Team WRT will revive one of BMW’s most recognisable historic colour schemes at the 2026 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji, with the #69 BMW M4 GT3 EVO set to race in a Jägermeister-inspired orange livery. Anthony McIntosh, Dan Harper and Parker Thompson will carry the latest retro design during the sixth round of the 2026…
Ferrari has confirmed a new multi-year contract extension for Nicklas Nielsen, securing the Danish driver’s future as an official Prancing Horse endurance racer. The 29-year-old has formed part of Ferrari’s factory Hypercar line-up since the 499P made its FIA World Endurance Championship debut in 2023, sharing the #50 with Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina. Nielsen…
Ferrari has confirmed a new multi-year contract extension for Yifei Ye, securing the Chinese driver’s future with the Maranello manufacturer across its endurance racing programmes. Ye joined the Ferrari family in 2024 and has since become a key member of AF Corse’s #83 Ferrari 499P line-up in the FIA World Endurance Championship. During his first…
The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) heads to Fuji Speedway from 25–27 September for the sixth round of the season, with Toyota returning to home soil at the centre of an increasingly tight three-manufacturer Hypercar title fight. Toyota remains at the top of the Manufacturers’ Championship on 140 points, but BMW sits only nine…
Manthey will arrive at Fuji targeting its first FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) victory of the season after its strongest result of 2026 at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) revived its push for a third consecutive LMGT3 crown. The German squad has remained winless through the opening five rounds despite entering the campaign as…
Genesis Magma Racing left the 2026 Lone Star Le Mans with renewed confidence after the #17 GMR-001 claimed seventh at the Circuit of The America (COTA)s, delivering the Korean manufacturer’s best FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) result to date. The result capped one of Genesis’ strongest weekends since entering Hypercar competition, with the GMR-001 showing…
Aston Martin believes its fourth-place finish at the Lone Star Le Mans at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) provided another clear indication of the progress made with the Valkyrie during its second FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Harry Tincknell and Tom Gamble brought the #007 Aston Martin THOR Team entry home fourth at…
Lando Norris has expressed his desire to return to the cockpit of McLaren’s new MCL-HY Hypercar after completing 38 laps during the manufacturer’s latest FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) test at Portimão. The reigning Formula 1 World Champion joined McLaren Hypercar Team at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve on 14 September for the MCL-HY’s fifth…
Lando Norris will test McLaren’s new MCL-HY Hypercar at the Algarve International Circuit as the manufacturer continues preparations for its return to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2027. The reigning Formula 1 champion will drive the car at Portimão on Monday 14 September, giving McLaren another opportunity to gather development feedback as it builds…
Toyota left the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Lone Star Le Mans with mixed emotions after a late hydraulic failure denied the #7 TR010 Hybrid a likely victory at the Circuit of The Americas. Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway looked set to claim their second victory of the 2026 season after…
