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Robert Kubica is set to test Manor's LMP1 car next week with a potential view to racing in the World Endurance Championship

Former Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Jean - Eric Vergne is set for a busy year after signing to race in the World Endurance Championship.

Freddie Hunt just revealed that he'll be racing for the DF1 team in the Euro NASCAR series in 2016 alongside Niki's son Mathias Lauda, who currently races in the World Endurance Championship for Aston Martin.

He clearly has no issue working with Williams... Porsche and Audi worked with Williams to... Porsche used Williams Hybrid Power's flywheel in its GT3R endurance racing car, which won its first race in the World Endurance Championship in 2011.

The GR Super Sport draws inspiration from the TS050, the ultra-advanced prototype Toyota races in the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

Not exact matches

This is the toughest single race in the world of endurance riding, a once - obscure sport now blossoming in the American West and around the world.

While the hybrid technology that has advanced through competition in the FIA World Endurance Championship puts its abilities on display in six - hour races, it might be that it is not yet ready for the long distance of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The World Endurance Championship has seen some of the best racing out there this year and the finale in Bahrain was no different.

As well as hosting the 24 - hour endurance race where Fernando is racing this weekend, Daytona doubles up on its status as a legendary racing venue by hosting the Daytona 500, which he called «one of the best, most iconic races in the world».

Now known around the world for his F1 commentary, Brundle enjoyed a lengthy career in F1 and success in endurance racing — including first place at Le Mans and a World Sportscar tworld for his F1 commentary, Brundle enjoyed a lengthy career in F1 and success in endurance racing — including first place at Le Mans and a World Sportscar tWorld Sportscar title.

That's because Lopez, like Formula E championship leader Sebastien Buemi, is missing New York to race for Toyota in the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Nurburgring.

If he does decide to walk away from F1 it seems unlikely that he'll be away from racing for long, as he's already hinted that he's got some sort of future waiting for him in the World Endurance Championship once he's done with F1.

The new Aston Martin Vantage road car was revealed earlier today but now it's the turn of the GTE version that will race in next year's World Endurance Championship and boy is it a stunner!

McLarens have raced successfully in the GT3 class but despite the similarities between that and GTE, Brown said that a Le Mans / World Endurance Championship programme «would take several years to put together».

Since then the Kiwi has had success in endurance racing with Porsche, winning the World Endurance Championship in 2015 and this year's 24 Hours ofendurance racing with Porsche, winning the World Endurance Championship in 2015 and this year's 24 Hours ofEndurance Championship in 2015 and this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2012 World Endurance Champion and three - time Le Mans winner Andre Lotterer is used to racing some of the fastest cars in some of the fastest championships.

It was recently confirmed that Jani would rejoin his old team Rebellion Racing in the LMP1 class of the World Endurance Championship, he will race alongside his former Porsche teammate, Andre Lotterer, who continues to race in the Formula E championship.

Now, he's making a full - time circuit racing return in the FIA World Endurance Championship with LMP1 outfit ByKolles.

This year Fernando Alonso will race in not just F1 but the World Endurance Championship too.

Despite not even taking part in any competitive sessions this season, the GT - R LM NISMO is still the most talked about race car in the World Endurance Championship this year thanks to the company's radical approach to the rules.

With a new Vantage road car in the works for 2018 however, Aston Martin Racing has also taken the opportunity to build a new GTE car ready for next year's assault on the World Endurance Championship.

Rich has also been a repeated top finisher in the Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii, which is a three - day, 515 km (320 mile) annual endurance race held on the Big Island of Hawaii.

I am an amateur cyclist from Ireland I have had the advantage and pleasure of working with Götz Heine during a world cup ultra endurance cycling event (Race around Ireland) Which is 1350 miles in 132 hours.

Paul, together with his racing partner Björn, is going to be tackling what has been touted as one of the toughest one - day endurance races in the world.

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He has for the past three decades photographed virtually every form of auto racing including Formula 1, IndyCar, NASCAR, NHRA, Pike Peak, and IMSA and World Endurance Championship sports - car racing in the United States and Europe.

This year, he expects to support about two dozen privately owned R8 LMS cars — two in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship for professional endurance racing, seven in the Pirelli World Challenge series for professional sprint races, and the rest in club races or at track days.

Alpine used the Geneva show to unveil its A110 GT4 car, to take on Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Ford and many more in GT and endurance races around the world.

There's obviously a rivalry with the other two Audis as we're all fighting for points in the World Endurance Championship, and the 24 - hour race is double points.

Porsche closed out the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season in dominant fashion, winning all of the remaining races on the schedule.

With sights set on world endurance racing — specifically LeMans and Sebring — work commenced in 1962 on a mid-engined sports roadster.

Toyota hit back with victories in the two most recent races, but it was too little too late and Porsche were able to sign off from the World Endurance Championship on high with its three world tiWorld Endurance Championship on high with its three world tiworld titles.

Although fans around the world will wish the Volkswagen GTI a happy 35th birthday in all sorts of manners, Volkswagen is celebrating the milestone by sending a special Golf — the Golf24 — to compete in this year's 24 - hour endurance race at the Nürburgring.

In 1964, Rolex started to award the chronograph to the winning drivers of the Daytona Continental — then an FIA - sanctioned, three - hour endurance race — and added the word «Daytona» to the dial, altering the watch world forever.

Ahead of the forthcoming 2018/19 WEC (World Endurance Championship), evo paid a visit to Aston Martin Racing headquarters, at Prodrive's facility in Banbury, to meet the new Aston Martin Vantage GTE.

Held in high esteem by GT drivers, teams and spectators throughout the world, winning the Daytona 24 - hour race is considered one part of the triple crown of endurance racing along with 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.

Branded with chassis number 0816, the car collected the highest honour in the world of endurance racing in 1964, clocking an average speed of 122mph over 2918 miles.

Looking to extend Audi's FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) success during the 2013 season into next year, the R18 e-tron quattro racing car will receive made a number of changes and improvements in response to new technical regulations imposed on LMP1 vehicles.

Competitors in the World Endurance Championship, of which Le Mans represents just one of the rounds, albeit a glamorous one, have free choice when it comes to a tyre supplier: Porsche, Toyota and Audi have all chosen Michelin as their trusted partner for this most demanding of racing championships.

In addition the AMR «Halo Pack» takes direct inspiration from Aston Martin Racing's 2016 World Endurance Championship - winning # 95 Vantage GTE, working a combination of Stirling Green paint and vivid Lime Green accents to dramatic effect.

Launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, AMR amplifies and accentuates the sporting prowess of the British marque's road cars, by taking inspiration or direct influence from Aston Martin Racing's participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship; a series with which the marque tasted world championship success with factory drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen just last seWorld Endurance Championship; a series with which the marque tasted world championship success with factory drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen just last seworld championship success with factory drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen just last season.

Aston Martin Racing has placed works driver Alex MacDowall in a V12 Vantage GT3 for the last two rounds of the British GT Championship season in preparation for the five remaining races on the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) calendar.

The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) runs the longest closed course endurance road race in the world, The 25 Hours of Thunderhill, which makes them the endurance experts.

Ahead of difficult test in world's most famous endurance race LE MANS, France — Members of Corvette Racing met with media at the Circuit des 24 Heures on Wednesday ahead of the first practice and qualifying session for the 90th anniversary running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

LE MANS, France — Qualifying is complete for the 90th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Corvette Racing firmly entrenched in what is its toughest fight at the world's greatest endurance race.

Saturday November 18, Bahrain: Aston Martin Racing clinched the GTE Am drivers» and teams» titles in the final round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship in Bahrain on Saturday.

Team goes for eighth class victory since 2001 at 24 Hours LE MANS, France — Each year in the middle of June, the road - racing universe turns its eyes to the Sarthe region of France for the world's most famous endurance event.

Richard Westbrook ran fifth in the No. 74 Compuware Corvette C6.R one - quarter of the way through the world's greatest endurance race.

Built to contest the World Endurance Championship (WEC), including the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, the striking racer is in the final stages of an intensive development programme ahead of its international race debut at the 6 Hours of Spa - Francorchamps in May.

Amid the Volkswagen diesel scandal, Audi announced it would leave the world of endurance racing after a fruitful 18 - year career to focus on its efforts in Formula E. Only a few years ago, Porsche was...