From British GT to victory at the Nürburgring, David Pittard's ascension is just beginning - his sights set on endurance racing's 'big four'
“I have exactly the same opinion,” says United Autosports co-owner Richard Dean on the question of Oliver Jarvis being underrated. “I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves. Some…
Though it was another Toyota 1-2 at WEC's Spa-Francorchamps round, all the signs are there that Ferrari can mount a fight against the Japanese marque at Le Mans
If Toyota wasn’t already favourite to make it six Le Mans 24 Hours victories in a row in June, it was after the first two rounds of the 2023 World…
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Le Mans 24 Hours we have teamed up with Classic & Sports Finance to bring you an evening with Tom Kristensen at IET…
Rules of engagement How did we decide which moments should make the list? The brief was never about statistic; we wanted instead to focus on key moments that came to…
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The moments that helped define Le Mans' legend: we've been through triumphs and tragedies from numbers 100 to 90. Here, as chosen by our panel of experts, are the top…
20 - 2011 Lotterer holds breath as tyre deflates It was a sensational climax. Audi prevailed over Peugeot by a scant 13.854sec in a fitting end to a battle that…
30 - 1999 Audi takes its bow Flying Mercedes stole the headlines, BMW scored its one and only Le Mans victory and Toyota’s handsome GT-One once again fell short. But…
40 - 1949 Fresh start in the wake of world war The airfield next to the circuit had been used by the British before the fall of France and, extensively,…
50 - 1923 W.O. Bentley sees the light It’s hard to calculate exactly how much Bentley did for Le Mans during its formative years. Had the British team never arrived…
60 - 2018 Alonso’s star quintuple stint Footage of the safety car restarts proved how much Fernando Alonso wanted a Le Mans victory on his CV. He was nigh on…
70 - 2021 August date heralds Hypercar era The race had been delayed until September the year before, and this time the long tail of a devastating pandemic forced another…
80 - 1998 Brilliant Bob’s final near-miss Bob Wollek always said he could live without winning the Le Mans 24 Hours, that what would be would be. It didn’t look…
WEC's visit to the iconic Spa-Francorchamps is the last stepping stone on the road to Le Mans. Gary Watkins explains why success here could be crucial to victory at 'The Great Race'
90 - 1950 Eddie Hall’s successful solo drive It is well remembered that in 1952 Pierre ‘Levegh’ nearly won Le Mans after driving solo for over 22 hours (see #93). It…
