Two-time British GT champion and Beechdean Dairy Ice Cream owner Andrew Howard has officially announced his retirement at the end of the 2026 season. This year’s Brands Hatch finale on 26-27 September will mark the team principal’s last hurrah before bringing his esteemed 27-year full-season driving career to a close. He debuted in British GT […] The post Two-Time British GT Champion Howard…
New livery for Proton Proton Competition’s #77 Porsche 911 LMGT3 R (992.2) is sporting a new livery for this weekend, with its previously pink highlighting replaced by yellow. The yellow-and-black design will be familiar to fans of Super GT, where it is run by seven x seven racing. The livery also appeared on Proton’s #9 […] The post ELMS 4H Spa: Thursday Paddock Notes first appeared on…
Aston Martin’s Valkyrie Hypercar completed a comprehensive development test at Silverstone on Wednesday as the manufacturer continues to evaluate the future performance direction of its LMH contender. The works Aston Martin THOR Team, which operates the British brand’s WEC Hypercar and US-based IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP programme, ran a development version of the 6.5-litre […]…
Reigning ENEOS Super Taikyu Series ST-X (GT3) and Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East champion Taichi Watarai will make his Autobacs SUPER GT Series debut this weekend at Suzuka Circuit, driving for seven x seven Racing. The 22-year-old newcomer Watarai will join Porsche contracted driver Sven Müller in the #666 Porsche 911 GT3 R, which is […] The post Watarai Joins Seven x Seven Racing For Suzuka…
The Ligier European Series gets the second half of its 2026 campaign underway at Spa-Francorchamps, as it returns from its post-Le Mans summer break with a strong 29-car grid. 16 JS P4s and 13 JS 2Rs are set to contest a pair of 60-minute races at the famed Belgian venue, which has been ever-present on […] The post 29-Car Grid For Ligier European Series Spa Heat first appeared on…
Aston Martin has released images of what appears to be an updated version of its Valkyrie AMR-LMH prototype testing at Silverstone Circuit. The Valkyrie is expected to receive an Evo ‘joker’ package for the 2027 season, and changes which may feature as part of the update package have already been spotted in images released through […] The post Aston Martin Teases Updated Valkyrie Hypercar first…
Cadillac IMSA GTP partner team Action Express Racing is planning to contest the Le Mans 24 Hours for a fourth time in 2027, after sitting out the 2026 edition. Speaking with DSC at Road America, team boss Gary Nelson explained that this year the team chose to skip the trip to France in order to […] The post Action Express Plotting Le Mans Return For 2027 first appeared on dailysportscar.com .
Ligier Automotive has confirmed its first customers for the next generation of LMP2, which will begin in 2028. Three of the category’s leading teams, Algarve Pro Racing, Inter Europol Competition and Panis Racing, have chosen the Ligier JS P228 for their LMP2 futures, removing any doubts that the new formula will see a continuation of […] The post Ligier Blows Open 2028 LMP2 With Three Top Teams…
It’s been five years since Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy, as teammates at Corvette Racing, won the IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway. Now as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to VIR for another edition of the series’ GT-exclusive showcase round, Milner and Tandy find themselves on opposite sides of a three-way […] The post Tandy, Milner Expect Close Title…