Hailwood and Hobbs Porsche 917 K for sale with record $16m auction estimate
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…
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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.
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
Porsche and Penske have announced a deal for the American outfit to run Stuggart’s LMDh cars in both WEC and IMSA from 2023
Le Mans had a new look in 1990, with two chicanes bisecting the Hunaudières Straight to cap top speeds. Mick Miller was there to see Jaguar’s most recent win Send…
Jenson Button is targeting a return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2023 and admits he is already talking to manufacturers for the race’s historic 100th anniversary, when Ferrari,…
It’s a brand new car, built to a set of fresh regulations and hasn’t been raced yet. So why is Glickenhaus giving away the technical details to its Le Mans Hypercar? asks Lawrence Butcher
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
Porsche and Penske have announced a deal for the American outfit to run Stuggart’s LMDh cars in both WEC and IMSA from 2023
Le Mans had a new look in 1990, with two chicanes bisecting the Hunaudières Straight to cap top speeds. Mick Miller was there to see Jaguar’s most recent win Send…
Jenson Button is targeting a return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2023 and admits he is already talking to manufacturers for the race’s historic 100th anniversary, when Ferrari,…
It’s a brand new car, built to a set of fresh regulations and hasn’t been raced yet. So why is Glickenhaus giving away the technical details to its Le Mans Hypercar? asks Lawrence Butcher