Le Mans News

Toyota Gazoo Racing locked out the front row of the grid for Sunday's 6 Hours of Fuji as Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima teamed up to score pole position in the #8 car.

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed the LMP2 class will remain part of the World Endurance Championship until 2022, gaining a one-year extension, as part of the introduction of the Prototype and Hypercar premier class.

Nyck de Vries will sample an LMP1 car for the first time in December after receiving a run-out with reigning FIA World Endurance Championship winner Toyota in the Bahrain rookie test.

Kazuki Nakajima kept Toyota Gazoo Racing at the head of the timesheets in second practice for the FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji on Friday afternoon, finishing over a second clear of the non-hybrid LMP1 runners.

Sebastien Buemi set the early pace for Toyota Gazoo Racing in opening practice for the 6 Hours of Fuji on Friday as the Japanese manufacturer came quickly out of the blocks to start its home race weekend.

Fernando Alonso says the 2021 regulation shake-up could provide him with a “good opportunity” to return to Formula 1.

Toyota Gazoo Racing locked out the front row of the grid for the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship season at Silverstone on Saturday as Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi teamed up to secure pole position.

Pastor Maldonado has quit Jota’s LMP2 line-up in the week leading up to the new FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Rebellion Racing has confirmed an expanded two-car entry to the FIA World Endurance Championship season-opener at Silverstone on September 1.

Aston Martin Racing has confirmed a shake-up of its GTE-Am line-up in the FIA World Endurance Championship for the 2019/20 season, replacing two of its three drivers.

AF Corse has confirmed that Miguel Molina will replace Sam Bird in the #71 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo for the upcoming FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps has secured a four-year extension to its World Endurance Championship deal, while the 2020 race has been pushed forward by one week to late April to avoid clashing with Formula E.

Jose Maria Lopez headed up a one-two finish for Toyota in the opening session of the FIA World Endurance Championship's pre-season 'Prologue' test in Barcelona on Tuesday, leading defending world champion Sebastien Buemi.

The World Endurance Championship organisers have announced the new Equivalence of Technology (EoT) for the LMP1 class in 2019-2020.

Rebellion Racing has dropped to a one-car entry in the FIA World Endurance Championship's LMP1 class for the 2019-20 season opener at Silverstone on September 1.

SMP Racing has announced it will not participate in the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship season and has withdrawn its pair of LMP1 cars.

McLaren has no plans to put Fernando Alonso back in its Formula 1 car during the rest of the 2019 season.

Max Verstappen says he would like to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the future alongside his father, Jos.

The planned budget cap for Formula 1 is positive news for a potential entry by McLaren to the FIA World Endurance Championship’s new hypercar-led premier class in 2021.

Ferrari marked 70 years since its maiden victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans by sealing a hard-fought victory in the GTE-Pro class on Sunday with its AF Corse squad.

Keating Motorsports has been stripped of its GTE-Am class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans after its #85 Ford GT was disqualified following two rule breaks found in post-race scrutineering.

Fernando Alonso says he is “100 percent” certain he will return to the World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans after bowing out as champion with Toyota Gazoo Racing.

Stoffel Vandoorne says enjoying a clean 24 Hours of Le Mans while leaning on his experienced SMP Racing teammates Vitaly Petrov and Mikhail Aleshin were key to his podium on debut.

Fernando Alonso says his #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing team didn’t deserve to take victory from the sister #7 car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans but accepts the unforgiving nature of the iconic endurance race created the chance for his team to strike.