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...
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Kurt Ernst
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit
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 Anne Proffit