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BMW has revealed its drivers for the 2018/19 World Endurance Championship ‘superseason’ as its M8 GTE makes its debut. BMW regulars Nicky Catsburg, Augusto Farfus, Antonio Felix da Costa and Martin Tomczyk will complete the full season and will be joined by Tom Blomqvist, Alexander Sims and Philipp Eng for the Le Mans and Sebring rounds… Bmwhas also released its DTM drivers for next season. Following the announcement that Maxime Martin has split with the marque, his and Blomqvist’s places will be taken by Eng and European Formula 3 runnerup Joel Eriksson… Toyota has also announced that it will keep all six of its LMP1 drivers under contract for the WEC ‘superseason’. The manufacturer has all but confirmed it will remain in the WEC next season with Sebastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima, Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez all remaining… The son of former Formula 1 racer Jean-marc Gounon has been unveiled as part of Bentley’s line-up for the Blancpain GT Series next year. Spa 24 Hours winner Jules Gounon will take Oliver Jarvis’ place with the Briton heading to IMSA with the Mazda Joest squad… Alex Zanardi is targeting a return to American racing in 2019 with a planned entry in the Daytona 24 Hours. The Italian is working on a special braking system for the BMW M8 GTE so he can use his prosthetic legs and if successful he will be part of the line-up for the 2019 race…