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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.
60 – 2018 Alonso’s star quintuple stint Footage of the safety car restarts proved how much Fernando Alonso wanted a Le Mans victory on his CV. He was nigh on…
70 – 2021 August date heralds Hypercar era The race had been delayed until September the year before, and this time the long tail of a devastating pandemic forced another…
80 – 1998 Brilliant Bob’s final near-miss Bob Wollek always said he could live without winning the Le Mans 24 Hours, that what would be would be. It didn’t look…
90 – 1950 Eddie Hall’s successful solo drive It is well remembered that in 1952 Pierre ‘Levegh’ nearly won Le Mans after driving solo for over 22 hours (see #93). It…
Whatever happens to Ferrari at Le Mans, no one will be able to accuse it of lacking bottle: the team has announced a tie-up with a British company that provides…
Great Read
Bentley’s 2003 Le Mans victory was the result of a crack independent team operating within an automotive behemoth – its mastermind Brian Gush remembers the story
Stirling Moss attempted to win Le Mans ten times, even though the restraint required for the 24 Hour enduro went against his racing instinct. He may never have claimed victory but, writes Damien Smith, his superlative performances meant that it never troubled him
Meet and speak to Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen at a special event and dinner
50 – 1923 W.O. Bentley sees the light It’s hard to calculate exactly how much Bentley did for Le Mans during its formative years. Had the British team never arrived…
60 – 2018 Alonso’s star quintuple stint Footage of the safety car restarts proved how much Fernando Alonso wanted a Le Mans victory on his CV. He was nigh on…
70 – 2021 August date heralds Hypercar era The race had been delayed until September the year before, and this time the long tail of a devastating pandemic forced another…
80 – 1998 Brilliant Bob’s final near-miss Bob Wollek always said he could live without winning the Le Mans 24 Hours, that what would be would be. It didn’t look…
90 – 1950 Eddie Hall’s successful solo drive It is well remembered that in 1952 Pierre ‘Levegh’ nearly won Le Mans after driving solo for over 22 hours (see #93). It…
Whatever happens to Ferrari at Le Mans, no one will be able to accuse it of lacking bottle: the team has announced a tie-up with a British company that provides…
Great Read
Bentley’s 2003 Le Mans victory was the result of a crack independent team operating within an automotive behemoth – its mastermind Brian Gush remembers the story
Stirling Moss attempted to win Le Mans ten times, even though the restraint required for the 24 Hour enduro went against his racing instinct. He may never have claimed victory but, writes Damien Smith, his superlative performances meant that it never troubled him
Meet and speak to Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen at a special event and dinner
