The German team intends to field two Ford Mustang GT3s in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the new LMGT3 category.

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Hyundai has announced plans to enter endurance racing* with a Hypercar programme centred on its premium Genesis brand. This decision heralds a new era for the South Korean manufacturer as it looks to strengthen its image as a purveyor of high performance and technological innovation.

<h2>Hypercar &ndash; a strategic choice for Genesis</h2>

In a statement, Hyundai points out that the project is not only a sporting endeavour, but a strategic step &lsquo;as part of a broader vision for the future of mobility&rsquo;. Following a thorough analysis of the options in various spheres of motorsport competition, the firm chose Hypercar (via an LMDh programme) which offers the possibility of using hybrid technologies and powerful combustion engines. The programme was identified as offering the best opportunity for Hyundai to showcase the cutting-edge technology and trailblazing design of Genesis.

Hypercar has rapidly become an ideal platform for any manufacturer looking to gain a foothold in endurance. With several major manufacturers committed to Hypercar programmes, Genesis will have the opportunity to rub shoulders with a host of elite competitors, especially at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French endurance classic is the ultimate showcase where performance, reliability and innovation are tested under the toughest conditions.

The South Korean carmaker is also looking to develop technologies that will have a direct impact on its furture production models. Hypercar is viewed as the perfect development platform for new mobility solutions harnessing performance and sustainability, a combination that Genesis intends to build into its road cars in the near future.

Hyundai has yet to reveal when it hopes the Hypercar will make its race d&eacute;but or any details of the chassis it will be based on.

*Subject to invitation by the FIA WEC and 24 Hours of Le Mans selection committee.

Hyundai set to enter 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA WEC with Genesis

The FIA World Endurance Championship will make a stop in Asia for the 6 Hours of Fuji, the seventh of eight rounds on this season's calendar. The three-way battle between Toyota, Porsche and Ferrari for the championship title is sure to see sparks fly on the track!

The 2024 6 Hours of Fuji is&nbsp;scheduled on the heels of <a href="https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/fia-wec-af-corse-wins-lone-star-le-mans-58930" target="_blank">Lone Star Le Mans won by AF Corse&#39;s #83&nbsp;Ferrari 499P</a>. This&nbsp;unique&nbsp;4,563-km circuit is located approximately&nbsp;100 km from Tokyo and boasts a stunning 1.5-km straight, fast corners and several serpentine sections. This particular race is one of the most emblematic on the calendar with Mt. Fuji serving as&nbsp;a breathtaking backdrop to throngs of wildly enthusiastic Japanese fans.

<h2>Toyota Gazoo Racing, the king of its domain</h2>

TOYOTA GAZOO&nbsp;Racing will be looking to dominate at&nbsp;home and extend its series&nbsp;of nine wins at this&nbsp;circuit. At Lone Star Le Mans, the #7&nbsp;Toyota GR010 Hybrid reached the second step on the podium, earning the marque the top spot and an 11-point lead on Porsche in the provisional championship standings.

For&nbsp;Kamui Kobayashi (#7&nbsp;Toyota driver), this race is especially significant:&quot;Everyone in the team is looking forward to our home race. It is very important; after Le Mans, Fuji is the second most significant race of the season for us. As a Japanese driver and as a Japanese manufacturer, competing in Fuji is very important, plus it&rsquo;s great to meet our Japanese fans. We have always been strong there and we have a fantastic record, with nine wins. Of course, we want to keep that successful run going in front of our fans, partners and colleagues.&quot;

<h2>Porsche Penske Motorsport still in the race</h2>

Despite a disappointing result at Lone Star Le Mans, Andr&eacute; Lotterer/K&eacute;vin Estre/Laurens Vanthoor and&nbsp;Porsche Penske Motorsport retain&nbsp;the lead in the championship&nbsp; Lotterer&nbsp;feels highly motivated going in to this round.&quot;It was the first race weekend this year where not everything went perfectly. Despite that, we earned some important points. We&rsquo;re still leading the drivers&rsquo; championship. Next up is Fuji. I&rsquo;ve spent many years in Japan, so it&rsquo;s a home race for me.&quot;

Third at Lone Star Le Mans is&nbsp;AF Corse&#39;s #50 Ferrari&nbsp;499P,&nbsp;currently third in the championship, trails Toyota by only&nbsp;19 points. Antonio Fuoco​:&quot;We&rsquo;ll have to give our absolute best in Japan, as the battle for both the Driver&rsquo;s and Manufacturer&rsquo;s world championships remains wide open.&quot;&nbsp;Nicklas Nielsen:&quot;The goal in Japan is to win as many points as possible.The race will be challenging, not only because the track isn&rsquo;t the best fit for our car&rsquo;s characteristics, but also due to the formidable competition. his year, though, as well as winning at Le Mans, we have continued to improve and get to know the 499P, so we line up confident and ready to do our best.&quot;&nbsp;

<h4>The&nbsp;FIA Endurance Hypercar Manufacturers Championship Top 5:</h4>

1. Toyota &ndash; 147 points 
2. Porsche &ndash; 136 points 
3. Ferrari &ndash; 128 points 
4. Alpine &ndash; 37 points 
5. BMW &ndash; 31 points

<h2>Manthey PureRxcing on its way to winning the title</h2>

In the LMGT3 category, Manthey PureRxcing is on its way to securing the title with the #92&nbsp;Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 thanks to a 28-point lead on Manthey EMA&#39;s #91&nbsp;Porsche. The #92 is a favourite&nbsp;to win at Fuji, but Heart of Racing&#39;s #27 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 proved virtually untouchable at Lone Star Le Mans.

Qualifying and the 2024&nbsp;6 Hours of&nbsp;Fuji will be streamed live&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href="https://discover.fiawec.tv/" target="_blank">official FIA WEC app</a>. Qualifying is set for Saturday&nbsp;at 07:20 local time. The start of the race will be given on Sunday 15 September at 02:00 (GMT).

Click here for the&nbsp;<a href="https://press.fiawec.com/assets/fileuploads/66/dd/66dd1b6370ecf.pdf" target="_blank">2024 6 Hours of Fuji entry list</a>.

FIA WEC – Toyota, Porsche and Ferrari face off again at upcoming 2024 6 Hours of Fuji

The Asian Le Mans Series continues to be a big hit with competitors as 44 cars are poised to take part in the 2024-25 season. Six major manufacturers will be represented in the GT class.

The 2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series grid will feature 11 LMP2 and six LMP3 prototypes, and 27 GTs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Six manufacturers are represented in the GT class: Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes and Porsche.

The 11 LMP2 entries include former champions such as Algarve Pro Racing&nbsp;(two cars), Nielsen Racing and DKR Engineering. Reigning GT champions Pure Rxcing are entering the LMP2 class with an Oreca 07-Gibson operated by TF Sport. Proton Competition, AF Corse, Inter Europol Competition and RD Limited complete the field.

Six Ligier JS P320-Nissans will compete in the final season of LMP3 before an upgrade is introduced. The six teams entered are Graff Racing, Inter Europol Competition, RLR MSport, Bretton Racing, Ultimate and High Class Racing.

The GT class is the largest contingent on the grid with no fewer than 27 cars &ndash; a 17% increase on last season&rsquo;s 23 entries. Several new teams are joining the championship. Two Aston Martin Vantage AMR Gt3s will take on seven Ferrari 296 GT3s, a Lamborghini Hurac&aacute;n GT3 EVO 2, two McLaren 720S GT3s, eight Mercedes AMG GT3 EVOs and seven Porsche 911 GT3 Rs. Triple Eight, the 2023-24 runners-up, will be back to try and go one better with a Mercedes AMG GT3 EVO. AF Corse is entering four Ferrari 296 GT3s with the other three fielded by Kessel Racing, Car Guy and Hong Kong-based outfit Absolute Racing. The teams running a Porsche 911 GT3 R are Manthey Racing (one car), Proton Competition (two), Car Collection (two), Origine (one) and Tsunami RT (one).

Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e5SO5oteP5k6lobDT8NeGoAHOgiVwgXo/view?pli=1" target="_blank">entry list</a>&nbsp;for the 2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series.

Pierre Fillon, President, Automobile Club de l&rsquo;Ouest:&nbsp;How pleasing it is to see that the Asian Le Mans Series will have a packed grid this season! Several prestigious teams are planning to enter the championship which is due to begin in Sepang in less than three months&rsquo; time. The action will then switch to the United Arab Emirates with four rounds in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It&rsquo;s all shaping up to be an exciting campaign. Roll on the opener in Malaysia on 7 December!

Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Lequien, CEO, ALMEM and LMEM:&nbsp;We are extremely pleased to announce a maximum sized grid for the Asian Le Mans Series this year. The series continues to provide a very attractive programme to both existing and new teams, including the welcome arrival of two Chinese teams Climax Racing and Origine. This season the Asian Le Mans Series has expanded to six 4-hour races, and we will continue to work with everyone involved to enable the series to continue to grow and evolve.

St&eacute;phane Ratel, Founder and CEO, SRO Motorsports Group:&nbsp;The Asian Le Mans Series&rsquo; very impressive 2024/25 entry list once again underlines motorsport&rsquo;s ever-increasing popularity across the continent following SRO&rsquo;s own record-breaking year there. Our partnership with the ACO is not outwardly visible but close collaboration and shared knowledge has undoubtedly contributed towards the success of this region&rsquo;s two biggest championships, which not only co-exist but actively support each other. Naturally, my eye is drawn to the 27 GT3 entries, some of which are Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS regulars, but the depth of the prototype classes is also worthy of note. Congratulations to Frederic Lequien and his Asian Le Mans Series team.

Head to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.asianlemansseries.com/" target="_blank">Asian Le Mans Series</a>&nbsp;official website for further information.&nbsp;

Asian Le Mans Series attracts 44-car grid for the 2024-25 season

The #83 Ferrari 499P fielded by AF Corse has tasted its first success of the season by winning Lone Star Le Mans, the sixth round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship.

AF Corse trio Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Robert Shwartzman clinched victory at the Circuit of the Americas in the #83 Ferrari 499P &ndash; amazingly, the sixth different winners in six races this season! The yellow Ferrari eclipsed the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Toyota Gazoo Racing by a mere 1.7 seconds &ndash; the second-closest finish in the history of the WEC. The #50 Ferrari 499P of Ferrari AF Corse rounded out the podium, with Cadillac Racing&rsquo;s #2 Cadillac V-Series.R and the #35 Alpine A424 of Alpine Endurance Racing completing the top five. The 2024 Lone Star Le Mans attracted 65,089 fans to the Austin, Texas, racetrack.

&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t describe what I am feeling,&rdquo; said a thrilled Yifei Ye.&nbsp;&ldquo;We began the weekend in the best possible way with a strong qualifying performance, and the race itself was flawless, with no mistakes from the team or us drivers. They are proud to be part of this extraordinary day for Ferrari, which has won in the FIA WEC and Formula One here in America and Italy. We have finally gained payback after the unfortunate race at Le Mans. This win repays us for so much effort and gives us confidence heading into the season&rsquo;s final two races.&rdquo;

Despite missing out on the win, Toyota now leads the provisional Championship standings, 11 points clear of Porsche and 19 ahead of Ferrari.

<h2>Flag-to-flag LMGT3 win for Heart Of Racing</h2>

After putting the #27 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 on LMGT3 pole, the Heart Of Racing Team led throughout to secure a stunning maiden FIA WEC success for Alex Riberas, Ian James and Daniel Mancinelli. They took the chequered flag with a 20.5-second advantage over the two Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3s of Manthey PureRxcing and Manthey EMA.

Manthey PureRxcing has extended its lead in the chase for the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams to 28 points over Manthey EMA and 34 over Team WRT.

Check out the full 2024 Lone Star Le Mans results&nbsp;<a href="http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.

The FIA WEC now heads to Asia for the 6 Hours of Fuji on 15 September.

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Proton Competition has announced the following crews for its Ford Mustangs: Ryan Hardwick, Zacharie Robichon&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ben Barker&nbsp;will share the&nbsp;#77. Giorgio Roda, Mikkel Pedersen&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dennis Olsen&nbsp;will drive&nbsp;the&nbsp;#88.

Proton Competition owner Christian Ried: &quot;We are entering this new era with talented drivers who have been part&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Proton family for a long while and know our team well. They have a great deal of experience in a variety of&nbsp;championships. They will help us along with our partner, Ford, to be successful in the&nbsp;FIA WEC.&quot;

In the LMGT3 category, Ford will take on&nbsp;BMW (Team WRT), Ferrari (Vista AF Corse), McLaren (United Autosports), Chevrolet Corvette&nbsp;(TF Sport), Lamborghini (Iron Lynx and&nbsp;Iron Dames), Lexus (AKKODIS ASP Team), Porsche (Manthey EMA and&nbsp;Manthey PUREXCING) and&nbsp;Aston Martin (Heart of Racing Team and&nbsp;D&rsquo;STATION Racing).&nbsp;

The German outfit will also compete in the&nbsp;Hypercar category with&nbsp;a&nbsp;Porsche 963. Harry Tincknell has already been confirmed to take the wheel.

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