How a late pitlane speeding penalty couldn’t blow Inter Europol’s Le Mans LMP2 win
Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class winner Nick Yelloly described this year’s edition as featuring «more ups and downs than I’ve ever seen» after a roller-coaster final hour. Yelloly’s #43 Inter Europol ORECA-Gibson 07 he shared with Tom Dillmann and 2023 class winner Jakub Smiechowski had been in an incredibly close battle with the #48 […]
The winners and losers from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours
Winner: Ferrari A fourth win in as many races in the 2025 World Endurance Championship, a third straight victory at Le Mans. What more can Ferrari ask for? A 1-2-3, one might pedantically answer – which was a real possibility, such was the dominance of the 499Ps in terms of race pace, but Porsche denied […]
WEC announces unchanged calendar for 2026, Le Mans clashes with Barcelona F1 race
The World Endurance Championship calendar will remain at eight races in 2026, with an unchanged roster of events that leaves no room for Silverstone, while the Le Mans 24 Hours clashes with Formula 1’s Barcelona race. It was announced on Friday during the traditional press conference held by the Automobile Club de l’Quest, which co-organises […]
United Autosports to run McLaren Hypercar programme, Dallara tie-up agreed
McLaren’s factory entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar division will be run by United Autosports. The British team will field a pair of the marque’s forthcoming LMDh hybrid prototypes under the McLaren United AS banner in the WEC from 2027. The confirmation of United’s graduation to the Hypercar ranks of the WEC after sustained […]
Robert Kubica wins with Ferrari as Porsche spoils 1-2-3
Ferrari has won the 93rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours with its satellite #83 entry, driven by Phil Hanson, Robert Kubica and Yifei Ye. The Italian constructor could have been the first manufacturer to lock out the podium at La Sarthe since factory Audi outfit Joest Racing took a 1-2-3 in 2012, but […]
Genesis hires Gabriele Tarquini to management team as WEC programme takes shape
Touring car legend Gabriele Tarquini has been named sporting director of the new-for-2026 Genesis World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad. The 63-year-old has taken the new role at Paul Ricard-based Genesis Magma Racing after a stint as team manager at the BRC Racing Team TCR operation, as predicted by Motorsport.com last summer. Tarquini moved into management […]
Ferrari back in control with 1-2-3
Ferrari has regained its control of the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours with one quarter of the race remaining, with just seven seconds separating its lead duo. The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh and the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID LMH had profited from a safety car earlier in the race but the Porsche slipped […]
#6 Porsche leads as first safety car shakes up order
Porsche heads a shaken up order in the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours at the halfway stage, with the #6 PPM 963 in the hands of Laurens Vanthoor leading after a battle against Ferrari. At the start of the seventh hour, the customer #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P with Yifei Ye jumped into the lead […]
McLaren reveals 2027 LMDh show car, plans for trackday model
McLaren has offered a first-look at the Hypercar challenger with which it will return to top-flight sportscar racing in the World Endurance Championship. The British organisation unveiled a full-scale model of the LMDh prototype that will race in the Hypercar class of the WEC from 2027 ahead of this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, 30 […]