Audi quits World Endurance Championship and Le Mans, joins Formula E

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The FIA World Endurance Championship (abbreviated as WEC) is an auto racing world championship organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The series supersedes the ACO's former Intercontinental Le Mans Cup which began in 2010 and is the first endurance series of world championship status since the demise of the.

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The biggest thing in sports car racing: endurance events. Those are races that take more than 2 hours, up to 25 hours. At least four sanctioning bodies have sprung up since the 24 Hours of Lemons, a series that welcomes $500 cars, rekindled interest in the format.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500—that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport, and is also one of the races alongside the 24 Hours of.

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Endurance racing is a form of motorsport racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants. Teams of multiple drivers attempt to cover a large distance in a single event, with participants given a break with the ability to change during the race.

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The 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship was the tenth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to prototype and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories.World Championship titles were awarded to the leading.

2017 Porsche 911 RSR endurance race car revealed Photos (1 of 5)


Ferrari received awards for its outstanding victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and prestigious results in the FIA WEC. The awards were collected by Antonello Coletta, Global Head of Endurance and Corse Clienti, and drivers Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi, and Antonio Fuoco, stars of the year with the 499P of the Ferrari - AF Corse team.

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Endurance races usually take place on closed tracks with closed wheel cars (unlike formula cars, which have open wheels -- that is, wheels outside of the car body). The typical event involves teams of two to four drivers attempting to cover a set distance the fastest or to go the farthest in a specified time.

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The FIA World Endurance Championship is the world's premier international sportscar championship, contested over eight rounds across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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The full race highlights of the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, 3rd round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.The FIA World Endurance Championship is the world.

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HYPERCAR. The new-for-2021 Hypercar class is the top-tier category in the FIA World Endurance Championship which is open to both specialised prototypes and cars based around road-going vehicles. This news class will feature two types of car: - LMD (Le Mans Hypercar, from 2021) - LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h, from 2022)

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The Hypercar category, a joint project of the FIA and the ACO, that back in 2018 was envisaged as the NEW top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, had its debut in 2021, but it wasn't until this year when this ruleset really came of age, attracting a raft of manufacturers. The 11 th season of the FIA WEC will feature an impressive.

Audi quits World Endurance Championship and Le Mans, joins Formula E


Brabham joins AO Racing LMP2 effort for IMSA endurance rounds News and notes from IMSA's Daytona homologation test. Adelson and Skeer's move to the GTD class comes on the heels of a GT World Challenge Pro/Am season in which they secured six victories and an additional podium finish. The pair, along with Wright Motorsports, took second place.

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Meet Porsche motorsport's new endurance racecar - the 963. Find out where it will race in 2023, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Daytona

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Breaking down the historic Le Mans 24-hour endurance-racing classic, a brutal test of driver and machine. First run in 1923, the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans in France is the world's greatest sports.

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Entered in next year's all-new LMGT3 category, GT racing specialists Akkodis ASP Team haverevealed the full line-up of drivers that will compete in its pair of Lexus RC F GT3 cars. Read more 01 02 03 Latest news Read 13.12.2023 - 18h00 Akkodis ASP Team finalise 2024 driver line-ups Read 12.12.2023 - 09h00

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TORONTO, Ontario - December 14, 2023 - After winning all the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) world titles in 2023, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) is renewing its commitment to these championships for 2024. TGR has unveiled the new livery for the cars that will compete in WRC and WEC in the 2024 season..

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