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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  • WEC São Paulo BoP look ahead

    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

    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

    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

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  • Spa-Francorchamps Hourly Update

    Spa-Francorchamps Hourly Update

    FIA WEC 2025 Round 3 Spa FrancorchampsWinner #51 Ferrari AF Corse, 150 laps

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  • WEC Spa BoP (Updated)

    WEC Spa BoP (Updated)

    A simpler correlation between performance and adjustment. A wider range of BoP parameters. Updated 5/5/2025 (first published 22/4/2025) Spa-Francorchamps1 is the third of the new 3 race average approach2. Observations – Previous Performance – BoP change – Correlation – Data Observations Previous Three Race Performance To come up with these the rule makers compare to

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  • Laguna Seca Friday Practice

    Laguna Seca Friday Practice

    Penske top the times GTP Problems for Cadillac #10. Porsche had the fastest laps, but BMW looks strong, Maybe Acura!, but Top 60% isn’t always a good indicator so early on. GTD PRO Rexy doing the business in practice. Whatever the class. GTD Early days, but Turner Motorsport BMW looking good.

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  • Spa – All practice

    Spa – All practice

    Wooo! Spa! Update to include fp3. Hypercar Here are the fastest laps and when people set them: Practice makes perfect But really it is about getting those laps in. One more lap from #83 means it ranks highest here. #51’s running was limited by an off at Raidillon the start of fp2. So it did less

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