Features, analysis and stories from the world of endurance racing. WEC • Le Mans • IMSA

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EIGHT RACES. EIGHT LIVERIES. WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVOURITE? The #69 BMW M4 LMGT3 has sported a different livery at every FIA WEC round in 2026. @followWRT unveiled the final design for Monza yesterday, completing the collection. Which one gets your vote? 👇
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CETILAR RACING UNVEILS ITS FERRARI 499P FOR ASIAN LE MANS SERIES! The #47 Hypercar will race in the team's traditional blue and fluorescent green colours. Roberto Lacorte, Nicola Lacorte and Ferrari factory driver Antonio Fuoco will share the AF Corse-run car.
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A TOUCH OF THE 1980s FOR MONZA! The #69 BMW M4 LMGT3 will sport its final special livery of 2026, inspired by the iconic ‘Denim’ BMW M1 Procar that raced in Monaco. Anthony McIntosh, Parker Thompson and Dan Harper head into the FIA WEC finale after finishing third in Barcelona.
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TOYOTA GR GT3 SET FOR RACE DEBUT AT MOTEGI! ROOKIE Racing will replace its Mercedes-AMG GT3 with the long-awaited GR GT3 for the SUPER GT finale on November 7–8. Hiroaki Ishiura and Tokiya Suzuki will share the #32, racing outside the points classification. The car is expected to compete in WEC and IMSA in 2027. 📸 Rookie Racing
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“It was the first time that I felt I’d made it.” Alex Lynn has achieved plenty in endurance racing. But joining @MCLEndurance is something else entirely. The British driver tells The Stint what it means to be part of McLaren’s 2027 Hypercar programme. 🎥
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INCEPTION RACING SWITCHES TO CORVETTE FOR 2027. The British team will field a #70 Corvette Z06 GT3.R in IMSA's GTD class, ending its association with Ferrari. Brendan Iribe and Frederik Schandorff remain the full-season drivers, with Ollie Millroy joining them for the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds. It will be Inception's fifth consecutive full IMSA season.
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Renault has agreed to sell Alpine Racing SAS to Dumarey. What is the Belgian group taking over, and what comes next for Viry after F1 engine production and the A424 programme? The full story is now live on The Stint 👇 thestint.com/renault-agrees-…
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Renault has agreed to sell Alpine Racing SAS to Belgium’s Dumarey Group, preserving around 150 jobs, Reuters reports. With F1 engine production over and the A424 programme ending, what’s next for Viry-Châtillon? The full story soon on The Stint.
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A major shake-up is coming to the FIA WEC's LMGT3 Teams' Trophy in 2027. Points from both cars will count towards a single total, but only if they share the same competitor licence. How will it work? Is it a good idea? Would it have changed past champions? Our analysis 👇 thestint.com/new-lmgt3-point…
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PHILIPP ENG AND BMW TO PART WAYS AFTER 11 YEARS. The Austrian will leave BMW M Motorsport at the end of 2026, bringing an 11-year relationship with the German manufacturer to a close. His record includes three overall Spa 24 Hours victories, a Daytona GTLM class win and two IMSA GTP wins with the BMW M Hybrid V8.
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Genesis Magma Racing has confirmed an unchanged driver roster for the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship. Following the announcement of @dani_juncadella during the 6 Hours of Barcelona, @MagmaRacing has completed its six-driver line-up for 2027, which also includes @paulloup_chatin, @PipoDerani, @Mathjaminet, @MathysRacing and @Andre_Lotterer. The exact line-ups will be confirmed later.
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100 WEC races. One manufacturer. Four world titles. Four Le Mans victories. Sébastien Buemi reflects on 14 years with Toyota, the defining moments of his career and the evolution of endurance racing. 🎙️ The Stint Podcast — available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Watch or listen 👇 thestint.com/the-stint-podca…
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TDS RACING EXPANDS TO TWO CARS IN #IMSA FOR 2027. The French team will field two ORECA 07s in LMP2: • #11: Tobi Lütke and Mathias Beche, with Sami Meguetounif as Silver-rated third driver. • #29: Steven Thomas and Scott Huffaker, with David Heinemeier Hansson as Silver-rated third driver.
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24 HOURS OF LE MANS 2027: TICKETS ON SALE NOVEMBER 6. Tickets for the 95th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans go on general sale on Friday, November 6, at 10:00 CET. ACO members will have early access from November 3. Week passes start at €126 (€75 for ACO members) 📸 DPPI
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CONFIRMED: Leonardo Fornaroli will race for McLaren in the FIA WEC in 2027, as first revealed by The Stint. The reigning F2 champion will make his Hypercar and Le Mans debut in the MCL-HY, joining Mikkel Jensen, Alex Lynn and Laurens Vanthoor. The 21-year-old Italian will also remain McLaren's F1 reserve driver.
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Lights out for the #6HBarcelona and straight into chaos! 🍿 Multiple cars off and Buemi takes the lead for his 100th race. Join us live on plus.fiawec.com now! #WEC
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HISTORY FOR GENESIS! First WEC pole position for the Korean manufacturer! Mathys Jaubert claims his maiden Hypercar pole at Barcelona with a 1:30.166 in the #17 Genesis GMR-001. Ryo Hirakawa puts the #8 Toyota second (+0.170s), ahead of Mathieu Jaminet in the sister #19 Genesis (+0.324s). Neither BMW, Peugeot nor Aston Martin made it through to Hyperpole, with the #51 Ferrari also eliminated in qualifying. 📷 DPPI / J. Delfosse
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