How the #8 Toyota lost the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours
Sebastien Buemi has detailed the reasons that made the difference in the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours, as the #7 Toyota prevailed while the sister #8 car finished a close third. The TR010 Hybrids started from just 14th and 15th on the grid, as Toyota “didn’t focus on qualifying at all”, but they certainly made […]
How the stars of IMSA fared at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 94th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is officially over, with Toyota Racing’s trio of Mike Conway, Nick De Vries and Kamui Kobayashi taking victory in the #7 Toyota TR010-Hybrid. Although that was a standout performance by one of the powerhouses in the FIA World Endurance Championship, there was plenty of representation […]
The fastest car didn’t win
Toyota secured its sixth Le Mans 24 Hours victory this year, finally delivering proof that it can also win against major opposition at the biggest stage in sportscar racing. However, our data analysis reveals that the winning #7 Toyota TR010 was not actually the fastest car on the track. When looking at the average of […]
#12 Cadillac admits Le Mans win was unlikely but rues costly FCY
Norman Nato lamented the timing of a late full-course yellow at the Le Mans 24 Hours, but said Cadillac would not have been able to beat Toyota to victory regardless. Jota’s factory #12 Cadillac V-Series.R shared by Nato, Will Stevens and Louis Deletraz finished fourth in the blue-riband round of the World Endurance Championship, just […]
The technical scare the #7 Toyota survived to win Le Mans 24 Hours again
The #7 Toyota TR010 Hybrid that won the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours was compromised by a sensor problem that left it as much as 8km/h down on power. Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries took top honours in the 94th edition of the French endurance classic, driving the heavily-updated TR010 to the […]
BMW drivers admit “painful” 2026 Le Mans defeat “hurts”: “We were close”
BMW drivers admitted to feeling “hurt” by their narrow loss to Toyota in the Le Mans 24 Hours, having led various chunks of the race. The factory #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 shared by Robin Frijns, Sheldon van der Linde and Rene Rast finished second in the 94th endurance classic, just 10.9s behind the winning #7 […]
“I know I’m going to die here” – Anthony Davidson reflects on back-breaking Le Mans crash
Anthony Davidson says he thought he was “going to die” in his frightening, race-ending crash at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours. Davidson was running third overall in the #8 Toyota when he collided with the #81 AF Corse Ferrari driven by Piergiuseppe Perazzini, as he attempted to lap it in the right-hand kink leading […]
2026 Le Mans 24 Hours: Full starting grid
BWM will start the Le Mans 24 Hours from pole position for the first time after Dries Vanthoor topped Hyperpole 2 session.Vanthoor set a best time of 3m22.564s in the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 entered by the factory WRT team, beating the #12 Jota Cadillac V-Series.R of Will Stevens to the top spot by […]
Genesis reveals concept GT3 car at Le Mans
Genesis signalled a desire to enter GT3 racing with the reveal of a concept car at the Le Mans 24 Hours. On the eve of its debut appearance in the Hypercar class of the French endurance classic, Hyundai’s luxury brand took the covers off the Genesis Magma GT3 Concept at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Following […]