Le Mans News

Part of a trio of Aston Martin works racers, this 1931 LM5 raced at Le Mans in period Image: Scott Pattenden ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's The first of Aston Martin's…

Ford will celebrate its heritage with retro liveries as it prepares for Ford GT swansong at Le Mans 24 Hours The quartet of factory Ford GTs at the 2019 Le…

Endurance racing legend Hurley Haywood speaks out about being a gay racing driver after documentary release Hurley Haywood managing Brumos Racing, 2008 Photo: Motorsport Images Hurley Haywood is one of…

Ginetta will return to WEC's LMP1/hypercar class next season British sports car manufacturer Ginetta will return to the 2019/20 World Endurance Championship's LMP1 class with a developed G60-LT-P1. The last time a Ginetta…

After four decades in the sporting doldrums, Aston Martin revived its Le Mans ambitions with the DBR9, and it didn’t disappoint, winning at La Sarthe in 2007. We sent Sam…

Even though Toyota is almost guaranteed to clinch overall victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours, Andrew Frankel is adamant that he's going. Here's why Images: Porsche AG ‘I just don’t understand…

Single-seater Gordini that was rebuilt as a sports car is listed for auction with an estimate of up to €1m A single-seat Gordini, which was driven by Fangio and competed in the…

Fernando Alonso will leave the WEC following the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso will leave the World Endurance Championship after the 2019 Le Mans…

On legendary team boss Reinhold Joest's birthday relive his triumph in the 2011 Le Mans nail biter Legendary team owner Reinhold Joest celebrates his 82nd birthday today. The Joest name is…

Toyota technical director Pascal Vasselon is unhappy about BoP and the “expensive” route that the WEC has taken Toyota motor sport technical director Pascal Vasselon says he wants to enter…

Witness the iconic Le Mans-winning Porsche's 50th anniversary being celebrated at Goodwood in a demo including Webber and Attwood The Porsche 917's 50th birthday was marked at last weekend's 77th Goodwood Members' Meeting with an on-track…

Historic racing event to run three day-into-dusk 'mini-enduro' races featuring pre-war Bentleys through to modern Peugeot prototypes This year's Silverstone Classic will feature three into-dusk sports car races to honour the…

Le Mans 24 Hours winners Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver will be reunited with their victorious Ford GT40 to honour 50 years since the classic race This year’s Goodwood Festival…

This is the Porsche 935 that Paul Newman, Dick Barbour and Rolf Stommelen took to a class victory at the 1979 Le Mans 24 Hours Photos: Evan Klein, from Adam…

Kristensen and Smith's 2003 Le Mans-winning Speed 8 leads a host of Bentleys on show to celebrate the marque's centenary An iconic Le Mans-winning Bentley Speed 8 is to return to…

The Williams refugee returns to Formula 1 this year as Renault’s new reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin has returned to Formula 1 as Renault's reserve driver for 2019, supporting its race…

With the decorated Trintignant at the wheel Ferrari took its first works Le Mans win, holding off Jaguar in appalling weather Maurice Trintignant perhaps is not readily cited as being among motor sport's…