The test programme for Ford Racing’s ORECA-based LMDh Hypercar is accelerating, with the marque’s maiden endurance test scheduled to take place at Motorland Aragon next month. The 5.4-litre V8-powered machine has run at Circuit Paul Ricard, Portimão and Silverstone after first taking to the track at the beginning of August, with its next test set […] The post Ford Racing Accelerating Hypercar Test Programme With Maiden Endurance Run On The Horizon first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Updated Michelin Le Mans Cup entry features third High Class LMP3 An updated entry list for the final round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup season has been released, with the headline addition of a third Ligier JS P325 – Toyota from High Class Racing. Stylianos Kolovos and Gaël Julien will share the #94 Ligier […] The post 4H Portimão: Wednesday Paddock Notes first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The 2026 European Le Mans Series season reaches its conclusion this weekend at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal, with all four class championships set to be settled at the 4 Hours of Portimão. The Portuguese venue has become the traditional home of the ELMS title decider, with Portimão hosting the season finale for the […] The post 4 Hours Of Portimão Preview first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The SRO has finalised the entry list for this weekend’s DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour, the seventh and final running of the Intercontinental GT Challenge’s annual visit to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 28 cars appear on the entry list, headlined by a six-car Pro category, and featuring overlapping contests for both the Intercontinental GT Challenge and GT […] The post 28 Cars Entered For Final Indy 8 Hour first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Mike Conway has announced his retirement from racing at the end of the 2026 FIA WEC season ahead of the final two rounds of the 2026 Championship. The 43-year-old British Toyota factory driver, who has spent the last 12 years racing with the Japanese manufacturer on the world stage, […] The post Mike Conway Announces Retirement first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

In the gap between the IGTC races at Suzuka and Indianapolis, Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific (PMAP) gathered the architects of Porsche’s landmark 12th overall win at the historic Suzuka 1000km together to share what the victory meant to all of them. One of those leaders was Gunnar Jeannette, the team principal of AO Racing from […] The post AO Racing Eyeing More Opportunities In Asia After Suzuka 1000KM Win first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Winward Racing (GTD) and CrowdStrike Racing by APR (LMP2) closed out their championship-winning 2026 seasons with wins on Saturday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. It was a historic third consecutive set of GTD championships for the #57 Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO, led by drivers Russell Ward, Philip Ellis – and Indy Dontje, who helped the […] The post Winward & CrowdStrike By APR Secure Titles In Petit Le Mans first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Team WRT has revealed the seventh distinct livery which will adorn its #69 BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship, with the car set to run in the red and white BASF design at the 6 Hours of Barcelona later this month. The scheme, which famously raced on the BMW M1 […] The post Team WRT #69 BMW Sports BASF Tribute Livery For Barcelona first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Petit Le Mans last weekend was DragonSpeed’s final planned appearance in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, before the team shifts its focus to operating a customer racing programme in Ferrari Challenge North America from 2027. The long-time US-based team, which has three Rolex 24 class wins on its CV, will establish a multi-car programme for […] The post DragonSpeed’s Ferrari Challenge Switch “A Dream Come True” first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

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Motorsport history is littered with great-looking cars that massively underperformed, and the golden era of Group C was absolutely no different in that regard. Whether through inherently poor design, flawed concepts, underinvestment or just plain bad luck, there are cars galore that retain appeal because of the ‘what might have been’ factor. Amongst that group […] The post Unique BRM P351 Group C Car Restored first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

As the 2026 season begins winding down, the FIA has released its provisional Driver Categorisation list for 2027. The system, which divides drivers across four categories (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze), is utilised across ACO, IMSA and SRO competition and beyond, with said categorisation proving key in the driver market in this current era in the […] The post Provisional 2027 FIA Driver Categorisations Released; Rossi Promoted To Gold first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Emil Frey Racing claimed victory in the final race of the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain this evening. The #69 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo of Ben Green and Thierry Vermeulen survived a chaotic start from pole position, before controlling the 60-minute affair to score victory by 4.454 […] The post Emil Frey Racing Victorious In Race 2 at Barcelona first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The #69 Emil Frey Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo will start this afternoon’s final race of the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup season from pole position. The grid for Race 2 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been determined based on the fastest Free Practice 2 lap times from the Race 2 starting […] The post Emil Frey Ferrari To Start Barcelona Race 2 From Pole first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Six teams entered Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans with a chance to win the GTD Pro championship, but standing tall was Paul Miller Racing, led by drivers Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen, who won their first full-season IMSA championships. The championship-clinching third-place finish for De Phillippi, Verhagen, and third driver Dan Harper book-ended a […] The post Paul Miller Racing’s 2026 Championship “Meant More Than Anything” To Team & Drivers first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

After a mid-season ownership change that saw van der Steur Racing become YRB Racing, or ‘Car Blanche’, the Aston Martin squad secured its first-ever victory to punctuate the end of their 2026 campaign after the sun set at Petit Le Mans. Competing in both the GTD and GTD Pro classes this year, with multiple drivers […] The post Car Blanche Finish 2026 With A Bang first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Cadillac and Chevrolet secured major IMSA championship honours for General Motors (GM) at Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans. An evening of crowning was headlined by Cadillac, Action Express Racing (competing as Cadillac Whelen), and lead driver Jack Aitken sweeping the GTP championships for Manufacturer, Team, and Driver. They only had the race on Saturday to […] The post GM Celebrates Top Manufacturer Status In GTP & GTD Pro first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport crew’s Petit Le Mans win was deeply emotional for everyone involved. It was Penske’s maiden win at the event and brought the PPM team back to victory lane for the first time since Sebring, but it also marked several important personal milestones for the three victorious drivers: Kevin Estre, Matt […] The post #6 Crew “Ticked A Lot Of Boxes” With Petit Le Mans Triumph first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, and Matt Campbell prevailed to win a wild 29th running of the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The #6 Porsche 963 completes the team and manufacturer’s sweep of IMSA’s three crown jewel enduros, in a dramatic race that set a somewhat unflattering record with […] The post Porsche Penske Fights To Victory As Titles Decided In Wild Petit Le Mans first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The sun has set over Road Atlanta ahead of the finish of the 29th running of Motul Petit Le Mans, and with two hours to go, the #31 Whelen Cadillac with Jack Aitken strapped in leads the way. But it’s been a tough race to call in GTP, as all five manufacturers have led laps […] The post Cadillac Whelen Leads Petit Le Mans As Sun Sets Over Atlanta first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The 29th Motul Petit Le Mans fell into a state of disarray in hour number four thanks to a heavy downpour of rain and a 27-minute red flag for lightning strikes near Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing’s #10 V-Series.R now leads after five hours of racing. The lightning hold was preceded […] The post Cadillac 1-2 At The PLM Half first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Just past the first quarter of the 29th Motul Petit Le Mans, the #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06 leads after three hours of racing. The #24 BMW M Team Hybrid V8 led the first hour and continued to lead until Salih Yoluç ran off course at Turn 1, collected an advertising board, and eventually […] The post Acura MSR Holds PLM Lead After Three Hours first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Hours before the start of the 29th Motul Petit Le Mans, rain fell heavily at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, soaking the track by the time the 54-car field took the green flag at ten past Noon. The weather improved enough for teams to switch from wet-weather tyres to slicks within the first few minutes, and […] The post #24 BMW Leads After An Hour At Petit Le Mans first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The timetable for the remainder of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup season finale at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is set to be overhauled, with an extreme rainfall warning currently in effect in the local area. After heavy rain interrupted today’s Race 1, the weather conditions deteriorated further, leaving the organisers to cancel the […] The post Extreme Rainfall Set To Impact GTWC Europe Barcelona Sunday Timetable first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

How the LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD championships can be won (now) As we mentioned in our breakdown of the many championship battles in play at Petit Le Mans, they were subject to change slightly going into qualifying. The GTP title is wrapped up – but now the picture is clear in LMP2, GTD Pro, […] The post Petit Le Mans: Pre-Race Notes first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Tresor Attempto Racing triumphed in a chaotic opening race of the final round of the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup season, as Lionspeed GP’s Bastian Buus and Ricardo Feller sealed the Drivers’ Championship in a wet affair at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain. Dylan Pereira and Alex Aka fought through the field from […] The post Tresor Attempto Audi Wins Thriller As Buus & Feller Crowned Champions In Wet Barcelona Race 1 first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Lionspeed GP has taken a major step towards winning the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Drivers’ Championship, after Bastian Buus stormed to a dominant pole position for Race 1 of the season finale at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Buus recorded a 1:39.542 on his first timed lap aboard the #80 Porsche 911 GT3 […] The post Buus Storms To Dominant Race 1 Pole At Barcelona first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Circle H Racing and drivers Martin Sarukhanyan and Thomas Merrill claimed their first IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Grand Sport (GS) class victory Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in the #14 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo. Their triumph in the Fox Factory 120 put an emphatic bookend on a season that opened with a […] The post Circle H Racing Aston Wins Road Atlanta, AutoTechnic BMW Wins Pilot Challenge GS Title first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The final sprint race for the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge before the championship moves to an endurance format in 2027, featured a 45-minute barnburner at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Friday morning. Both Jules Caranta and Westin Workman completed weekend sweeps, although both drivers had to work a little harder to get there. Season […] The post Caranta, Workman Double Up to Conclude VP Racing Challenge Season first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway! Win The Weekend Presented by Michelin takes us behind the scenes of IMSA at indy for the 2026 TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks. The new 2-hour and 40-minute format completely changes the event, and teams have to adapt to win the Weekend! The post WATCH: IMSA Win The Weekend, S4 E7 first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Cadillac Whelen driver Jack Aitken secured his first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title during qualifying for tomorrow’s Motul Petit Le Mans, and now with the championship out of reach, Aitken said that he and his co-drivers of the #31 Cadillac V-Series.R can ‘properly’ race tomorrow during the Motul Petit Le Mans. “What can I say? […] The post Aitken: Securing GTP Championship Early “A Bit Surreal After Such A Hard Battle” first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Acura Meyer Shank Racing will start its final IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race with a front-row lockout in tomorrow’s Motul Petit Le Mans, meanwhile, Cadillac Whelen driver Jack Aitken has virtually clinched the 2026 IMSA GTP championship after outqualifying Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Laurin Heinrich. On the front row, it’s Tom Blomqvist in the #60 Meyer […] The post Acura Locks Out Front Row For Petit Le Mans As Aitken Clinches GTP Title first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The IMSA Endurance Hour Podcast. IMSA President John Doonan stops by to talk about everything IMSA as the season wraps up. And after Ford Racing’s win at Indianapolis, drivers Frederic Vervisch and Chistopher Mies talk about the race and their IMSA WeatherTech Championship outlook. The post WATCH: IMSA Endurance Hour Episode 39, Doonan, Mies & Vervisch first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

If WRT’s first season competing in both GTP and Hypercar with BMW has taught us anything, it’s that the sky is the limit for the programme going forward. In the WEC, BMW has taken the biggest step forward of any manufacturer in the top class over the past 12 months in its third year of […] The post Breakthrough Wins & Title Fights: BMW’s WRT Gamble Is Paying Off first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The first time Matt Campbell raced in a Porsche 911 was in 2014. At the time he was a relatively unknown 19-year-old rookie in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, but he would go on to win the B class championship that season and made a positive impression. Year after year, he’d turn more and more […] The post Campbell Seeking “Extra Special” Victory In Last Race For Porsche first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Lionspeed GP has made a strong start to its quest to win the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Drivers’ Championship this weekend, with its #80 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) fastest across today’s pair of 80-minute Free Practice sessions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Free Practice 1 Championship leader Bastian Buus was quickest in […] The post Lionspeed Porsche Tops Barcelona Free Practice first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Amongst the flurry of news from the annual IMSA ‘State of the Sport presentation at Road Atlanta today came comments from IMSA President John Doonan, in a post-presentation media ‘huddle’ on the recently announced extended deal between the FIA and ACO over the regulatory framework behind, and the organisation and promotion of FIA WEC through […] The post Doonan Welcomes “Stability” Of New FIA/ ACO Deal first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The enforced relocation of the end of season FIA WEC races has seen an unprecedented level of collaboration between WEC promoters LMEM and GT World Challenge organisers SRO. The dates for the Qatar-replacing Barcelona round of the FIA WEC briefly saw a clash with the season finale of GT World Challenge Europe at Portimao. With […] The post Barcelona WEC Timetable Sees Major Changes To Accommodate Fixture Clash first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup season finale at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve has attracted an impressive 44-car entry, with 23 LMP3s, 11 LMP3 Pro-Ams and 10 GT3s set to take on the 4.653km circuit at Portimão. With Danial Frost, Enzo Peugeot and the #85 R-ace GP Duqueine D09 – Toyota putting the 2026 […] The post 44 Cars For Portimão Le Mans Cup Finale first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup season will conclude this weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as 44 GT3 cars do battle across a pair of 60-minute races at the Spanish venue. For the second consecutive year, the five-round series has featured a thrilling, open title fight, with no fewer than eight crews […] The post GTWC Europe Sprint Cup Barcelona Finale Preview first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Two teams in search of elusive first 2026 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge wins will try to take the race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, while the five teams in search of the Grand Sport (GS) championship largely have uphill climbs to try to capture the season-long title. It sets up for a fascinating two hours […] The post Koch-Copeland Toyota Wins Pole For Pilot Challenge Finale first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

In the final night-time practice for the 29th Motul Petit Le Mans, the #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 and championship contender Laurin Heinrich set the fastest lap around Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, just as they did earlier this afternoon in Practice 2. Heinrich set a 1:11.643 to lead Practice 3, a second slower than his […] The post #7 Penske Porsche Fastest In Night Practice first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Motul, IMSA renew entitlement partnership During IMSA’s annual State of the Series press conference, the series announced a multi-year extension of its partnership with lubricant supplier Motul. Under this extended partnership, Motul will continue as the “official motor oil” and “official lubricant partner” of IMSA, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the Michelin Pilot Challenge. This […] The post Petit Le Mans: Thursday Paddock Notes first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

In second practice from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, outside GTP championship contender Laurin Heinrich paced the field aboard the #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963, ahead of teammate Laurens Vanthoor in the #6 Porsche. After an early red flag, the #24 BMW M Team WRT Hybrid V8 was the car that set the initial high benchmark. […] The post Heinrich Leads Porsche Penske 1-2 In Second Practice first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

IMSA has announced that VP Racing SportsCar Challenge GSX champion-elect Westin Workman will be the recipient of the 2027/28 Diverse Driver Development (3D) Scholarship. Workman, a champion of the Toyota GR Cup North America series and race winner in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup and the Pirelli GT4 America series, will receive benefits worth up to […] The post Westin Workman Wins 2027/28 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Acura Meyer Shank Racing opened its final IMSA race meeting with its two Acura ARX-06es finishing first and second in first practice for the 29th Motul Petit Le Mans. The #93 and #60 Acuras led GTP during a mostly overcast 90-minute opening practice session at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and their best times were separated […] The post Acuras Lead Off 1-2 In Petit Le Mans First Practice first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Ford Racing successfully completed a multi-day test of its unnamed LMDh-spec Hypercar at Silverstone earlier this week, as the American marque continues to prepare for its FIA World Endurance Championship debut next season. 2027 race drivers Nick Yelloly, Sebastian Priaulx and Logan Sargeant shared driving duties for the opening day of testing, before Sargeant ran […] The post Ford Completes Two-Day Hypercar Test At Silverstone first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Porsche driver Laurin Heinrich has no regrets over how his first full season of racing in IMSA’s premier class has gone. Sure, he comes into Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans needing a small miracle to overtake GTP championship rival Jack Aitken in the standings and win the title as a rookie. In fact, his title […] The post Heinrich: “I Would Look Back Happily” At 2026 Successes first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

The full season entry list for the 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series will feature a capacity grid of 47 cars. The season was confirmed in August as taking place entirely in Europe with six 4-hour races in Europe, on double-header weekends at Circuit Paul Ricard, the Circuito de Jerez and the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. […] The post Capacity 47 Car Grid For 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

2026 could be the most successful year Will Turner has had as the founder, namesake, and owner of Turner Motorsport. His team could find itself winning three major North American sports car championships between IMSA and SRO America in the same calendar year, with two of them up for grabs this weekend. Turner spoke to […] The post Turner Motorsport In Contention For Rare Triple Championship first appeared on dailysportscar.com.