24 Hours of Le Mans

  • 2015 Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 race car

    Audi’s R18 line of Le Mans prototype racers have been with us since the 2011 motorsport season, gaining gradual updates with each new season of the World Endurance Champion to ensure the oil-burning endurance racers remain the cream of the crop. Last year, the R18 saw its biggest threat when both Porsche and Toyota had top-level endurance racers of their own, with Toyota and its TS040 Hybrid eventually winning the season and Audi coming second. The R18 did win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, but with its reliability winning out in the end rather than its outright speed...

  • Jann Mardenborough
    Gamers Turned Racers To Pilot Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 At Le Mans

    If you had said only a few years ago that a video game fanatic would one day be racing in top level motorsport, based purely on their skill in popular racing sims like Gran Turismo, it’s safe to say that virtually everyone you came across would have doubted your claims. Today, however, we...

  • Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, 2015 Chicago Auto Show
    Front-Wheel-Drive Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 Preview And Live Shots: Video

    Nissan’s new LMP1 hybrid race car set for the 2015 World Endurance Championship, which includes the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, was revealed during yesterday’s Super Bowl XLIX in which the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28–24. The new race car, whose...

  • Nissan GT-R LM Nismo LMP1
    Naked Nissan LMP1 Race Car Is A Punk Hot Rod From The Future

    Nissan is venturing into the Le Mans world with its all-new GT-R LM Nismo LMP1 prototype racer. The car is quite different from the competition it will be racing against thanks to its front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. ALSO SEE: How To Drift Hot Wheels (Yes, Really): Video The rest of the...

  • 2015 Toyota TS040 Hybrid LMP1 race car
    Toyota Reveals 2015 TS040 Hybrid LMP1, Confirms WEC Driver Lineup

    The reigning champion in the World Endurance Championship, Japanese automaker Toyota, will be out to defend its title in the premier LMP1 category this season with its hugely successful TS040 Hybrid race car. The TS040 Hybrid made its debut in 2014 and won five out of the eight races for team...

  • Teaser for 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1
    2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 Teased, Reveal May Come During Super Bowl

    Nissan has released the first photo of its all-new race car that will compete this year in the premier LMP1 category of the World Endurance Championship, which also means racing alongside the likes of Audi, Porsche and Toyota at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nissan first confirmed its...

  • McLaren 650S Le Mans

    It turns out that the new track-focused McLaren 650S we recently told you about won't be the only new 650S variant appearing in the near future, as the British firm today revealed a new special edition model built to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its famous win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, made with the original F1 GTR race car. The latest special edition’s a road car, and just 50 examples are destined for production, of which just nine are allocated for the U.S. market. It's called the McLaren 650S Le Mans and it features styling inspired by the #59 F1 GTR that took the overall...

  • 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Race Car
    2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Race Car Takes To The Track

    Porsche had been away from the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans for many years, until last year when it ran the race with its new 919 Hybrid in the top LMP1 category. The German automaker missed out on the win, which went to sister brand Audi, but it will be heading back this year (along with full...

  • 2010 FIA GT1 Matech Competition Ford GT
    New Ford GT To Race In United SportsCar Championship & 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Report

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is set to launch its new Ford Performance brand at next month’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show and word on the street is that a new GT supercar might be unveiled to help launch the brand with a bang. This would be in addition to some awesome machinery such as a new...

  • Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish - Audi photo
    Tom 'Mr. Le Mans' Kristensen To Retire From Racing

    He's been called the greatest driver ever to pilot a vehicle in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. You can debate that claim, but you can't debate the fact that Tom Kristensen has won the great race nine times. Six of his wins were peeled off in consecutive years, and he's owned the race for multiple...

  • Porsche 919 Hybrid race car steering wheel
    Porsche 919 Steering Wheel Is More Complicated Than Yours

    The steering wheel in your basic race car is just that; it's a simple, lightweight, possibly suede-covered instrument used to tell the front wheels of the vehicle where to go. As you advance up the race car ladder, however, a steering wheel begins to be much more than a simple directional tool. It...

  • 2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro
    Le Mans-Inspired Audi Hybrid Supercar Back On The Table?

    Back in 2012, Audi’s then R&D chief Wolfgang Dürheimer let it be known that he wanted to develop a diesel-electric hybrid supercar to sit above the R8 in Audi’s performance lineup. The car would have borrowed technology from Audi’s hugely-successful R18 e-tron quattro Le...

  • Project Brabham

    One of the most storied names in motorsport, Brabham, is about to make a return to international racing, and you have a chance to be a part of the team. Brabham was co-founded in 1960 by Australian racing legend Sir Jack Brabham, who passed away earlier this year. During its heyday, the team won four Formula One Drivers’ Championships and two Constructors’ Championships, and to this day the late Jack Brabham remains the only person to have won an F1 Drivers’ title in a car he constructed himself. Even after Brabham’s retirement from racing in 1970, the team continued...

  • Nissan Le Mans program
    Nissan LMP1 Team To Be Based In U.S., Test American Drivers

    Next year, Nissan will enter the World Endurance Championship and compete alongside the likes of Audi, Porsche and Toyota with a new LMP1 hybrid race car. That means we’ll see Nissan return to top level racing at the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, and it also means the Japanese automaker will be...

  • 2014 Nissan ZEOD RC Le Mans prototype makes track debut at Fuji Speedway
    Top Gear Drives Nissan’s Wacky ZEOD RC Le Mans Racer: Video

    Nissan’s ZEOD RC electrified race car lasted just 23 minutes in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race, with the dart-shaped car forced to retire due to gearbox trouble. However, Nissan still reached its goals for the car, which included completing a full lap under electric power...

  • 2014 Ford EcoBoost Daytona Prototype
    More Details On Ford’s Rumored Le Mans Comeback

    A week ago we heard that Ford was looking to return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 to mark 50 years since its legendary first win at the event with the GT40. While we originally heard that Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] was looking to launch a new GT supercar and compete in Le Mans' GTE category...

  • ACO LMP3
    ACO Adds New LMP3 Class For 2015

    If you're a fan of endurance racing... actually, I'll stop there because everyone should be a fan of endurance racing. What we're dealing with is a sport that is very nearly the highest level of performance in the world of motorsports. Everything needs to come together to earn a victory in the...

  • 2010 FIA GT1 Matech Competition Ford GT
    Ford To Make Le Mans Return With New GT Supercar?

    A couple of years ago there was a lot of talk about Ford launching a successor to its GT supercar built briefly during the last decade. Not much has been heard since but the rumor mill is starting to spin into action with news out that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is considering a return to the...

  • 2015 McLaren 650S GT3 race car

    McLaren stunned the automotive world back in 1995 when one of its F1 GTR race cars claimed overall victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, surpassing some tough competition including many prototype race cars. McLaren never managed to repeat the feat, and due to rule changes in 1999 the F1 GTR was no longer eligible for the legendary race. Now, with a new breed of sports car-based racers developed by its McLaren GT division, McLaren is considering once again competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The British automaker isn’t looking to compete against the likes of Audi, Porsche and Toyota in...

  • Lapping Le Mans in an Audi A8 L TDI
    Lapping Le Mans During Race Week In An Audi A8 L TDI: Video

    It’s a very, very rare thing to be let out on the Circuit de la Sarthe during the 24 Hours of Le Mans race week unless you’re a racing driver—but then, that’s rare enough, too. Motor Authority was fortunate enough to have that opportunity, in an Audi A8 L TDI. What’s...

  • Audi R8 LMX
    Audi R8 LMX Lights Up At Le Mans: Mega Gallery And Video

    Audi's new R8 LMX supercar was shown for the first time in public at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend. The car was shown prior to the race, and on hand to present it was Audi racing driver Tom Kristensen who would later go on to come second overall along with Lucas di Grassi and Marc...

  • Audi celebrates its 13th Le Mans 24 Hours win in 2014
    Audi’s 13th Le Mans Win In Photos

    Having competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1999, Audi has managed to rack up no fewer than 13 wins—that’s an 81.25 percent win rate over its 16 attempts. Intra-group rival Porsche has more overall wins (16), but it hasn’t made those wins over such a short period of...

  • 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2014
    2014 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Gallery

    The 2014 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is behind us, but the memories will live forever. With the return of Porsche to the LMP1 roster, and the new Corvette C7.R to the GT ranks, the 82nd running of the Le Mans endurance classic will remain a significant marker in the race’s history. But...

  • Audi highlights its struggles to win the 2014 Hours of Le Mans
    Highlights Of Audi's 13th Win At Le Mans: Video

    Few races in recent history have highlighted the endurance aspect of racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans the way this year's race did, from a devastating crash in qualifying, to turbo replacements on the fly, to crashes in the rain, and more. Add in a tough new competitor in Porsche and Toyota's...

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