Costs, lap times, and sustainability

Relevant links for this episode:

• The Vaucher Analytics State of Motorsport 2025: The WEC and IMSA
• The Vaucher Analytics State of Motorsport 2025: IndyCar
• Platform Wars: What Videogame Consoles Can Teach Us About Regulations in the WEC and the WRC
• The Scorecard - Drive To Survive: Is Your Favorite Motorsport Series Ready For the Global Spotlight?
• The $3,000 Helmet: An IndyCar Case Study In Compliance-Driven Cost Inflation
• When Access Becomes Chaos: The Fan Safety Crisis Motorsport Is Not Seeing
• The Financial Audit That Could Save Your LMGT3 Team Over 100,000 Euros
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Endurance racing doesn’t dominate mainstream motorsport headlines, but in 2025 the WEC and IMSA quietly delivered excellent performance on and off-track. 

In this episode, David Vaucher breaks down the major commercial, technical, and competitive trends shaping the two most important sportscar ecosystems.

From record attendance and full Hypercar/GTP grids to the emerging fault lines beneath the surface, this is your strategic, no-nonsense look at the state of endurance racing heading into 2026.

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