Le Mans News

Press guest with extra privileges: Being Ford’s guest at Le Mans in 1966 is already pretty lucky, but Robert Ames also became a film extra while Grand Prix was being shot…

New-generation LMDh cars can race at Le Mans and Daytona; in WEC and IMSA series. Here's the latest on the rules, specs and team entries, including confirmed and rumoured manufacturers

Peugeot's new Le Mans hypercar will use a twin-turbo, 2.6-litre V6 engine when it returns to the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2022, the company has announced. The 671bhp petrol…

Earl Bamber still remembers the moment he realised he would be driving at Le Mans for the first time. “It was just after Daytona 24 Hours - we’d actually had…

Audi is developing a new sports car to once again challenge for overall victory at Le Mans, after announcing that it will leave the Formula E championship at the end…

How would you fancy a 919 Le Mans racer that you could take to the shops? Or a 911 capable of tackling the Safari Rally? What about a futuristic take…

As tribute to the five McLaren F1 GTR that finished first, third, fourth, fifth and 13th at Le Mans in 1995, Woking’s finest has developed five Senna GTR LMs in…

Gordon Murray has abandoned plans to return to Le Mans with his T50 supercar, saying that current regulations prevent the lightweight V12-powered machine from entering. The announcement follows the launch…

It was the first French car to win Le Mans since 1950, making Graham Hill the only driver in history to secure motor racing's unofficial Triple Crown. It was also…

Part of the first all-female LMP2 crew at this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours, Sophia Floersch says that female drivers are now getting opportunities in racing that they never would before — but doesn't think W Series is the solution

He'll be watching the 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours with a burger and beer in hand, but Tom Kristensen says that being behind the wheel during the new hyperpole qualifying session is the stuff of dreams, as he looks forward to this year's race

For Mike Conway, the past two Le Mans 24 Hour races have been the case of right team, wrong car. A three-time runner-up in the endurance classic, overall victory still…

Dominique Bastien will become the oldest driver to race in the Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend. The 74-year-old tells James Elson that he's not there to make up the numbers

The Le Mans 24 Hours was delayed until this coming weekend but the 19-20 September race still comes too early for fans to attend. As in previous years, live coverage…

Speed and Le Mans tend to go hand-in-hand, perhaps more so than any other race. Sure, events like the Indy 500 thrive on average speeds, but you don’t see any…

Gordon Murray has abandoned plans to return to Le Mans with his T.50 supercar, saying that current regulations prevent the lightweight V12-powered machine from entering. Instead, he is looking to…

Ferrari's greatest sports car driver enjoyed remarkable success in his short career. Damien Smith examines the record of Olivier Gendebien, one of this year's Hall of Fame nominees