Author: Jens Jensen

Robert Shwartzman will be a new works driver for Peugeot TotalEnergies in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The former Formula 2 and Indycar driver will be a full-season driver for the French outfit from 2027 onwards, making his return to the FIA WEC. Shwartzman was part of the Ferrari junior programme, and raced the very first season of the yellow Ferrari 499P in the FIA WEC, together with Yifei Ye and Robert Kubica, before making the switch to Indycar with Prema Racing. He managed to claim Pole Position for the…

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Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has announced that Ricky Taylor will race in the 6 hours FIA World Endurance Championship round at COTA. Taylor replaces Alex Lynn, who still is recovering from the surgery for some neck issues, that has kept him out of the car for the season so far. The team however reassures, that Lynn will be back in the car in Barcelona and Monza, later this year. Ricky Tayler already knows the Cadillac very well, since he is racing it in the family team Wayne Taylor Racing in…

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Ford Racing has shown the first pictures of their brand new Hypercar, that was out testing for the first time earlier today. The test is happening at Circuit Paul Ricard, with Matt Campbell and Logan Sargeant behind the wheel so far, while Tom Blomqvist will be testing in the near future. Ford Racing did their first Shakedown on 5 August, to check all systems running, ahead of the first real test today. Ford Racing has confirmed that they will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2027, with Campbell,…

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BMW M Team WRT #20 is coming to the 2026 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a recent win in the bag. The German-Belgium outfit with Rene Rast, Sheldon van der Linde, and Robin Frijns won the lastest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship afdeling at Spa Francorchamps, on their home circuit in Belgium, which was the first win for BMW in FIA WEC. The BMW M Hybrid V8 modellen had previously on won in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, so the first question from Racing24-7.net…

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Francois Perrodo has been one of the fastest Bronze drivers in the field for quite a few years by now, no matter if it’s been in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the European Le Mans Series, or the Asian Le Mans Series. The rapid French driver has been racing in the LMP2 Pro/Am category for the past few years, and that’s the category of choice too for the 2026 edition of Le Mans. Racing24-7.net spoke with him during the scrutineering in Le Mans town centre, prior to the cars being…

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TF Sport Corvette #2 announced a very late driver change, prior to the 24 Hours of Le Mans scrutineering, with Lorcan Hanafin being named in the car, which runs in the JMR colors, that we have previously seen in the Asian Le Mans Series this winter. Hanafin shares the Corvette with Prince Jeffrey Ibrahim and Ben Green. Racing24-7.net had a brief talk with him regarding this chance to race at Le Mans for 2026. A very last minute deal. Was it just as last minute for you, as it was…

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Kevin Estre is back at Le Mans once again, but this time in a very different car, than what he is used to racing. The rapid Frenchman has been racing for Porsche in either GTE or Hypercar since 2016, but since they are not competing at Le Mans this year with the Porsche 963 Hypercar model, he has jumped into a LMP2 car for TDS Racing, alongside Mathias Beche and Tobi Lutke. He did howeever race at Le Mans in 2015 in a LMP2 car, so he has tried it…

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Benjamin Goethe is a long time sportscar racing driver, having done his first Spa 24 Hours in 2020. 2026 however is the first time that the Danish-German racer, who holds a British passport too, are going to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing24-7.net caught up with him prior to the Sunday test day, to hear about his expections for the race week. Are you looking forward to your first Le Mans as a driver? “Yeah, yeah, very much looking forward to. It’s a race, I’ve always dreamed…

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Akkodis ASP Lexus enters the 2026 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with two different color schemes. The French outfit has opted for two variations of the regular black and red liveries, that they run for the rest of the FIA World Endurance Championship season. Car #78 will be mainly orange – almost McLaren Papaya – but not quite. It matches the orange in the Akkodis logo. The car will be driven by full-season drivers Tom van Rompuy and Hadrien David, while Esteban Masson will be replaced by…

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AO by TF #99 has revealed their design for the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans 2026. The team has worked together with Mobil 1 to create a new character, to the universe of fantasy animals, that have been the base of AO designs for the past years. The dinosaur Rexy has been doing both the FIA WEC and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Champion for the past seasons, in both GTE and GTD Porsche. That car was joined by Spike the LMP2 dragon in both IMSA and European Le Mans Series.…

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Alex Lynn has been forced into skipping the 2026 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Brit was originally slated to race for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA #12, but he is not able to drive at the moment, due to a planned treatment to his neck. Lynn already missed the FIA World Endurance Championship rounds at Imola and Spa Francorchamps, and the plan was to make a comeback at Le Mans. That has forced Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA into finding a replacement, in the shape of Louis Deletraz.…

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Johannes Zelger is one of the new names in the FIA World Endurance Championship 2026, competing with Iron Lynx Mercedes #79 in the LMGT3 category. Racing24-7-net caught up with thim following the Qualifying at Spa Francorchamps, to hear a bit more about him and his racing. You decided to take a step into the WEC this year. Was that to get a new challenge? “It’s very tough, but very nice. I mean, it’s a totally different championship compared to what I did before. I’m quite new at racing as well,…

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Alpine Endurance Team had their best qualifying in the FIA World Endurance Championship with their A424 so far, courtesy of Charles Milesi and Jules Gounon doing some great laps for the team. Especially Milesi did amazing, setting the fastest lap of all Hypercars in the first part of Qualifying. Racing24-7.net caught up with Milesi after qualifying, to hear his thoughts. So, what weighs higher today? The happiness about being P3 or not making P1? “Oh, I was quite close. You know, it’s a bit of a shame to not be…

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McLaren United AS has confirmed their second driver for the upcoming FIA World Endurance Championship 2027 season. Laurens Vanthoor is the latest signing for McLaren Racing for the upcoming season. The Belgian driver will have a parallel programme with McLaren in Hypercar in the FIA WEC, and the Michelin Endurance Cup races in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Porsche Penske Motorsport – a deal that was announced earlier this week. That will give the 2024 World Champion a chance to fight for the world title once again, including the…

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Benjamin Goethe might not be he most famous name in Denmark just yet, but he sportscar community already knows his name from a lot of GT3 racing. The Danish-German-English racing driver participates this year in the FIA World Endurance Championship for the Garage 59 team, racing in their McLaren #58 in the LMGT3 category, and showed good pace at the opening round in Imola in April. The Goethe family is already well known in endurance racing, with his father, Roald, having raced in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the…

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Victor Martins are one of the new drivers in this years FIA World Endurance Championship. The French driver is part of the Alpine Endurance Team #36, after being part of the Alpine development driver programme towards F1. But with no spaces in Formula 1, the young driver was moved towards the Hypercar programme, which needed a driver for this season. Racing24-7.net caught up with him, after he had his first weekend in a very different paddock compared to the F1 and F2 paddocks. How did you find the first weekend…

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