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Photo: TDS Racing Charles Milesi will replace Mathias Beche in TDS Racing’s LMP2 entry for this weekend’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The French squad revealed on social media this morning that the Alpine FIA World Endurance Championship star, who served as the team’s fourth driver for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, will take Beche’s seat alongside David Heinemeier Hansson and Tobi Lutke. Beche revealed on Instagram that he has been dealing with symptoms of long COVID and “some health issues” that has “forced me to step back and take a difficult decision.” “I [know] that I had to give myself the time to fully recover if I [want] to come back at my best,” he wrote. “[I’m] grateful to be back training again, with a lot of motivation and perspective.” Beche had been announced as the full season driver in the car, alongside FIA Bronze-rated Lutke. Track action for the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season gets underway on Thursday. Source: Spo...

Photo: Dome Motorsport Laura Hayes will complete Dome Motorsport’s lineup for the upcoming Pirelli GT4 America season, joining the team’s Am class Mercedes-AMG GT4 co-driven by team owner Eddie Killeen. Hayes, formerly of Thunder Bunny Racing, holds experience in the SRO America-run series, scoring a class victory in Race 2 at Barber Motorsports Park, as well as multiple other podium finishes. Prior to that, Hayes won the inaugural Pikes Peak GT4 Trophy by Yokohama while setting the record as the fastest woman ever up the mountain. “I am very excited to be paired with an experienced driver in Laura,” said Killeen. “She brings strong race craft and proven results, and I believe we’ll be a very competitive pairing in the AM class. “I am thrilled for Laura that Dome Motorsport can play a small part in what is sure to be an accomplished racing career. “With Marc and Allen leading our Pro-Am effort and Laura joining me in the Am entry, we have a very balanced program for 2026 that g...

Photo: Fabrizio Boldoni/DPPI Ferrari FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar driver Antonio Fuoco will make his European Le Mans Series debut this year after adding an LMP2 program with AF Corse to his campaign. The Italian made his first LMP2 appearance in four years when he raced a Cetilar-badged AF Corse-run Oreca 07 Gibson in the Asian Le Mans Series during the winter. Fuoco took two wins alongside Charles Milesi and Roberto Lacorte to finish runner-up in the standings and is now planning more LMP2 action in Europe. Fuoco has regularly raced for AF Corse in a variety of other categories alongside his main WEC focus, but this marks the first time that he has tackled a full season in LMP2 machinery. He completes the lineup for the No. 83 AF Oreca alongside the continuing Matthieu Vaxiviere and Francois Perrodo, that pair finishing fourth in last season’s LMP2 Pro-Am standings when sharing with Alessio Rovera. However, both Perrodo and Vaxiviere won the class for AF in each ...

Photo: Creventic Following another showcase at last year’s Michelin 992 Endurance Cup, the Porsche Paddock Rendezvous is returning for the 2026 event. Porsche Paddock Rendezvous is a part of the annual Porsche-focused event at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, giving Porsche owners a chance to be at the heart of the weekend’s activities. It is organized by Creventic, Porsche Club Spa-Francorchamps and Vierenzestig.nl, and will provide an opportunity for owners to park and display their vehicles within a dedicated zone in the race paddock. Both race and road cars from Porsche will feature as part of the exhibition of automotive exotica. Whether participating or spectating, organisers Creventic are also offering the opportunity to enjoy the Grand Marquee which is an exclusive lounge area in the Spa paddock. Coffee and soft drinks will be available, with the marquee also housing memorabilia displays and motorsport artwork. Visitors to the Grand Marquee will also have the cha...

Photo: SUPER GT Toyota flagship squad TOM’S ended SUPER GT’s second and final official test at Fuji Speedway with the fastest time overall, although Honda’s brand-new HRC Prelude GT broke through to top Monday’s final day of on-track action. Continuing the No. 36 Toyota GR Supra’s strong form throughout the winter, Sho Tsuboi set the benchmark time of 1:27.500 in the afternoon session on Sunday, with the majority of times coming in the final ten minutes reserved for GT500 cars. Tsuboi outpaced Sacha Fenestraz in the SARD Toyota by 0.197 seconds to top that session and the test overall, while Igor Fraga was a surprise third-fastest in the Dunlop-shod Nakajima Racing Honda with a best time of 1:27.762. Fenestraz handled driving duties for SARD solo on Sunday as Yuhi Sekiguchi was struck down by illness, but Sekiguchi returned to the cockpit on Monday. Completing the top five on both Sunday and overall were the sole Yokohama-shod GT500 car, the Racing Project Bandoh Toyota in which...

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Photo: GT World Challenge Australia Jaxon Evans and Elliott Schutte will return for a third season together at Arise Racing GT in this year’s GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS season. The pair will pilot the No. 26 Ferrari 296 GT3 as they target a first championship together, having narrowly missed out to Melbourne Performance Centre Audi pair Broc Feeney and Brad Schumacher in last year’s Hampton Downs season finale . Evans and Schutte scored four wins last year, including a clean sweep of the Sydney Motorsport Park event, ultimately missing out on the crown by four points. “Coming back for a third season with Elliot and ARGT feels pretty special,” Evans said. “We’ve been knocking on the door for the last couple of years — third in year one, second last year — so naturally we’d love to go one better.   “The Ferrari 296 is a great car and the team dynamic is second to none! GT World Challenge Australia is never easy, so we’ll keep our heads down, do the work, and ...