The schedule for the 82nd Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport is becoming increasingly enticing, and the latest addition will be one of the more impressive machines to ever grace the Goodwood Motor Circuit. Prepare for Team Jota’s Cadillac V-Series.R, one of the best sounding racing cars on the planet and a current competitor in the World Endurance Championship, to open up its 5.5-litre V8 for a pair of high-speed demonstrations.
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Three New Additions On Board: Falken Motorsports Strengthens Its Line-Up For The 2025 Season At The Nürburgring
Falken Motorsports is starting the 2025 season by drawing on a strong combination of experience and new talent. With three additions to the driver line-up and the tried-and-tested turquoise-blue Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), the team is taking on the challenge of the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife with a race-winning car. With a total of five overall victories and several podium finishes, Falken Motorsports won the prestigious NLS Speed Trophy last year, making the goal for 2025 clear: to fight for top positions again, with a particular focus on the 24-hour race. (more…)
PMNA Touts Successful 2024 With Nearly 2,000 Entries Across North America
Porsche race cars were a force to be reckoned with everywhere in professional sports car racing during the 2024 season. One for the record books, a Porsche car stood atop the podium in 50 different open competition races. Wins came from behind the wheel in the 963 prototype, the 911 GT3 R, and the 718 Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport at tracks across the country.
Gil De Ferran, Tim Lombardi Inducted Into Team Penske Hall Of Fame
Late Champion Driver and Key Team Member Honored as 2024 Class
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 23, 2024) – In what has become an annual, year-end tradition, Team Penske announced the ninth class of the Team Penske Hall of Fame that was inducted at the organization’s holiday party on Thursday, December 19th. Two-time INDYCAR SERIES Champion and 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran and longtime team member Tim Lombardi form this most recent class to the Hall of Fame that began in 2016.
Cadillac F1 Team Will Run Ferrari Engines Until GM Power Unit Is Ready
Jerry Perez of TheDrive reports that (a) Ferrari power unit and gearbox will propel Formula 1 newcomer Cadillac F1 Team for its first two seasons in the sport. Maranello confirmed the multi-year agreement Tuesday morning, putting to rest rumors that Honda was also looking to supply the General Motors works team through the end of the 2027 season. (more…)
rFpro Unveils Hyper-Realistic Digital Twin of Las Vegas F1 Circuit
Hampshire, UK, 20th November 2024… rFpro, the leading provider of driving simulation software for the automotive and motorsport industries, has launched an updated digital twin of the Las Vegas Formula 1® circuit. Most of the grid will use the model as the teams prepare for the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix on 23rd November 2024. (more…)
Alpine Endurance Team Ready to Conclude Its Learning Season With the Alpine A424 in Bahrain
- The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season ends this week with the 8 Hours of Bahrain (30 October-2 November).
- Alpine Endurance Team will conclude the learning campaign for its A424 Hypercar with reshuffled crews: Paul-Loup Chatin, Jules Gounon and Ferdinand Habsburg in the #35; Charles Milesi, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Mick Schumacher in the #36.
- The A-arrow brand enters the final round in fourth place in the Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers’ Championship.
Launched in February in Qatar, the 2024 FIA WEC season returns to the Middle East for the final round in the Kingdom of Bahrain. (more…)
Porsche Penske Motorsport Switches up Its Driver Squad for the 2025 Season
- Two regular drivers pilot the works-Porsche 963 in IMSA and WEC
- Julien Andlauer signs on as the new works driver in WEC
- Andlauer/Christensen and Estre/Vanthoor contest the WEC
- Campbell/Jaminet and Nasr/Tandy tackle IMSA
Porsche is tweaking its Porsche Penske Motorsport works team driver lineup for the 2025 season. In contrast to the 2024 season, now just two drivers will regularly contest the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Former Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer from France has been promoted to the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer’s works driver squad for next year. Three-time Le Mans winner André Lotterer from Germany and four-time IMSA Champion Dane Cameron will leave the successful Porsche 963 programme after their contracts expire at the end of the year. Frenchman Frédéric Makowiecki and Porsche Motorsport have agreed to conclude their collaboration after eleven years. (more…)
The Alpine A424s Return to Action in Austin
After the summer break, Alpine Endurance Team returns to the Americas for the resumption of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Austin, back on the calendar for the first time since 2020.
Inaugurated in 2012, the Circuit of the Americas has established itself as a favourite destination among competitors, with its gradients, including a steep climb to the first corner and its fast and technical sections spread over 5,513 metres. This layout offers plenty of challenges, and the drivers’ fitness will be severely tested by the high temperatures and counter-clockwise direction, which always punishes the neck muscles. (more…)
Hypercar Ready to Drive Impact Beyond the World of Racing
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG), the Hypercar manufacturer and global investment bank Stout have formed a partnership to support multiple non-profit organizations during the World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. (more…)