#IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

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BMW M Hybrid V8: Optimizing Driver Performance in 2025

With the BMW M Hybrid V8, BMW M Motorsport will start its third season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA series) and its second in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2025. BMW M Motorsport joins forces in terms of driver

In 2025, BMW M Motorsport will enter its second season in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) and its third in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA series) with the BMW M Hybrid V8. To achieve its ambitious goals in both race series, BMW M Motorsport joins its forces in terms of driver line-up. Eight BMW M works drivers will share the driving duties for BMW M Team WRT in…

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Penske Porsche 963 GTP, IMSA Laguna Seca 2023 [x]

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Despite the confines of the city streets, the N°67 Ford GT Le Mans scored a GTLM podium for Chip Ganassi Racing with their second place finish in the 2017 IMSA Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach CA.

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Realized I forgot to post an image from the IMSA event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca last month. Proud of this one!

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Action Express Cadillac leads 12 Hours of Sebring headed

The eighth hour of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring ended under caution as a battle for the lead in GTD came to a head. Action Express Cadillac leads Philip Ellis in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG and Zacharie Robichon in the No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 had a light touch in Turn 1, sending Robichon spinning into the tires, but continuing with what appeared to be minor wing…

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Aston Martin Vantage GT3, 2024. Alongside the new Vantage AML have revealed the racing version that will compete in GT series, including the FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Fanatec GT World Challenge.

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Sebastian Vettel in the Porsche 963

Sebastian Vettel has prepared meticulously for his stint with the hybrid prototype. On 14 March, the 53-time Formula 1 race winner paid a visit to the FIA WEC team at the Porsche Penske Motorsport facility in Mannheim. One day later, the Heppenheim native completed an extensive simulator session at the Porsche Motorsport Centre in Flacht and familiarised himself with the special features and complex controls of the Le Mans race car. This was followed on 21 March by the first familiarisation kilometres with the Porsche 963 on the in-house test track at the Weissach Development Centre. In dry weather with tarmac temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius and 10 to 13 degrees cool air, the F1 champion completed almost two Grand Prix distances in Aragón without any problems. "Of course, I also keep an eye on other motorsport disciplines and know many drivers who are active in the WEC and Le Mans. At some point, my curiosity was so great that I had the idea of trying it out myself. Porsche gave me the opportunity to test a current hypercar with the 963," says Sebastian Vettel. "After the seat adjustment, the simulator session and the roll-out in Weissach, I already had a good feeling. Driving the Porsche 963 on the track here in Aragon - that was definitely fun. I first had to get used to everything and find my rhythm. The driving experience is different simply because of the roof over your head, as well as dealing with the higher weight and the tyres. The Porsche works drivers were very helpful and explained to me what was special and what I needed to get used to. That made it easy for me." The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has won both the season opener of the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and this year's first race of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Qatar with the approximately 500 kW (680 hp) Porsche 963. At the WEC highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, record holder Porsche is aiming for its 20th overall victory. There, as at the other rounds of the WEC, the entire starting field has relied on a biofuel since March 2022. "Aragon is one of the few places in Europe where we can run around the clock and gives us an opportunity to run 36 hours straight in preparation for Le Mans. The quite long back straight that gives us the top speed of more than 300 km/h we see on the Circuit des 24 Heures," explains Jonathan Diuguid, Managing Director Porsche Penske Motorsport. "Having Sebastian Vettel here is a unique opportunity for the team. He is a four time Formula 1 World Champion. He has massive experience with hybrid systems and high performance racing cars. Having his fresh unique perspective on where the car is and gives feedback on our systems and performances is a unique opportunity. We are happy to have him here. He came out of the car with a smile which is all good." In addition to Vettel, a total of seven Porsche works drivers will take part in the endurance test. Matt Campbell (Australia), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) will share the Porsche 963 with starting number 5 in the WEC, while Kévin Estre (France), André Lotterer (Germany) and Laurens Vanthoor will drive the sister car with the number 6. They will be joined in Aragon by reigning DTM champion Thomas Preining from Austria.

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Motul Petit Le Mans official line up :-)

Kevin Estre and Matt Campbell will complete Porsche Penske Motorsport’s lineup for October’s Motul Petit Le Mans.

The team’s managing director Jonathan Diuguid confirmed the lineups for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale, which will see Estre rejoin Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy in the No. 6 Porsche 963 and Campbell back in the No. 7 with current points leaders Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron.

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Wait a minute you tried to get into nascar???? Lore drop pls?????

i feel like this isn't a terribly interesting story because it's like also just what my friends have been dealing with since december of last year basically but like i kinda got into formula one on a whim last december because 1) i was bored and 2) what better way to spend the week before finals than getting into an entirely new thing. this was directly caused by a @ dear-ao3 post where one of the mods was describing the las vegas grand prix and the one tiktoker i vaguely keep up with posting about it and making me go wait that's kinda fucked up and could be fun and then i got sucked in because of an incredibly messy race that i fully watched after the 2023 season was over. and then i was just like deep in those trenches (and also the world endurance championship trenches and the imsa weathertech sportscar championship trenches) for the entirety of the spring semester. and then i kinda got bored for a bit when i hit the like three weeks of summer where i wasn't doing anything and then i decided what if nascar, and then i watched the 2012 daytona 500, tried to watch another one and couldn't deal with the constant ad breaks so now i'm keeping up with formula 1, indycar, and the imsa weathertech sportscar championship and that's it and that's a normal amount of motorsports to be keeping up with at all times.

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At last week’s test at Sebring International Raceway, Pratt Miller Motorsports gave the world a first look at their new Chevrolet Corvette C8 Z06 GT3.R with a familiar yellow livery and their new Forgeline one piece forged monoblock SS1R-GT wheels. Pratt Miller Motorsports will campaign the new factory-homologated Corvette racecar as part of a 2-car racing effort in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD PRO class, beginning in the 2024 season. Pratt Miller worked with the team at Forgeline Motorsports for several years to develop an application-specific version of Forgeline’s center-locking one piece forged monoblock SS1R-GT wheel that was engineered to deliver optimized performance metrics (in terms of mass, deflection, strength, and durability) specifically for the new Corvette GT3.R. Each Chevrolet C8 Corvette Z06 GT3.R will compete on 18×12.5/18×13 Forgeline one piece forged monoblock SS1R-GT wheels finished in Gloss Black! See more at: https://forgeline.com/latest-news/pratt-miller-motorsports-corvette-z06-gt3-r-displays-2024-race-livery-at-sebring-test.html

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Indycar Driver Lore

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Kyle MacLean Kirkwood

His middle name is his grandmother’s maiden name.

Birthdate: Oct. 19, 1998 Hometown: Jupiter, Florida Residence: Jupiter, Florida Height/Weight: 5’9”/150lbs

Rookie Year: 2022

Team: Andretti Global

Follow him on: Instagram Twitter

Career Stats

2022: A. J. Foyt Enterprises - 24th Overall 2023: Andretti Aurosport - 11th Overall

IMSA 2020 AIM Vasser Sullivan 2021 Vasser Sullivan Racing 2022 Vasser Sullivan Racing - won Petite Le Mans in GTD Pro, won Detroit in GTD 2023 Vasser Sullivan Racing 2024 Vasser Sullivan – won Sebring in GTD Pro

Also pilots the No. 14 factory Lexus entry for Vasser Sullivan Racing in the endurance rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Passionate and disciplined, Kirkwood is dedicated to his craft; he is constantly training and pushing himself to improve in all facets of life.

Away from the racetrack, he enjoys deep sea fishing, diving, surfing and golf.

Iconic/memorable moments INSIDE THE RACE // KYLE KIRKWOOD AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Alex Rossi, Kyle Kirkwood collide in pit lane at Texas Motor Speedway | Motorsports on NBC Kyle Kirkwood goes airborne over Rinus VeeKay during GP of St. Petersburg | Motorsports on NBC Long Beach IndyCar Victory Lap with Kyle Kirkwood RACER: Kirkwood and Malukas Indy Lights Showdown

"ON THE SPOT" W/KYLE KIRKWOOD HONDA PACE CAR // KYLE KIRKWOOD & DEVLIN DEFRANCESCO Java with James: Kyle Kirkwood IndyCar: Sunday Long Beach Race Report OFF-SEASON CHAT // KYLE KIRKWOOD MEET THE DRIVERS - Kyle Kirkwood ROAD AMERICA FOOD REVIEW // KYLE KIRKWOOD AND DAVID MALUKAS 2022 TRACK WALK // KYLE KIRKWOOD AT THE GALLAGHER GRAND PRIX Tom Griswold Interviews Kyle Kirkwood (2022 Indy 500) Kyle Kirkwood Interview Doug and Drivers season 2: Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood upside down during Indy 500 after Felix Rosenqvist contact | Motorsports on NBC Surfing, Fishing and Occasionally Racing 😅 | At Home with Kyle Kirkwood

Arguably one of (if not the) most successful driver to come through The Road to Indy, it might be easy to assume that Kyle Kirkwood has an arrogance about him. That couldn't be further from the truth. Highly regarded in the paddock, Kyle has a reputation for being levelheaded and easy-going.

His rookie season with AJ Foyt was not an easy one but he persevered with a smile on his face. His first two races at Andretti were certified Train Wrecks but his weekend in Long Beach where he claimed pole and his maiden victory showed that his success in the lower categories was not a fluke by any means.

If you want to find Kyle off of a race track, your best bet would be to find the nearest Floridian body of water. Diving, fishing and surfing are his favorite hobbies and it's not rare to see his pals (who also drive race cars) Oliver Askew and Logan Sargeant with him on his adventures.

credit: @champagnepodiums

Fanfic Lore

Paired with Callum Ilott. Ship name kirklott Paired with Logan Sargent (F1). Ship name Sargewood. They grew up together and are good friends. Paired with David Malukas. Raced together in IndyNXT

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Kelly Moss with Riley Porsche 911 GT3 R, IMSA Laguna Seca 2023 [x]

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Hampered by the cold January rain, Riley Motorsports labors through qualifying their N°93 Dodge Viper SRT Viper GT3-R for the 2016 IMSA 24 Hours of Daytona to start the car’s final season in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Bester Porsche 963 auf den Straßen von Long Beach in zweiter Startreihe

Porsche Penske Motorsport auf soliden Startpositionen in Long Beach Kundenmannschaft JDC-Miller MotorSports mit starker Leistung Partnerteams mit dem Porsche 911 GT3 R auf hinteren Startpositionen Start des 100-Minuten-Sprints am Samstag um 13:35 Uhr Ortszeit Der Porsche 963 (Nummer 6) des Werksteams Porsche Penske Motorsport startet von Rang vier in das Stadtrennen der IMSA WeatherTech…