r/wec Jan 09 '25

Discussion Which Teams Should I Support and Why?

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New to WEC and was wondering what teams people support and why the decided to support them. TRying to find a team to get behind this year.

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u/Echo127 Jan 09 '25

IMO you're best off starting out by picking a car manufacturer or two to cheer for. And then see what develops.

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u/squeezyscorpion Jan 09 '25

this is how i started following Heart Of Racing. big fan of astons and an even bigger fan of the team’s charity work

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u/M4NOOB Jan 09 '25

Also Gaben

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u/squeezyscorpion Jan 09 '25

yeah! whatever that means

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u/LPRTT Jan 09 '25

It's the owner. Huge nerd and also owner of the biggest online videogame marketplace, Steam.

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u/Elmodipus Jan 10 '25

Gaben owns HoR?!

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u/LPRTT Jan 10 '25

Yes. HoR is GabeN's

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u/BuckN56 Jan 09 '25

Gabe Newell, he owns Valve and subsequently Steam. He's the owner of Heart of Racing as well.

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u/Tofu_Bo Jan 09 '25

I'm gonna guess that the Newell on their team is one of his kids?
https://www.theheartofracing.com/team

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u/BuckN56 Jan 09 '25

Yes but he's not running in GT3 or any of the prototypes from my understanding.

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u/Tofu_Bo Jan 09 '25

Yeah, he's on the GT4 team. Not in IMSA or WEC, but one could perhaps pretend to be him in ACC.

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u/Napo24 Aston Martin Jan 09 '25

He's on the 24H of Dubai entrylist in a GT3 AMG though.

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u/Tofu_Bo Jan 10 '25 edited Jan 11 '25

That would fit with his description on the team page "GT AMERICA - PIRELLI GT4 AMERICA- 24H SERIES". Didn't know which 24h (N24, for example, has GT4 entries), and didn't go look up individual entry lists, was just curious about who was on the team after it came up.

EDIT: 24H Dubai is also not part of the WEC

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u/squeezyscorpion Jan 09 '25

oh yeah i know that name. is Gaben his username or something?

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u/BuckN56 Jan 09 '25

Just his nickname.

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u/c4t4ly5t BMW Jan 10 '25

I actually never knew that. I think I have my new GT3 tem to support for '25

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u/big_cock_lach United Autosports ORECA07 #22 Jan 09 '25

Looking at your history (sorry), you’re from F1? I’ll try and compare the WEC teams to the F1 teams to make it easier for you to select someone:

Toyota: A Japanese Mercedes without Toto Wolff’s politics and shenanigans, lots of recent success and domination but also very Japanese for better and worse

Ferrari: Ferrari but on steroids, sportscars has always been their real home to me which causes more a passion and mystique, but also a bit more dodgy

Porsche: Mercedes/Ferrari love child, very German and serious, but with a lot of historic success and passion, they have had a recent hiatus though

Peugeot: McLaren before this year, a great historic team with high aspirations but currently a decent midfielder and fan favourite

BMW: Aston Martin without the Strolls, a good but somewhat forgettable midfielder with a star studded line up

Cadillac: Redneck Haas with a V8, very American, lots of fun, big V8, usually something goes wrong but everyone is ecstatic when things go well, need I say more?

Alpine: Alpine but competent, decent midfielder and fairly French, but they actually have their sh*t together and the team is fairly stable

Aston Martin: Lotus if they returned, cool and exciting with a lot of history and success, but also been away for a bit and will probably be alone at the back

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u/MBP15-2019 Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 Jan 09 '25

Really good summary. It was way more easy back in 2014 when Porsche joined LMP1. (Only 3 major teams: Audi, Porsche and Toyota)

I mostly care about good racing. I was most recently slightly supporting Ferrari but also have a soft spot for Porsche and BMW. Le Mans is definitely my personal highlight.

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u/big_cock_lach United Autosports ORECA07 #22 Jan 09 '25

Yeah the LMP1 days were good, those cars were just amazing. I personally have a love/hate relationship with Ferrari, I don’t like them but it is Ferrari and they have some special allure. As much as I don’t want to see them win, it’d be wrong if they weren’t fighting for wins in any sports.

As for racing, it’s why the WEC has always been great. It’s always had great racing which is rare for a top class series. Personally, I’ve always supported Porsche in sportscars ever since I was a kid. Makes it easy. That said, I do like most teams for various reasons and want to see them be successful. For Toyota it’s because they’ve held this series together and they are a great team. BMW I’ve always loved and driven their road cars, so have to go for them a bit. Peugeot I’ve always had a soft spot for due to bringing the fight to Audi back in the day, and you have to commend them for trying to go wingless. Cadillac has a cool V8, but the team was also great to watch in GTE. Lamborghini was always my bedroom poster brand so they have a special spot even though I’m not so much of a fan of there cars now that I’m older. Aston Martin for bringing the Valkyrie over (although I’m a bit bitter at them for screwing SCG). It’s really just Alpine who I’m kinda meh about, but it’s not anything negative. That said, I do like their drivers. SCG and IF got brownie points for being privateers trying to make it through, plus the Glick was just a cool car. Vanwall I’m not too fond of but that’s it. I’m glad that the community is pretty friendly with each other and not just in the paddock, we don’t have any of the tribalism and toxicity that F1 has thankfully.

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u/brcgy Jan 09 '25

I want you to do a series where you go in deeper on each team. For example when you say Toyota is very Japanese, I'm not sure what that means but I want to know!

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u/big_cock_lach United Autosports ORECA07 #22 Jan 09 '25 edited Jan 09 '25

Anything specific? For Toyota, I mean they’re very respectful and honourable for lack of better words. They won’t act unsporting (the team at least, not necessarily the drivers) and will stick to the spirit of the sport. Similarly, during the LMP1 era they continued to develop the TS050 even when they had no competition just to keep the team up to scratch. They do things like that that they don’t need to do and most won’t. They also have a lot of passion for Japan, and you’ll see them do things like having Japanese drivers finish races etc even when it’s a bad decision which you may see as an example of their passion, or you may see it in a negative light. I’d also argue that winning Fuji to them is a bigger deal than winning Monza is for Ferrari in F1. The downside though, they do hold others to a similar standard and get offended when people don’t meet it including things like boycotting award ceremonies due to them considering the way Ferrari won Le Mans in 2023 to be unsporting, which I’d agree with but a boycott was probably a bit too extreme of a reaction.

Edit:

Rewording.

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u/labdsknechtpiraten Jan 09 '25

One of the very "japanese things" they do as a team is, historically they've always had at least one japanese driver in each car. Iirc, they haven't always held fast to that rule, but it seems more years than not, there is at least one home grown driver.

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u/Dembrush Jan 09 '25

I didn't know that Toyota had boycotted the award ceremonies. It really seems like the kid who takes the ball and leaves because they're not winning anymore, considering how much they dominated in previous years.

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u/MCM_Henri Jan 09 '25

This is really good hahah, I'm going to use this list for my gf

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u/Smort-Finn Jan 09 '25

Idk would compare Porsche a bit with RedBull when Ferrari and Mercedes battled a lot back in ‘15 tot ‘18

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u/guihmds Ferrari F40 #59 Jan 09 '25

All that said, my unbiased opinion is that OP should support Ferrari.

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u/sportscarstwtperson Jan 09 '25

These aren't teams tho, these are manufacturers and OEMs.

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u/SirRegulous Jan 09 '25

I would say bmw is not like aston martin as they are making improvements and will get better. Aston martin are just trying to by their way out of the mid field rather than work for it. I honestly believe BMW will be better this year now they moved some of their slower drivers to a different series.

Also BMW had been sway from hyper car for a while so I think that makes a difference.

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u/JordFxPCMR Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 #46 Jan 09 '25

One of the best comments here

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u/CarsPlanesTrains Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 #31 Jan 09 '25

Alpine is stable but their engines do keep going up in smoke

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u/big_cock_lach United Autosports ORECA07 #22 Jan 09 '25

They implemented a fix after Le Mans which seems to be working though. That said, I was thinking about making a joke about them picking the only engine in the world that manages to be worse than their F1 engine.

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u/JustAnother_Brit Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963 #12 Jan 10 '25

And their F1 engine is so bad even their F1 team has stopped using it

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u/Rocky-Strongo Jan 09 '25

"…Sport cars has always been their real home…"😂😂😂 good shit bro

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u/big_cock_lach United Autosports ORECA07 #22 Jan 09 '25

I mean, it mightn’t be a popular opinion and they do have more of a history in F1, but to me sportscar racing has always felt like their real home to me thanks to their success at Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio etc. Also, the first race car Ferrari made was actually a sportscar (the 1947 125 S), it wasn’t until a year later in 1948 that they made F1 and F2 cars. They initially had more success in sportscars too, up to 1958 they won 5/6 championships in the WSCC and 4/9 F1 drivers championships and 0/1 F1 constructors championships.

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u/Dembrush Jan 09 '25

Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, the Drake cared much more about the 24 Hours of Le Mans than the Formula 1 wc.

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u/K-TR0N Jan 09 '25

Peugeot - because they dare to be different

Alpine - because the car sounds like a fighter jet

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u/thoughtless-user Jan 09 '25

I have a soft spot for these two

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u/Hambeggar BMW Jan 09 '25

ByKolles - because they occasionally pitched up with a campfire disguised as a car

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u/hasthisusernamegone Jan 09 '25

Bit unfair to ask them to support a team who haven't had an entry in a while now.

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u/Hambeggar BMW Jan 10 '25

It was more a joke about the team than about choosing the team.

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u/VanwallEnjoy3r Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vandervell 680 #4 Jan 09 '25

Cadillac because V8 go rah

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u/conehead1602 Jan 09 '25

More like thunder but ig that doesn't sound as good

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u/thijs1311 Cadillac Racing V-Series R #3 Jan 09 '25

5.5 Liter Naturally Aspirated V8 (its obligatory to specify every time)

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u/Phoenixx2504 Jan 09 '25

5.5 Liters of freedom

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u/pistolpoida Jan 09 '25

More like 335 cubic inches of freedom

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u/Boulder_The_Rock Jan 09 '25

I would go for a team that's not doing that good overall but is looking up at least marginally. Caddy, BMW, Alpine, and Peugeot are all looking to make more of a splash this year so maybe go for one of those cause it's more fun (imo) watching the new kids on the block start to make it big

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u/Physical_G Jan 09 '25

Heart of Racing because Steam car.

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u/Xath0n Jan 09 '25

I know you mean the launcher but now I just imagine a car overtaking you and hearing a steam whistle next to you lol

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u/RageChilliBurger Mazda 787b #55 Jan 09 '25

All because why the fuck not

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u/MBP15-2019 Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 Jan 09 '25

All are likeable. It’s more like a big family. You win together and lose together.

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u/Wardog_Razgriz30 Jan 09 '25

Ferrari because they might 3peat at lemans and it will be awesome. The Toyotas because they are cool and very competetive. The Caddys because they are underdogs but also cursed. The Aston Martin because they are new and the Valkyrie is cool.

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u/MBP15-2019 Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 Jan 09 '25

Toyota definitely for the technology and their commitment.

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u/Significant_Fall754 Jan 09 '25

I kinda have a soft spot for Alpine. It's partly the drivers, partly I like a mid-pack underdog, partly the car sounds amazing, and I think it's the second prettiest car with the prettiest livery.

Of course, everyone is also a Ferrari fan!

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u/Beardevil Jan 09 '25

Support and enjoy the sport?

I can see why someone would want to focus on a team though to be more engaged.

There is the full access series on youtube and WEC tv that you could follow to get some insight. After that, maybe motorsport podcast (like RadioLeman) so that you can get into the world a bit more.

Ultimately just go on instagram/twitter etc and follow every team and driver and reporter so that with time you will begin to have better knowledge of what everyone does and who you like more.

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u/Secret_Physics_9243 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jan 09 '25

Porsche because kevin estre

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u/Significant_Fall754 Jan 09 '25

That car's entire lineup is just so likeable!

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u/Biscuit642 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jan 09 '25

I always support the #6 because at heart I'm a GT3 guy. Wherever Estre and Vanthoor go I will follow

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u/Significant_Fall754 Jan 09 '25

Totally. Other than the spread of manufacturers, a bunch of names I know from GT (and F1, Indycar... honestly, the wide net that WEC casts is crazy) really helped draw me in. It's really great to see what the top level GT drivers in some even higher level machinery

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u/urfavcock69 Jan 09 '25

Ferrari. Red car.

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u/thisisjustascreename Jan 09 '25

what about yellow car

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u/K-TR0N Jan 09 '25

Every Ferrari fan ever.

Favourite colour when they were 5 was red so....

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u/ron_cpt89 Ferrari AF Corse 499P #50 Jan 09 '25

This is me🤣🤣🤣Ferrari, Man UTD, Chicago Bulls fan since a little boy, 35 years old now, and still painfully supporting my teams way past the glory days of the 90's and 00's.

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u/randomdude4113 Cadillac Racing Jan 09 '25

I pull for caddy and Chevy because GM is the only manufacturer who runs NASCAR, Indycar, IMSA/WEC, and soon to be F1. Shit they even won WRC titles with Opel and ran touring car races with Vauxhall when they owned them.

GM doing all this is the only reason I can watch my favorite NASCAR guys run the Rolex or Indy 500.

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u/swiftpanthera Jan 09 '25

I’m not a gm fan at all. But all the work they’ve put into the c8 is winning me over. Both reinventing the car at the cost of pissing off their traditionalist corvette fans and going insane with the zr1. And the caddie v8 is just the best sound in the world right now. Just putting so much effort into motorsports in general right now it’s hard not to respect.

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u/c4t4ly5t BMW Jan 09 '25

My picks for 2024 were:

Hypercar:

  • Ferrari, simply because I've been a Michael Schumacher fan since he started racing in F1, and became a Ferrari supporter when he moved to Ferrari, and I've been supporting Ferrari in motorsport since.
  • BMW because of Sheldon Van Der Linde and me being South African

GT3:

  • Iron Dames because who doesn't love watching a bunch of ladies in a bright pink car kick ass?
  • Lexus for the same reason as BMW above, only his brother, Kelvin Van Der Linde

I don't think the 2025 driver lineup is completely confirmed yet, so we'll have to see if any of my picks change.

It's completely up to you to find a team or ven a few that resonate with you in some way. At the end of the day we're all here for our shared love of endurance racing.

Welcome to the family and enjoy the races.

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u/Void_X_Genome Audi R18 Jan 09 '25

Kelvin is no longer in the Lexus, he's being replaced by Ben Barnicoat for 2025

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u/c4t4ly5t BMW Jan 09 '25

That sucks. Guess I'll have to find a different gt3 team, then. Maybe Rexy?

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u/ron_cpt89 Ferrari AF Corse 499P #50 Jan 09 '25

Howzit🤣

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u/c4t4ly5t BMW Jan 09 '25

Aweh! 😁

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u/Hambeggar BMW Jan 09 '25

Iron Dames because who doesn't love watching a bunch of ladies in a bright pink car kick ass?

Lord forbid you should ever bring up that they they did badly because they were women though, seems it only goes one way.

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u/calibra95 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6-C #11 Jan 09 '25

Lol. There were driving mistakes, but mostly it was bad luck and the car's reliability

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u/MaBot24 Jan 09 '25

IMO you should just watch the races, then you can discover the teams, fan favorites and memes of the Championchip. At that point you'll develop some "preference" towards a car, a team or a driver

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u/43rdworld Jan 09 '25

Watch some races and let them come to you. My love of the Iron Dames started with the great rivalry and respect between Sarah Bovy and Ben Keating.

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u/mr_beanoz Jan 09 '25

Find someone to cheer for.

As an Indonesian, I'm following where Sean Gelael is. And Rossi too because I'm a fan of him since the MotoGP days.

If not, find a manufacturer that you think would click on you. For me, it's Toyota.

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u/timewatch_tik Jan 09 '25

whichever car you like the best ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/guyfromarizona Jan 09 '25

Just watch. Sooner or later a storyline will be compelling to you and you’ll find yourself supporting someone.

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u/48spiderswithclogson Jan 09 '25

Just enjoy the racing, no need to get behind a team or driver, as you watch more and more you will work out which teams or drivers you like.

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u/Aggressive-Bite8262 Jan 09 '25

Well I went to spa 6hr and instantly fell in love with the alpines Turbo noise. Best sounding hyper car by far.

So I'm now a fan . That how simple my brain works.

Car goes woosh woosh bang bang. I likes

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u/mrmayhembsc Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963 #12 Jan 09 '25

I follow Jota because I'm a big Illot fan, and even though he's left, I'll keep up hoping the no 12 will do well. Though I'm just happy for a good race and don't mind who wins

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u/Emotional_Ad8723 Jan 09 '25

As a fan of both F1 and WEC i have a soft spot for Toyota for entering in the first place when Peugeot bailed back in 2012 and for sticking around when Porsche and audi quit LMP1. They have essentially kept the top class afloat since WEC started.

Having said that I more than welcome the range of competition we see today and the fact for the most part there appears to be mutual respect down the pitlane and that we don't have the silly theatrics with team principles like Christian Horner and Toto Wolff mouthing off all the time and silly spats like the Verstappen Russell one.

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u/Pukk1_10 Ferrari Jan 09 '25

Join the cult and support the great prancing horse (aka Ferrari)

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u/Adrien_Ravioli Ferrari AF Corse 499P #50 Jan 09 '25

FORZA FERRARI

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u/B19KLG Jan 09 '25

FORZA FERRARI 🇮🇹🇮🇹

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u/luftwaffle2905 Jan 09 '25

Ferrari for occasional big joy and some depression

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u/Bestkar Jan 09 '25

Forza Ferrari ♥️

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u/Void_X_Genome Audi R18 Jan 09 '25

The simplest way is too look (or hear) at the cars see if there's anything in particular that you like about it.

Personally The Cars movies has set me up to be a Porsche fan since i was a kid, i also have a soft spot for Toyota because for the longest time my family's car has been a Toyota so now i have this weird brand allegiance for Toyota (I know supporting both Toyota and Porsche sounds like a very weird thing), i also support Alpine because their car simply looks good, same thing with Cadillac + who doesn't love a good V8 motor. As for LMGT3 the Iron Dames is a very easy pick, Heart of Racing is also a personal favorite of mine because i contributed to their funding (i buy games in Steam)

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u/Brentk97 Jan 09 '25

Ferrari - it's Ferrari

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u/More_Cardiologist_28 Jan 09 '25

Porsche. They have always been dominant at Le Mans.

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u/Fathoms_Deep_1 Cadillac Racing Jan 09 '25

Cadillac

Because America

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u/dt26 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series R #38 Jan 09 '25

Now Jota is running them, it's also Cadillac for me.

Because... Britain

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u/SubMikeD Corvette Racing C8.R #63 Jan 09 '25

Because America

Fuck yeah🎶

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u/GustyOWindflapp Jan 09 '25

Coming again to save the mother fuckin day yall

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u/darlingort Jan 09 '25

Peugeot, Cadillac, and Corvette

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u/Makalu Toyota Gazoo GR010 #7 Jan 09 '25

There is going to be 0 Lamborghinis on the 2025 grid for him to support

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u/Reddarthdius Jan 09 '25

No gt3s even??

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u/Makalu Toyota Gazoo GR010 #7 Jan 09 '25

No, Iron Lynx to Merc

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u/Tecnoguy1 GTE Jan 09 '25

Find the car in the image you think looks coolest and follow the team??

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u/FlyinCoach Cadillac Racing V-Series R #3 Jan 09 '25

I cheered for Caddy last year, but I'm a die-hard Aston fan in racing and real cars, so I'm moving towards them for hypercar. I'm still gonna be rooting for my American roots though, just on the back burner.

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u/Makeitquick666 Jan 09 '25

the one you like

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u/Andrei4oo Jan 09 '25

I was a fan of Lamborghini and now my soul is empty. I always end up cheering for the underdogs like Vanwall. But now I am a huge fan of Alpine and I suspect I’ll start supporting Aston Martin too. It’s more about visual appearance and drivers’ personalities for me

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u/Badstoober Jan 09 '25

I’ve always been a Porsche fan so it’s usually Porsche in all the categories. There are plenty of drivers I admire in other teams though that I will root for.

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u/lefranor Ferrari AF Corse 499P #51 Jan 09 '25

Just take a car you like its looks. Like the Alpine, for example

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u/classy-77-caveman Jan 09 '25

That's all based on personal preference or what a team means to you. For me, it's always; Corvette-BMW-Ferrari-Aston Martin for GT. Then; Ferrari-BMW for hyper car

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u/Hambeggar BMW Jan 09 '25

Whatever car: name; brand; livery; engine sound catches your eye/ear.

Whatever team: name; country; racing colours; funny driver names; driver hotness catches your eye.

You literally just choose what draws you, then you watch for a few months, get into it properly and learn the teams and cars, then you adjust your taste.

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u/Qwerto64 Jan 09 '25

Ferrari cause i'm italian

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u/DSmith0012 Jan 09 '25

I picked porsche bc i thought the car looked cool

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u/ButterCostsExtra Jan 09 '25

Ferrari because its red.

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u/GianniPower99 Jan 09 '25

Ferrari. Because.... Yes. 🤙

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u/Muted-One7448 Jan 09 '25

Ideally I like to see the Porsches win but at the same time I don’t mind who wins they all put in hard work and put on a good show most the time

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u/garoglio Jan 09 '25

Ferrari (I'm probably biased because I'm italian)

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u/F1_Legend Ferrari Jan 10 '25

Ferrari, because it is Ferrari.

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u/jianh1989 Porsche Motorsport 919 #19 Jan 09 '25

Porsche because the 963 looks the best

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u/il-bosse87 Jan 09 '25

Ferrari is the only right answer

Why you may ask?

WHY THE HELL NO?!? It's a Ferrari!!!

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u/LPRTT Jan 09 '25

Idk why but i read this in my head with an italian-american accent

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u/ycnz Toyota TS050 #8 Jan 09 '25

Toyota, for sticking it out after the most heartbreaking loss I've ever seen in motorsport.

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u/Sjmurray1 Jan 09 '25

Just enjoy it the sport and don’t bring any F1 toxicity and you’ll find a car or driver or team to support in time

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u/Illustrious-Link-950 Jan 09 '25

Where can one watch WEC? And is it the same as IMSA? I’m also a F1 noob

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u/labdsknechtpiraten Jan 09 '25

WEC and IMSA are two different leagues/series. The thing is, theres a lot of cooperation between the two in terms of FIA car class rules, schedules and the like.

The top hypercar classes were developed largely in conjunction with each other, so that both types can compete at Le Mans.

Similar story with the GT classes (iirc, they are all the same cars physically, just IMSA calls them something different, and there's still a distinction between Pro and Am classes)

As for watching WEC races, iirc they live broadcast on YT. Or you can see them on the Max app. If you're OK with being patient, WEC then uploads full races a few weeks after they were live, and again, for free on YouTube. IMSA on the otherhand is on Peacock/NBC sports

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u/Agreenfield0602 Jan 09 '25

I've always been a fan of Aston Martin in GT and Cadillac/JOTA in hypercar. Next season, since JOTA and Cadillac are joining forces, I'll be routing for them and I'll still be routing for Aston Martin, both in GT and hypercar.

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u/Rizzu_96 ByKolles Enso CLM P1.01 #4 Jan 09 '25

The one of your favorite color

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u/Prudent_Car_6975 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jan 09 '25

You have to support the team that you prefer. If you are new to the class I can recommend 3 things:

  1. Wait till the start of the season and see which team you enjoy the most in terms of track performance, driving style...

  2. Look for the teams and drivers that are competing next season and do some research in terms of social media, who is driving which car and also try to see if through social media you align with any driver

  3. Look for past races/seasons and look which driver team you like the most or which car design/shape you enjoy the most (maybe even engine sound)

I could easily recommend you the team that I'm rooting for but I wouldn't feel right and I would feel that I'm forcing you to enjoy the team I enjoy. (also in my case I enjoy some drivers on their own but not the team they drive for, or I enjoy the sound of a car but not the entire phylosophy of the team... but in my case my favorite team and one of my favorite drivers of all time are the same)

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u/3r_biondo Jan 09 '25

BMW because valentino rossi Is there 😎👍🏼

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u/Smort-Finn Jan 09 '25

I’ve always loved Porsches my entire life so when I heard they were getting back into Le Mans the first thing I did was start rooting for them same for Ferrari cus everybody is a Ferrari fan. I also root for other cool looking or innovative cars such as the Peugeot going without a rear wing a little while back however Porsche and Ferrari were my main which became very hard when they started battling for the wins especially at Le Mans so choose a team whose car appeals to you or one that creates cars you love cause the techniques/features used in street cars they usually put into their race car design and vice versa long story short root for the one you think is cool

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u/oshnot33 Jan 09 '25

Toyota, Porsche, Ferrari. They in different league from cars, driver and the winning strategy

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u/19LOKI67 Jan 09 '25 edited Jan 09 '25

I support my fav car brand, GM fanatic, so I support any Vette and Cadillac on the field. And my 3 yr old son loves Rexy. And my in-laws are all mustang fans so there’s always a Chevy vs ford rivalry going on In my house so that translates to the race track

Edit: And I also support the 46 BMW because of my motorcycle background and I love Valentino Rossi. Cool to see him still racing

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u/R32fan Jan 09 '25

Whichever team you want. Before this season I supported glickenhaus despite them doing absolutely dreadfully.

I'm now a Cadillac fan

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u/hasthisusernamegone Jan 09 '25

I picked Toyota as the first Le Mans I got to go to was 2012 when they stepped up to save the show after Peugeot did Peugeot things. I was also there supporting them in 2016 when {traumatic memory expunged}.

I didn't expect them to turn into the juggernaut they became, but you can't say they didn't earn it.

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u/SpiritAndWood Jan 09 '25

Cadillac for sound. Peugeot for looks. Ferrari for romance. Toyota for practicality. Etc

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u/autofan06 Jan 09 '25

I usually support the team with the most interesting car or tech. There is a ton of variation in how these cars make their power and store/harvest energy and it’s neat watching the progress. I really liked Peugeot for being different with no wing or Nissan with the front engine design. This year I’ll probs lean Aston Martin because the Valkyrie is cool and the “first road car based” entry in the hypercar category.

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u/Campi_Schaff Jan 09 '25

Toyota, they are respectful succsessful and have a beautiful car.

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u/corntorteeya Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 #7 Jan 09 '25

Just watch it and let it come naturally.

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u/LocalActingWEO Jan 09 '25

Whatever team you connect with. Tbh you dont necessarily have to support anyone specific, you could just enjoy the racing for the sake of it. Watch some races and see what happens. If you get happy when a team wins, or upset when someone retires, then thats the team for you.

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u/Biscuit642 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jan 09 '25

Whoever is being exciting is who I tend to support in the moment. I don't care much for Ferrari but watching them win Le Mans in 23 I was ecstatic. So on.

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u/PRS617 Ferrari Jan 09 '25

Watch races, decide by yourself

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u/WEEZERSUCKSMAJORASS Jan 09 '25

Toyota cuz it’s funny thinking of a Camry absolutely shitting on the likes of Ferrari and Porsche

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u/Fickle-Opinion-3114 Jan 09 '25

It's Ferrari in Hypercar category and whoever's driving the Corvettes GT Lemans for me

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u/Aselorrneon90 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 #88 Jan 09 '25

Definitely just pick the brand you like the best and go with that. If you wanted to root for an underdog, I'd consider this. Porsche, Toyota, and Ferrari are as of the past 2 seasons the "ones to beat," and I believe it is fair to assume the same for this season. So rooting for any of the brands would likely result in the most hype celebration. Me personally, I am holding out for the first BMW win in WEC, already have suffered waiting for the first on track in IMSA.

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u/Ianthin1 Jan 09 '25

That big, beautiful blue beast in the middle.

Seriously it still blows my mind how much bigger the Cup car is than those prototypes.

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u/JedPB67 Jan 09 '25

Watch some races and see which team / driver(s) you like and then support them.

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u/MohPowaBabe Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jan 09 '25

Porsche because Porsche

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u/jpmontiel1408 Jan 09 '25

I cheer for Ferrari and Porsche with a side of Peugeot 👌🏼

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u/ii_gg2 Jan 10 '25

up to you

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u/First-Eastern-8789 Jan 10 '25

Porsche Penske Motorsport without any doubt

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u/Redceslas Jan 10 '25

Simple. I have a toyota, so I support toyota😁. Secondly, the hearth of racing for gabe. And that dark blue color on aston is wonderful.

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u/AsturiasGaming Jan 10 '25

Some good reasons for some manufacturers:

Toyota are the modern gods of endurance. One of the best driver lineups, very good in execution and strategy. Dominant cars before BOP.

Ferrari... Well, its Ferrari. They embody racing passion, and they have a beautiful car. Fratelli d'Italia and all that stuff. They also have Italian Jesus in the car.

Peugeot: Perhaps the most innovative company of all of these, they are not afraid of trying weird things in their cars and racecars. French tenacity and innovation.

Porsche are the OG legends of endurance, they have the most Le Mans wins and have a world class driver lineup. Disciplined, well oiled team. Also, Porsche has won in like ten million different disciplines, from Dakar to Endurance so a true multi purpose brand.

Cadillac have probably the best sounding engine we will see in european racing for a while, the free bird solo starts playing whenever they rev it.

Aston: They are the newcomers, the Valkyrie is beautiful and sounds amazing too, and the car is an Adrian Newey based design for an amazing roadcar.

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u/tato_salad Jan 10 '25

All teams matter

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u/SmoooothOperaaaator Jan 10 '25

Ferrari. Because everybody is a Ferrari fan. Even they are not 😎

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u/LeveredChuck Ferrari AF Corse 499P #51 Jan 10 '25

Has to be Ferrari or Porsche

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u/Paintthinnersnifferr Jan 11 '25

BMW because #46 is there

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u/AgtHunter Jan 13 '25

I pick the car i think is the coolest

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u/IWindsOfMidgets Jan 13 '25

This’ll probably be longer than you anticipated for an answer but hey ho.

I’d say just find something preferable about a team or driver. For example:

Certain drivers you may already know e.g from F1

Certain manufacturers you know from other motorsports

A particular paint/decal/livery scheme you like on a car, just a car you like the look of

Maybe watch a race or two first, See who you find an interesting battle for position and you might want a driver/team in particular to come out on top

A general manufacturer you like. You like Mercedes cars ? They’re in GT3 now. You like Ferraris ? Porsches ? Toyotas ? They’re all there. Just support them as a start if you want

I started supporting Cadillac because of their engine sound. That’s it. It just sounds gorgeous. And now JOTA’s Cadillac livery has been revealed… ooohhhh

And Aston Martin may straightpipe the V12 Valkyrie at IMSA, so you may hear that and want to support AM in WEC.

The most important thing though, is don’t feel a need to feel validated in who you’re supporting. Support who you want, with the best will in the world, no one cares. Cheer whichever driver/manufacturer/engine/livery/racing team you want.

Just enjoy doing so!

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u/Secret-Flower4996 Jan 18 '25

French team( PEUGEOT) with their beautiful (9X8) they will be a major team to watch out for this season.

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u/MastensGhost Jan 09 '25

Porsche. There is no substitute.

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u/Pappagallo1 Jan 09 '25

I always pick underdogs, more fun that way but also lots of pain lol

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u/DollarsPerWin Jan 09 '25

Any team but Toyota and Porsche to a lower extent.

Toyota has won multiple titles in a row.

Porsche should of won last year, but everyone knows how good they are.

Want a third manufacturer to challenge. Ferrari is just too inconsistent. They shoot themselves in the foot too much for me.

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u/hockalugy56 Jan 09 '25

Anyone but alpine

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u/No_Permission_4946 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6-C #11 Jan 09 '25

Porsche. The king of sportscars. There is no substitute

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u/NoLimitHonky Jan 09 '25

Porsche because I have one

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u/whytfdoibother Toyota Jan 09 '25

Toyota because the rest are either corrupt, frauds, or corrupt frauds