The best photos from the 2016 Le Mans Test, where Audi set the headline time ahead of the twice-round-the-clock classic on June 18-19. Lucas Di Grassi claimed the bragging rights, as the #8 R18 he shares with Oliver Jarvis and Loïc Duval beat the reigning champions in the Porsche #1 of Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley by 0.8s. The time was similar to that set at the 2015 test, set on a drying circuit 12 months ago.
Tristan Gommendy led the packed LMP2 field in the Eurasia Motorsport Oreca, with the IMSA-based Corvette C7 of Anthony Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Ricky Taylor fastest in GTE Pro. The Labre Competiton Corvette of Pierre Ragues, Jean-Phillipe Belloc, Nicky Catsburg and Yutaka Yamagishi topped GTE-Am, courtesy of the moonlighting Catsburg.
Peugeot CEO Linda Jackson warned that winning was essential for its Hypercar project earlier this year. After an uncompetitive run in the Le Mans 24 Hours, she says that the fight goes on, with the team confident that it will catch its rivals
The diesel-powered Audi R10 shocked many in the racing world – including its drivers. Allan McNish remembers testing it for the first time in this month's magazine
Amid a tense battle for victory in the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours, Kamui Kobayashi still found time to jokingly insult a rival — and receive an acknowledgement
Ferrari prevails again after an intense rain-hit 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours, making it back-to-back victories after following its 2023 triumph