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Silverstone – WEC Opening Round Pits Toyota against Porsche in the run-up to the Grueling 24 Hours at Le Mans
The first track appearance in real racing conditions sees Porsche and Toyota dueling with two very different LMP1 cars with mixed results in the fastest, most expensive top class. Continue reading
Toyota Finally Wins a WEC Race at 6 Hours of Fuji
The fight for victory ultimately came down to a last hour battle between all three LMP1 manufacturers. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, endurance racing, Ford Chip Ganassi Team, Ken Zino, lmp1, six hours of Fuji, Toyota gazoo, wec
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FIA Endurance Cup Racing at Mount Fuji in Japan this Weekend
In endurance racing Porsche is holding a commanding LMP1 lead – the fastest, arguably most competitive class – in both the driver’s and manufacturer’s championships. Audi is second, and Toyota is third in the first of the three races that wrap up the 2016 Season. Continue reading
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Tagged Audi TDI, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, endurance racing, fia, Fuji Speedway, Japanese Alps, Ken Zino, lmp1, Porsche 919 Hybrid, Toyota TS050 Hybrid, world endurance cup
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Porsche Wins Le Mans. Toyota, Leading, Breaks at 3 Mins Left
With a Toyota TS050 leading the Le Mans race by running fast laps, the LMP1 hybrid stopped on the track during the penultimate lap. Just three minutes of the race remained.Thus the Toyota losing streak at Le Mans continues. Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Le Mans, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, lmp1
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Daytona Time – Rolex 24 Runs Saturday and Sunday
Friday’s one-hour practice session on the Daytona International Speedway road course saw only 6 of the 59 entered teams skip the chance to make final adjustments, scrub in some tires and practice vital pit stops for the IMSA endurance racing season opener tomorrow.
NBC network’s live coverage of the 62nd Rolex 24 begins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday – the BS stops when the green flag drops at 1:40 p.m. ET. Then, alas, coverage changes to the USA Network from 2:30-8 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight and then again from 6 a.m.-noon Sunday. NBC has the race conclusion airing from noon-2 p.m. Sunday. Full race streaming coverage is also available on Peacock. The NFL, NHL or MLB would never treat fans like this. Continue reading →