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With two German powerhouses already preparing for the WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, is there a chance that BMW and Mercedes will make their return to one of the top prototype classes?

Porsche finally releases photos of its long-awaited LMP1 contender.

Eight hours of practice will take place.

The successful pair will form a partnership to design and build an all-new LMP1 for Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship.

Prior to the official opening day of the 90th anniversary of the Le Mans 24 Hours, several teams and drivers will take part in the official test day including the return of Renault with their new Alpine.

Testing runs from 0900 – 1800 hours (with a break between 1300-1400 h) and is open to the race’s 56 entrants plus some special invitational cars.

The start of the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours will be given in three weeks time on Saturday 22nd June. Friday, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, creator and organiser since 1923 of the greatest endurance event in the world, celebrated the 90th anniversary...

Interview with FIA WEC Race Director Eduardo Freitas who has over 30 years of experience and has the respect of the drivers and the teams.

The teams entered for the 2013 Le Mans 24 hours have announced the names of the three drivers who will relay one another in their cars. The list in question is a particularly high-quality one for the 90th anniversary of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Micro-tube radiator optimizes airflow of Audi R18 e-tron quattro.

Benoît Tréluyer and his two co-drives André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler celebrated their first win of the WEC season at Spa-Francorchamps. Now they will focus on the premier endurance race: the 24 Hours of Le Mans!

The race ended in an Audi one, two, three and a Ferrari double in LM GTE as the Italian cars triumphed in both Pro and Am.

2012 champions André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler lead an Audi Sport R18 Audi e-tron quattro 1-2-3 finish in the 6 Hours of Spa race in Belgium.

It was a fine race for GT cars and the perfect dress rehearsal for the next round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship and the biggest sportscar race in the world – the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Live race coverage from Spa-Francorchamps.

There will be a 20 minute warm up session at 09:00 tomorrow morning with the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps getting underway at 14:30.

The Aston Martin Vantage achieved an average of 2:21.265, just three hundredths of a second ahead of the 8Star Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia of Matteo Malucelli and Rui Aguas.

The surprise of the session was the No.12 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota of Neel Jani, Nick Heidfeld and Nicolas Prost which was 4th fastest, 1.029s behind the lead Audi but ahead of both works Toyotas.

The qualifying sessions to determine the grid at seven of the eight rounds. The 24 Hours of Le Mans continue with its traditional qualifying system.

The two-time Daytona 500 winner and Advisory board member of Motorsport.com, Michael Waltrip celebrates his 50th birthday today, April 30th 2013.

Iconic circuit and unique atmosphere for reigning world champion Benoît Tréluyer and his team-mates at Spa-Francorchamp

Toyota’s position as world leader in hybrid vehicle technology was emphasized earlier this month when the company passed the 5 million mark for sales of hybrid road cars.

The driver line-up for Le Mans will remain the same as at Spa except for Richie Stanaway who will be replaced in France by American Le Mans Series racer, Bill Auberlen, who celebrated victory at Long Beach last week.

Three e-tron quattros will be on track together for the first time.

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After the first World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Silverstone, the entries for Spa have six hour endurance has increased.

Head of Development Wolfgang Dürheimer: “"Reaction to the increasing demands”." Audi Sport optimizes its organizational structure; DTM and Le Mans Prototype areas reinforced.

The long-time Porsche duo will be responsible for the bulk of testing for the LMP1.

The German team takes the lead on the route to Le Mans, which began this weekend in front of 35,000 spectators in the Silverstone 6 Hours, the opening round of the WEC. The European Le Mans Series had a 3-hour race.

On April 3rd, the news that Mark Webber may leave Formula One at the end of 2013 was a rumor. Now it seems that apparently the Australian will join Porsche to take on the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Very close finish in the season opening FIA World Endurance Championship race at historic Silverstone. It was a battle between the two Audi R18 e-tron quattros in the closing minutes.

In the manufacturer’s centenary year, and in front of its CEO Dr Ulrich Bez and hundreds of guests, friends and families, Aston Martin Racing today celebrated a dominant double victory in both the LMGTE categories at the 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Toyota, ADR Delta and Aston Martin all claim top spot for tomorrow’s UK race

In the LMGTE Pro category it was AF Corse’s Ferrari 458 Italias with best lap times

The 23-year-old American joins Patrick Bornhauser and Julien Canal at the French squad that has claimed GT class victories in sportscar racing’s blue riband event for the last three years.

Eric Thompson, the first driver to be honoured as he will be the first to be inducted into the Le Mans Drivers Hall of Fame

Once funds start to arrive South Florida team is going to start preparing for the 2014 WEC competition.

Benoît Tréluyer is also fully aware of the challenge that lies ahead as he seeks to defend his World Championship alongside #1 Audi crew-mates André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler.

Paul Dalla Lana (CA) and Pedro Lamy (PT) will now join the team for the 2013 season.

Audi expects a thrilling hybrid duel with Toyota. 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship starts at Silverstone.

Long period of testing and preparation has ended, now it's time to proceed to racing. The grid for Silverstone opening round is set.

Porsche has not ruled out signing Webber as Le Mans driver

The six-hour race at Silverstone Circuit is the inaugural World Endurance Championship round of 2013.

With alternative fuels and energies quite popular in racing these days (Le Mans has an extra, non-points awarding, entry devoted to exactly this), Motorsport.com thought it would be fun to explore the ultimate alternative energy sourced racer.

The 20 cars present in France now return to their individual bases to make their final preparations before heading to Silverstone in the UK.

Teams take to the Castellet to try out their machines before the season opener at Silverstone next month.

The joint Praga/Lotus project was unveiled on the Paul Ricard circuit during the WEC official test.

With works Porsche backing and official drivers, the German team manager is setting his sights high for the return to top level endurance racing.

The new GT race car for the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours is the 911 RSR: consequent lightweight design for 50th anniversary.

The 6 Hours of Silverstone will be the first real FIA WEC test of the year before the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, and the hybrid war between Audi and Toyota will be there too.

Endurance-Info’s Laurent Mercier recently sat down with Audi’s head of motorsport at Sebring to discuss the brand’s swan song victory at the 12 Hours and what the future holds for battles against Toyota and incoming Porsche.

After taking the Sebring 12 hour American Le Mans victory, Tréluyer prepares for the first race of the World Endurance Championship with Audi Sport at Silverstone.

Lotus is pleased to team up with Dominik Kraihamer and is looking forward to working with him in the 2013 season.

Since the final round of the 2012 season Audi and its drivers have remained flat-out. Benoît Tréluyer prepares for the 2013 season with his first test of the year in Sebring, Florida -- a non-points event on the WEC calendar.

Before the FIA World Endurance Championship teams take on their own series title fight this year, some of them will contest the always demanding for both machinery and drivers event: The Twelve Hours of Sebring!

The former Japanese F1 driver is set to join Ferrari for GT racing.

FIA President Jean Todt has several series to oversee plus other duties including the Action For Road Safety program.

The ACO has called a press conference for this Friday and could answer many questions about Renault's potential involvement at Le Mans.