World Endurance Championship
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The World Endurance Championship (WEC) is the pinnacle of sports car racing. From the road-legal supercars in the LMGTE-Am class driven by professional and amateur drivers, to the purpose-built spec prototypes of the LMP2 class aimed at showcasing driver and team skills, and the high-tech hypercars driven by top-tier drivers and supported by large manufacturers, WEC offers it all. Close racing, strategic decision-making, cutting-edge hybrid power plants, night driving, teams, drivers, and cars pushing their limits for hours on end — you'll find it all at WEC.
The WEC's data sharing policy enables a deeper insight into the development of the sport, the unique challenges it presents, and how different teams and drivers tackle them. The scientific data analysis provided on this website helps us understand the reasons behind the races' progression and their outcomes.
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Toyota won the 2023 championship with ease. Could they have gone even faster?
Bahrain was the final race for the LMP2 class in WEC. What are the factors that determined the finishing order?
Just how close was the battle in the LMGTE Am class in Bahrain and how does that compare to the other WEC classes and to F1
Race analysis tool and a model of the finishing order in the season finale.
The Glikenhaus team are leaving WEC. A look back, through the data, at their performance over the last three years.
How did Corvette Racing's car #33 do the 6 Hours of Fuji on one less stop for fuel than all of its competitors?
What determined the finishing order in the closest LMGTE Am race so far in 2023?
Who was hot and who was not in the Hypercar class at Fuji?
Was Ferrari further behind Toyota at Fuji than it was at Monza and how did their relative performance vary over the elapsed season?
What were the factors that determined the finishing order in the LMGTE class at Monza?
What are the factors that determined the finishing order in the hypercar class at Monza?
Porsche is the company with the strongest record in endurance racing, yet the 963 has not reached any higher than the lowest step of the podium in WEC. We look for trends in the data from the elapsed 2023 season to try and understand how close the 963 is to its first victory.
The dice that undid all the good work. Lessons from the Iron * race at Monza
(published on 12.July.2023)
The Iron Dames car took pole position with ease and kept the strong pace during the race. Yet it finished fifth in class. We analyse the data from the 6 Hours of Monza, 2023 to understand why.
The winning #33 Corvette racing car went from first to last and back to first again. How did the rest of the field compare to them?
Is there any difference in the pace maintained by racing drivers during daytime and nighttime racing? We analysed the data from the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans to answer this question. There is a significant difference, with an intriguing variation observed across the field.
We analysed the way the battle for overall victory developed and what factors decided its outcome. The strategy mistakes, the predictably unpredictable weather in the Ardennes, fundamental car design concept, and outright pace all played a role.
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