Thursday practices were run in clear conditions with Toyota #8 dominating their rivals in the morning practice by more than 1.6 sec. and Ferrari managing to tie the game, even beating the time set by the #8 during the second session.

The #3 Cadillac V-Series.R (#01 in IMSA), co-driven by Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Vande and Jack Aitken, will make its FIA World Endurance Championship debut in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

After a convincing start to the season in the World Endurance Championship, the Ferrari 499Ps will be looking to strengthen their results at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Saturday.

The 6 Hours of Portimão saw five different Hypercar manufacturers represented in the top 5: Toyota, Ferrari, Porsche, Cadillac and Porsche. Four cars had technical problems and one did not finish. We review each car race and share drivers comments after the race.

Toyota Gazoo Racing and United Autosport dominated their respective class. In LMGTE AM, the battle was fierce with several leaders; Corvette Racing clinch a second victory after Sebring.

Brendon Hartley did set the fastest lap of 6 Hours of Portimao qualifying to head another Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2. Mirko Bortolotti in LMP2 and Ben Keating in LMGTE AM are the winners in their respective classes.

Kamui Kobayashi did set the fastest lap of today’s both sessions to head another Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2.

Here are the Ferrari Hypercars drivers’ comments ahead of the 6 Hours that will kick off on Sunday 16 April, at 12 p.m. (local time) at the Portuguese track.

Following an impressive debut of the hybrid Cadillac V-Series.R in the FIA World Endurance Championship, Cadillac Racing turns its attention to the opening leg of the European schedule and the 6 Hours of Portimão in Portugal this weekend. Drivers quotes.

After delivering a one-two victory over a packed Hypercar field, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims to maintain its dominant start to the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season at the 6 Hours of Portimão. Drivers quotes.

After a positive debut at Sebring, the two Ferrari 499P crews are ready to make a comeback in the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the 6 Hours of Portimão. Miguel Molina interview by Ferrari.com

Two Hypercars have been added to the Hypercar entry list for the upcoming TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps (27-29 April): Cadillac V-Series.R and Porsche 963. Both teams add a third car each for the 24 Hours of Le Mans 100th anniversary.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing dominated the opening round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) to earn a one-two victory in the 1000 Miles of Sebring in the face of strong Hypercar competition.

Ferrari takes the first pole position of the 2023 World Endurance Championship for the 1000 Miles of Sebring. Toyota have to settle for P2 and P3.

Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa with Toyota #8 and James Calado in Ferrari #51 are the only drivers to set a lap time within 1 sec. of Kobayashi fastest lap during both Wednesday sessions.

After the accident on Turn 1 on Sunday, having completed the analysis, AF Corse Ferrari decided to replace the chassis of number 51. Drivers quotes before the race weekend.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing kicked off preparations at Sebring by setting the Prologue pace with José María López (GR010 HYBRID #7) Saturday morning lap of 1min 48.208secs that was the fastest of the weekend. Brendon Hartley was second on the combined results, just 0.008secs behind, in the #8 GR010 HYBRID.

#51 Ferrari 499P prologue was prematurely interrupted after crashing off-track on the first lap of the Sunday session but AF Corse mechanics were able to carry out repairs and check the integrity of the 499P by Monday.

The Cadillac V-Series.R topped the time chart in one session with a best lap of 1 minute, 48.429 seconds and was near the top in the others with no down time in its initial outing in WEC spec.

Both Toyota were the fastest during WEC Prologue this weekend at Sebring with all driver fastest lap under 1’49. #2 Cadillac V-LMDh and #5 Porsche 963 were the only opponents below the 1’49 mark.