Category: Watkins Glen

  • Nearly all the race stats you could want: Le Mans 2026

    Nearly all the race stats you could want: Le Mans 2026

    Deep Dives: Hypercar – LMP2 – LMGT3 FIA WEC 2026 Round 3 Le MansWinner #7 Toyota Racing, 381 laps Lap Chart – Hourly Positions – The Cult – Distance Record – Closeness Race v. Build-Up – Build-Up Laps – All Sessions Lap Chart Hourly Positions Watch this! Preferably with the sound too loud for the

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  • Le Mans Lap Time Comparison from Test Day to Race

    Le Mans Lap Time Comparison from Test Day to Race

    And the evolution of race week format. UPDATE: Check out the update from after 2026 qualifying. The impact of the new format on lap times is seen clearly in how the fastest laps change depending on what the priority of each practice session is building towards. A view of how lap times compare by session

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  • Alex Zanardi

    Alex Zanardi

    Legend. Inspiration. Great man. Paralympic.org Indycar.com Thoughts are with his wife, son, and all his family. Tribute Thread on 10-10ths

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  • 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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  • BoP – FIA WEC Fuji

    BoP – FIA WEC Fuji

    Rain Delays Update The approach for this race is to move forward with the BoP set for COTA with only some small tweeks. COTA was wet throughout, with only a few tentatively trying dry tyres towards the end in Hypercar. These small changes raise a question… So let’s, for completeness and to see if we

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  • Indianapolis BoP

    Indianapolis BoP

    Last endurance Indy race before it returns to the normal sprint 2 hours 40 minutes. Power to Weight Two races left from Lamborghini, can it take advantage? There is some subtlety with weight and power, as always. Weight Reversing the Cadillac and Porsche moves – I am sure that can prove something to you. Power

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  • Road America BoP

    Road America BoP

    Back to a six hour race. Some recent movements have been reversed, however there are subtleties with how this was done with power and weight. Power to Weight Porsche remains the lowest, back down to the lowest it has been. BMW has also been returned to Watkins Glen level. Cadillac and Acura continue their downward

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  • COTA – Performance Review

    COTA – Performance Review

    Hypercar Performance – LMGT3 Performance – Class Closeness Lap Chart Practice and race positions, retirements, race distance, and the song can be found on the hourly positions page. Relative Performance– Hypercar The good old Top 10 and Top 60%, with bonus Top 20%. it won’t be that relevant that is for BoP, but interesting to

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  • COTA Hourly Update

    COTA Hourly Update

    FIA WEC 2025 Round 6 Circuit of the AmericasWinner #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport, 120 laps Lap Chart Hourly Positions No chance of the record this year: Watch this!

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  • COTA Practice

    COTA Practice

    A summary of all three practice sessions. Hypercar LMGT3 Hypercar The average lap times #83, has as often been the case doesn’t hold back as much in practice. Kubica can’t help himself? Sensible practice laps going through a program? As long as I can nail it! Talking of nailing it, #15 had the fastest time

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  • BoP – FIA WEC COTA UPDATED

    BoP – FIA WEC COTA UPDATED

    Updated after FIA confirms it is best two of three1. The previous version was based on last two races. Conor Orr Take Aways Comments, corrections, and suggestions welcome. At the very least contribute to the proof reading as the editor has gone missing. Hello Sports Fans! There are long breaks in some sports. Pro football,

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