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2011 Le Mans – Entries
Entries – Classes – Marques – Tyres – Map – Resources 79e 24 Heures du Mans Entries Practice and Qualifying LM GTE Am LM GTE ProLM P1 LM P2 QualifyingSummary HourlyUpdate RaceLM GTE Am LM GTE ProLM P1 LM P2 RaceResult 56 Entries Class GTE PRO was the most populous class in 2011, but there was…
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Understanding the New Balance of Performance Approach
Thierry Bouvet and FIA technical engineering director Thomas Chevaucher outlined the BoP process for FIA WEC 2025 1. It is based on recent race lap times. Here is a look at those recent races and how they influenced BoP for the Opener in Qatar. Along with a look at how Qatar’s lap times will influence…
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2025 Le Mans Entry List
ACO Announces the entries. Still some drivers to be confirmed1.
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FIA WEC BoP Process Explained (2025) Updated
ACO competition director Thierry Bouvet and FIA technical engineering director Thomas Chevaucher explain (Sportscar365) This was updated with additional information from Racecar Engineering1. This is a significant change from 2024 2 to something that is easier to administer. They are now looking for convergence, rather than same operating window. The ACO and the FIA met…
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2025 ACO Racing Calendar
Happy New Year!
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FIA WEC Circuits 2025
Circuit Maps of all the 2025 Venues Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8
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2025 Power Unit (ICE) Technical Regulations
No real changes, but a good reminder1
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Welcome to the Sportscar Race Analysis
Here we will look at how races unfolded, build-up to races went, differences in manufacturer, team and driver performance, and how different series compare.
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Detroit Friday Practice
There are only two practice sessions for this short race. Here is a quick look at who has set the pace. The sessions were disrupted by red flags. One in the first1 and three in the second2. GTD PRO It is the lesser of the two GTD appearing at Detroit (it was the main GTD…
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Detroit BoP hits Porsche
A hit to power and no compensation at high speed.The lower activation speed remains for the street circuit. Power to Weight Aston Martin stays at the top, but is joined by Acura. Not good for Aston. Cadillac gets a boost too, but to a lower degree. BMW has been strong, hasn’t got the results. However…
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Laguna Seca Lead Battle and GTP Performance
The quickest car didn’t win in this caution free race, but the quickest driver did.GT stats and closeness of all three classes are here. The Battle for the win Watch the battle here. Initially the built up a nice 4-5s lead. From lap 30, due to traffic, both Porsche ate into the BMW’s lead until…
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Laguna Seca GT Class Performance
+ How close was every class? GTD PRO – GTD – Closeness!GTP Race Analysis GTD PRO GTD Closeness!
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WEC São Paulo BoP look ahead
A look at how the performance will feed into Brazil’s BoP. Previous Three Race Performance To come up with these the rule makers compare to the last three race. So let’s start by reminding ourselves of the order in those races. What did the last three races look like:Updated three race average (Qatar, Imola, and…
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Laguna Seca All Practice
Penske top the times GTP Problems for Cadillac #10, but made up for it on Saturday. Porsche and BMW matched in Top 10!BMW looks strong, Maybe Acura! The others, relative to normal look further behind. Still super close. GTD PRO Closer at the top in GTD PRO. Corvette, Rexy, and Ferrari doing the business in…
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Quick Look at Relative Pace from Spa
Ferrari still has the edge. Hypercar The #51 Ferrari had to put in those laps, on new tyres, in the last stint to get the gap. That helps Top 10. Ignoring the outliers of cars that had problems there is a super consistent intra-marque speed on race pace. More than we normally see. The averages…