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Guess who forgot this week is Petit Le Mans? Yes me.

And guess who is going to stay up all night to watch it? Yes me again

[viper-motorsports]

Chewing into Laguna Seca’s ‘Corkscrew’, AO Racing earned its first victory of 2024 topping the GTD Pro field at the IMSA Course de Monterey in their monstrous N°77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) coined ‘Rexy.’

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Penske Porsche 963 GTP, IMSA Laguna Seca 2023 [x]

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Mercedes Padok Hikayeleri

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Realized I forgot to post an image from the IMSA event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca last month. Proud of this one!

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Action Express Cadillac leads 12 Hours of Sebring headed

The eighth hour of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring ended under caution as a battle for the lead in GTD came to a head. Action Express Cadillac leads Philip Ellis in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG and Zacharie Robichon in the No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 had a light touch in Turn 1, sending Robichon spinning into the tires, but continuing with what appeared to be minor wing…

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Whelen Engineering termina tercero en Gran Premio de Chevrolet en CTMP

Whelen Engineering termina tercero en Gran Premio de Chevrolet en CTMP

Los pilotos de Whelen Engineering Cadillac, Pipo Derani (Brasil) y Olivier Pla (Francia), terminaron terceros en el Chevrolet Grand Prix del Campeonato IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar del domingo en el Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Conduciendo el Cadillac DPi-V.R No. 31 de Whelen Engineering, Pla arrancó quinto en la clase DPi después de dar una vuelta de calificación de 1:05.126 en el circuito de…

[waru-chan8]

This is going to be a penalty fo Bamber, right? 😭😭😭😭😭

[viper-motorsports]

Despite the confines of the city streets, the N°67 Ford GT Le Mans scored a GTLM podium for Chip Ganassi Racing with their second place finish in the 2017 IMSA Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach CA.

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Kelly Moss with Riley Porsche 911 GT3 R, IMSA Laguna Seca 2023 [x]

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Aston Martin Vantage GT3, 2024. Alongside the new Vantage AML have revealed the racing version that will compete in GT series, including the FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Fanatec GT World Challenge.

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Sebastian Vettel in the Porsche 963

Sebastian Vettel has prepared meticulously for his stint with the hybrid prototype. On 14 March, the 53-time Formula 1 race winner paid a visit to the FIA WEC team at the Porsche Penske Motorsport facility in Mannheim. One day later, the Heppenheim native completed an extensive simulator session at the Porsche Motorsport Centre in Flacht and familiarised himself with the special features and complex controls of the Le Mans race car. This was followed on 21 March by the first familiarisation kilometres with the Porsche 963 on the in-house test track at the Weissach Development Centre. In dry weather with tarmac temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius and 10 to 13 degrees cool air, the F1 champion completed almost two Grand Prix distances in Aragón without any problems. "Of course, I also keep an eye on other motorsport disciplines and know many drivers who are active in the WEC and Le Mans. At some point, my curiosity was so great that I had the idea of trying it out myself. Porsche gave me the opportunity to test a current hypercar with the 963," says Sebastian Vettel. "After the seat adjustment, the simulator session and the roll-out in Weissach, I already had a good feeling. Driving the Porsche 963 on the track here in Aragon - that was definitely fun. I first had to get used to everything and find my rhythm. The driving experience is different simply because of the roof over your head, as well as dealing with the higher weight and the tyres. The Porsche works drivers were very helpful and explained to me what was special and what I needed to get used to. That made it easy for me." The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has won both the season opener of the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and this year's first race of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Qatar with the approximately 500 kW (680 hp) Porsche 963. At the WEC highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, record holder Porsche is aiming for its 20th overall victory. There, as at the other rounds of the WEC, the entire starting field has relied on a biofuel since March 2022. "Aragon is one of the few places in Europe where we can run around the clock and gives us an opportunity to run 36 hours straight in preparation for Le Mans. The quite long back straight that gives us the top speed of more than 300 km/h we see on the Circuit des 24 Heures," explains Jonathan Diuguid, Managing Director Porsche Penske Motorsport. "Having Sebastian Vettel here is a unique opportunity for the team. He is a four time Formula 1 World Champion. He has massive experience with hybrid systems and high performance racing cars. Having his fresh unique perspective on where the car is and gives feedback on our systems and performances is a unique opportunity. We are happy to have him here. He came out of the car with a smile which is all good." In addition to Vettel, a total of seven Porsche works drivers will take part in the endurance test. Matt Campbell (Australia), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) will share the Porsche 963 with starting number 5 in the WEC, while Kévin Estre (France), André Lotterer (Germany) and Laurens Vanthoor will drive the sister car with the number 6. They will be joined in Aragon by reigning DTM champion Thomas Preining from Austria.

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A banner weekend for Porsche Motorsport: After triumphs in both classes of the FIA WEC in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) and works driver António Félix da Costa's victory at the Formula E home race in Berlin, the success at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Laguna Seca was the icing on the cake.

During 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Porsche 963 No. 6 cliched 2nd place overall.

The Porsche 963 driven by Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet won the action-packed thriller in California. This marked the 600th victory for a Porsche racing car in the IMSA series and the 100th triumph for the Penske team in sports car racing. Clinching third place, the sister car shared by the championship leaders Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron continued its podium streak. Moreover, AO Racing's Porsche 911 GT3 R won the GTD class.

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