Toyota’s Yuichi Nakayama substitutes Ben Barnicoat for 6H Spa

Caleb eyes Supercars seat following Bathurst 6-hour

Cootamundra’s Caleb Hefren had a day out on Easter Sunday after taking part in the Bathurst 6-hour race. Photo: Brittany Hefren. Racers from around the globe dream of taking on Mount Panorama and Cootamundra’s Caleb Hefren has made it a reality. Mr Hefren secured a seat as a support driver with RPM86’s Tony Prior and his speedy Toyota 86 as part of the Bathurst 6-hour event on the Easter long weekend. “I’ve been running in the Toyota 86 Scholars…

BMW downsizes line-ups for Spa

The IMSA/World Endurance Championship date clash next month between WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Spa-Francorchamps has prompted some shuffling of driving line-ups among WEC teams. While Penske Porsche Motorsports is bringing in two new drivers for the Spa race, BMW M Team WRT has opted to compete with two drivers in its pair of M Hybrid V8 entries. Dries Vanthoor and Sheldon van der Linde will race in California with RLL, leaving Kevin Ma…

Toyota’s Yuichi Nakayama substitutes Ben Barnicoat for 6H Spa

Akkodis ASP has confirmed Toyota driver Yuichi Nakayama to substitute Ben Barnicoat at the 6 Hours of Spa amidst his ongoing injury recovery. The Super GT and Super Formula star will take part in his FIA World Endurance Championship debut on 8-10 May at Spa-Francorchamps. Barnicoat’s mountain-biking injury took place just before the 12 Hours of Sebring on 13-15 March, leading for the Lexus factory driver to miss out on the Sebring-based IMSA Spo…

Nakayama Steps into No. 78 Lexus Lineup at Spa

Photo: Akkodis ASP Team Yuichi Nakayama will make his FIA World Endurance Championship debut at the third round of the season at Spa-Francorchamps, stepping into the lineup for the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus RC F GT3 in place of Ben Barnicoat. The Japanese driver will team up with Arnold Robin and Finn Gehrsitz at the Ardennes circuit, taking the seat occupied by Esteban Masson at the recent 6 Hours of Imola. Nakayama is the second driver to …

Porsche Confirms Müller & Wehrlein For Spa

Porsche Confirms Müller & Wehrlein For Spa