Welcome to the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Welcome to your world, the world of state-of-the-art technology, of super competitive racing, of Le Mans prototype, of GT sportscars, of a motorsport family.



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Season Calendar:



March 28 - Prologue!!

April 12 - 6 Hours of Silverstone

May 02 - 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

June 13 - 24 Hours de Mans

August 30 - 6 Hours of Nurburgring

September 19 - 6 Hours of COTA

October 11 - 6 Hours of Fuji

November 1 - 6 Hours of Shanghai

November 21 - 6 Hours of Bahrain



2014 results

1st Place - Toyota

2nd Place - Audi

3rd Place - Porsche





So, up first is the Prologue to the FIA WEC:





The Paul Ricard Circuit will host the official test session of the FIA World Endurance Championship on March 28th, 2015.



Timetable:



Friday March 27th

09:00-12:00 Track Tests

14:00-18:00 Track Tests



Saturday March 28th

09:00-13:00 Track tests

13:15-13:45 Drivers autograph session (pit lane)

14:00-17:00 Track Tests



Nissan Confirms LMP1 Driver Pairings





Nissan unveiled Monday its full-season driver lineups for the upcoming FIA World Endurance Championship, which kicks off at Silverstone next month.

Former Formula 1 drivers Max Chilton and Marc Gené will share the wheel of the No. 23 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO with Nissan GT Academy graduate Jann Mardenborough.



In the team’s second Nissan GT-R LM NISMO veteran racing driver Michael Krumm will be joined by Harry Tincknell and Olivier Pla.



The six drivers are set to take part in the FIA WEC Prologue test at Paul Ricard at the end of the month, when the new LMP1 car is set to make its official European track debut.



The third Nissan, currently entered for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will be piloted by Lucas Ordonez, Alex Buncombe and Tsugio Matsuda.







PREVIEW OF LMP1 and LMP2 CAR AND EACH TEAM.



Porsche's LMP1 entry, the 919 Hybrid underwent some noticible changes for this year, it has the same 2-liter V4 turbocharged petrol engine, an electric motor powering the front wheels, and two energy recovery systems







New Porsche aero package:http://ift.tt/1xdKE9B



"The most important new components were an updated aerodynamic package." -- Andreas Seidl



Here's the CLM P1/01 of ByKolles Racing



Audi's new R18 e-tron Quattro





Rebellion Racing Chose AER engines for this season (Advanced Engine Research)

he Swiss team’s two Rebellion R-One non-hybrid LMP1 cars will be powered by AER P60 V6 GDI twin-turbo engines, switching from the naturally aspirated Toyota RV8K-LM 3.4 litre V8 engines used to date. Rebellion has registered for two entries in the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.



This one has gotten a TON or press, the FWD Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1

The have built a front-engined, front-wheel-drive racer powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 working in conjunction with an electric drive system to develop more than 1,250 horsepower! To ensure it gets the power down, the car features bigger tires up front: 14-inch wide front versus 9-inch rear. And with the engine up front, it means the cabin sits further back compared to the other LMP1s.





G-DRIVE RACING ENTERS TWO LIGIER JS P2 FOR THE 2015 FIA WEC

With its two Ligier JS P2s G-Drive Racing’s aim is the 2015 world title in LM P2, which has attracted a particularly rich field this year.



Extreme Speed Motorsports to run HPD ARX-04b Honda



Honda Performance Development today announced the sale of two new HPD ARX-04b Honda coupes to Extreme Speed Motorsports for an ambitious 2015 racing program that may include the 24 Hours of Le Mans.



The ARX-04b is fully compliant with the latest ACO LMP2 regulations, and exceeds the safety standards of the new enclosed-cockpit configuration. The new design is eligible for competition in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series.





Signatech-Alpine Targeting Move to FIA WEC in 2015







Like many teams that use Dunlop tyres, Team SARD-Morand was at the Motorland Aragón circuit last week to test them out. The session was all the more important for SARD-Morand because, with two cars in the FIA World Endurance Championship, they have hired new engineers, mechanics and drivers, all of whom need time to learn to work together.



After two seasons in LM P2 in the European Le Mans Series, Morand Racing, which became NewBlood by Morand Racing early in 2014 is stepping up a notch this year, with two Morgans, named Morgan EVO SARD, in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Morand Racing, managed by Benoît Morand, has experience in LM P2 having finished in fifth place in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2013 (following the relegation of G-Drive Racing) and sixth in 2014.



All eyes are now turned to the prologue, the official practice sessions for the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Paul Ricard track in Le Castellet on 27 and 28 March.



2015 Strakka Dome S103 debut this season

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STRAKKA RACING’S DOME COMPLETES FIRST TEST OF 2015

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