Team WRT will continue its season-long celebration of BMW’s racing history at next weekend’s FIA World Endurance Championship round in Barcelona, with Anthony McIntosh’s #69 BMW M4 GT3 EVO adopting an iconic BASF-inspired design. The LMGT3 entry will carry the distinctive red-and-white ‘Cassette Tape’ livery associated with BMW competition machinery during the early 1980s. McIntosh…
Alpine came within six-tenths of victory at the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Fuji after producing its strongest collective performance of the A424 era, with Victor Martins and Jules Gounon finishing second while Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg took fourth. The French manufacturer controlled much of the six-hour contest after locking out…
Max Verstappen has confirmed that he will make his GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS debut at the 2026 Portimão finale, stepping into the No. 3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing entry for the Endurance Cup season finale. His appearance comes as the GTWC Europe finale clashes directly with the FIA World Endurance Championship’s…
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) have agreed a new 10-year extension that will secure their partnership over the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) through the end of 2037. The new agreement will begin after the current deal expires at the end of 2027 and provides another decade of…
BMW factory drivers Raffaele Marciello, Augusto Farfus and Dan Harper will miss the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup finale at Portimão as they prioritise the clashing FIA World Endurance Championship round at Barcelona. The two events both take place across the 16–18 October weekend, creating complications for 18 GTWC…
Sébastien Buemi described Toyota Racing’s dramatic 2026 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji victory as “one of our best wins in a long time” after a bold late strategy call transformed a race in which the No. 8 crew had rarely looked capable of reaching the podium. Buemi, Brendon Hartley and home favourite Ryō Hirakawa started…
BMW M Team WRT Team Principal Vincent Vosse praised his team’s strategy and Augusto Farfus’ “incredible drive” after a difficult 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Fuji ultimately produced podium finishes in both Hypercar and LMGT3. Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor finished third in the No. 15 BMW M Hybrid…
Toyota Racing claimed a dramatic home victory in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Fuji after a late strategy gamble allowed the No. 8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid to deny Alpine in the closing stages of an unpredictable race. Ryō Hirakawa defended from Victor Martins during a tense final sprint to secure…
Stoffel Vandoorne will leave Peugeot TotalEnergies following this weekend’s 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Fuji, bringing his latest stint with the French manufacturer to an early conclusion. Peugeot confirmed Vandoorne’s departure in a brief communication on Saturday, with the Belgian set to vacate his place aboard the #93 Peugeot 9X8 following…
MissionH24 has expanded its partnership with Toyota Racing, with the Japanese manufacturer set to supply a hydrogen combustion engine for the H24EVO concept car. The H24EVO will use a 3.5-litre V6 developed specifically for motorsport by Toyota, replacing the fuel cell-based powertrain previously planned for the prototype. Work has already begun to integrate the new…
