Author: fortythree

  • 2026 Race Calendars [Update]

    2026 Race Calendars [Update]

    IMSA, WEC, ELMS, ALMS Date Series Race name Venue December 2025 12–14 Dec ALMS Race 1 & 2 Sepang International Circuit January 2026 16–18 Jan IMSA Roar Before the Rolex 24 Daytona International Speedway 21–25 Jan IMSA Rolex 24 At Daytona Daytona International Speedway 29 Jan–1 Feb ALMS Race 3 & 4 Dubai Autodrome February

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  • IMSA and WEC Reset

    IMSA and WEC Reset

    After all cars are re-homologated in WindShear and many cars have undergone significant development it feels like we have something of a reset. While their finite number and strict use under the series rules has been exaggerated to the level of a fundamental constant and law in physics, the use of jokers has seen an

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  • FIA WEC Circuits 2026

    FIA WEC Circuits 2026

    Circuit Maps of all the 2026 Venues Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8

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  • 2025 Le Mans Race Summary

    2025 Le Mans Race Summary

    FIA WEC 2025 Round 4 Le MansWinner #83 AF Corse, 387 laps Lap Chart Hourly Positions Class Battles Hypercar There were 67 changes of lead over six different cars1. LMP2 LMGT3 How Close was it? Hypercar was the closest class, followed by LMP2. Difference between type of sessions Relative fastest laps of test, free practice,

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  • 2011 Le Mans – Retrospective

    2011 Le Mans – Retrospective

    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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  • Welcome to the Sportscar Race Analysis

    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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  • Imola First Look at Relative Speeds

    Imola First Look at Relative Speeds

    Highlighting the Top 10 laps and 60% fastest of each car. The first race where we have to wonder about what happens when a car has it’s laps disrupted. i.e. poor conditions, safety car, and retirement. Although Cadillac was impacted a little by that in Qatar. We don’t know the exact details of how the

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  • Imola Hourly Update

    Imola Hourly Update

    FIA WEC 2025 Round 2 ImolaWinner #51 Ferrari AF Corse, 212 laps Comparison to previous races. Looks at all races at Imola since 2011 (ILMC race, won by Peugeot) and 2024 WEC are the only other races considered.

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  • FIA WEC Imola Build-Up

    FIA WEC Imola Build-Up

    Ah, Italy. Great food, great wine, great motor racing… …and sun! LMGT3 Manthey and Iron Dames lead the way in laps completed. There was a little difference in approach. On Saturday it ended with lots of short runs for both before qualifying. Manthey’s longest run was at the end of fp2. The fastest lap came

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  • FIA WEC Imola Friday Practice (UPDATED)

    FIA WEC Imola Friday Practice (UPDATED)

    Ah, Italy. Great food, great wine, great motor racing… A quick look at the number of laps after the first days practice. LMGT3 Manthey and Iron Dames lead the way in laps completed. There was a little difference in approach. Manthey’s longest run was at the end of fp2. The fastest lap came from Pera

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  • Even a Brick Can Fly

    Even a Brick Can Fly

    A quick look at the drag of Hypercars. An adjustment for High Speed Power was introduced into FIA WEC in 2024 and IMSA for 2025. After reviewing the BoP adjustments for High Speed Power it seems that the FIA adjust the power in a linear fashion to correct for this. It appears they are using

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  • JDC Miller MotorSports at Long Beach

    A quick look at the stints and times of the #85 car, which ended up 10th after stopping twice after contact with a GT3 Aston Martin. How did #85’s race pan out: Two stops. The first was normal and similar to everyone else. The second was to repair damage after contact with #27 Aston Martin.

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  • Long Beach Race

    Long Beach Race

    Penske Porsche have the race pace1. GTP BMW had the pace, but Porsche took advantage of a quicker stop and then had more pace as the race went on. The two BMWs held 1-2 at the start, but the #7 kept a 3s gap to the lead when it settled down. A quicker stop during

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