Porsche, Audi, Toyota, Peugeot, Glickenhaus, possibly Acura, perhaps McLaren and maybe more: the  Le Mans 24 Hours is back in…

I’m sitting outside a bistro in the warm Paris sunshine, enjoying a pre-lunch aperitif with Henri Pescarolo. Not for nothing…

Think of your favourite Porsche Le Mans racer. Many would plump for the 917 or, just as likely, the 956/962.…

Dynamite recovery at Le Mans in June and arrive, covered in glory, on Formula 1’s doorstep in July. It seemed…

It was a plot that would have been regarded as too fanciful, even for Hollywood. Any self-respecting studio would have…

Just over three and a half miles of public road. A flat-out blast lasting not much more than a minute.…

It had been great while it lasted. The 1992 FIA Sportscar World Championship was proof that you only need two…

The look on Martin Brundle’s face the minute he walks into the garage at Silverstone is a picture. There’s an…

Tom Walkinshaw was key to Jaguar’s return to racing in the 1980s, persuading the factory to take on a campaign…

Carbon-fibre monocoque “These cars are heavy – nearly 900kilos – and they go monumentally quick, so you had two fundamental…

Le Mans is an extraordinary motor race, and to conquer it takes an extraordinary mix of abilities. Physical fitness and…

Like many off-the-wall ideas, this one was hatched in a bar. The notion that a diesel-powered sports-prototype might one day…

 Aston Martin has one of those cult followings. Whether you fell in love with the sleek lines of its era-defining…

This is it. Finally, and after so long, premier-level sports car racing is united. The same cars that race at…