Sportscars News

Fernando Alonso is set to get his first taste of Daytona International Speedway on Friday at the start of the 'Roar Before the 24' test, kicking off what looks set to be a busy year of sports car commitments for the McLaren Formula 1 driver.

Paul di Resta says he’s relishing the new challenge of endurance racing as he prepares for his sportscar debut at the Rolex 24 hour race in Daytona later this month.

Fernando Alonso is gearing up for the Roar before the 24 test at Daytona and returning to action with United Autosports ahead of his Rolex 24 race debut later this month.

Five-time rally world champion Sebastien Ogier says he will keep racing once his time in the World Rally Championship comes to an end, setting his sights on a future entry to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Toyota LMP1 technical director Pascal Vasselon was pleased with Fernando Alonso's first sports car test outing in Bahrain on Sunday, saying the McLaren Formula 1 driver was both "disciplined" and "keen" in his display.

Brendon Hartley doubts he would have got a second chance to reach Formula 1 with Toro Rosso had it not been for his dramatic victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Porsche in June.

Fernando Alonso remained coy on his chances of making his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans next June with Toyota following a report that a deal has been signed and he will test the Japanese manufacturer's LMP1 car in Bahrain next week.

The FIA has updated its Super Licence points reward system for 2018, placing a greater focus on Formula 2 as the final step towards reaching Formula 1.

Chris Hoy will make his return to racing with United Autosports in the LMP3 Cup at Donington Park in September.

TDS Racing's Matthieu Vaxiviere apologises to his fans and to Pierre Kaffer for causing the latter's hefty crash during the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

A bizarre and unfortunate moment of confusion led to the #7 Toyota retiring from the lead, it has been revealed.

The crazy 85th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans takes another twist as Rebellion Racing's #31 car is disqualified.

Jackie Chan's DC Racing team just misses out on a shock Le Mans 24 Hours win but podium still marks a historic moment for Chinese motorosport.

The #2 Porsche has climbed on to the lead lap after passing the leading #38 Jackie Chan DC Oreca with two hours to go.

The new leader is LMP2's #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca as the #1 Porsche is forced into retirement with an oil pressure problem.

Problems for the second place #31 Vaillante Rebellion Racing lift the #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing car into podium contention.

Sebastien Buemi has wrestled the lead for the #8 Toyota from its sister #7 driven by pole-sitter Mike Conway.

The #7 and #9 Toyotas retire within minutes of each other, all but ending the manufacturer's hopes of an elusive Le Mans win.

Kamui Kobayashi has set a new lap record during qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours in the #7 Toyota Gazoo TS050 Hybrid of 3m 14.791s.

Rubens Barrichello is hitting higher speeds in his LMP2 Dallara than he managed in his final year of F1... but it isn't necessarily a good thing.

Porsche LMP team principal Andreas Seidl says the option of returning to a three LMP1 car attack for Le Mans was declined due to budget issues.

Neel Jani has stormed to the top of times in the final five minutes of the sole Le Mans 24 Hours free practice session.

Two-and-a-half years after being dropped, Nicolas Lapierre will return to Toyota in 2017 for the Spa WEC round and Le Mans.

G-Drive Racing has confirmed that Alex Lynn will take its final full-season seat for the FIA World Endurance Championship season.