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  • 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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  • 2025 Thursday Update Hypercar

    2025 Thursday Update Hypercar

    Cadillac on pole from a great lap from Alex Lynn. How is the preparation going. Who’s quick (most people!), who has more consistent speed, where are the cars quick? Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap Lappery Including the test day Toyota have run the most laps. They will miss out on running

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  • 2025 Thursday Update – LMP2

    2025 Thursday Update – LMP2

    TDS on pole, Inter Europol with the fastest lap. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap Lappery Algarve get 200 laps on the #25. Lap Times As ofter happens #83 doesn’t hang around in practicing. Although it was #8 that set the fastest. VDS Panis Racing put in a lot of quick laps.

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  • 2025 Thursday Update – LMGT3

    2025 Thursday Update – LMGT3

    Ferrari strong. Lexus too. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap Lappery #92 did a lot of running on Thursday to grab the top of laps completed. Everyone will need to go even further in the race. Lap Times This is now more mixed up that it was early in the week. When

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  • 2025 Wednesday Update – LMP2

    2025 Wednesday Update – LMP2

    #43 Interpole fast and top laps completed. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap Lappery Limited running in the first session for #45 and #34. They got laps in during the second. #34’s running was disrupted when Ghiotto went off in the Porsche Curves in td1. Lap Times As ofter happens #83 doesn’t

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  • 2025 Wednesday Update – LMGT3

    2025 Wednesday Update – LMGT3

    Ferrari strong. Lexus too. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap Lappery Ferrari top of laps completed. Problems for #63 Iron Lynx Mercedes. It did not return to the track for the rest of the day and ended up bottom of the laps completed chart. Lap Times And the top 2 for lap

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  • 2025 Wednesday Update Hypercar

    2025 Wednesday Update Hypercar

    The usual (for Le Mans) suspects are at the top, but how are preparations going. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap Lappery Including the test day Toyota have run the most laps. They will miss out on running in a couple of the short hypercar sessions with the #7 car tomorrow. Lap

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  • Additional Timing Loops

    Additional Timing Loops

    This year the ACO have introduced some new timing loops so we have some additional “sector” times. Previously we have had additional sector data. Back in 20111 we had additional times from the Esses (T6 and T7 were actually timed independently), Porsche Curves, and Ford Chicane2. For 2025 the set-up is a little different. The

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