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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New qualifying format to provide more entertainment in 2013]]></title>
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One of the key underlying principles of the FIA World Endurance Championship is the provision of entertainment: for its global fan base, which is rapidly growing day by day, and also for its multi-national grid of top class entrants who are all competing for World Championship titles.

 

It was with this in mind that a new system of qualifying was introduced for 2013, a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/new-qualifying-format-to-provide-more-entertainment-in-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 10:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spa debut for Toyota Racing's updated TS030 HYBRID]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ TOYOTA Racing’s 2013-specification TS030 HYBRID will make its race debut in this weekend’s Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
 
After finishing third and fourth in the Six Hours of Silverstone earlier this month with the 2012-specification TS030 HYBRID, the team will bring one updated car to Belgium.
 
The #7 car of Alex Wurz ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/spa-debut-for-toyota-racing-s-updated-ts030-hybrid-434431/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Starworks Motorsport confirms withdrawal from 2013 FIA WEC]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fort Lauderdale - Starworks Motorsport is extremely disappointed to announce that it will not be taking part in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Peter Baron, team owner, explains “Quite simply, the funds for the team to participate in the prestigious series did not materialize in time. We counted on this program happening and passed on a few less attractive programs. 

We ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/starworks-motorsport-confirms-withdrawal-from-2013-fia-wec/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aston Martin confirms two additional WEC drivers ahead of Silverstone]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gaydon - Aston Martin Racing’s FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign begins at the Six Hours of Silverstone on 13/14 April and, following a successful outing at the 12 Hours of Sebring last month, Paul Dalla Lana (CA) and Pedro Lamy (PT) will now join the team for the 2013 season.

For the opening round at Silverstone, Darren Turner (GB) and Stefan Mücke (D) will be joined in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/aston-martin-confirms-two-additional-wec-drivers-ahead-of-silverstone/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Audi launches title defense in the new season]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ingolstadt -  Last year, Audi won the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Silverstone. April 14 will mark the beginning of the title defense objective with the further developed Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid sports car at the 6-hour race on the tradition-steeped English race track.
 
It will be the first race of the 2013 WEC season but the second sports car event for Audi ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/audi-launches-title-defense-in-the-new-season/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Krohn Racing introduces new team driver at 6 Hours of Silverstone]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Krohn Racing is back for another exciting season of racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), starting with the inaugural 2013 race, the 6 Hours of Silverstone, April 12-14, 2013. Team owner/driver, Tracy W. Krohn, and longtime teammate, Nic Jönsson, will pair with Ferrari 458 test driver, Maurizio Mediani.

Mediani tested with Krohn Racing at both Road Atlanta and NOLA ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/krohn-racing-introduces-new-team-driver-at-6-hours-of-silverstone/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greaves Motorsport reveals their driver line up for Silverstone 6H]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Greaves Motorsport is pleased to confirm their driver line up for the 6 Hours of Silverstone, the opening round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.

The race will be held on Sunday 14th April, utilising the Grand Prix configuration of the famous Northamptonshire circuit.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/greaves-motorsport-reveals-their-driver-line-up-for-silverstone-6h/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Olaf Manthey ready to lead Porsche back to glory in WEC and at Le Mans]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/olaf-manthey-ready-to-lead-porsche-back-to-glory-in-wec-and-at-le-mans/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[It was on the eve of the FIA World Endurance Championship official tests that Porsche unveiled its new 911 RSR. There were no guests or bling-bling presentation, but just a cozy ceremony with Hartmut Kristen, Olaf Manthey and the six Porsche AG Team Manthey drivers: Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Patrick Pilet, Jörg Bergmeister, Richard Lietz and Marc Lieb.  The german constructor is ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/olaf-manthey-ready-to-lead-porsche-back-to-glory-in-wec-and-at-le-mans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Porsche AG unveils the new 911 RSR ]]></title>
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Stuttgart. Porsche has developed a new GT race car for the World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans 24 Hours. The new 911 RSR is characterised by consequent lightweight design and sophisticated aerodynamics. The exceptional vehicle styling honours a very special anniversary: From a bird’s eye perspective, the numbers 50 and 911 are visible. These stand for 50 years of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/porsche-ag-unveils-the-new-911-rsr/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[6 Hours of Silverstone launched in London]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some of the teams and drivers that will compete in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone on the 12-14 April wowed the capital of the United Kingdom today with a photo call and media event in the centre of London. 

With the iconic Tower Bridge as a back drop the Strakka Racing HPD-Honda LMP1, the Aston Martin Racing Vantage V8 LMGTE and RAM Racing’s ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/6-hours-of-silverstone-launched-in-london/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dominik Kraihamer will race with Lotus LMP2]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dominik Kraihamer is going to compete with Lotus in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship. The 23-year-old Austrian will drive alongside German Thomas Holzer in the Lotus T128 sports car #32.

Kraihamer is a young and talented race driver, who has gained experience in FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and also at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. 

“Dodo” ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/dominik-kraihamer-will-race-with-lotus-lmp2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kobayashi joins Ferrari for a season in FIA-WEC]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kamui Kobayashi is joining the ranks of Scuderia Ferrari, which makes him the first Asian driver to play his part in the history of the Prancing Horse. 

It’s an honour for me to become part of the Ferrari family.Kamui Kobayashi
The Japanese driver will take part in GT races, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) thus strengthening the team of drivers on the Ferrari ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/kobayashi-joins-ferrari-for-a-season-in-fia-wec/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Baguette, Plowman and Gonzalez to share OAK Racing's #35 Morgan LM P2 in WEC]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The championship’s ultra-competitive LM P2 class has prompted the team to field two equally strong driver line-ups for its pair of Morgan LM P2s. 

Each will be relying on the already proven package of Morgan chassis – designed and built by OAK Racing’s manufacturer department Onroak Automotive – Nissan engines and Dunlop tyres, with whom OAK Racing has renewed its official partnership ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/baguette-plowman-and-gonzalez-to-share-oak-racing-s-35-morgan-lm-p2-in-wec/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pla, Brundle and Heinemeier Hansson to share OAK Racing’s #24 Morgan LM P2 in WEC]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[OAK Racing is pleased to announce that Olivier Pla, Alex Brundle and David Heinemeier Hansson will team-up for this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship aboard the French squad’s #24 Morgan LM P2.
 
The strength of this season’s LM P2 class has been reflected in the high-calibre line-up that comprises drivers already familiar with the Onroak Automotive designed and built chassis ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/pla-brundle-and-heinemeier-hansson-to-share-oak-racing-s-24-morgan-lm-p2-in-wec/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota Racing unveils updated TS030 Hybrid - video]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TOYOTA Racing today unveiled the revised TS030 HYBRID car which will spearhead the team’s quest for victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this season.
 
Following a successful roll-out earlier this month, TOYOTA Racing begins the first full test of the 2013-specification TS030 HYBRID at Paul Ricard in southern France tomorrow.
 
After an ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/toyota-racing-unveils-updated-ts030-hybrid-video-431837/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kobayashi to test Ferrari sports car ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Feb.12 (GMM)  Kamui Kobayashi looks set to continue his motor racing career in Le Mans-style sports car racing.

After three full seasons in F1, the popular and exciting Japanese lost his Sauber race seat for 2013 and failed to find refuge elsewhere.

Media reports say he will test for the Ferrari-linked AF Corse sports car team in Spain this week.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/kobayashi-to-test-ferrari-sports-car/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stefan Mücke returns as works driver for Aston Martin Racing]]></title>
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Berlin/London - The aimed goals are the title of the long track world championship WEC and
the win at the 24 hours of Le Mans: The German sports car pilot Stefan Mücke planned a lot for the
motor sports season 2013, where he will be on start being a works driver for Aston Martin in the
sixth year already. Like 2012, the 31 year old Berlin will be behind the wheel of the Aston ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/stefan-m-cke-returns-as-works-driver-for-aston-martin-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Senna with Aston Martin in WEC and Le Mans]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Underlining the success of its return to GT racing in 2012 and its commitment to the WEC, the team has confirmed a four-car entry into the series; two Vantage GTEs in both the LMGTE Pro and Am classes.

Entry into the series means that each of the four V8-powered Vantage GTEs will compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the third round of the FIA WEC on 22nd-23rd June, making this the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/senna-with-aston-martin-in-wec-and-le-mans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Senna moves to the WEC and Le Mans with Aston Martin ]]></title>
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Former Formula One driver Bruno Senna will race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Aston Martin Racing (AMR). The Brazilian will also contest the full season of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA) in the one of the Gulf-liveried AMR V8-powered Vantage GTEs.  

It will not be the first time that Senna has taken on the Le Mans challenge. In 2009, he drove for the Oreca Matmut – ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/senna-moves-to-the-wec-and-le-mans-with-aston-martin/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mission title defence: Audi nominates driver line-ups for World Endurance Championship]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ingolstadt/Paris, February 1, 2013 - Audi has established powerful driver pairings for its commitment in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The respective entries were confirmed today by the Selection Committee of the ACO and the FIA. 

Three Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars will be competing at the Spa 6 Hours and the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2013. At each of the six other WEC rounds ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/mission-title-defence-audi-nominates-driver-line-ups-for-world-endurance-championship/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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