Sportscars Race Reports

Jenson Button is hoping to end his home race hoodoo and score his first podium finish at Silverstone in almost 20 years on Sunday in his second appearance in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Jenson Button is hoping to end his home race hoodoo and score his first podium finish at Silverstone in almost 20 years on Sunday in his second appearance in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Jenson Button believes former McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso has "finally made the right decision" after announcing he would quit racing in Formula 1 at the end of the 2018 season.

Full qualifying results for the 6 Hours of Silverstone, round three of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone - Qualifying Results LMP QUALIFYING (bold denotes class pole)

Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez combined to score their first pole position of the FIA World Endurance Championship season in the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid in qualifying for the 6 Hours of Silverstone on Saturday, edging out Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima by two-tenths of a second.

Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez combined to score their first pole position of the FIA World Endurance Championship season in the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid in qualifying for the 6 Hours of Silverstone on Saturday, edging out Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima by two-tenths of a second.

Full results from third practice for the 6 Hours of Silverstone, round three of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone - Free Practice 3 Results (bold denotes fastest in class)

Fernando Alonso led Toyota to the head of the timesheets in the final FIA World Endurance Championship practice session at Silverstone on Saturday morning with a new fastest time of the weekend.

Fernando Alonso led Toyota to the head of the timesheets in the final FIA World Endurance Championship practice session at Silverstone on Saturday morning with a new fastest time of the weekend.

Jose Maria Lopez led Toyota's charge in the second FIA World Endurance Championship practice session at Silverstone on Friday, heading up another one-two finish for the Japanese manufacturer.

Jose Maria Lopez led Toyota's charge in the second FIA World Endurance Championship practice session at Silverstone on Friday, heading up another one-two finish for the Japanese manufacturer.

Full results from second practice for the 6 Hours of Silverstone, round three of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone - Free Practice 1 Results (bold denotes fastest in class)

Full results from second practice for the 6 Hours of Silverstone, round three of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone - Free Practice 1 Results (bold denotes fastest in class)

Bruno Senna will miss the remainder of this weekend's FIA World Endurance Championship round at Silverstone through injury after fracturing his foot in a practice crash on Friday.

Full results from opening practice for the 6 Hours of Silverstone, round three of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone - Free Practice 1 Results (bold denotes fastest in class)

Mike Conway led Toyota to a one-two finish in the opening FIA World Endurance Championship practice session for the 6 Hours of Silverstone on Friday afternoon, edging out Sebastien Buemi by two-tenths of a second at the head of the field.

Mike Conway led Toyota to a one-two finish in the opening FIA World Endurance Championship practice session for the 6 Hours of Silverstone on Friday afternoon, edging out Sebastien Buemi by two-tenths of a second at the head of the field.

Officials from the FIA and the ACO have confirmed a provisional eight-race schedule for the 2019-20 World Endurance Championship season, with Bahrain and Sao Paulo returning to the series' calendar.

Harrison Newey has set his sights on claiming his first podium finish in the European Le Mans Series in his first sports car race on home soil at Silverstone this weekend.

The FIA World Endurance Championship got a shot in the arm when Fernando Alonso confirmed his entry earlier this year. Over six months later, the Spaniard remains the big talking point as the endurance paddock prepares to reconvene at Silverstone this weekend.

The FIA World Endurance Championship got a shot in the arm when Fernando Alonso confirmed his entry earlier this year. Over six months later, the Spaniard remains the big talking point as the endurance paddock prepares to reconvene at Silverstone this weekend.

After months and months of speculation, it's now official: Fernando Alonso will not be racing in Formula 1 next year.

Fernando Alonso has set his sights on continuing his perfect start to the FIA World Endurance Championship campaign when the season resumes at Silverstone this weekend.

Fernando Alonso has set his sights on continuing his perfect start to the FIA World Endurance Championship campaign when the season resumes at Silverstone this weekend.