La nouvelle Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH a fait ses débuts sur la piste alors qu'Aston Martin et The Heart of Racing commencent un programme de tests rigoureux. Cela vise à remporter une victoire générale aux 24 Heures du Mans l'année prochaine, une première depuis 1959. Développée par Aston Martin Performance Technologies et The Heart of Racing, l'Hypercar a subi des tests initiaux et un rodage au Royaume-Uni. Elle a été conduite par Darren Turner, Mario Farnbacher et Harry Tincknell, qui a remporté la classe LMGTE aux 24 Heures du Mans 2020 avec Aston Martin. L'équipe poursuivra mainten ..read more

The new Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH has made its track debut as Aston Martin and The Heart of Racing start a rigorous testing program. This aims to secure an outright win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year, a first since 1959. Developed by Aston Martin Performance Technologies and The Heart of Racing, the Hypercar underwent shakedown and initial tests in the UK. It was driven by Darren Turner, Mario Farnbacher, and Harry Tincknell, who won the LMGTE class at the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans with Aston Martin. The team will now proceed with a full development schedule, aiming for FIA homolo ..read more

Text & Images: Ian Cutting Victories for Alex Martin and Sandy Mitchell in their Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini in race 1 while a post race penalty for the sister in race 2 handed victory to Kevin Tse and Maximillian Gotz in their 2 Seas' Mercedes. While in GT4 victories for Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson in their Century BMW and Jack Brown and Zac Meakin in the Optimum McLaren. RAM Racing were also excluded from the weekend results. Race 1 GT3 Rob Collard led the pack from pole with the sister Barwell Lamborghini behind and started to build a gap to the chasing pack. This was lea ..read more

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: WEC Toyota claimed its second win of the FIA World Endurance Championship season with a standout performance in the 6 Hours of São Paulo. The #8 team, featuring Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa, and Sebastien Buemi, showcased exceptional speed, finishing 1 minute and 8 seconds ahead of the #6 Penske Porsche 963. Despite the evident speed advantage of the Toyota GR010 Hybrid, the race presented its challenges. The #7 Toyota, driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Nyck de Vries, encountered a rare control unit issue in the third hour, losing crucial time. This al ..read more

Words by Matthew Boyce Cover Image by Jake Galstad / Motorsport Images Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports have claimed the victory in Sunday's Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Nick Boulle and Tom Dillmann piloted the No. 52 Oreca 07 Gibson to a 0.658 second win over the No. 74 Riley Oreca of Felipe Fraga and Gar Robinson. The win came after a battle between the top two Orecas in class after a late race restart saw the field bunched up with less than 20 minutes remaining in the two hour and forty minute contest. Fraga, who had clawed his way from fourth to second ..read more

Words by Matthew Boyce Cover Image by PJ Hyett claimed his third consecutive LMP2 class pole Saturday posting the fastest time in a red-flag-filled qualifying session for Sunday's Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Hyett's time of 1:09.582 was good enough to secure the pole 0.090 seconds ahead of the No. 22 United Autosports Racing Oreca 07 Gibson of Daniel Goldburg. The first red flag of the session came at the hands of Dennis Anderson in the No. 20 MDK by High Class Racing entry. After cleanup, and the green flag flew again, both Hyett and Goldburg set their quick times ..read more

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: WEC It's been a while, but Toyota's back at the front row of the grid for tomorrow's 6h of São Paulo. Kamui Kobayashi put in the fastest lap time in Hyperpole in the #7 Toyota GR010 he shares with Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries. Fellow teammate in the #8, Sebastien Buemi, was 0.122 seconds down on Kobayashi time, which proved enough to stay ahead of the #5 Penske Porsche of Matt Campbell. As it's winter in Brazil, temperatures averaged around a mere 16 degrees Celsius. Cadillac put in another strong qualifying with p4 for Alex Lynn in the #2, just ahead of Kevin Est ..read more

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: Rick Kiewiet, Interlagos This weekend, the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) heads to the iconic Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, for the 6 Hours of São Paulo. Known for its challenging layout and enthusiastic local fans, Interlagos is back on the calendar for the first time since 2014. The race in Brazil kicks off the second part of the season, which consists of 4 races: after São Paulo, we head towards COTA, Fuji and Bahrain. It will be interesting to see weather Ferrari's Le Mans win is another one off: last season, they failed to win a race ..read more

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: SRO Comtoyou Racing clinched a dramatic victory for Aston Martin in the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa after a late-race pit lane incident for the #51 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3. In a race filled with twists and turns, the #007 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo, driven by Mattia Drudi, Marco Sørensen, and Nicki Thiim, emerged victorious. This win marks the first 24-hour race victory for the updated GT3 Aston Martin and the first win for the British brand at this event since 1948. Heading into the final hour, Ferrari seemed destined for victory, with Alessandro Pier Guidi in ..read more

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: SRO The 24 hours of Spa is well underway, and we’re currently working our way into the night. After a somewhat awkward safety car phase (see below), Sorensen leads in the #007 ComToYou Aston Martin, followed by Maxi Götz in the #9 Boutsen VDS Mercedes. Klaus Bachler in the #911 PurX Racing Porsche is third. It appeared to start raining a couple of minutes ago, but now, it seems to get dry again.    From the start, Franck Perera in the #163 GRT Lamborghini took the lead and had to fight off Lucas Auer in the #48 Mann-Filter Mercedes. He managed about 25 min ..read more