Jamie Klein

Tokyo

Editor and Reporter at Motorsport.com

Japan-based motorsport media professional specialising in #SuperGT and #SFormula. Asian Editor + #WEC reporter @sportscar365. Comms @motorsportTV_UK. たまに日本語の投稿も

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Articles

Can Kakunoshin Ohta’s switch to IndyCar emulate Alex Palou’s success?

1 week ago | motorsport.com | Jamie Klein

In last month’s Indianapolis 500, Takuma Sato demonstrated once again that age is a mere number as he led a significant number of laps on his way to ninth place. Indeed, only the smallest of braking misjudgements on pitlane cost him a shot at a third victory at the Speedway.
Absolute Ferrari Returns on 32-Car Fuji Entry

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | Jamie Klein

An entry list for next month’s Fuji round of the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS has been released, with the return of the Absolute Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 bumping up the field to 32 cars for the series’ first visit of the year to Japan. Released on Thursday, the 32-car entry forms part of a wider 57-car gathering for the SRO GT PowerTour event on July 11-13, which also includes a 25-car Japan Cup field.
Peugeot Outlines “Two Options” to Make 9X8 Program Viable

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | Jamie Klein

Peugeot Sport technical director Olivier Jansonnie has outlined what he feels are the two options for Peugeot’s future in the FIA World Endurance Championship amid the 9X8’s failure to feature in the fight in last weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French manufacturer experienced the worst qualifying of all eight Hypercar brands ahead of the WEC blue riband, and while its race pace was somewhat improved, it could only manage a best finish of 11th (12th before the No. 50 Ferrari’s exclusion).
Boccolacci Eyes Works Porsche Future After Strong Asia Start

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | Jamie Klein

Dorian Boccolacci has set his sights on earning works Porsche status amid an impressive start to his season as Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific’s new selected driver. Boccolacci was chosen by PMAP to succeed past selected drivers Alessio Picariello and Yifei Ye at the end of last year, and has embarked on a full season in GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS with Phantom Global Racing.
Jani: “One Man Show” Proton Wishes Porsche Shared More

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | Jamie Klein

Neel Jani has urged Porsche to share more information with its customer FIA World Endurance Championship team Proton Competition, which he described as a “one-man show” following a disappointing 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 99 Porsche 963 shared by Jani, Nico Pino and Nico Varrone ended up 13th in the final results and four laps down, with a larger pace deficit to the works Porsche Penske Motorsport cars than had been seen in the opening three rounds of the WEC season.
スーパーGTセパン戦はワイルドカード2台。EBMがアストン＆ポルシェでエントリー「シリーズが国外に出るのは良いこと」とバンバー

1 week ago | jp.motorsport.com | Jamie Klein

スーパーGTは、6月28日（土）に決勝を行なう第3戦セパンのエントリーリストを発表。アール・バンバー・モータースポーツ（EBM）がワイルドカードとして2台体制で参戦することが明らかとなった。シリーズにとって実に6年ぶりとなる海外戦の舞台は、マレーシアのセパン・インターナショナル・サーキット。同地は2020年にレースを開催予定だったが、コロナ禍によって実現しなかった。EBMは、その2020年大会にワイルドカード参戦する計画だったチームだ。 5年越しのスーパーGT参戦実現となったEBMについては、4月末の段階からマレーシア人ドライバーのジャズマン・ジャファーが参戦計画を明らかにしており、ジャファーとケロン・リーを擁してアストンマーティン・ヴァンテージGT3でエントリーする意向であると発信していた。しかしながら、最終的にEBMは2台体制でエントリー。現地参戦枠は最大2枠に設定されているため、その枠を全てEBMが埋めた形となった。 2台目のマシンはアストンではなく、ポルシェ911 GT3...
Ferrari: No Qualms at No. 83 Car Beating Works Entries

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | Jamie Klein

Ferrari says it has no qualms about its factory cars being beaten to 24 Hours of Le Mans victory by its satellite No. 83 AF Corse entry at the end of a race in which both of the works 499Ps faded late on due to engine problems. The Italian manufacturer’s global head of endurance Antonello Coletta described the victory scored by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson as a “fantastic result” even as the chance of a Ferrari podium lockout was thwarted by reliability concerns.
JOTA ‘Would’ve Taken’ Top-Five in First Le Mans With Cadillac

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | Jamie Klein

Hertz Team JOTA co-founder Sam Hignett says he would have signed for a top-five finish on the team’s first 24 Hours of Le Mans with Cadillac machinery, following a race in which the American marque didn’t live up to its qualifying promise. The two JOTA-run Cadillac V-Series.Rs locked out the front row for the FIA World Endurance Championship blue riband, but were unable to stay in contention with the three Ferrari 499Ps and the best of the Porsche 963s come the race itself.
Masson Recalls “Cruel” End to Panis VDS Victory Bid

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | Jamie Klein

Esteban Masson has recounted the “tough and long” final 20 minutes of the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a “cruel” late suspension problem denied Panis VDS Racing a strong chance of victory in the LMP2 class. Toyota junior Masson, who shared the No. 48 Oreca 07 Gibson with Oliver Gray and Franck Perera, appeared on course to come out on top in its virtually race-long battle with the No. 43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca in the closing stages.
EBM Reveals Porsche Wildcard Entry for Sepang

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | Jamie Klein

Earl Bamber Motorsport has revealed a second wildcard entry for next week’s Sepang SUPER GT round, with Dorian Boccolacci and Adrian D’Silva sharing a Porsche 911 GT3 R. Malaysian driver D’Silva and Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Selected Driver will team up in the No. 611 car that becomes the second confirmed additional entry for the race, alongside the EBM Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo effort announced in April.