Glickenhaus’ Le Mans 24 Hours result «like a dream»
Luca Ciancetti, who leads the Glickenhaus motorsport programmes at Podium Advanced Technologies, made the claim despite the team falling down the Hypercar order from its podium finish behind the two Toyotas last year and fourth place in 2021. He insisted the team could have «no complaints» after scoring a top-six result with the best of […]
Porsche’s Le Mans letdown reflects «brutal reality»
Despite having the largest presence in the Hypercar field at four cars, three works Porsche Penske Motorsport 963s and an additional customer car for Jota, Porsche’s hopes of challenging for victory were wrecked by a series of accidents and reliability dramas. Its best finisher was the #5 car of Dane Cameron, Frederic Makowiecki and Michael […]
Le Mans podium «really special» after COVID-era 2020 win
Lynn finished third overall in the centenary edition of the French endurance classic in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R he shared with Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook, a lap down on the winning #51 Ferrari and the second-placed #8 Toyota. It marked the British driver’s first visit to the podium at Circuit de la Sarthe since […]
United Autosports explains freak issues that cost Le Mans LMP2 shot
Tom Blomqvist, Josh Pierson and Oliver Jarvis had moved into the class lead after a storming stint in the wet from Blomqvist when the Briton briefly went into the gravel. Upon approaching the Porsche Curves, he found he had no brakes and made contact with the barriers which triggered the in-car medical light. Once cleared […]
WRT ‘dreamed’ of Le Mans win with Kubica, Deletraz after 2021 loss
Kubica, Deletraz and Yi Yifei led onto the final lap in WRT’s maiden attempt at the race two years ago, only to be foiled by a freak throttle sensor failure that caused their engine to shut down and meant they were not classified. After spending 2022 at Prema, finishing second at Le Mans, Kubica and […]
I’d «love» to race at Le Mans after Ferrari victory
Leclerc, who has five grand prix victories to his name with the Prancing Horse, was present at the Circuit de la Sarthe as Ferrari scored its first overall win there since 1965. When asked by Eurosport if he’d like to race a Ferrari at Le Mans in future, he replied: «I mean, why not? I […]
Peugeot’s Le Mans performance a «turning point» for 9X8 programme
Olivier Jansonnie, technical director at Peugeot Sport, made the claim after the best of its 9X8s led the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on four separate occasions and was running among the frontrunners until the 12th hour of the race. “It was a turning point; it was our best race so far,” said […]
Iron Dames admit missing Le Mans GTE Am podium “painful”
Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting and Sarah Bovy took their Porsche 911 RSR-19 to fourth place in what was the final race at the Circuit de la Sarthe for GTE machinery, missing out on the final podium spot to the GR Racing Porsche squad. That was despite the pink-liveried #85 car featuring in the thick of […]
#8 Toyota received «big damage» from squirrel hit at Le Mans
In the 16th hour of the race, Ryo Hirakawa was seen rapidly losing time to the chasing #51 Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, the Japanese driver’s entire 12s advantage being wiped out in the course of a single stint. When Hirakawa brought the #8 Toyota back into the pits, the team was forced to change […]