Fifty years after its first win and even a one-two-three at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ford is returning to endurance with two models of the Ford GT in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) and two others in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship...but with four at Le Mans.

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The FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) will celebrate a memorable landmark this weekend (26-28 September 2025) at the 6 Hours of Fuji. And the 100th race in the championship’s history could prove to be crucial in the battle for the 2025 title waged by Ferrari, Porsche and Toyota.

The emblematic Japanese racetrack in the shadows of Mount Fuji will stage the penultimate round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship season &ndash; a race that has all the makings of a historic event. Although Toyota will be determined to return to winning ways on their home patch, Ferrari are in the box seat to wrap up the world title. But after clinching a win at Lone Star Le Mans, Porsche is not ready to give up the fight just yet.

Since the inaugural FIA WEC season in 2012, the 6 Hours of Fuji has been a mainstay of the championship. The iconic 4.563-km Fuji Speedway is one of the most impressive of all FIA WEC venues with Hypercars topping 330&nbsp;kph on the 1.475-km long straight.

<h2>Toyota looking to bounce back</h2>

Toyota is historically the most successful manufacturer on its own track, with nine wins in eleven years. Confidence in the Japanese camp is, however, at a low ebb. For the first time since it stepped into endurance, it has endured a six-race barren spell without a single podium. It will be looking to the home crowd to spur it to success and prevent Ferrari from inheriting its world crown.&nbsp;&ldquo;After Le Mans, this is our most important race and one where we really want to perform well,&rdquo; said Toyota Gazoo Racing driver and Team Principal Kamui Kobayashi.&nbsp;&ldquo;So far this year, we are struggling but I hope we can achieve something special on our home track because we have been quite strong there in the past. We will perform to our maximum and hopefully our Japanese fans will be able to enjoy an exciting weekend and a great result for Toyota Gazoo Racing.&rdquo;

<h2>Ferrari closing in, Porsche still in the hunt</h2>

Unbeaten in the manufacturers&rsquo; title race for the past six seasons, Toyota sees its domination under threat from Ferrari. The Prancing Horse could well settle matters this weekend provided it withstands the pressure from the revitalised Porsche 963. The trio of Estre, Vanthoor and Campbell offered the German firm its first win of the year in Texas and returns to Japan with strong hopes of repeating last season&rsquo;s performance.&nbsp;&ldquo;We&rsquo;re determined to build on that success and keep closing the gap in the manufacturers&rsquo; standings&rdquo;, said Porsche Motorsport Vice President Thomas Laudenbach.

&ldquo;Three weeks ago at COTA, we were back on the podium with our #50 499P: that result was valuable for our morale as drivers, and for the points we secured for Ferrari,&rdquo; said driver Antonio Fuoco.&nbsp;&ldquo;We approach the 6 Hours of Fuji determined to remain frontrunners, even though we know this Japanese circuit could prove one of the toughest for the 499P, as we have seen in recent years.&rdquo;

Check out the full entry list for the 2025 6 Hours of Fuji <a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/ecm-prod/assets/1/course/4936/2025-fia-wec-6-hours-of-fuji-provisional-entry-list-v2_d1f6d1.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.

<h2>FIA WEC reaches the 100-race landmark</h2>

The 2025 6 Hours of Fuji will not only be decisive for the title race; it will also be the one hundredth race is FIA WEC history. This symbolic milestone adds further shine to the sporting and historic aura of this eagerly awaited meet.

The race will start at 02:00 UTC on Sunday 28 September.

<a href="https://fiawec.tv/page/679a56921229db49627128a6" target="_blank">Watch all the action from the FIA World Endurance Championship</a>&nbsp;live or on demand with the FIA WEC TV official app! Don&rsquo;t miss a thing! Check out the app for further information.

FIA WEC set to hit century of races at Fuji

The no18 IDEC Sport Oreca won a dramatic Goodyear 4 Hours of Silverstone, Jamie Chadwick, Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella recording their third win of the season to put them back in contention for the 2025 ELMS title at the season finale in Portimão next month.

With over 110,000 people attending the three day event, the race was incident packed, with heavy rain that brought the race to an end 10-minutes early.

The no17 CLX Motorsport Ligier-Toyota crew of Paul Lanch&egrave;re, Adrien Closmenil and Theodor Jensen secured their fourth win of the season in the tricky conditions to claim the 2025 ELMS LMP3 Team and Driver titles with one race to go next month.

The LMP2 Pro/Am win was claimed by the no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca, with Kriton Lentoudis, Olli Caldwell and Alex Quinn standing on the top step of the podium for the second time in a row to extend their championship lead after a great battle in the difficult conditions with the no99 AO by TF and the no83 AF Corse Orecas.

The LMGT3 winners were the no50 Richard Mille by AF Corse Ferrari crew of Custodio Toledo, Riccardo Agostini and Lilou Wadoux. The 4 Hours of Le Castellet winners battled through from tenth place on the LMGT3 grid, with Wadoux facing a determined challenge from the no86 GR Racing Ferrari of Riccardo Pera. Pera had managed to get ahead of the no50 Ferrari when the race was red flagged due to track conditions and the no50 Ferrari was declared the winners due to the fact they were leading the lap before the race was stopped.

<a href="https://www.europeanlemansseries.com/race/4913?session=7756" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;for the provisional result from the Goodyear 4 Hours of Silverstone.

<h2>A decisive final in Portim&atilde;o</h2>

The season finale in Portugal will see the teams go head-to-head to decide who will lift the titles in LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am and LMGT3. Just seven points split the no48 VDS Panis Racing (81 pts), the no18 IDEC Sport (75pts) and no43 Inter Europol Competition (74pts) for the ELMS LMP2 title in next month&rsquo;s 4 Hours of Portimao.

The no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca holds a nine-point advantage on 91 points, with the no99 AO by TF Oreca on 82 points.

The no50 Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari leaves Silverstone with a 12 points advantage in the LMGT3 championship standings on 66 points, with the no59 Racing Spirit of L&eacute;man Aston Martin on 54 points, the no82 TF Sport Corvette on 52 points, the no85 Iron Dames Porsche and no57 Kessel Racing Ferrari on 47 points.

The 4 Hours of Portim&atilde;o will take place next month on Saturday 18 October.

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Young Frenchman Théo Pourchaire will make his maiden appearance at the wheel of the Peugeot 9X8 at the 2025 8 Hours of Bahrain before officially joining Team Peugeot TotalEnergies for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship.

The burgeoning career of 22-year-old Th&eacute;o Pourchaire has reached another milestone. The current development driver will replace Stoffel Vandoorne&nbsp;in the #94 Peugeot&nbsp;9X8 from the final round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign in Bahrain before stepping up to official works driver next season.

The 2022 FIA Formula Two champion discovered the French hypercar during the 2024 Rookie Test in Bahrain. His analytical capacity, rigorous approach and strong commitment convinced Peugeot Sport to appoint him as a test driver in 2025. This year has seen Pourchaire notch up numerous private tests and simulator sessions at the team&rsquo;s Satory facility. He also made his endurance d&eacute;but in LMP2, taking pole position at Imola (ELMS) and an eighth place in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

&ldquo;Th&eacute;o continues his learning process with the 9X8, and this race represents a logical step in his integration into the Hypercar program,&rdquo;&nbsp;said Peugeot Sport Technical Director&nbsp;Olivier Jansonnie.&nbsp;&ldquo;After a strong season in ELMS and steady progress, Th&eacute;o has shown that he has the qualities required to perform at the highest level of endurance racing.&nbsp; Making his WEC d&eacute;but in Bahrain naturally fits with his journey alongside the team.&rdquo;

Vandoorne will vacate his position after the 2025 6 Hours of Fuji.&nbsp;&ldquo;On behalf of Team Peugeot TotalEnergies, I would like to thank Stoffel for his professionalism, commitment, and all the experience he has shared with us over these two years. The whole team wishes him the very best for the future of his career,&rdquo;&nbsp;said Jansonnie.

Pourchaire will join Lo&iuml;c Duval&nbsp;and&nbsp;Malthe Jakobsen in the #94 Peugeot&nbsp;9X8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I am super happy &mdash; thank you to Team Peugeot TotalEnergies for making my dream of becoming a professional racing driver come true,&rdquo;&nbsp;beamed Pourchaire.&nbsp;&ldquo;I am proud to represent Peugeot, a brand with a rich motorsport history that has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. I can&rsquo;t wait to take the start of this legendary race in the top category behind the wheel of the Peugeot 9X8.&rdquo;

With this appointment, Peugeot is continuing its policy of encouraging budding talent. Pourchaire is the second driver named for 2026 after Nick Cassidy.

Peugeot picks Pourchaire for 2026 Hypercar seat

The entry list for the upcoming Asian Le Mans Series that begins in Sepang this December will feature a mammoth 48 full season entries across the three classes, the largest ever for the ALMS, with all three championship winning teams returning to defend their titles.

The LMP2 class has increased by nearly 50%, with 16 entries compared to 11 in the 2024/25 season.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a similar story in LMP3 with 10 entries this year compared to 6 last season. The GT category will feature an impressive 22 cars with seven manufacturers represented - Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Porsche. The 48 strong entry will see 33 teams representing 18 different nations, including two from China, one from Japan, one from Thailand, two cars from Malaysia and one from New Zealand.

<h2>LMP2</h2>

The 16 entries in the LMP2 field includes champions both past and present.&nbsp; Reigning champions Algarve Pro Racing will run two cars in defence of their 2024/25 crown in addition to running the returning 2023/24 championship winning car Crowdstrike Racing by APR. Former champions Nielsen Racing and DKR Engineering will enter a car each. 
All Japanese team Ponos Racing steps up to LMP2 for the first time with a single entry.&nbsp; Reigning LMP2 24 Hours of Le Mans winners Inter Europol Competition will enter a single car in the LMP2 category. 
RD Limited, ARC Bratislava, Cetilar Racing, Vector Sport RLR and High Class Racing will all run a single car entry, while United Autosports and Proton Competition will field two cars each for the six race series.

<h2>LMP3</h2>

The latest generation of LMP3 cars will be seen in the Asian Le Mans Series for the first time in Sepang with nine Toyota powered Ligier JS P325s and one Duqueine D09 featuring on the ten strong grid. 
Defending champions Bretton Racing return with a single car, as do 2023/24 champions CLX Motorsport (COOL Racing).&nbsp; 
Polish team Team Virage, will enter a pair of Ligier-Toyotas, as will French team 23Events as they make their ALMS debut this season.&nbsp; 
Forestier Racing by VPS and R-ace GP will also make their series debuts in Sepang this December, with R-ace GP running the only Duqueine D09 on the grid. 
LMP3 front runners Inter Europol Competition and High Class Racing will each enter a single car to bring the entry for LMP3 up to 10 cars.

<h2>GT</h2>

The impressive line-up of 22 cars for the upcoming season includes six Ferrari 296 GT3s, five Porsche 911 GT3 Rs, four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs, two Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVOs, two BMW M4 GT3s, two Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3s and one McLaren 720S GT3. 
Manthey returns to the ALMS to defend their hard won 2024/25 Team title on their series debut and will, once again, field a pair of Porsche 911 GT3 Rs. 
Multiple championship winning Belgian outfit Team WRT will make its ALMS debut in Sepang with a pair of BMW M4 GT3s, one under the Team WRT banner and one under UNX Racing by Team WRT. 
TF Sport returns to the Asian Le Mans Series with a pair of Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs, while Malaysia will be represented by the welcome return of the JMR team, which is also running a pair of Corvettes. 
New Zealand team EBM will enter an Aston Martin Vantage on the 2025/26 grid, while Thai team Americasian Fragrance by AFRacing will be on the grid with a Ferrari 296. 
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Ecurie Ecosse&rsquo;s Le Mans win in 1956, British team Blackthorn is running a single Aston Martin Vantage under the Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn banner. 
China will be represented by two teams in 2025/26, with Phantom Global Racing making their ALMS debut with a Porsche 911 GT3 R and Origine Motorsport returns, also running a single Porsche 911. 
German team Getspeed will enter a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3s and Anglo-American team United Autosports will run the only McLaren 720S alongside their two LMP2 entries.&nbsp; Proton Competition will also run a single GT entry, a Porsche 911 GT3 R, alongside their two LMP2 cars. 
As well as running the Americasian Fragrance by AFRacing entry and the Cetilar Racing Oreca in LMP2, AF Corse will run a further trio of Ferrari 296s, the Italian team running two under the AF Corse banner and the third under Vista AF Corse.&nbsp; The 22 strong grid is completed by a pair of Ferrari 296 GT3s run by Swiss team Kessel Racing.

Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l&rsquo;Ouest: &ldquo;It is very encouraging to see the Asian Le Mans Series continue to grow with a record breaking 48 car grid. It is also encouraging to see more Le Mans Prototypes being entered, including Ponos Racing, the first all Japanese team in LMP2, and an impressive ten strong LMP3 field with the new generation cars being seen in Asia for the first time.

&ldquo;The series beings with the first double header in Sepang in just three months&rsquo; time. Then it&rsquo;s off to the UAE at the end of January for Rounds 3 and 4 in Dubai before concluding with a double header at Yas Marina a week later.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s going to be an exciting season, and we are all looking forward to the first event in Malaysia in December.&rdquo;

Frederic Lequien, ALMEM and LMEM CEO: &ldquo;We are very pleased to announce another record-breaking 48 car grid for the Asian Le Mans Series underlining the importance of the series in promoting endurance racing in Asia.&nbsp; We are encouraged to see more Asian teams, both returning to the ALMS and new to the series, entered for this season.

&ldquo;We received many more applications above the 48-car maximum and, while it is encouraging to see the level of interest in the Asian Le Mans Series grow, it is also disappointing that we have to turn some very good entries down.&nbsp; We would like to thank every team that applied for a place on the 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series grid for their interest.

&ldquo;We are looking forward to seeing another great season of racing in Asian starting in Sepang in a few months time.&rdquo;

Stephane Ratel, SRO Motorsports Group Founder and CEO: &ldquo;The Asian Le Mans Series has once again delivered a sell-out multi-class entry list. This undoubtedly underlines the championship&rsquo;s appeal but also the region&rsquo;s increasingly important and influential role across global sportscar and GT racing. Between the continued success of GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS, imminent return of the Suzuka 1000km this weekend, and Asian Le Mans Series&rsquo; oversubscription, we can rightly celebrate a continent now at the very forefront of our sport.&rdquo;

<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kbxwtsja7c2fxna1lg6xm/_2025-2026-Asian-Le-Mans-Series-Provisional-Entry-List-As-At-10-Sep-2025.pdf?rlkey=bulxelq1heu2d7fkahq3oqehq&amp;e=1&amp;st=uyzson4u&amp;dl=0" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> for the full season entry list for the 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series.

Record Breaking Entry for 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series

The American marque is here to win, with four cars and experienced drivers at the start, but...between the seated winner Chevrolet Corvette; the new Ferrari, winner of the 2015 GT Endurance Constructors Cup; Porsche and Aston Martin, the competition will be fierce, as explained by Dave Pericak, Director of Ford Performance - the American manufacturer&#39;s competition branch - in this video.

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	Interview: Bruno Vandestick / ACO - Text: C&eacute;cile Bonardel / ACO - Translation: by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO

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