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Photo: Julien Delfosse/DPPI Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe vice-chairman Kazuki Nakajima has suggested that Ben Barnicoat and Sacha Fenestraz could be candidates to join the Japanese manufacturer’s FIA World Endurance Championship roster as early as 2027. Both Barnicoat and Fenestraz, who are part of the wider family of Toyota-contracted drivers, drove the Toyota GR010 Hybrid in last month’s Bahrain rookie test. Lexus IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship star Barnicoat, who also drove in the WEC this year for Akkodis ASP in the LMGT3 class, was sampling the GR010 for the first time in around 18 months, and for the second time in the rookie test. Fenestraz meanwhile was making his debut at the wheel of a Hypercar, having driven for the SARD Toyota team in SUPER GT this year as well as racing in Super Formula. Although Toyota has already elected to maintain an unchanged lineup heading into the 2026 season, Nakajima admitted that thoughts have already turned to the future with Mike...

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Photo: Tresor Competition Andrea Frassineti will move from Lamborghini to join Tresor Competition for his first full season in GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS. The 19-year-old will contest both the Sprint and Endurance Cup seasons at the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II, in addition to the Italian GT Championship. Frassineti, a Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe graduate, contested a pair of Endurance Cup rounds with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing this past season and is now set for his first full season in the series. “Joining Tresor Competition with a program of this level represents a very important step in my career,” said Frassineti. “We found in them the right choice for 2026, with a complete and well-prepared team that has extensive experience in these championships, proven by the results achieved in recent seasons, and that can guarantee competitiveness and performance across all four series. “Tackling the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS and the Italian Gran ...

Photo: Mike Levitt/IMSA Sportscar365 is recognizing its top competitors and storylines from 2025, with ‘Team of the Year’ next up. Team of the Year – AO Racing / TF Sport While coming off its first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title in 2024 with its Porsche 911 GT3 R in GTD Pro, AO Racing doubled up this year, not only claiming the LMP2 championship in the WeatherTech Championship but taking the season-long title in the LMP2 Pro-Am ranks of the European Le Mans Series, the latter in partnership with TF Sport. In fact, the Tom Ferrier-led team, in its second year campaigning Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs, won a championship of its own as well, in the ELMS LMGT3 category with drivers Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Hiroshi Koizumi, making it logical to combine the two teams’ efforts into one given the shared resources in the European LMP2 program. Dane Cameron, Louis Deletraz and team owner PJ Hyett only finished off the LMP2 Pro-Am podium once in the six-round ELMS s...

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Photo: Brandon Badraoui/IMSA Billy Johnson and Bob Michaelian will return to the wheel of the No. 59 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge next year, it has been announced. The pairing, who closed out the recent season with two podiums and five top-ten finishes, will continue as a driving duo next year. Michaelian is set for his fifth consecutive season with the Dean Martin-led squad, while Johnson is back for a second straight run with the Florida-based team, having also taken part in previous seasons with KohR. They join the all-new pairing of Evan Slater and Ray Mason in the team’s No. 60 entry, which will sport a Greg Biffle tribute livery for next month’s four-hour season-opening BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona International Speedway. With 24 GS wins, former Ford factory driver Johnson is tied with Matt Plumb for the most victories in the series heading into the 2026 season, which kicks off at Daytona on Jan. 23. Source: Sports Car 365 ...