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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.
In 1991, the small Mazda car firm somehow slayed the giants of Mercedes, Jaguar, Peugeot with its iconic 787B to win Le Mans – the car’s designer, Nigel Stroud, remembers the journey
Few racing cars have been as eagerly anticipated as this one. Yet the machine in question wasn’t built by an established manufacturer or constructor but by a garagiste with big…
A proliferation of Hyercar entrants means there should be plenty of berths at Le Mans by 2023 – Jenson Button has emphatically stated he wants to be in one of them
Raced by Mike Hailwood and David Hobbs at Le Mans in 1970; painted in the celebrated Gulf livery; and prominent in Steve McQueen’s Le Mans film; this Porsche 917 K…
BMW has become the latest major manufacturer to announce an LMDh programme for 2023, potentially opening the door for a return to Le Mans, which celebrates its 100th race that…
Should the Le Mans 24 Hours adopt GT3 regulations to revive its Grand Touring tradition in the wake of the slow demise of its GTE category? That’s one of the…
Ten years ago, in 2011, Leena Gade became the first female race engineer to win the Le Mans 24 Hours when she ran an Audi R18 driven by André Lotterer,…
Doug Fehan surprised GM executives when he presented his vision for Corvette’s racing future – but his leadership took the brand to unprecedented sports car glory
This August should have witnessed Aston Martin and Toyota locking horns at Le Mans, with a new generation of hypercars battling for the win. But Aston’s troubled finances saw it…
In 1991, the small Mazda car firm somehow slayed the giants of Mercedes, Jaguar, Peugeot with its iconic 787B to win Le Mans – the car’s designer, Nigel Stroud, remembers the journey
Few racing cars have been as eagerly anticipated as this one. Yet the machine in question wasn’t built by an established manufacturer or constructor but by a garagiste with big…
A proliferation of Hyercar entrants means there should be plenty of berths at Le Mans by 2023 – Jenson Button has emphatically stated he wants to be in one of them
Raced by Mike Hailwood and David Hobbs at Le Mans in 1970; painted in the celebrated Gulf livery; and prominent in Steve McQueen’s Le Mans film; this Porsche 917 K…
BMW has become the latest major manufacturer to announce an LMDh programme for 2023, potentially opening the door for a return to Le Mans, which celebrates its 100th race that…
Should the Le Mans 24 Hours adopt GT3 regulations to revive its Grand Touring tradition in the wake of the slow demise of its GTE category? That’s one of the…
Ten years ago, in 2011, Leena Gade became the first female race engineer to win the Le Mans 24 Hours when she ran an Audi R18 driven by André Lotterer,…
Doug Fehan surprised GM executives when he presented his vision for Corvette’s racing future – but his leadership took the brand to unprecedented sports car glory
