Kubica to drive in Daytona 24 Hours
Date published:
January 7 2021
It has been announced that Robert Kubica will drive in the upcoming Daytona 24 Hours in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Alongside being a reserve driver for
Alfa Romeo, Kubica spent 2020 driving for BMW in DTM, picking up one podium and scoring 20 points.
With the manufacturer withdrawing from the series though, the Pole was left without a seat for 2021.
It has now been confirmed that, for the race in Daytona at least, he will join the IMSA SportsCar Championship for the High Class LMP2 squad
“This is a new challenge and experience for me, as I have been focusing mainly on sprint races in the past,” Kubica said as per
Briscoe lands Ferrari berth at Daytona
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Duval: Drivers only praise Formula E because they are paid to race in it Autosport 24/12/2020 © LAT Images Duval: Drivers praise FE as they are paid to race in it
Le Mans 24 Hours winner Loic Duval believes the only reason drivers speak highly of Formula E is because they are paid to compete in the championship.
Duval competed in the first three seasons of Formula E during its Gen1 era with Dragon Racing, before departing the series after the 2016-17 campaign to race in the DTM with Audi.
Over the years, the French driver has accumulated experience in a wide variety of cars, including LMP1, DPi, Class One and Super Formula machinery, and will race in the top category of the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year with JDC-Miller Motorsports.
Aston Martin exits WEC and ends GTE Pro programme Autosport 23/12/2020 © LAT Images Aston Martin ends WEC GTE Pro programme
Aston Martin has axed its GTE Pro programme and will not defend its World Endurance Championship drivers and manufacturers titles or its Le Mans 24 Hours crown in 2021.
The British manufacturer has ended its official campaign with the Prodrive-run works team in order to switch the strategic focus of its Vantage GT motorsport programme to concentrate on customer operations , according to the statement announcing its withdrawal.
The decision brings an end to a run of factory participation in the GTE Pro class of the WEC by Aston dating back to the rebirth of the series in 2012.
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shares
FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023.
The German manufacturer will contest the series under the new LMDh regulations, eschewing the much-vaunted hypercar category that has already attracted entries from Toyota and Peugeot.
The new LMDh category – essentially a replacement for the WEC’s existing LMP2 category – allows for hybrid drivetrain and bodystyle freedoms which must be married to a spec chassis from one of four suppliers.
The confirmation will see Porsche return to the
Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 2017, a race it has dominated with 19 outright victories.
The new LMDh regulations will also form the basis of endurance racing in the United States, the IMSA SportsCar Championship adopting the FIA rules.
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