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Toyota's TS030 hybrid was quick in the early going - Toyota Racing photo

Toyota Racing Evaluates TS030 Hybrid's First Racing Foray At Le Mans

Toyota Racing came to the 24 Heures du Mans for its first World Endurance Championship race with two TS030 hybrid LMP1 prototypes. They had a good qualifying effort that saw the No. 8 car of Anthony Davidson, Stephane Sarrazin and Sebastien Buemi in third place on the 56-car grid, with the No. 7...

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Mazda/Lola LMP2 car at Le Mans - Courtesy Mazda

Mazda Returning To Le Mans As Diesel Engine Supplier

Mazda is coming back to Le Mans in 2013 as an engine supplier in the LMP2 class, having formally made its announcement prior to the start of the 80th edition of the 24 Hours... June 16, 2012 by 


 
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Audi Secures Le Mans Front Row With Two Different Types of R18

Racing hybrid cars is mainstream. Both Audi and Toyota proved this statement to be fact during the final two qualifying sessions for this year's 80th edition of the 24 Hours... June 15, 2012 by 


 
Photo courtesy Audi Motorsport

Audi e-tron quattro Cars Lead Provisional Le Mans Qualifying

This year Audi has two sets of cars entered in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, both of them based on its R18 prototype. However, tt has substantially revised the race-winning LMP1... June 14, 2012 by 


 
Franck Montagny - Anne Proffit photo

Montagny Takes Over OAK LMP1 Car For Injured Moreau At Le Mans

Always the racing must go on. As Guillaume Moreau continues to recover and gain feeling throughout his body following a heavy crash of his OAK LMP1 prototype during pre-race... June 8, 2012 by 


 
Hybrid transmission zones for Le Mans - image courtesy ACO

FIA Sets Designated Hybrid Transmission Zones For Le Mans 24 Hour Race

This year's 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans features four hybrid cars on the 56-entry grid, where last year there was only a single hybrid from Hope Racing, using a Flybrid flywheel... May 30, 2012 by 


 
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Sarrazin Gains Final Seat For Toyota Racing At Le Mans

Toyota Racing filled the final seat for its two-car effort at the 24 Hours of Le Mans next month, naming endurance expert Stephane Sarrazin to drive the No. 8 TS030 Hybrid at... May 26, 2012 by 


 
2012 Nissan DeltaWing project

DeltaWing May Race In ALMS After Le Mans

It might not be "one and done" for the Nissan DeltaWing, scheduled to take garage No. 56 at Le Mans that's reserved for technically innovative entries that aren't eligible to... May 22, 2012 by 


 
Gil De Ferran -- photo by Anne Proffit

SAFEisFAST.com Names New Online Racing Mentors

Every racing driver needs a mentor to help make it to the top. Preparing for a career in racing requires more than exceptional skills behind the wheel - talent is the simply... May 9, 2012 by 


 
Hiroaki Ishiura - photo courtesy Toyota Racing

Driver Change For Toyota Racing TS030 Hybrid Prototype At Le Mans

Toyota Racing undertook a "functionality test" for the TS030 Hybrid chassis at Magny Cours road circuit in France last week, with Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre at the wheel... May 8, 2012 by 


 
Photo courtesy Audi Sport

Audi Finishes 1-2-3-4 At Spa-Francorchamps WEC 6-Hour Race

Audi waited to debut its 2012 LMP1 challengers until after the brutal Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring; instead it chose to bring out the Audi R18 ultra and R18 e-tron quattro... May 6, 2012 by 


 
2012 Aston Martin Vantage GTE

Aston Martin Vantage GTE Set For European Racing Debut

After making its competitive debut at the World Endurance Championship season-opener in Sebring, Florida, the Aston Martin Vantage GTE will make its first European appearance... April 30, 2012 by 


 
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Toyota Racing Resumes TS030 Hybrid Testing

After damaging its first TS030 Hybrid monocoque in testing at Paul Ricard circuit in France earlier in the month, Toyota Racing announced it'll return to testing on Friday... April 30, 2012 by 


 
Toyota TS030 HYBRID Le Mans prototype

Toyota Racing Postpones WEC Entry After Accident

Toyota Racing has had to postpone its entry in the FIA World Endurance Championship due to a testing crash last Wednesday, April 4 on the Paul Ricard circuit in south France... April 11, 2012 by 


 
Photo courtesy DeltaWing

Nissan DeltaWing Heading To Europe

It's been a busy month of Nissan DeltaWing preparation for the 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans. First the revolutionary racecar had its first outing at Buttonwillow in central... April 2, 2012 by 


 
Victory photo courtesy ALMS

Audi Wins 60th Anniversary 12 Hours Of Sebring

Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Dindo Capello were easily the most experienced and most accomplished teammates of the 63 starters in the 60th anniversary Mobil 1 12 Hours of... March 18, 2012 by 


 
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