Having missed four rounds of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign due to a mountain-biking accident back in March, Ben Barnicoat will return to the cockpit of Akkodis ASP Team’s #78 Lexus RC F LMGT3 for next month’s Lone Star Le Mans (5-7 September), the French outfit has confirmed. MEDIABALAP.com
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Mid-Season Review: Ferrari to the fore in hunt for Hypercar honours
Genesis Hypercar hits the track in preparation for FIA WEC debut
Genesis Magma Racing’s new GMR-001 Hypercar – which will join the FIA World Endurance Championship’s top-tier in 2026 – has conducted a successful shakedown ahead of an extensive testing schedule over the coming months. MEDIABALAP.com - The first of three development cars was completed by chassis partner ORECA in early August,
Second half of season ready for blast-off in Brazil!
MEDIABALAP.com (Jakarta) - The historic Autódromo José Carlos Pace – more commonly known as Interlagos, in recognition of its location ‘between lakes’ – is the South American nation’s premier motorsport facility. Having been inaugurated all the way back in 1940, it is celebrating this year its 85th anniversary. A regular fixture
Spa Weekend: Belgium-bound FIA WEC field ready to ride Ardennes rollercoaster
MEDIABALAP.com (Jakarta) - The FIA World Endurance Championship is Spa-bound for round three of its 2025 campaign on 8-10 May, but far from relaxing in a sauna or hot tub, protagonists can expect an exhilarating and exhausting high-speed rollercoaster ride from start-to-finish. A staple on the FIA WEC calendar since the
Entry list published for TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Hydrogen on show at the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
MEDIABALAP.com (Jakarta) - Since 2018, the ACO, FIA WEC and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps have been promoting hydrogen through the organisation of different events at the Ardennes venue. From the official presentation of the MissionH24 programme and the inauguration of the TotalEnergies mobile hydrogen station, to demonstrations of hydrogen vehicles such as
Four-way fight looms over final two hours in Italy
BREAKING: Ferrari maintains perfect start to 2025 with Imola triumph
MEDIABALAP.com (Jakarta) - In what turned out to be a tactical six-hour contest reliant on strategic skill and astute tyre choice, the Prancing Horse held its nerve to take the chequered flag in front – repeating the success it achieved with its #50 Hypercar in the Qatar curtain-raiser. In LMGT3, defending
Rubens Barrichello: My dream is to race at Le Mans with my sons
MEDIABALAP.com (Jakarta) - Former Formula 1 World Championship runner-up Rubens Barrichello was both a proud father and an interested observer during February’s Qatar 1812km, as the Brazilian admitted his ‘dream is to race with my two kids in the 24 Hours of Le Mans’. Eleven times a grand prix-winner and a driver