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Ferrari wins the 2026 WEC Lone Star Le Mans after late Toyota heartbreak, while Heart of Racing claims home LMGT3 victory at COTA.
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2026 | WEC | Lone Star Le Mans | Race | Ferrari wins after Toyota heartbreak as Heart of Racing takes LMGT3 victory

Karishma Persad012 mins

Ferrari AF Corse claimed its first victory of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season after late heartbreak for Toyota Racing transformed the final minutes of the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas. The No. 7 Toyota TR010 Hybrid shared by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries appeared set…

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Antonio Giovinazzi secured Lone Star Le Mans pole after matching Jack Aitken’s time in the closest Hyperpole session in WEC history.
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2026 | WEC | Lone Star Le Mans | Qualifying & Hyperpole | Hypercar | Giovinazzi wins dead heat for Ferrari pole

Karishma Persad07 mins

Antonio Giovinazzi secured pole position for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Lone Star Le Mans after prevailing over Cadillac’s Jack Aitken in a remarkable dead heat during Hyperpole at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA). The Ferrari AF Corse driver produced a 1m52.445s in the No. 51 Ferrari 499P before Aitken matched the…

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Eduardo Barrichello led a Heart of Racing Aston Martin front-row lockout in LMGT3 Hyperpole for 2026 WEC Lone Star Le Mans.
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2026 | WEC | Lone Star Le Mans | Qualifying & Hyperpole | LMGT3 | Barrichello leads Aston Martin front-row lockout

Karishma Persad07 mins

Eduardo Barrichello secured LMGT3 pole position for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Lone Star Le Mans as Heart of Racing Team completed an Aston Martin front-row lockout at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA). Barrichello produced a 2m05.160s in the No. 23 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 to beat teammate Zacharie Robichon in…

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Harry Tincknell led WEC Lone Star Le Mans FP3 by 0.004s for Aston Martin, while VISTA AF Corse put Ferrari fastest in LMGT3.
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2026 | WEC | Lone Star Le Mans | FP3 | Aston Martin stays on top as Ferrari leads LMGT3

Karishma Persad09 mins

Harry Tincknell kept Aston Martin at the top of the Hypercar order in the final Free Practice session for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship Lone Star Le Mans at the Circuit of The Americas. After topping FP2 on Friday afternoon, Tincknell lowered the weekend benchmark to a 1m52.174s in the No. 007 Aston Martin…

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Corvette and TF Sport head to their home WEC round at COTA seeking a third straight LMGT3 win after victories at 2026 Le Mans and Interlagos.
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Corvette targets home 2026 WEC success at COTA after back-to-back LMGT3 wins

Karishma Persad06 mins

Corvette and TF Sport head into the Lone Star Le Mans at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) with significant momentum after winning the previous two LMGT3 rounds of the 2026 FIA WEC season. The No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R fought from 17th on the grid to victory at the 24 Hours of…

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Harry Tincknell led 2026 WEC Lone Star Le Mans FP2 for Aston Martin at COTA, while Zacharie Robichon topped LMGT3 for Heart of Racing.
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2026 | WEC | Lone Star Le Mans | FP2 | Aston Martin tops both classes at COTA

Karishma Persad010 mins

Harry Tincknell placed the No. 007 Aston Martin Valkyrie at the top of the Hypercar order during the second Free Practice session for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship Lone Star Le Mans at the Circuit of The Americas. Tincknell recorded a 1m52.567s lap to beat the No. 35 Alpine Endurance Team A424 by 0.122s….

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Antonio Giovinazzi led a Ferrari 1-2 in Lone Star Le Mans FP1 at COTA, while Tom Fleming put Garage 59 fastest in LMGT3.
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2026 | WEC | Lone Star Le Mans | FP1 | Ferrari leads 1-2 as McLaren tops LMGT3

Karishma Persad09 mins

Antonio Giovinazzi placed the No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P at the top of the Hypercar order during the opening Free Practice session for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Lone Star Le Mans at the Circuit of The Americas. Giovinazzi recorded a 1m53.824s lap around the Austin circuit to beat the sister No….

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Logan Sargeant targets a COTA podium with Ford while using his 2026 LMGT3 campaign to prepare for the marque’s Hypercar debut.
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Sargeant: Ford “almost feels like home” ahead of 2026 WEC Lone Star Le Mans at COTA

Karishma Persad06 mins

Logan Sargeant heads into his home FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) round at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) with a particularly strong connection to the manufacturer he now represents. The former F1 driver has spent 2026 competing in LMGT3 with Proton Competition’s No. 88 Ford Mustang GT3 alongside Stefano Gattuso and Giammarco Levorato. His campaign…

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Toyota takes a five-point WEC lead over BMW to COTA, as Cadillac targets a first home victory in the 2026 Lone Star Le Mans.
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2026 | WEC | Lone Star Le Mans | Preview | Toyota and BMW bring five-point title fight to COTA

Karishma Persad011 mins

The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) returns from its summer break this weekend for the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), with the fifth round of the season taking place from 4–6 September. COTA hosts the championship’s only visit to the United States and begins the second half of an…

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Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA targets another strong WEC result at COTA after its São Paulo podium, with Ricky Taylor joining the No. 12 crew.
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Cadillac aims to “keep momentum going” into home WEC round at COTA

Karishma Persad08 mins

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA heads into its home FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) round at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) looking to build on a breakthrough result at São Paulo before the summer break. The American manufacturer showed considerable speed throughout the opening stages of the 2026 season but struggled to consistently convert that potential…

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