Le Mans

  • Hope Racing LMP1 Hybrid race car

    One of the most exciting races of the year will be taking place this weekend, the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe near the French town of Le Mans. While the race is typically dominated by the high-tech and super expensive prototype race cars of major automakers like Audi and Peugeot, the event also features a number of interesting machines from much smaller teams. One such example is the latest LMP1 Hybrid race cars from Switzerland’s Hope Racing. The cars have already seen duty in this year’s international Le Mans series but now they’re getting ready...

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    2011 Audi R8 Le Mans Safety Car: First Look

    Given Audi's racing connections and past dominance at Le Mans, including this year's R18 race car, it only makes sense that the R8 has been chosen as the safety car for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which takes place this weekend, June 11-12 at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The R8 safety car receives the...

  • Nissan Leaf Nismo RC Concept
    Nissan Leaf Nismo RC To Tear Up The Track At 24 Hours Of Le Mans

    Nissan has announced that its Leaf Nismo RC Concept electric race car concept from the recent 2011 New York Auto Show will be making a demonstration run at the Le Mans Vers Le Futur, a support event for the 79th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Leaf Nismo RC was never meant to be a one-off...

  • Audi R8 GT Spyder spy shots
    Audi R8 GT Spyder Spy Shots

    We’ve seen the teasers, now here’s the first round of spy shots for the upcoming Audi R8 GT Spyder. The convertible supercar is scheduled to be revealed for the first time at the Le Mans 24 hours endurance race this June ahead of an official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show...

  • Audi R18 TDI Le Mans car
    LED Lights For This Year's Audi R18 TDI Le Mans Racer

    Audi is at the forefront of LED lighting on road cars, and the German maker is now ready to reap the benefits in racing too. The company has announced that it intends to use LED lighting technology on its 2011 Le Mans contender, the R18 TDI. The new closed-cockpit racer, designed with the intention...

  • 2011 Peugeot 908 HYbrid4 diesel-hybrid race car
    Peugeot 908 HYbrid4 Diesel-Hybrid Race Car: 2011 Geneva Motor Show

    Peugeot is proving that it is a leader when it comes to hybrid technology, diesel-electric hybrid technology in particular, revealing today the latest iteration of its impressive 908 HYbrid4 endurance race car. We saw the first generation of 908 Hybrid4 race cars from Peugeot back in 2008 and since...

  • Aston Martin AMR-One LMP1 race car

    Aston Martin’s motorsports division, the aptly named Aston Martin Racing, has unveiled its new LMP1 race car, which is set to compete in this year’s Le Mans series in Europe. The new race car has been labeled the AMR-One and is just one of six new cars to be built. The Gulf liveried Aston Martin AMR-One is a new open-top LMP1 race car featuring a 2.0-liter straight-six engine with direct injection and turbocharging technology. It sits in a carbon fiber chassis designed and manufactured by Aston Martin Racing and sends power to the rear wheels via a six-speed transverse semi...

  • Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Le Mans race car
    Peugeot Unveils Diesel-Powered 908 Le Mans Race Car

    Peugeot once again will tackle the grueling Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race, this year bringing a brand new version of the 908 HDi FAP race car. The latest version, known simply as the 908, ditches the former car’s V-12 turbodiesel engine in favor of a V-8 unit with a 90-degree angle and 550...

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    Report: Proposed 1950s Le Mans TV Series Is 'Mad Men' For Racing

    A new television series, hailed as the "Mad Men" of racing and called "The Drivers," is currently being developed by British directors Ridley and Tony Scott. It will focus on 1950s and 1960s Le Mans racing, based on the book Shelby: The Man, The Cars, the Legend by Wallace A. Wyss. We can't wait...

  • 2011 Porsche 918 RSR Concept. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.
    Report: Porsche Le Mans Bid More Likely Than Formula 1

    The past several months have seen the silly season live up to its name, with rampant speculation about any number of Volkswagen Group brands potentially entering Formula 1. Porsche was understandably at the top of the list, though Audi and VW were both included in the melee. Now reports are turning...

  • Aston Martin Racing LMP1 Le Mans Prototype preview
    Aston Martin Calling On Fans To Name New Le Mans Race Car

    Aston Martin will return to the white hot competition of Le Mans racing, entering next year’s 24-hour endurance race with a new LMP1 race car. The only problem is that Aston Martin is in need of a new, emotive name for its latest race car, and it’s calling on its fans to come up with...

  • Audi R18 Le Mans Prototype
    Audi Unveils New Hardtop R18 Le Mans Racer

    Audi's dominance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and its attendant series has been reduced through rules and new competition since its initial foray into diesel power, but it still cuts a dramatic figure in any endurance race it enters, including a surprise win at this year's race after the failure of...

  • Rebellion Racing LMP1 car on track, 2010

    Though Toyota bailed on Formula One is less-than-graceful fashion, the company's motorsport division has remained, and is now seeking to apply its hard-earned knowledge to a Le Mans Prototype for the 2011 season. Partnering with Rebellion Racing for a Lola-chassis racer, Toyota Motorsport has already conducted initial testing with Rebellion in Portugal and Spain. Apparently the results were encouraging enough to justify full development--an interesting result considering Toyota's unwillingness to stay in F1 as a constructor without results to show for their effort. As Toyota Motorsport...

  • Aston Martin Racing LMP1 Le Mans Prototype preview
    Aston Martin To Return To 24 Hours Of Le Mans With New Prototype Car

    Citing new regulations for 2011 that allow its car to be competitive against the diesels of Peugeot and Audi, Aston Martin is planning a re-entry to Le Mans next season. The car they'll be campaigning is a new LMP1 prototype. Even with new rules enforcing performance parity, or at least attempting...

  • Audi R8 e-tron at Le Mans
    Audi R8 e-tron Shows Up At 24 Hours Of Le Mans

    While most automakers are promoting their electric cars as a low cost and environmentally friendly option for urban commuting, Audi and Mercedes-Benz are taking a different route and are targeting the top end of town by promoting the performance aspects of electric propulsion--instantaneous torque...

  • Audi R15 TDI race livery
    Video: Audi R15 TDI Le Mans Preview

    As we await the green flag on Saturday afternoon, Audi is revving up its promotion for the R15 TDI.

  • Audi R15 TDI race livery
    Audi R15 TDI Preps For Le Mans At Spa-Francorchamps

    The 1,000-kilometer race at Spa will be a "dress rehearsal" for Audi's Le Mans effort.

  • Audi R15 TDI race livery
    Audi Unveils R15 TDI Race Car Livery

    The new face of Audi's latest diesel racer demonstrates what Audi calls

  • RSR Jaguar XKR GT2 Le Mans endurance race car

    The RSR Jaguar XKR GT2 car will contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year.

  • The Duel
    Video: Tag Heuer picks a winner in Hamilton-McQueen 'Duel'

    The final video in 'The Duel' from watch company Tag Heuer sees F1 champion Lewis Hamilton taking on racer and actor Steve McQueen on the Le Mans track that made McQueen famous. Using editing techniques, the pair is put together on the screen for an impossible race - and a little bad lip syncing...

  • Tag Heuer Steve McQueen Monaco LS watch
    40th anniversary Tag Heuer Monaco LS celebrates Le Mans

    To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Monaco watch, Tag Heuer last month released a slightly updated version of the original watch worn, and personally endorsed, by Steve McQueen who made it famous in the movie ‘Le Mans’. In March, the watchmaker revealed a concept watch to celebrate...

  • GTbyCitroen supercar concept
    GTbyCitroen concept hits the streets of London

    At last year's Paris Motor Show, Citroen stunned the audience with a dramatically styled supercar dubbed the GTbyCitroen. A few months later, the company revealed it would produce a limited run of the cars. And in May Citroen revealed that the low-slung and futuristic vehicle would be tackling some...

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    Le Mans issues open invitation to F1 manufacturers

    It's no secret that the current manufacturers teams in Formula 1 aren't happy with the plans Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone have laid out for 2010 and beyond. Some, including Ferrari, are threatening to pull out of the series altogether - and the organizers behind the 24 Hours of Le Mans are...

  • Aston Martin's LMP1 racer wears classic Gulf Oil colors
    U.S. satellite listeners to get live broadcast of entire 24 Hours of Le Mans

    The battle for the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans is already heating up with Peugeot protesting Audi's R15 race car, and things will only get hotter as the weekend approaches. If you don't want to miss a minute, then you'd better have satellite radio, because Sirius XM will be covering the event from...

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