Le Mans News

September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…

The ACO provided a vision of the future at Spa, with a hydrogen-powered prototype run The ACO’s aim of introducing hydrogen-powered prototypes to Le Mans took solid form at Spa-Francorchamps…

This week's major milestones from the Archive and Database September 21 1953 Double Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk is born. The son of Jaap Luyendyk, who raced with some success…

The latest US news round-up from the past two weeks Don Panoz: 1935-2018 // Furniture Row to fold // 2019 IndyCar calendar announced // Ferrucci back to IndyCar // Kasey…

Toyota would be forgiven for resting on its laurels – but it’s doing nothing of the sort When Toyota won Le Mans in June there was an…

The born-again WEC could benefit from shorter, sharper races mixed with big enduros An eight-hour race in Bahrain is hardly going to be some kind of latter-day Targa Florio, I…

The anniversaries from this week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 17 // August 18 // August 19 // August 20 // August 21 // August 22…

Woolf Barnato, one of the most important men in Bentley's history, and his 4½-litre  WO Bentley once described Captain Woolf Barnato as “the best driver we ever had and... the…

This week in motor sport, from the database July 27 // July 28 // July 29 // July 30 // July 31 // August 1 // August 2 // July 27 1953 French Formula 1 driver Philippe Alliot celebrates his 65th birthday today.…

This week in motor sport, from the database July 20 // July 21 // July 22 // July 23 // July 24 // July 25 // July 26 // July 20 1943 Chris Amon (above) was born 75 years ago on New Zealand’s…

Famous Ex-Clark Aston Martin sets new record 2 VEV. Four characters that instantly evoke images of Jim Clark drifting the famous Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato gloriously sideways at glorious Goodwood.…

This week in motor sport, from the database July 14 // July 15 // July 15 // July 16 // July 17 // July 19 // 13 July 1918 Antonio Ascari’s successful racing career had only just accelerated when Alberto (above) was…

Looking ahead to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which takes place on July 12-15 For the first time ever, a fully-autonomous car will attempt this weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed…

Small but significant Le Mans memorabilia to be auctioned by Artcurial at Le Mans Classic Normally, our auction spotlights are focused on million-pound racing cars, but this one is a…

Watch live coverage of the Le Mans Classic throughout this weekend. SATURDAY JULY 7 (Local time) 10:15 – 11:15 Jaguar Classic Challenge 11:15 – 12:30 Group C Racing 14:25 – 15:25…

This week in motor sport, from the database July 6 // July 7 // July 8 // July 9 // July 10 // July 11 // July 12 July 6 1958 Ferrari’s Mike Hawthorn dominated the 1958 French Grand Prix at Reims.…

The new Le Mans prototype regulations bear a resemblance to those proposed around 2006, but these ones are far more progressive, writes Gary Watkins Cars with more than a hint…