Nissan appeal rejected, Bandoh Toyota keeps win
The official results for the third round of the 2023 season were released on Monday, more than a week on from the 450km event, with no changes from the revised provisional results that were published late on the evening of the race. It means the #19 Toyota GR Supra shared by Yuji Kunimoto and Sena […]
“My heart is full” as Garage 56 NASCAR hits Le Mans target
Johnson crossed the finish line in 39th position and completed 285 laps of the 8.4-mile circuit in the modified NASCAR Cup Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, run by Hendrick Motorsports. The car ran as high as 27th overall but suffered a setback on Sunday morning when it suffered a driveline failure that required a lengthy […]
«Insane» for Corvette to win at Le Mans despite losing two laps
Catsburg had started the sole Chevrolet Corvette C8.R from pole and maintained the lead at the start before making an early stop under the safety car. But less than 90 minutes into the race, Catsburg was back in the pits with a front-right damper failure that took nearly 10 minutes to repair and dropped Catsburg, […]
Pier Guidi feared “everything was lost” before Ferrari Le Mans win
Pier Guidi and his team-mates in the #51 Ferrari 499P, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi, made history for the Prancing Horse by beating the Toyota GR010 HYBRID by one minute and 27 seconds in a chaotic and attritional race. The Italian driver had been leading the race approaching midnight when he got his car beached […]
Injured foot, broken radio can’t stop Inter Europol from Le Mans LMP2 win
It was the first ever World Endurance Championship victory for a Polish team, and the car was chased home by Team WRT’s #41 car that featured Polish ex-F1 star Robert Kubica in its line-up. The gap between them was just 21s after 24 hours of racing. “It’s unbelievable, it was so hard fighting to the […]
Cadillac “proud” of podium, knows where to improve – Westbrook
The #2 Chip Ganassi Racing V-Series.R had a relatively troublefree race across the 24 hours, apart from a spin for Westbrook in the night after being caught out on slicks in a downpour. The car, which is the full-season World Endurance Championship entry that he shares with Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn, finished a lap […]
Toyota told Hirakawa to take “full risk” at Le Mans in Ferrari pursuit
Installed for the final double stint of the race, Hirakawa lost his chance to challenge for the win when he spun at Arnage in the penultimate hour – damaging the front and rear of the car against the barrier and then taking time to rejoin the track before pitting for repairs. Hartley revealed after the […]
Garage 56 NASCAR entry completes Le Mans 24 despite late drama
The No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 ran as high as 27th and was ahead of the entire GTE-Am field after 20 hours, Up to this point, the car had no real issues and no offs to speak of. But unfortunately, after twenty hours and nine minutes of racing, they encountered their first major mechanical […]
Ferrari beats Toyota in race of attrition
On the Italian manufacturer’s return to top-flight competition at the Circuit de la Sarthe with the new 499P Le Mans Hypercar, the #51 crew delivered Ferrari its first outright Le Mans win since Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt took top honours in 1965. Pier Guidi took the chequered flag one minute and 21 seconds ahead […]