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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…
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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
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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…
From an idea dreamt up in a pub to the lead of the Le Mans 24 Hours: 40 years since an Aston Martin-powered car last headed the field of the endurance classic, its driver Tiff Needell remembers the incredible tale
The 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hyperpole day promises to be a dramatic affair – we chart some of La Sarthe’s greatest one-lap wonders
2025 Le Mans 24 Hours viewing guide including TV and live streaming schedule, and the different ways to watch
Balance of Performance is one of the most controversial rule sets in racing – but the recent success of WEC’s Hypercar class has been based upon it. Is it ‘fixed’, and will it predetermine the Le Mans winner?
Ferrari’s No51 Hypercar arrives at Le Mans leading the World Endurance Championship. But wouldn’t another 24 Hour race victory offer more glory than the title win? ‘Not for me’, says driver James Calado
Here’s the full entry list for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, the 93rd running of the French endurance classic
The hyperpole shootout decides the polesitter for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Here’s how the two-day qualifying format works
Ten points key to understanding how the Le Mans 24 Hours race works
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From an idea dreamt up in a pub to the lead of the Le Mans 24 Hours: 40 years since an Aston Martin-powered car last headed the field of the endurance classic, its driver Tiff Needell remembers the incredible tale
The 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hyperpole day promises to be a dramatic affair – we chart some of La Sarthe’s greatest one-lap wonders
2025 Le Mans 24 Hours viewing guide including TV and live streaming schedule, and the different ways to watch
Balance of Performance is one of the most controversial rule sets in racing – but the recent success of WEC’s Hypercar class has been based upon it. Is it ‘fixed’, and will it predetermine the Le Mans winner?
Ferrari’s No51 Hypercar arrives at Le Mans leading the World Endurance Championship. But wouldn’t another 24 Hour race victory offer more glory than the title win? ‘Not for me’, says driver James Calado
Here’s the full entry list for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, the 93rd running of the French endurance classic
The hyperpole shootout decides the polesitter for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Here’s how the two-day qualifying format works
Ten points key to understanding how the Le Mans 24 Hours race works