2023 WEC

[Kiante]

BMW has 21 factory drivers now.

I mean between WEC, IMSA, DTM, ADAC, and SRO there are plenty of seats with factory and privateer teams.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I mean between WEC, IMSA, DTM, ADAC, and SRO there are plenty of seats with factory and privateer teams.

Yeah, but thinking of other manufacturers who have pretty extensive programs Ferrari have 12, Mercedes have 10, Porsche have 14. Some of those guys like Herta may appear only once I guess though, just found it odd/interesting.

 

[Kiante]

Yeah, but thinking of other manufacturers who have pretty extensive programs Ferrari have 12, Mercedes have 10, Porsche have 14. Some of those guys like Herta may appear only once I guess though, just found it odd/interesting.

That is true.

Don't know what else they have in mind.

 

[Doc Austin]

 

[FLRacingFan]

Peugeot recently completed a 24-hour test at Paul Ricard.

Peugeot Completes 24-Hour Endurance Test at Paul Ricard – Sportscar365

Peugeot 9X8 completes enduro test to prepare for WEC season and address 2022 issues...

sportscar365.com

Ferrari hit 16,000 kms at Vallelunga but have been pretty transparent about issues cropping up along the way.

Ferrari 499P Test Programme For 2022 Completed | dailysportscar.com

The Vallelunga circuit hosted the final testing in 2022 for the Ferrari 499P, the prototype with which the Maranello brand will return to top class sports prototype racing as a factory team for the first time in 50 years with a two-car, full season FIA WEC campaign from 2023. Over the two days...

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“The team’s work in 2022 was definitely intense, but we are still at the start of the development process,” said Ferdinando Cannizzo, Head of Ferrari GT Track Car Development. “As is expected at this stage, we are making progress but also experiencing setbacks that slow down the programme. We are collecting valuable data and ideas to help us improve the car in terms of performance and reliability. We still need to do a lot of work to ensure we are ready for the debut at Sebring, but we are following our planned steps.”

 

[Doc Austin]

Not the current era, but still a pretty good one...............

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[Kiante]

Interesting, hopefully this project goes well.

 

[FLRacingFan]

JOTA have show cars now at least.

I didn’t expect Tom Brady to be the one to leak the Hertz JOTA livery lol

 

[Kiante]

I didn’t expect Tom Brady to be the one to leak the Hertz JOTA livery lol

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Unexpected.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Unexpected.

The crossover I didn’t know I needed in my life.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Kinda reminds me of an old 962 livery:

 

[Doc Austin]

Three cars for Jota? The LMDh are going to give the hypersleds a hell of a fight!

 

[FLRacingFan]

Three cars for Jota? The LMDh are going to give the hypersleds a hell of a fight!

Show cars.

 

[Doc Austin]

Show cars.

Disappointing, but I'm greedy.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Ferrari Hypercar lineups - Giovinazzi is the only one coming from outside of their GT roster

 

[FLRacingFan]

Glickenhaus submitted a full season entry for the #708 and a Le Mans entry for the #709. Full season entry list will be revealed tomorrow.

 

[Kiante]

Glickenhaus submitted a full season entry for the #708 and a Le Mans entry for the #709. Full season entry list will be revealed tomorrow.

Said they will more than likely run the Monza Blue color as well.

Hell its my damn work desktop:

 

[Doc Austin]

The last time the Glick ran it was very competitive. Great to see them running the full schedule!

 

[Doc Austin]

I didn’t expect Tom Brady to be the one to leak the Hertz JOTA livery lol

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Got any more pictures? I googled and got nothing.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Got any more pictures? I googled and got nothing.

Nothing else, he didn’t have it up for long supposedly so I don’t think it was supposed to get posted.

 

[FLRacingFan]

38 for the full season. Isotta Fraschini didn’t get on the list, ByKolles Vanwall did, even though I’m pretty sure they’re still in a legal dispute over the rights to the Vanwall name? Vanwall have done testing, IF just got their tub this past week so they’ll probably use 2023 to properly test and develop.

13 Hypercar / 11 LMP2 / 14 GTE-Am

 

[Kiante]

 

[Kiante]

Yep, I'm subscribing to the WEC App this year.

 

[Doc Austin]

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13 cars in the top class, and all of them potential winners and 11 cars in P2. I'm happy enough with this but next year is going to be even better.

 

[Doc Austin]

Nothing else, he didn’t have it up for long supposedly so I don’t think it was supposed to get posted.

From the rear it looks great. The view of the air exhausts from behind the front wheels is interesting. I like the color combination so the whole car should look great. I like the Porsche because it's so straight forward , sleek, and comparatively simple. It just looks good.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Vanwall and Glickenhaus are submitting for second entries at Le Mans, Cadillac are likely to do the same for the CGR IMSA car, and there’s a chance one of the IMSA Penske Porsches applies as well - probably depending on how the car holds up at the Rolex later this month. So all told there could be 18 in the top class in June.

13 Hypercars For The WEC Season, But How Many For Le Mans? | dailysportscar.com

The 13 car HyperCar grid for the 2023 FIA WEC is already fantastic news for the class. But the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans offers the opportunity for a further boost to numbers. There is already a 'known known' with the Action Express Cadillac V-LMDH nominated by IMSA for one of

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[Doc Austin]

I hope the Vanwall makes the grid.

 

[Doc Austin]

Too much winning for sportscar racing.

Welcome to the FIA WEC grid, Vanwall Racing Team. The Austrian team Floyd Vanwall Racing Team, will enter the Hypercar class of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship with the Vanwall Vandervell 680. Tom Dillmann, Esteban Guerrieri and former F1 champion Jacques Villeuneuve will share the driving duties.

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxIXHAGI6BP3Xp3ZsSGbiGaIZOGtc-p2vy

 

[FLRacingFan]

Pretty big move by Ferrari as they sign Lilou Wadoux as their first-ever lady factory driver, running in the Richard Mille AF Corse GTE-Am entry this season.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Hertz JOTA lineup confirmed - Yifei Ye / Antonio Felix da Costa / Will Stevens

 

[FLRacingFan]

 

[Kiante]

I just drooled a little.

Holy ****.

 

[Doc Austin]

IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona: A Look at All 61 Liveries, Driver Lineups

 

[Doc Austin]

Johnson, Rockenfeller, and Button to drive NASCAR Garage 56 entry at Le Mans

An eclectic all-star mix of drivers will pilot the joint Rick Hendrick/Chevrolet Garage 56 Project at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Seven-time NASCAR champion and IndyCar driver Jimmie Johnson, 2009 For…

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[FLRacingFan]

The sold-out Le Mans crowd is expected to be 300,000.

300,000 Crowd Expected For Centenary Of 24 Hours Of Le Mans | dailysportscar.com

ACO President Pierre Fillon and a delegation from Le Mans and the FIA WEC were full of praise for the start that IMSA have made to their GTP era at the 2023 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. "It's amazing to see so many people here, it's great to see so many people coming out to

www.dailysportscar.com

 

[Doc Austin]

The sold-out Le Mans crowd is expected to be 300,000.

300,000 Crowd Expected For Centenary Of 24 Hours Of Le Mans | dailysportscar.com

ACO President Pierre Fillon and a delegation from Le Mans and the FIA WEC were full of praise for the start that IMSA have made to their GTP era at the 2023 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. "It's amazing to see so many people here, it's great to see so many people coming out to

www.dailysportscar.com

And that's on top of the highest recorded Rolex attendance in the event's history. It's great to see all this interest in sportscar racing.

 

[Kiante]

Excellent signings by PREMA:

 

[FLRacingFan]

38 for the full season. Isotta Fraschini didn’t get on the list, ByKolles Vanwall did, even though I’m pretty sure they’re still in a legal dispute over the rights to the Vanwall name?

Welp…

 

[West]

Pretty big move by Ferrari as they sign Lilou Wadoux as their first-ever lady factory driver, running in the Richard Mille AF Corse GTE-Am entry this season.

Speed queen

We meet Scuderia Corsa's driver Christina Nielsen, the first female class winner in the IMSA championship

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[Kiante]

Welp…

Oh FFS.