The race got underway again 10 minutes into the hour after the FCY called for the Inter Europol ORECA stopping and it was another frantic restart with Mathieu Jaminet leading the train across the line in the No.
The No. 24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 will start on the pole position for the 24-endurance race that opens the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship season. This is BMW’s first pole position in Grand Touring Prototype, which is entering its third season as the premier class in IMSA.
BMW’s M5 has entered its hybrid era and now faces a new breed of rivals. How does it compare with another tech-packed German, Porsche’s Panamera Turbo E‑Hybrid?
The simple plug-and-play kit costs about $8700 and was created with input from the 993's designer, Tony Hatter.
Porsche Penske Motorsport leads the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona with one hour to go. Which factory Porsche 963, if either, will win it? Taking fuel only on their last pit stops, the No. 6 Porsche of
The No. 7 Penske Porsche 963 maintained its advantage at the head of the Rolex 24 at Daytona field with four hours of racing still to go. Laurens Vanthoor held an 8.398-second advantage over the No. 24 Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 of Kevin Magnussen, with Mathieu Jaminet in third position in the second factory Porsche.
By combining petrol and electric power, these two super- saloons are more potent than ever, but which is best?
Porsche, Cadillac, and BMW have all led the race for stretches, but the story of the first twelve hours is the heavy top-class attrition.
Manual transmissions in new cars are not-so-quickly dying out, but dying out nonetheless, displaced by EVs, dual-clutch transmissions, and basic market forces. But Porsche said recently that it won’t be phasing out the stick shift in every 911 just yet, as it still thinks there is a place for a third pedal in the 911 GT3.
As Porsche secures back-to-back Rolex 24 wins, IMSA teases a GTP expansion with McLaren and Ford on the horizon.
Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway wrapped up Sunday, and Felipe Nasr and the No. 7 Penske Porsche repeated as champions.