull’s domination, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said.
Ferrari clinch historic victory on return to Le Mans after Toyota duel
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFerrari claimed their first overall Le Mans 24 Hours win in 58 years after rivals Toyota spun into the barriers in the final two hours.
Peugeot regain Le Mans lead after another lengthy Safety Car interruption
World Endurance Championship
Posted onPeugeot held the lead at the 10-hour mark in the Le Mans 24 Hours after the retirement of one Toyota led to another long Safety Car interruption.
Ferrari hold one-two lead after six hours as night falls at Le Mans
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFerrari sit first and second in the Le Mans 24 Hours after six hours with the number 51 car ahead of the number 50.
NASCAR stands out from the crowd at Le Mans. How could F1 do the same?
2023 F1 season
Posted onThe huge attention NASCAR has gained by bringing one of its cars to Le Mans is something Formula 1 would do well to emulate.
Alpine reveals preview of its Hypercar entry for 2024 World Endurance Championship
World Endurance Championship
Posted onAlpine has revealed the first images of the car it will enter into next year’s World Endurance Championship.
WEC drops three tracks and adds Imola, Interlagos, COTA and Losail for 2024
World Endurance Championship
Posted onSebring, Monza and Algarve have lost their places on the World Endurance Championship calendar as the series expands to eight races for 2024.
2023 Le Mans 24 Hours grid
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFerrari will lead the grid for the 100th anniversary Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend with its pair of 499P prototypes. Here is the full starting order.
Ferrari locks out front row on its return to the top flight at Le Mans
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFerrari secured a front row lock-out in hyperpole qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours, claiming their first pole in the famous race in half a century.
Largest top class field for 12 years promises close fight for centenary Le Mans
World Endurance Championship
Posted onAn 11th-hour rules tweak means Toyota faced renewed competition from Ferrari, Porsche, Cadillac and Peugeot in the 100th anniversary Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend.
Villeneuve quits WEC in reaction to Vanwall dropping him from Le Mans squad
World Endurance Championship
Posted onJacques Villeneuve has decided to quit his World Endurance Championship seat with Vanwall Racing after he was dropped for the Le Mans 24 Hours
Villeneuve’s Le Mans return with Vanwall is off
World Endurance Championship
Posted onJacques Villeneuve’s planned attempt at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours will not go ahead, his team has confirmed.
WEC allows one-off return for tyre warmers at Le Mans 24 Hours after crashes
WEC
Posted onThe ban on the use of tyre warmers in the World Endurance Championship will be relaxed for the series’ blue riband race at Le Mans next month.