Le Mans 24 Hours: Full starting grid
The #6 Porsche will line up on pole position after Kevin Estre topped Thursday’s Hyperpole session, with the #3 Cadillac that was qualified by Sebastien Bourdais completing the front row.Alex Lynn had actually set a quicker time than Bourdais in the 30-minute pole shootout, but the #2 Caddy has a five-place grid penalty carried forward […]
Winning Le Mans and Daytona in same year would be «amazing»
The factory Penske squad is heading to this week’s blue riband round of the World Endurance Championship at Circuit de la Sarthe with an eye on the top prize, as it aims to expand on the success it has enjoyed so far in 2024. The IMSA SportsCar Championship arm of Porsche Penske Motorsport started the […]
Bourdais denies celebrating Le Mans pole prematurely
Thursday’s decisive qualifying session, gathering the top eight cars from each category, was interrupted with just under eight minutes remaining on the clock, due to Dries Vanthoor crashing out at the wheel of the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 at Indianapolis corner. At that time, Sebastien Bourdais had provisionally set the fastest time with the […]
LMDh, LMH regulations extended to 2029 WEC, IMSA seasons
The timeframe of the rules, which make up the respective Hypercar and GTP classes in the two series, has been extended for reasons of stability, according to both the WEC and IMSA. Richard Mille, president of the FIA Endurance Commission, told Motorsport.com: “Stability is very important. It is the reason why we have all these […]
Verstappen already «contacted» by teams over future Le Mans effort
The three-time Formula 1 world champion has voiced his desire to contest the prestigious endurance race on a number of occasions in the past and has taken part in the virtual version as part of the Team Redline line-up. But ahead of this year’s race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Verstappen has pointed to […]
WEC confirms two-car rule for Hypercar manufacturers for 2025
Plans for the regulation change, exclusively revealed by Autosport in March, were confirmed by WEC organisers the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the FIA at the former’s traditional Friday press conference ahead of this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours round of the WEC. The chairman of the FIA’s Endurance Commission Richard Mille said: «It makes […]
Le Mans 24 Hours to clash with F1 Canadian GP in 2025 as WEC calendar announced
The Le Mans 24 Hours is scheduled for 14-15 June, with the pre-event Test Day on the preceding Sunday. It means the race will clash with the F1 Canadian GP and IndyCar’s St Louis round at Gateway. It is the first time F1 and Le Mans have clashed since 2016. Meanwhile, Imola has renewed what […]
Toyota edges Ferrari in final night practice
Hartley clocked a best time of 3m29.451s in his #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar after 20 minutes of the hour-long session, and remained at the head of the leaderboard as rain began to fall at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The three-time Le Mans winner, sharing the car that will start 11th with […]
Inception McLaren confident of fighting WEC regulars after Le Mans GT3 pole
Brendan Iribe topped the Hyperpole session in his McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, entered under the Inception Racing banner, with a 3m58.120s lap that put him 0.808s clear of Alexander Malykhin’s #92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche that leads the LMGT3 standings in the WEC. The Optimum-run Inception outfit that competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and GT […]