Новости за 19.10.2023

A new qualifying format for the FIA World Endurance Championship has been approved at the third FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting of 2023 in Geneva. The new “enhanced” system for 2024, which will be used for both the Hypercar class and the new LMGT3 category, will be split in two parts. Each class will […]

TCR touring cars will continue to have a dedicated category in the Michelin Pilot Challenge series through the 2026 season, after officials from IMSA and WSC Group (which owns the TCR trademark and technical regulations) today announced an extension of their partnership. The TCR class features front-wheel drive race cars based on four- or five-door […]

Kudos to our friends at Endurance Info who beat DSC to the punch on this one, but ART Grand Prix looks set to return to endurance racing in 2024. The French team is set to request a two-car LMP2 entry for the European Le Mans Series. The move from the current FIA Formula 2 Championship-leading […]

Free Practice 1 at the Algarve International Circuit got underway in overcast conditions, with strong wind providing a challenge for all drivers, especially the ones at the wheel of the lighter and more aerodynamically sensitive prototypes. It was neverthless a strong start to the meeting for local outfit Algarve Pro Racing, which topped the timing […]

Field on Radical entry Former American Le Mans Series stalwart Jon Field is here this weekend at Portimao. Field, the former owner of Intersport Racing who was jailed in 2014 after pleading guilty to tax evasion, is part of the 22-car Radical World Finals entry supporting the ELMS. Mustang bodywork spotted During a tour of […]

On the eve of the Finali Mondiali, which take place at the Mugello Circuit between October 24 and 30, Ferrari will present the 296 Challenge, the ninth model in the history of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. Due to debut in the Europe and North America series in the 2024 season, the 296 Challenge introduces […]

Tom Blomqvist is set to join Action Express Racing for the five 2024 IMSA WeatherTech Endurance Cup races, teaming up with full-season drivers Jack Aitken and Pipo Derani in the #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R. Blomqvist joins the Cadillac driver ranks having spent the 2023 season with Rolex 24 Hours and Petit Le Mans-winning Acura GTP […]

There was only one opportunity to be the first champion of the new GTP class in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. While the way it was decided was far from ideal, Cadillac emerged from the 26th annual Motul Petit Le Mans, the final race of the season, with every major accolade in the inaugural 2023 […]

A 2023 season that saw grid numbers growing for the Prototype Cup Germany saw ex Michelin Le Mans Cup Squad Racing Experience from Luxembourg and their two-driver squad of Gary Hauser and Marcus Pommel crowned as both team and drivers champions after the final double-header race weekend of the season at Nürburgring. The team had […]