Circuit of the Americas

Robert Shwartzman will drive Peugeot’s updated 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar next season. Back to the Endurance Circuit The 26‑year‑old leaves the United States after Prema Racing’s IndyCar collapse, where he had secured pole for the 2025 Indianapolis 500. He returns to the World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar class under Team Peugeot TotalEnergies, taking the driver seat for the revised […]

#50 Ferrari 499P crossed the Circuit of the Americas line first, delivering the Italian manufacturer its inaugural World Endurance Championship victory of 2026. Strategic pit sequence propels the Fuoco‑Nielsen‑Molina crew to triumph Starting from midfield, Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina employed an early, off‑sequence pitstop to escape traffic and monitor the leaders. The […]

Ferrari secured its first World Endurance Championship victory of 2026 at the Lone Star Le Mans, the win coming after Toyota’s No. 7 TR010 suffered a late‑race hydraulic problem. Early Developments and Strategic Shifts The six‑hour sprint opened behind a safety car that prompted two additional formation laps, allowing the track to dry and the opening […]

Antonio Giovinazzi secured the overall and Hypercar class pole at Circuit of the Americas, recording 1:52.445 on the main grid in a stand‑out session that also featured Jack Aitken’s matching lap. “Hyperpole” and the heat‑wave challenge Giovinazzi’s lap came before Aitken’s, earning the first spot in the title‑deciding Hyperpole and one championship point, despite a wind‑battered […]

Ferrari’s Antonio Giovinazzi secured the pole position at the 2026 WEC round in Austin, clocking a 1′52.445″ lap in the #51 499P Hypercar. Hypercar Grid Formation # Driver Team / Car 1 Antonio Giovinazzi #51 Ferrari 499P 2 Jack Aitken #38 Cadill­ac V‑Series‑R 3 Charles Milesi #35 Alpine A424 4 Harry Tincknell #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH 5 Nicklas Nielsen #50 Ferrari […]

Harry Tincknell clocked a 1m52.174s lap in the last Free Practice 3 session, placing the 007 Valkyrie at the front of the Hypercar field at Lone Star Le Mans. Heat and pace at Lone Star Le Mans The Austin track was already high in the sun, with an ambient temperature near 33 °C, and teams used the 60‑minute session to fine‑tune setup ahead […]

Aston Martin set the pace in Free Practice 2 at the Lone Star Le Mans, clocking the top Hypercar lap with Harry Tincknell in the No. 007 Valkyrie. Aston Martin Leads Hypercar Session Harry Tincknell’s 1m52.567s outshone Alpine’s No. 35 by 0.122s, the only driver to break the one‑minute‑fifty‑two barrier. Tom Gamble shared the event for the […]

Antonio Giovinazzi launched the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship’s opening practice in Austin with a blistering 1:53.824 lap, out‑pacing his Ferrari partner by 0.205 seconds. Heat Pressures Test Endurance Strategy Track temperatures hovered near 30 °C during FP 1, a heat level drivers warned could make double‑stinting problematic and may shrink usable battery capacity for the six‑hour race, possibly forcing an extra pit […]

The World Endurance Championship resumes at Lone Star Le Mans this weekend, with the Circuit of The Americas hosting the fourth of four remaining races in the 2026 season. Toyota versus BMW: The Hypercar Duel At the season’s midpoint Toyota and BMW lead the Hypercar drivers’ standings, each having secured victories across the opening four events. […]

A six‑hour endurance showdown will hit Austin’s Circuit of the Americas from 4 to 6 September as teams lock horns in the Lone Star Le Mans to chase 2026 World Endurance Championship titles. Hypercar Clash Intensifies on the Lone Star Track BMW and Toyota return to COTA with their flagship 1.6‑liter vapor‑fueled hypercars, demanding a superior aerodynamic […]