VIDEO: Before F1 — Michael Schumacher’s legendary Le Mans record
Autosport Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner narrates the story of this dramatic race, and explains how the lessons Schumacher learnt in these 900bhp cars shaped his career in F1, and assisted him in some of his most famous races. In this article Be the first to know and subscribe for real-time news email updates on these topics […]
Ferrari to start Le Mans 24 Hours lighter, more powerful
Ferrari will go the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours lighter and with more power than last year as it bids for a hat-trick at the French enduro. The Italian manufacturer’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at the World Endurance Championship double-points round on 14/15 June with a minimum weight reduced by 1kg […]
Felipe Drugovich ready to ditch Le Mans for F1 debut as Lance Stroll stand-in
Felipe Drugovich has indicated his “priority has always been Formula 1” so would be willing to miss his Le Mans 24 Hours entry with Cadillac to fill in for the injured Lance Stroll at the Canadian Grand Prix. Stroll withdrew from the Spanish GP after qualifying due to pain in his right hand and wrist […]
Cadillac unveils Wayne Taylor Racing’s Le Mans livery
Cadillac unveiled the livery in which the Wayne Taylor Racing squad will make its maiden assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours next month. WTR’s solo V-Series.R LMDh entered for the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 14-15 June will be backed by oil company Mobil 1. The primary sponsorship by Mobil 1 […]
Lopez named as Toyota Hypercar reserve for WEC’s Le Mans 24 Hours
Jose Maria Lopez will be on standby at next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours as a Toyota Hypercar reserve driver for the World Endurance Championship’s blue-riband event. Toyota Gazoo Racing has formalised the role the 2021 Le Mans winner played last year when he replaced the injured Mike Conway at short notice ahead of the […]
Iron Lynx to run special Mercedes Silver Arrows livery at Le Mans 2025
Mercedes World Endurance Championship squad Iron Lynx will run a special livery at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours to celebrate the German marque’s victory of the famous enduro in 1989. The customer team will deck its three Mercedes GT3s in the popular Silver Arrows scheme that was used when the manufacturer claimed a dominant […]
Toyota to mark anniversary of its Le Mans 24 Hours project with special livery
Toyota will mark the 40th anniversary of its first factory-supported assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours with a special livery for this year’s edition of the race. The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar to be driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries in the double-points round of the World […]
Where’s ‘that Moto3 rider’ from the most famous Le Mans clip now?
One lap to go, Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau are trading places like Pokemon cards. Of course, the stage is Le Mans, and the year is 2003. That’s probably my favorite Le Mans moment. I wouldn’t argue with you if yours were Chris Vermeulen taking his only MotoGP victory in the wet, MotoGP’s 1000th race […]
Jochen Mass, 1946-2025
Jochen Mass disproved the saying that nice guys finish last. A charming man who was universally liked, the German was a race winner in Formula 1 and one of the top sportscar drivers of his generation, claiming a victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours. But perhaps the German, who has died aged 78 from […]