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Toyota's First Hypercar Reportedly Cancelled After It Went up in Flames
Toyota's First Hypercar Reportedly Cancelled After It Went up in Flames

11 Aug 2021, 09:06 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Toyota's first street-legal hypercar, inspired by its endurance racing GR010 model, was reportedly cancelled after the destruction of a prototype.

 
Ferrari Prepares New Hypercar for 2023 Return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Ferrari Prepares New Hypercar for 2023 Return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans

24 Feb 2021, 18:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The successor of the LaFerrari is probably the car that Ferrari will race at Le Mans in two years' time in the LM Hypercar class

 
Porsche Teases 2023 Le Mans Return With All-New LMDh Prototype
Porsche Teases 2023 Le Mans Return With All-New LMDh Prototype

16 Dec 2020, 10:35 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Sadly, the Stuttgart carmaker won’t be trying to go against Toyota and Peugeot in the newly introduced Hypercar category; it will enter the lower LMDh class

 
2022 Toyota GR Super Sport Hypercar Previewed at Le Mans
2022 Toyota GR Super Sport Hypercar Previewed at Le Mans

21 Sep 2020, 20:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Less than two years from now, Toyota will arrive at Le Mans with a new type of contender in the guise of the GR Super Sport hypercar

 
Williams, Bosch and Xtrac Join Hands for LMDh Race Car Powertrain Development
Williams, Bosch and Xtrac Join Hands for LMDh Race Car Powertrain Development

21 Sep 2020, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New IMSA and WEC top class for hybrid vehicles gets its official providers for the hybrid powertrain, Williams, Bosch and Xtrac

 
Lotus Evija in Endurance Racing Livery Would Look Spot on at Le Mans
Lotus Evija in Endurance Racing Livery Would Look Spot on at Le Mans

20 Jul 2020, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lotus Evija LMH Concept Livery tries to envision the electric hypercar in World Endurance Championship attire, looks spot on

 
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Criticizes Aston Martin Over Le Mans Racing Project
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Criticizes Aston Martin Over Le Mans Racing Project

25 Feb 2020, 19:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus doesn't believe a word Aston Martin is saying about the postponement of the Valkyrie racing project

 
Fearful of LMDh Prototypes, Aston Martin Puts the WEC Hypercar Program "On Hold"
Fearful of LMDh Prototypes, Aston Martin Puts the WEC Hypercar Program "On Hold"

19 Feb 2020, 17:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Aston Martin Valkyrie won't race this year in the World Endurance Championship if the FIA and IMSA don't bend over to Aston Martin's fear of LMDh prototypes

 
Peugeot Hypercar Will Go Endurance Racing in 2022
Peugeot Hypercar Will Go Endurance Racing in 2022

13 Nov 2019, 16:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Totally unexpected, Peugeot has announced that it'll return to WEC and Le Mans in 2022 with a hypercar that will be joined by a road-going model

 
Toyota Hypercar Previewed In WEC Livery, Production Starts In 2020
Toyota Hypercar Previewed In WEC Livery, Production Starts In 2020

14 Jun 2019, 15:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Toyota hypercar will hit the roads in 2020, the year the hypercar class prototype will replace the TS050 Hybrid in the World Endurance Championship

 
Aston Martin Valkyrie to Make Le Mans Debut in 2021
Aston Martin Valkyrie to Make Le Mans Debut in 2021

14 Jun 2019, 12:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two specially-developed Aston Martin Valkyrie will take to the track during the the 2020 FIA WEC, with the Le Mans debut scheduled for 2021

 
BMW Ending WEC Program At the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours
BMW Ending WEC Program At the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours

24 May 2019, 13:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After one year of racing in the GTE Pro class, BMW decided to get out of the WEC in order to focus on DTM, Formula E, and sim racing

 
McLaren 720S GT3 on Track For 2019 Race Debut
McLaren 720S GT3 on Track For 2019 Race Debut

24 Aug 2018, 14:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Forget the 650S GT3 because the 720S GT3 is the customer racing car you want for the 2019 season. Unless you prefer Ferrari or Porsche, that is

 
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Plans to Finish First Overall at 2020 Le Mans
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Plans to Finish First Overall at 2020 Le Mans

27 Jul 2018, 12:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Come 2020, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus expects the SCG 007 LMP1 to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans 50 years after the Ford GT40 did the same in 1969

 
New Hybrid Hypercar Endurance Championship Top Class to Come in 2020
New Hybrid Hypercar Endurance Championship Top Class to Come in 2020

19 Jun 2018, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / FIA to introduce a new top class in the World Endurance Championship starting 2020, dedicated to “an ultramodern style of prototype” cars.

 
Heritage-liveried Toyota GT86 Models Remind us Le Mans is Just Around The Corner
Heritage-liveried Toyota GT86 Models Remind us Le Mans is Just Around The Corner

8 Jun 2018, 11:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After three years of total Porsche dominance, Toyota gears up to take the win at the 86th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans

 
BMW M Motorsport Monsters Presented in Munich Ahead of Season Start
BMW M Motorsport Monsters Presented in Munich Ahead of Season Start

30 Apr 2018, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BMW presents all of the cars it will enter in this year's various competitions. The racing season for the Motorsport division starts next weekend.

 
TVR Joins Rebellion Racing In The WEC LMP1 Category
TVR Joins Rebellion Racing In The WEC LMP1 Category

7 Apr 2018, 13:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / TVR isn't back in the World Endurance Championship per se, but bought some expensive stickers on the two Rebellion R-13 LMP1 prototypes

 
Yamaha Has High Hopes For 2017 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans
Yamaha Has High Hopes For 2017 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans

12 Apr 2017, 15:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The FIM Endurance World Championship continues this year with the second round at the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans, and Yamaha is ready

 
2017 Porsche 911 RSR Could Get Limited Production Road Version
2017 Porsche 911 RSR Could Get Limited Production Road Version

22 Jan 2017, 13:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Next weekend, Porsche will race the 2017 911 RSR at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Its competition schedule might lead to a limited series production version