Sports Car News

When WEC introduced new engine rules Toyota decided to buck the trend – and created one of the most incredible power units motor sport has ever seen

Denis Jenkinson read the situation perfectly. In early 1962, as the dust settled following the ‘Palace Revolt’ in which a number of senior figures had left Maranello, Jenks wrote in…

Even after all these years, a purebred racing car still feels completely different. I have always been impressed by the wonders manufacturers can achieve when converting softly sprung road cars…

Fresh from hanging up his leathers, Valentino Rossi will swap to fireproof race suits after inking a deal with Audi Sport to contest this year’s GT World Challenge as he…

Peugeot appears adamant that it can successfully fly in the face of convention after releasing the first images of its 9X8Le Mans Hypercar testing in Spain, still without a rear…

Amongst all the world's greatest classic cars there can be no doubt that, in general perception, the confined group of Ferrari 250 GTOs reigns supreme. Some might argue but as…

Only on rare occasions was a 250 GTO entered by the works Ferrari team. They were most often run by Enzo’s official concessionaires and a band of privateers – albeit…

Sixty years ago, a car regarded by many as the greatest road racer of all time was launched. And this month – March 1962 – it made its competitive debut…

What's left for Hélio Castroneves to conquer: The Brazilian added another Daytona 24 win but where else could he go and star?

Porsche has released new images of its 2023 LMDh car, as well as confirming what combustion engine it will use as part of its powertrain

Peugeot has revealed more images of its radical 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, which is confirmed for entry at an unspecified point this year in WEC

Peugeot has explained why its radical new Le Mans Hypercar, the 9X8, features no rear wing

Canadian Robert Wickens, who was paralysed from the chest down in a ghastly IndyCar wreck three years ago, will return to professional racing later this month at Daytona International Speedway…

What counts in motor racing? Just the taking part? No one really buys into that. Winning. That’s what matters when you get down to the grain. Except in some cases…

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has joined forces Team WRT for this year's GT Challenge World Europe campaign

The cut-and-thrust of American racing means that late safety cars are a common feature. So NASCAR and IndyCar have developed ways of ensuring that races rarely end with a procession to the finish line

May 29, 1960 Monaco Driver briefing before the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix. From left, standing: Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari), Jo Bonnier (BRM), Roy Salvadori (High Efficiency/Cooper), John Surtees (Lotus), Graham…