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Le Mans winner Dumas named as part of seven-man Glickenhaus lineup Autosport 29/01/2021 © LAT Images Dumas named in seven-man Glickenhaus WEC lineup Two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Romain Dumas will race for the new Glickenhaus Le Mans Hypercar squad in the World Endurance Championship this season. The former Audi and Porsche LMP1 driver, a winner at the French enduro in 2010 and 2016, has been named as part of seven-man squad by Glickenhaus Racing for its maiden WEC assault in 2021. Pipo...

Mazda "in strong place" for maiden Daytona 24 Hours win - Tincknell Autosport 29/01/2021 © LAT Images Mazda Mazda driver Harry Tincknell believes that the Japanese marque is "in a strong place" in its bid for a first win in the Daytona 24 Hours this weekend. The Briton, who shares the solo Multimatic-run Mazda RT24-P with full-season partner Oliver Jarvis and Jonathan Bomarito, said that there is "an air of optimism" around the team as it attempts to improve on its second-place finish in ...

Sandbagging Accusations Fly Following Qualifying for Rolex 24 at Daytona IMSAs qualifying race did little to stop the finger-pointing at Daytona. By Steven Cole Smith Richard Dole for IMSA Organizers of the Rolex 24 at Daytona offered championship points and a 100-minute qualifying race in an effort to combat sandbagging for this years 24. At least one driver felt that teams were still holding back during qualifying, fearing the wrath of Balance of Performance police. Should one brand o...

Making Sense Out of the 5 IMSA Classes at the Rolex 24 at Daytona Unless you happen to be a diehard, dedicated fan, multi-class racing can be a bit confusing. By Steven Cole Smith Richard Dole Five classes of cars will compete on track at the same time at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, January 30-31 at Daytona International Speedway. The DPis have the drivers who may be the most familiar, including NASCAR seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, current NASCAR Cup champ Chase Elliott, pe...

By IMSA Wire Service Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani won Sundays Motul Pole Award 100 at Daytona International Speedway, and will start on the pole for next weekends Rolex 24 along with co-drivers Chase Elliott and Mike Conway. Photo: IMSA Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Rain and a penalty didn’t create any problems Sunday for Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani. Relegated to a sixth-place starting position after their No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi V.R failed technical inspection Saturday ni...

Action Express Racing put one of its two Cadillacs — the one featuring NASCAR champion Chase Ellott — on the pole for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in a first-of-its-kind qualifying race for the crown jewel endurance event. The No. 31 Cadillac DPi will be driven next week in the twice-round-the-clock race by Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani, Mike Conway and Elliott in Elliotts IMSA sports car debut. He didnt race the car in Sundays qualifier, which awarded 35 points to the pole-winning team. Action Exp...

By IMSA Wire Service Oliver Jarvis will start Sundays Motul Pole Award 100 at the Daytona International Speedway from the pole. The race will set the starting field for next weekends Rolex 24, the season opener for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Photo: IMSA Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –  It wasn’t the typical path to the front of the pack, but Oliver Jarvis will take it. Driving the No. 55 Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi, Jarvis was second fastest in qualifications S...

Jarvis inherits IMSA Daytona 24 qualifying race pole after Nasr excluded Autosport 24/01/2021 © LAT Images Jarvis inherits Daytona 24 qualifying race pole Mazda driver Oliver Jarvis has inherited pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours qualifying race on Sunday after Felipe Nasrs Cadillac was excluded from qualifying. Jarvis moved up to the top qualifying spot in his Mazda RT24-P when the pole-winning Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R was found to be underweight during scrutineering in...

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Porsche to return to Le Mans 24 Hours with LMDh prototype from 2023 Autosport 15/12/2020 © LAT Images Porsche to return to Le Mans with LMDh prototype Porsche will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours with an LMDh prototype in 2023 as part of a dual assault on the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship. Pascal Zurlinden, head of factory motorsport at Porsche, confirmed that the marque is "intending to run in both championships with a full commitment", starting with the Dayt...