Author: Jens Jensen

Alpine has confirmed a brand new LMDh programme, which will compete in ACO racing from 2024. The French car manufacturer has made a deal with ORECA, who will be building the car, while the engine will be developed at their own factory in Viry-Chatillon, in the outskirts of Paris. Signatech has been chosen as a partner in the programme. The French team has been active together with Alpine since 2013, where they first participated in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category, and later on in the FIA…

Phil Hanson will be racing for United Autosports once again in 2022. The Brit has signed a new contract with the team in the FIA World Endurance Championship onboard car #22, which he will share with Filipe Albuquerque. Hanson arrived at the team in 2018 and started racing in the European Le Mans Series, moving into the winter season of the Asian Le Mans Series, where the team claimed the title. 2020 was a fantastic year for the team, since they both won the European Le Mans Series, and the…

United Autosports has already started preparing for the upcoming 2022 season. The English-American team has big plans for next season, expanding to two cars in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 category. The team will enter two ORECA 07 Gibson cars, with one of them being raced by Filipe Albuquerque. The Portuguese driver has been with the team since 2017, but has had to miss a few rounds here and there due to IMSA clashes. His teammates are not yet announced. He will continue in car #22. The…

All cars went through the post-race scrutineering without any issues, which was a very good thing compared to previous years, where irregularities were found. The Le Mans-winning Hypercar from Toyota Gazoo Racing #7 is the new leader of the championship, ahead of its sister car #8, while Alpine Elf Matmut #36 are third. But there is absolutely nothing decided yet, with just 30 points between the leading #7, and #36, with 65 points still on offer. JOTA #28 has jumped into the LMP2 lead, just a single point ahead of…

The FIA World Endurance Championship has announced their 2022 schedule. The schedule will once again be 6 races, just like the 2021 edition. The season starts on 12-13 March at Sebring, with two days of Prologue, ahead of the 1000 Miles (max 8 hours) being run at the same circuit on 18 March. The 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps will race on 7 May, and will be the final preparation prior to the 24 Hours Of Le Mans on 11-12 June. Monza is back on the schedule with a 6…

There won’t be a blue ORECA 07 Gibson car with number 17 on the side panels, once the 2021 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans start tomorrow, Saturday. Era Motorsport, which is the team behind the IDEC Sport #17 car, has chosen to pull out, after a true nightmare weekend for them. It all started out last weekend, where Kyle Tilley injured his shoulder, so he had to skip the NASCAR race in Indianapolis. That resulted in him in missing the 24 hours of Le Mans as well.…

IDEC Sport has had to swap one of their drivers, even before the race weekend itself really has gotten started. Kyle Tilley had to call his Le Mans participation off since he has got a shoulder injury, that kept him out of the NASCAR race at Indianapolis last weekend too. Era Motorsport, who runs under the IDEC Sport banner in the European Le Mans Series and at Le Mans, has contacted Thomas Laurent, who has been without a racing seat at all this year, after having an amazing rise through…

As tradition dictates, there are several one-off liveries for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #24 and Panis Racing #65 are both run by the French Tech1 team, so the cars have a very similar design. PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #24 got their Le Mans entry this year thanks to Patrick Kelly, who won the LMP2 championship in the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, winning a Le Mans entry. Kelly will be joined by Simon Trummer and Gabriel Aubry. Those two drivers have been around the team for…