Category: Watkins Glen
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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
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
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]
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
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
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
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
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
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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2026 Le Mans Build-Up – Hypercar
Cadillac was the strongest Hypercar package across the Le Mans build-up. The #38 was the reference car, combining the fastest lap, best Top 10 average, best Top 46 average, best Top 139 average, and strong straight-line/sector performance. The #12 and #101 Cadillacs backed that up, so this was not just one car or one driver
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2026 Le Mans Build-Up- LMP2
The build-up points to Forestier #29 as the best peak-pace car, with the fastest lap and best Top 10 average, but Crowdstrike #4 looked like the best all-round LMP2 package once the sample size widened. It had the best Top 46 average, excellent long-run pace, very strong sector coverage, and a strong driver spread led
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2026 Le Mans Build-Up – LMGT3
The LMGT3 build-up looked very compressed. Corvette had the best Top 46 average and strongest straight-line profile, Aston Martin had the best single-lap and Top 10 driver/car pace, and Ferrari had the broadest depth across cars, drivers and acceleration sectors. Porsche, Lexus and BMW were all close enough to be relevant, but their strengths appeared
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2026 Le Mans Test Day – Hypercar
Overall the pace is similar to last year. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap – All Cars Comparison to 2025 Race By Manufacturer and by Car – Top 10 average Aston Martin and Peugeot look like the biggest gains. Ferrari the biggest loser. Overall the pace deteriorated by 0.5s. Median showed in
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2026 Le Mans Test Day – LMGT3
Overall the pace is similar to last year. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap – All Cars Comparison to 2025 Race By Manufacturer- Top 10 average and Fastest Lap Pace looks over a second off 2025 race pace. Although GT tend to gain the most of all the categories from test day
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2026 Le Mans Test Day – LMP2
#343 puts in the mileage. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap – All Cars Comparison to 2025 Race By Team and by Car – Top 10 average and Fastest Lap Nearly a second gained for the fastest lap, but the Top 10 average is not improved as much. Median showed in dark
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Hypercar slower than last year! Test Day Morning Session
The fastest time was 1/1000ths slower than 2025. Lappery – Lap Times – Sectors – Speed Trap – All Cars Lappery BMW are often at the top or near the top of laps in any practicing. The same in the first session today. Aston are normally near the bottom, that is not the case! Hurrah!