Le Mans News

Andrew Frankel takes the wheel of the Birkin Blower, around Le Mans I think for most who remain schoolboys at heart there is usually a story we can recall hearing…

Fewer races, cheaper budgets and two-year seasons as WEC looks to secure a future The World Endurance Championship has announced a raft of changes as it prepares for life after…

Five-time Grand Prix winner John Watson joined editor Nick Trott, features editor Simon Arron and digital editor Jack Phillips for a typically entertaining 80 minutes for the latest podcast in…

Darren Cox on a week that's changed the face of racing as we currently know it The last eight days have seen a shift that not even the most informed…

As Porsche leaves LMP1, Andrew Frankel has his say on what the future might hold – and on Formula E This cannot be what the ACO was intending: rules for…

This season will be Porsche's last in LMP1 for the forseeable future Porsche has confirmed it will withdraw from the FIA World Endurance Championship LMP1 class at the end of…

The seed of Denmark’s love affair with Le Mans was sowed 27 years ago, when John Nielsen shared victory with Martin Brundle and Price Cobb for Jaguar and Tom Walkinshaw…

Rumours continue surrounding Porsche's LMP1 commitment – Gary Watkins looks at why Is it mission accomplished for Porsche? Has it reminded everyone that it is the manufacturer when it comes to…

The Goodwood Festival of Speed offers opportunity like few other places, and a concentration of cars and stars like no other. As ever, there was plenty to see away from the…

For the first time in a long time I won’t be at Goodwood for the Festival of Speed. I’ve known I couldn’t attend for a while now, and thought I’d…

Watch the thrills and spills of the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb all weekend. Bernie Ecclestone has been chosen as this year's Central Feature, and there are celebrations of Ferrari,…

There's a future for sports cars without LMP1, according to Bart Hayden of Rebellion Racing When Rebellion Racing switched from LMP1 to LMP2 alarm bells must have rung throughout the…

Like grandfather like grandson: Emerson Fittipaldi, the 70-year-old double world champion, has revealed he hopes to clamber back into the cockpit one more time and race alongside his grandsons Pietro and Enzo in…

Don Panoz's latest project could be his most pioneering yet – taking an all-electric GT car to Le Mans Two years ago Don Panoz had an idea to take an…

The Ford GT40 was built to beat Ferrari. It succeeded. Its modern equivalent did the same 50 years later. What, if anything, do father and son have in common? 'Devil…

The FIA and ACO have revealed where the World Endurance Championship is headed, led by its manufacturers, as Gary Watkins explains The wraps came off a brave new world of…

In scorching heat, this year's Le Mans 24 Hours was as unpredictable and dramatic as ever. As the battle for overall honours swung between Toyota, Porsche and some remarkable LMP2…