Le Mans News

McLaren CEO Zak Brown reveals the team's Le Mans hopes to Motor Sport in the latest issue

Bob Riley is the greatest American racing car designer of the postwar era, full stop. His portfolio bulges with drawings for cars stretching from the Coyote that AJ Foyt drove…

Peugeot has recruited a trio of former grand prix racers to lead its return to Le Mans from 2022, with ex-Haas man Kevin Magnussen, former Force India driver Paul di…

The list of American successes at Le Mans is long and littered with star names such as Shelby, Hill, Gregory, Gurney, Foyt, Cunningham and more. Could Glickenhaus be the next…

The participation of Ferrari at Le Mans started in 1949 when Ferrari the company was but two years old, though Ferrari the man was already in his fifties. But it…

Kevin Magnussen cut a downcast figure in the Formula 1 paddock last season; his primary goal for the weekend often to avoid finishing last in a car that was off the…

Kevin Magnussen has joined Peugeot's new Le Mans programme, as the company prepares for its return to the enduro classic in the hypercar category. The former Haas F1 driver will…

One has a storied past at Le Mans as the most successful manufacturer in the race's history. The other is a confident American team that's not afraid to speak its…

Tom Kristensen had only a brief moment to catch his breath and brace himself as a charging and unsighted DTM pack bore down on his Audi A4, which was stranded…

  LMP1 hits Pescarolo 01 The Pescarolo 01 was arguably the first accessible P1. Henri Pescarolo became a constructor for 2007, creating a car designed to be sold to customers…

  2008: The greatest Le Mans heist Audi driver Tom Kristensen reckoned Peugeot had “given us a bit of a smacking” at the 2008 Sebring 12 Hours. Another victory a…

The Porsche factory team set the gold standard in the heart of the 1980s Group C era, but it’s also true that it could have throttled the life out of…

I have been lucky enough to track test a couple of Porsche 962s. The one you see pictured was Porsche’s own, a Le Mans winner and was driven at Weissach, the…

Red Bull Advanced Technologies (RBAT) has joined forces with ORECA to design the prototype chassis for the Le Mans Hydrogen class prototype. The joint project will form the exclusive chassis…

The new generation of top-level sports cars promises a return to "pure racing", with close competition, no need for fuel saving and more enjoyment for drivers, according to Toyota's no8…

Toyota has unveiled its 2021 Le Mans Hypercar, the GR010 Hybrid, which is set to compete in this year's World Endurance Championship , including the Le Mans 24 Hours. Ushering…

“It’s coming… it’s coming,” says an excited Nicolas Lapierre. Like everyone in sports car racing right now, the Frenchman is champing at the bit for the fresh new era that…