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Photo: Nick Dungan/Drew Gibson Photography McLaren Endurance Racing team principal James Barclay has described a “great buzz” in the squad after it has already completed a successful 30-hour test of its new MCL-HY Hypercar at Motorland Aragon — an achievement Mikkel Jensen admitted was “more than we expected.” The new car was given an initial rollout at Varano in early May , but following just two subsequent tests at Imola and Magny-Cours — where the MCL-HY had already completed an entire six-hour FIA World Endurance Championship race distance — it went straight into the Aragon endurance test last month. Although there were some brief stoppages, mainly to check on potential problems suggested by sensors, there were no major halts as preparations intensify ahead of the car’s scheduled 2027 WEC debut. Compared to his time developing the initial Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar, Jensen said he was pleasantly surprised by how quickly McLaren had progressed to lengthy ...

Image: WRT The No. 69 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO will feature a livery in next weekend’s Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas that pays tribute to the 1970s-era BMW E9 3.0 CSL Levi’s car. Revealed on Wednesday, the Anthony McIntosh-led effort, which uniquely features a different design on his LMGT3 entry in each of the eight WEC races this season, will sport the white and red colors of the American clothing company that competed in the European Touring Car Championship and local German series. McIntosh will be joined at the wheel of the car by Parker Thompson and BMW factory driver Dan Harper, who currently sit fifth in the class standings but third in the team order behind the No. 33 TF Sport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and No. 91 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo. Image: WRT Source: Sports Car 365

Photo: Jenson Brickley FB Reigning TCR Europe champion Jenson Brickley will join Stallion Motorsports for the remainder of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season, teaming up with Celso Neto in the No. 77 CUPRA Leon VZ TCR entry. The 22-year-old Englishman will make his IMSA debut following a personal invite from 2025-26 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship recipient Neto. Brickley will sub for team regular Raphael Reis, who is unable to contest the rounds at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta due to previously scheduled racing commitments. Both Brickley and Neto drove for the same team at the Interlagos Super Challenge round of TCR South America, in separate CUPRAs but will unite as co-drivers for the first time. “I have followed Jenson’s career and what he has accomplished in Europe, especially with the CUPRA, and I have a lot of respect for it,” said Neto. “He is a European champion at only 22 years old, and putting us togeth...

Photo: Porsche Porsche has taken the wraps off its new entry-level race car, the 911 Challenge, which will provide a more accessible way to go racing in various sports car racing series globally. Unveiled on Wednesday, the 911 Challenge is largely based on the Porsche 911 GT3 road car, including sharing the same seven-speed PDK gearbox, the steering wheel from the GT3 RS with enhanced, racing-specific functions, and air conditioning. The car, powered by a 4.0-liter six-cylinder boxer engine capable of delivering 508 horsepower, features adjustable driver aid systems such as traction control, ABS and stability control, as well as a multi-stage adjustable Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus system. The 911 Challenge will be eligible to compete in Porsche Sprint and Endurance Challenge North America by Yokohama, Porsche Sprint Trophy Porsche Club of America by Yokohama, and the recently announced Porsche Sprint Trophy Porsche Owners Club, subject to applicable sporting and technical regula...

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Photo: Kristof Vermeulen/MPS Agency TDS Racing will continue its long-standing partnership with ORECA, having announced that the team will race an Oreca 09 Gibson in when the new LMP2 ruleset debuts in 2028. The decorated French squad, a three-time European Le Mans Series LMP2 championship-winning team, boasts seven class podiums at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and multiple accolades in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, including being the two-time and reigning Michelin Endurance Cup champions in LMP2. It began its relationship with the French constructor in 2015, initially with the Oreca 05 Nissan. “ORECA is an impeccable partner for TDS Racing. Our relationship with the manufacturer from the Var region began in 2011, as soon as we entered LMP2,” said team boss Xavier Combet. “Since then, we have won numerous races and claimed several titles together, on both sides of the Atlantic. “Our collaboration goes far beyond a technical partnership, with a v...

Photo: GT World Challenge Australia Porsche will rejoin the fight for overall honors in GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS in next month’s Sydney Motorsport Park round courtesy of Earl Bamber Motorsport, which has revealed plans to enter a 911 GT3 R in ‘Pink Pig’ colors. EBM will end a two-year absence from the championship in the penultimate round of the season on Sept. 18-20 with a Pro-Am class-entered 991.2-generation 911 GT3 R for series debutants Tom McLennan and Andrew Georgiadis. The No. 81 car will carry a livery paying tribute to the famous Porsche 917 that raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971, which was revived by the Weissach brand for its Le Mans attack in 2018 and also appeared in the Suzuka 1000km last year. It will be the first time a Porsche has fought in the Pro-Am division since the opening round of 2025 at Phillip Island, although Tigani Motorsport has ensured that the 911 has stayed on the grid this year with a Trophy class effort. ...