Day: June 14, 2019

Automobile Club de l’Ouest has confirmed the new Hypercar regulations, which will start from the season 2020/21. They held a press conference today Friday, putting a bit more meat on the board regarding the regulations, with just about 13 months until the cars will hit the track in an official session for the first time. It’s a very broad set of rules for the new top category in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The cars can either be based on a road going hyper car, being converted into a racing…

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33 cars are confirmed for next year’s FIA World Endurance Championship season 2019/20. There are many returning teams in the field, as well as some new names. The drivers haven’t been announced, only the teams. Rebellion Racing, Team LNT, Toyota Gazoo Racing and SMP Racing will all show up with two cars. Team LNT has Lawrence Tomlinson as their team boss, and he’s also the boss for Ginetta. They have chosen to come with two cars. So, eight cars in total. United Autosports is the only one with Ligier model…

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Graff #39 has lost Pole Position for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French team had taken first position with Vincent Capilliare, with the Frenchman doing the perfect lap. We don’t know if he was too busy celebrating all the way into the pits, or if there were other reasons for him not stopping – but he certainly went past the weight bridge, even though officials were standing and waiving at him. The weight is located in a tent at the pit entry, and has very good signage,…

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A lot of things changed in the last and deciding qualifying for the 24 hours race at Le Mans – but we’ll get to it later. Not even fifteen minutes had past, when BMW Team MTEK #81 could no longer continue. Nicky Catsburg lost control of the car in the Ford Chicane and violently hit the tire wall, and the car had to be transported back to the pits. When the track got greenflagged , it only lasted for a few minutes before there was a red flag. Rebellion Racing #1…

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