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By RJ O’Connell
IMSA and the SRO have announced that they will not proceed with a joint Balance of Performance (BOP) test which was due to take place on 12/13 December, at the end of IMSA’s regular sanctioned off-season test at Daytona International Speedway. The test was to have been conducted with the aim of gathering important data […] IMSA-SRO Joint BOP Test At Daytona Cancelled first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Graham Goodwin
This weekend’s race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya sees the Spanish facility host a WEC race for the first time after hosting the pre-season Prologue back in 2019. It will be FIA WEC’s 50th race in Europe in the Championship’s 108th event, making the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya the 16th different venue to feature in the […] 6H Barcelona: Thursday Paddock Notes first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By RJ O’Connell
On the same day that Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA announced its drivers for the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship, Cadillac Racing has also announced its drivers for the upcoming 2027 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. At Cadillac Whelen (Action Express Racing), reigning GTP Champion Jack Aitken will defend his championship in the #31 Cadillac V-Series.R, […] Cadillac Announces 2027 IMSA Drivers first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Stephen Kilbey
McLaren Racing has announced Alex Lynn as its third FIA WEC Hypercar driver ahead of its debut campaign with the MCL-HY LMDh in 2027. The 33-year-old will join Mikkel Jensen and Laurens Vanthoor in the Woking brand’s stable, after finishing the 2026 season with Cadillac Hertz Team Jota. Lynn, whose departure from Cadillac was announced […] Alex Lynn Signs With McLaren first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Stephen Kilbey
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has finalised its 2027 FIA WEC Hypercar driver line-ups, confirming two key departures and two key arrivals. Antonio Felix da Costa is set to return to the JOTA set-up upon leaving the Alpine Hypercar programme, and IMSA GTP regular Ricky Taylor will add a Hypercar title tilt to an expected full-time […] Cadillac Finalises 2027 WEC Line-Up, Da Costa & Taylor Confirmed first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Stephen Kilbey
With the 6 Hours of Fuji in the rear-view mirror, the FIA World Endurance Championship’s journey across the globe resumes in Spain this weekend for the first of two European races to finish the 2026 season. With so much news emerging for next year, and all the flyaway races checked off, it almost feels like […] WEC 6H Barcelona Preview first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
Jensen joins Steller Former Michelin Le Mans Cup GT3 Drivers’ Champion Kasper Jensen will race the #24 Steller Motorsport Corvette this weekend, forming an all-Danish trio alongside Dennis Lind and Mikkel Mac. Jensen, who has focused on racing on the Danish national scene in recent years and won titles in TCR Denmark and Super GT […] GTWC Europe Portimão: Thursday Paddock Notes first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific has confirmed that it will support four entries at next month’s FIA GT World Cup at the Macau Guia Circuit, all of which will be run by Absolute Racing. Porsche factory drivers Laurin Heinrich and Thomas Preining, and Porsche contracted drivers Alessio Picariello and Dorian Boccolacci, will drive the quartet of […] Absolute To Field Four-Car Porsche Effort At FIA GT World Cup first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
Cadillac Racing factory driver Earl Bamber is set to make his return to the FIA GT World Cup next month, racing for Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute. The 36-year-old will form part of a two-car Audi Sport Asia effort, with Joel Eriksson set to race for Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom. Eriksson competed for Audi […] Bamber Joins Audi Sport Asia For Macau first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
This weekend at the 6 Hours of Barcelona, a new chapter will start in the career of Alex Quinn as the Briton makes his Hypercar debut aboard the #93 Peugeot TotalEnergies 9X8. It’s the latest development in a 2026 full of success for the Briton, who has scored class victories at the 24 Hours of […] Peugeot “The Best Place” For Quinn To Make Hypercar Debut first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
Optimum Motorsport stalwart Joe Osborne has paired up with American youngster Ford Koch for the 2026 International GT Open season finale next weekend in Barcelona. This marks Osborne’s return to the Wakefield-based team and the GT Open Championship for the first time in three years, having last raced alongside Nick Moss at Monza. Koch will […] Optimum Enters Barcelona GT Open Finale first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Stephen Kilbey
Team Penske is exploring a shock return to the FIA WEC’s Hypercar class as a privateer, DSC understands from multiple paddock sources. The American motorsport giant, which previously competed in the WEC’s top category as the service provider for Porsche’s 963 programme between 2023 and 2025, is looking for a way back to the world […] Penske Exploring WEC Return With Cadillac first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Stephen Kilbey
Ask any sportscar driver for their bucket-list tracks and events, and you’ll get a long list spanning the globe and belonging to a handful of series and sanctioning bodies. In Ford’s 125 years of racing experience, the manufacturer has likely visited almost every one of these dream venues, and now the ‘Blue Oval’ is looking […] Ford Launches Mustang Challenge Global Invitational Championship first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Graham Goodwin
The potential acquisition of the current Alpine A424 Hypercar programme by Chinese OEM Geely is now almost certainly not going forward. In the wake of Renault Group’s announcement that its Alpine programme with the A424 LMDh would cease at the end of the current season, there were several expressions of interest in taking on what […] Geely Hypercar Programme Hopes Fade first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
The 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season comes to a close at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal, this weekend with a three-hour race ending under the cover of darkness. The 61-car grid features plenty of changes from the previous round at the Nürburgring, with numerous one-off entries, as well as a raft […] Bumper 61-Car Field For GTWC Europe Finale At Portimão first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
ORECA has released Episode 3 of its Build to Win series, which, across eight parts, will offer a unique insight into ORECA Motorsport. This episode focuses on the ORECA 07 LMP2, one of the most successful prototypes of all time. The episode can be streamed for free below. WATCH: ORECA Build To Win, S1 E3 first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
British Touring Car Championship race winner Daryl De Leon will make his GT3 debut this weekend in the final round of the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. De Leon will race Paradine Competition’s #992 BMW M4 GT3 Evo in the Silver Cup class, alongside team regulars […] De Leon To Make GT3 Debut With Paradine first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
For a team so used to contending for race victories and championships, the 2025 European Le Mans Series season was a difficult one for United Autosports, as its flagship #22 ORECA 07 – Gibson, competing for overall honours in the LMP2 category, failed to register a top-five finish on its way to a lowly 12th […] Peebles: “Good Not To Rush Things” After ELMS Triumph first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By RJ O’Connell
Canadian team 13 Autosport has announced an expanded programme for the 2027 racing season, centred around a continued full-season programme in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class, a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, and a first entry in the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour on 14 February. The core trio […] Familiar Drivers, New Challenges For 13 Autosport In 2027 first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
BMW M Motorsport has confirmed a three-car factory-supported effort for this year’s FIA GT World Cup at Macau, which will see Kelvin van der Linde return to the famous street circuit for the first time since 2019. Van der Linde and two-time FIA GT World Cup winner Raffaele Marciello will race for Team WRT, with […] BMW Announces Three-Car Macau Assault first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Stephen Kilbey
Newly minted Peugeot factory driver Alex Quinn will make his WEC race debut at Barcelona this weekend, then make his second start at Monza next month in the team’s #93 9X8. The 25-year-old Briton takes over from Stoffel Vandoorne, who departed the team after the 6 Hours of Fuji, sharing the #93 with Nick Cassidy […] Quinn To Make Hypercar Debut At Barcelona first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Ewan Wane
As is traditional, multiple European Le Mans Series squads have remained at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve after the conclusion of the season finale and Rookie Test for additional post-season running. 29 cars from 13 teams took to the circuit today, for a variety of purposes ranging from leisure to Asian Le Mans Series and […] Portimão Test Notebook first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By Stephen Kilbey
Brian Till and Calvin Fish discuss the record-breaking 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season on IMSA’s YouTube Channel! WATCH: IMSA SportsCar Championship Season Review first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
By David Lord
The 2026 Champions from across the European Le Mans Series, Michelin Le Mans Cup and Ligier European Series were recognised at an end-of-season gala at Portimão Arena on Sunday evening presented by ELMS TV pit lane reporter Steph Wentworth, joined onstage by TV commentator, historic racer and team owner and ELMS Champion a full decade […] Champions Celebrated At ELMS End Of Season Awards first appeared on dailysportscar.com.
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