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Voting has now closed for the 2021 Motor Sport Hall of Fame To win at Le Mans you need to be quick, consistent and lucky. Our nominees for this year's…

The lightweight Shell Porsche 962 C was like few of its sister cars – now it has been restored and reunited with the driver which took it it the championship, Hans-Joachim Stuck

Alpine has announced it will enter two of its own LMDh cars in the Hypercar class in Le Mans and WEC from 2024

The V12 had one last hurrah in sports car racing as the noughties drew to a close. Yet the powerplants that won the Le Mans 24 Hours four years on…

Colombo V12 (1947-65) Though I lack the evidence to support it, when people reading this magazine think ‘V12’, I’d bet plenty more thought of this engine than any other. Gioacchino…

When Tony Southgate saw the engine around which he had to design a new Group C car, he did two things: utter a profanity under his breath and reach for…

We’re out the back now, the chicanes behind us. The oil is warm, the slicks are hot. I can feel the V12 chuntering behind me. It is demanding its release.…

Ultimately it was the sound. Higher rpm delivered smoothly thanks to smaller, lighter reciprocating parts and an even firing order, plus the cachet of costly complexity, added to its appeal.…

We seem destined to enter an era of near-silence. Motor racing could soon be characterised purely by the sound of tyres on asphalt, rather than the wail of internal combustion.…

André Lotterer has a hunch he might be the most experienced single-seater racing driver in history, despite his record including just one solitary Formula 1 grand prix start. He must…

The microchip crisis that is affecting the ability of manufacturers to build cars the world over shows no sign of going away. It has been created by a perfect storm…

It’s hard to believe it’s 30 years since world-class endurance racing virtually died on its feet. Only eight FIA World Sportscar Championship rounds were run in 1991, and in general…

One of the most storied race cars in history has been officially retired 66 years after its most famous win. The Mercedes 300 SLR, No722, which was driven by Stirling…

Nino Vaccarella 1933-2021 Nino Vaccarella, the three-time Targa Florio winner, has died at the age of 88 in Palermo, a short distance from the Sicilian mountains where he swept to…

The Mercedes 300 SLR steered by Stirling Moss to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia has been permanently retired after its appearance at the Goodwood Revival this weekend. The No722…

The ignition key on a full Porsche orchestra will be turned for your listening pleasure this Saturday, as Stuttgart celebrates 50 years of its Weissach development facility

Forget Christian Bale and Matt Damon, the props and real-life effects of Ford v Ferrari were a big part of its success in 2019