24 Hours of Le Mans
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McLaren has launched a 50-car run of 720S special editions to mark the 25th anniversary of its Le Mans win with the F1 GTR.
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The legend of the Porsche 917 began 50 years ago when it won Le MansThe iconic Porsche 917 is one of the greatest race cars of all time and it made its Le Mans debut 50 years ago.
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24 Hours of Le Mans goes virtual this June
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the premier round of the World Endurance Championship, is traditionally held in June but this year will run in September due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic throwing a spanner in the works. The race is currently scheduled to run the weekend starting Sept. 19. However...
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The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R will not race at the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans
Chevrolet's Corvette C8.R will not compete in the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans due to current conditions and the timing of the rescheduled race.
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SCG 007 Hypercar racer drops twin-turbo V-6 for twin-turbo V-8
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus will use a twin-turbo V-8 instead of a twin-turbo V-6 in its SCG 007 WEC Hypercar class racer.
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Documentary details how Porsche tackled back-to-back 24-hour races
The 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Nürburgring are two of the most demanding car races in the world, both physically and mentally. Normally the races are held weeks apart to ensure drivers competing in both have adequate time to recover. That didn't happen last year however as the races...
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Porsche will evaluate an entry in the proposed common class to serve as the top category in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and World Endurance Championship.
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2020 24 Hours of Le Mans postponed due to coronavirus
The 24 Hours of Le Mans serves as the final round of the World Endurance Championship and will now be held in September instead of June.
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Glickenhaus 007 Le Mans Hypercar revealed, and she's a beauty
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus aims to be the first American team and constructor to win overall in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since Ford did it back in 1967.
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Animated short film documents the day Mercedes-Benz left racing for decades
A new animated short film depicts the deadliest day in automotive sports history, and one of the reasons Mercedes-Benz left sports-car racing for decades. The film, "Le Mans 1955" was released last month and brings to the screen the drama and tragedy that put a lasting mark on one of the biggest...
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Gordon Murray undecided between WEC's GTE and Le Mans Hypercar classes for T50
Should the T50 go racing, it probably won't be allowed with its rear-mounted fan.
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Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) name picked for LMP1 class' replacement in WEC
The 2020/2021 World Endurance Championship will see the first running of the Le Mans Hypercar class.
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Peugeot will return to Le Mans for the first time since 2012 with a new car destined for the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship.
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Gordon Murray could return to Le Mans with the T50, his McLaren F1 successor
Gordon Murray, father of the McLaren F1, is in talks to return to Le Mans with his company's T50 hypercar.
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Second "Ford v. Ferrari" trailer shows lots of racing and drama
Our second look at the upcoming film about Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles gives us a closer look at the racing featured in the film.
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You won't see the Mercedes-AMG One take on the Aston Martin Valkyrie at Le Mans
AMG boss Tobias Moers says regulations that level the playing field at Le Mans may keep the automaker from competing in a new class.
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Lamborghini open to Hypercar class of WEC, Le Mans
A Hypercar class entry would see Lamborghini up against Aston Martin, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, Toyota, and potentially more manufacturers.
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Porsche picks Le Mans winners for Formula E team
Porsche will enter the 2019/2020 season of Formula E with its own factory team.
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Cameron Healey, one of many Porsche 356 fans across the globe, stumbled upon a rather lovely example in 2009. The car, converted to a Spyder and painted red, had only a single owner since 1957. Although professionals knew this particular Porsche 356 was a very early model, nothing prepared Healey for what he'd soon discover. This exact car was Porsche's first 24 Hours of Le Mans winner. This particular 356 traces its roots back to 1949, when production was in Gmünd, Austria. The first coupes were made from aluminum, but later series production in Stuttgart switched to steel for a simpler...
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Koenigsegg still wants to race at Le Mans and Hypercar class is the ticket
Swedish supercar builder Koenigsegg is still interested in the World Endurance Championship's new Hypercar class now that the rules have been finalized.
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Ford GT disqualified following Le Mans victory, Porsche customer team crowned winner
The Ford GT was disqualified following revelation that its fuel tanks were too large.
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Akio Toyoda tests Toyota's race car designed for WEC's new Hypercar class
Prototypes for the 2020/2021 Toyota World Endurance Championship Hypercar class race car are already hitting the track.
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Updated Dendrobium D-1 electric hypercar debuts at Le Mans
The man who penned the McLaren F1 is helping Dendrobium with work on the technology firm's electric hypercar project.
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Toyota secures one-two finish at 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans
Fernando Alonso was in the lead car, meaning he now has two Le Mans titles under his belt.
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