Karishma Persad, Author at Pit Debrief

Lando Norris hails a “very special” Goodwood run inthe McLaren MCL-HY as the marque readies its 2027 FIA WEC Hypercar debut season.

Norris hails “very special” Goodwood debut for McLaren MCL-HY

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Lando Norris relished the opportunity to drive McLaren Racing’s new MCL-HY during its first global public appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The reigning Formula 1 World Champion guided the striking papaya prototype up the famous 1.86-kilometre hill in West Sussex on 10 July. McLaren Driver Development Programme member Grégoire Saucy also completed demonstration…

Will Stevens and Kobe Pauwels celebrate São Paulo poles after standout 2026 WEC Hyperpole laps for Cadillac and Aston Martin at Interlagos.

Stevens and Pauwels celebrate Cadillac and Aston Martin 2026 WEC poles at São Paulo

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Will Stevens and Kobe Pauwels celebrated standout Hyperpole performances after securing the two class pole positions for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo. Stevens delivered his quickest lap at the end of the Hypercar shootout to lead a Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA front-row lockout. The British driver recorded a…

Will Stevens leads a Cadillac front-row lockout at 2026 WEC São Paulo, beating Jack Aitken in a fiercely close Hyperpole and Qualifying.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | Qualifying & Hyperpole | Hypercar | Stevens leads Cadillac front-row lockout

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Will Stevens secured pole position for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo as Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA locked out the Hypercar front row at Interlagos after a close Qualifying. The British driver produced a 1m23.041s on his final Hyperpole lap in the #12 Cadillac V-Series.R, edging team-mate Jack Aitken…

Kobe Pauwels takes LMGT3 pole for Aston Martin at 2026 São Paulo, beating Lin Hodenius by 0.199s in only his second FIA WEC appearance.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | Qualifying & Hyperpole | LMGT3 | Pauwels delivers Aston Martin pole

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Kobe Pauwels secured LMGT3 pole position for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo with a commanding Hyperpole performance for Heart of Racing Team. The Belgian recorded a 1m33.350s in the #23 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3, beating Lin Hodenius in the #79 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG by 0.199s. Pauwels claimed…

Alpine tops 2026 WEC São Paulo FP3 with Victor Martins, while Iron Lynx leads Akkodis ASP after an LMGT3 dead heat at Interlagos in Brazil.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | FP3 | Martins tops closely matched final practice

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Victor Martins placed Alpine Endurance Team at the top of the final Free Practice (FP3) session for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, setting the fastest lap of the weekend before Saturday afternoon’s qualifying sessions. Martins recorded a 1m24.038s in the No. 36 Alpine A424 to beat the No….

Augusto Farfus targets a home FIA WEC podium at Interlagos as Team WRT looks to revive its LMGT3 season in São Paulo this weekend.

Farfus wants to leave São Paulo “with a smile” after home struggles in WEC

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Augusto Farfus hopes to reverse his difficult home record when he contests the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of São Paulo with Team WRT. The 42-year-old Brazilian has started two FIA WEC races at Interlagos but has scored only one point at the circuit. He finished 10th in 2024 before another disappointing…

Genesis leads São Paulo FP2 for its first 2026 FIA WEC session benchmark, while Akkodis ASP locks out the top two spots in LMGT3 class.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | FP2 | Genesis tops session for first time

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Genesis Magma Racing topped an FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) session for the first time as Mathieu Jaminet set the overall pace during Free Practice 2 (FP2) for the 2026 Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo. Jaminet recorded a 1m24.271s in the No. 19 Genesis GMR-001 to beat Marco Sørensen’s No. 009 Aston Martin Valkyrie…

Nikita Bedrin leads Friday GB3 testing at the Red Bull Ring, as Oliver Wheldon seals second place on another strong debut showing.

2026 | GB3 | Red Bull Ring | Testing | Bedrin leads VRD one-two on Friday

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VRD Racing’s Nikita Bedrin ended Friday fastest as 2026 GB3 Championship pre-event testing concluded at the Red Bull Ring. The championship leader set a 1m24.525s during the first of the day’s three sessions before also leading Session 2. His morning benchmark placed him 0.245s ahead of VRD testing newcomer Oliver Wheldon in the combined order,…

Harry Tincknell leads 2026 WEC São Paulo FP1 for Aston Martin by 0.024s, while Maxime Martin puts Iron Lynx fastest in LMGT3 at Interlagos.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | FP1 | Aston Martin pips Ferrari by 0.024s

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Harry Tincknell placed the No. 007 Aston Martin Valkyrie at the top of the Hypercar order during the opening Free Practice session for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of São Paulo in Brazil. Tincknell recorded a 1m25.457s lap around Interlagos to beat the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P by only…

The No. 69 WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO will carry a vibrant Brazil-inspired livery at this weekend’s 2026 FIA WEC round in São Paulo.

No. 69 WRT BMW reveals Brazil-inspired livery for 6 Hours of São Paulo

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As reported by Sportscar365, the No. 69 WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO will continue its rotation of one-off liveries with a Brazil-inspired design at this weekend’s 6 Hours of São Paulo. Anthony McIntosh will share the LMGT3 entry with BMW factory driver Dan Harper and Canadian racer Parker Thompson during the fourth round of the…