Day: June 14, 2024

Aston Martin confirms two-car programme for FIA WEC

Jens Jensen

Aston Martin with Heart of Racing has confirmed their interest in entering the FIA World Endurance Championship 2025 with two cars in Hypercar. There will also be a single car entering the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as it was the plan from the start. Heart of Racing only announced a single car originally for the FIA WEC 2025, but with the new 2-car rule, there was starting to be some question marks, in regards to HoR and AM still being interested and able to run in the FIA WEC. The…

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Hypercar, LMP2 and hydrogen updates from ACO

Jens Jensen

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has held their traditional press conference prior to the 24 hours race, where they were revealing some of the future plans for 2025 and beyond. The FIA World Motor Sport Council has officially approved the demand for the Hypercar manufacturers to enter at least two cars each, if they want to compete in the FIA WEC. The two cars will score points for the FIA Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers’ Championship, while any additional entries will run for the FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams. The FIA…

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FIA WEC 2025 with no changes to the schedule

Jens Jensen

The FIA World Endurance Championship has announced the race schedule for the 2025 season. There are no changes in the number of races, nor the locations compared to this year. The season starts on 28 February with the first race weekend in Qatar, where the duration of the race once again is 1812 Kilometers or 10 Hours, depending on what is reached first. The Prologue will happen at the same circuit, in the week leading into the race. The next race will be at the 6 Hours of Imola in…

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Michelin extends contract with ACO

Jens Jensen

Michelin has extended their long time contract with the ACO, in a new multi-year agreement. The deal includes the Michelin Le Mans Cup, who has run under that banner for nine years, and is an important stepping stone into other ACO racing for both teams and drivers. A prime example is TF Sport, who started out with a single Aston Martin Vantage GT3, and has moved on to run both LMP2 and GT3 cars in the Asian Le Mans Series, and has run (and won) the 24 Hours of Le…

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