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Le Mans celebrates a century of innovation, daring and brilliance at this weekend’s running of the 24 Hour event.
As modern Hypercars battle to join the greats of decades past, we look back at the moments that made an endurance test into the world’s greatest race, and ahead to who will come out on top in 2023.
Then as now, sports car racing was booming. There was no World Endurance Championship, but the manufacturers were flocking to take on the challenge of the Le Mans 24 Hours…
McLaren’s F1 was never expected to race, let alone win the Le Mans 24 Hours, but there’s more a fair share of unpredictability, luck and mystery around the memorable 1995 race
In Le Mans 100-year history, Porsche stand alone as its most successful manufacturer – but its greatest victory remains up for debate
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Spurred on by the boost in car sales that winning Le Mans brought, Jaguar leapt into the 1950s fray, taking on an increasingly competitive field and winning again and again, with its futuristic C-types and D-types
In 100 years of the Le Mans 24 Hours, few stories have proved as compelling as that of the Bentley Boys. Andrew Frankel tells the story of a largely amateur group of war veterans who took on the world’s greatest race with courage, determination and against the odds
The first Le Mans 24 Hours was held a century ago in 1923, with much of the early success going to French teams who dominated the grid. It would be a short-lived period of superiority, however…
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It’s been 88-years since Lagonda defied the odds, beating Alfa Romeo to earn its first Le Mans victory: a worthy triumph often overlooked in the race’s long history
Rules of engagement How did we decide which moments should make the list? The brief was never about statistic; we wanted instead to focus on key moments that came to…
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The moments that helped define Le Mans’ legend: we’ve been through triumphs and tragedies from numbers 100 to 90. Here, as chosen by our panel of experts, are the top…
You are at this drinks do or that dinner party with friends and neighbours and the conversation turns to where you have been, what do you do – usual stuff.…
We know it must be true – it was part of the storyline in a ‘fact-based’ Hollywood movie. Shelby Ford driver Ken Miles was effectively cheated of victory at Le…
It’s the final day of racing at the 2025 Le Mans Classic. Watch the live stream here for coverage of the world’s biggest historic race meeting
A faultless performance in the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours left BMW’s No20 car an excruciating 11sec behind the race winner, but the technology it proved could have a legacy of its own
Toyota returned to the top step of the podium at the Le Mans 24 Hours after a three-year absence. Finally, the Japanese manufacturer triumphed against factory opposition, which was not…
5. 1980: Desire’s Double A second consecutive win, following the Monza 1000Kms, for the Cosworth DFV-powered Lola of Alain de Cadenet, above, right, and Desiré Wilson, above, left. A shutdown…
Toyota wins the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours after a closely-fought three-way battle for victory with BMW and Cadillac
The founder of a $275bn company; a co-owner of the Mercedes Formula 1 team; and a Le Mans 24 Hours winner. George Kurtz has used his set of skills to succeed in widely different areas — and it’s not just his ability to thrive with little sleep
Ooh la la. Since 2002, the Le Mans Classic had been a highlight of the historic racing calendar – but only in alternate years. But the biennial shackles are now…
You are at this drinks do or that dinner party with friends and neighbours and the conversation turns to where you have been, what do you do – usual stuff.…
We know it must be true – it was part of the storyline in a ‘fact-based’ Hollywood movie. Shelby Ford driver Ken Miles was effectively cheated of victory at Le…
It’s the final day of racing at the 2025 Le Mans Classic. Watch the live stream here for coverage of the world’s biggest historic race meeting
A faultless performance in the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours left BMW’s No20 car an excruciating 11sec behind the race winner, but the technology it proved could have a legacy of its own
Toyota returned to the top step of the podium at the Le Mans 24 Hours after a three-year absence. Finally, the Japanese manufacturer triumphed against factory opposition, which was not…
5. 1980: Desire’s Double A second consecutive win, following the Monza 1000Kms, for the Cosworth DFV-powered Lola of Alain de Cadenet, above, right, and Desiré Wilson, above, left. A shutdown…
Toyota wins the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours after a closely-fought three-way battle for victory with BMW and Cadillac
The founder of a $275bn company; a co-owner of the Mercedes Formula 1 team; and a Le Mans 24 Hours winner. George Kurtz has used his set of skills to succeed in widely different areas — and it’s not just his ability to thrive with little sleep
