24 Hours of Le Mans
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The original winner of Nissan’s GT Academy, Lucas Ordonez, has certainly come a long way since his student days of 2008. After winning the first-ever round of GT Academy that year, Ordonez was propelled into the world of GT4 racing where he competed in a Nissan 350Z and then the 370Z. In 2010 he raced an LMP2 car for the first time, competing in a 1,000-kilometer race at Silverstone. He impressed with his performance and earned himself a seat in the Signatech Nissan LMP2 car for the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, an event in which he and two other drivers finished second in class. In the...
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Audi Confirms Driver Lineup For 2014 World Endurance ChampionshipAudi’s assortment of drivers for its campaign in the 2014 World Endurance Championship has been confirmed, and the lineup includes no less than five world champions and Le Mans winners plus a former Formula One driver. Audi will be fielding two of its 2014-spec R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans...
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Nissan Reveals ZEOD RC’s 400-HP 3-Cylinder Engine, Confirms 2015 LMP1 EntryNissan and its motorsport partner NISMO have finally revealed the engine that will feature in its 2014 ZEOD RC electrified race car, which will compete in the Garage 56 experimental entry in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The engine is a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder putting out an...
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Mystery Ferrari Race Car Prototype Spy ShotsFerrari engineers are out testing a new race car prototype, but the vehicle doesn’t appear suitable for any motorsport categories the Scuderia currently competes in. With recent comments from Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo suggesting a return to top-level racing at Le Mans, namely the...
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Porsche Discusses LMP1 Regulations For The 2014 WEC: VideoNext year will see the introduction of completely new rules for the World Endurance Championship and the series’ highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The central theme is a focus on efficiency, which is designed to push participants to develop new technologies that can eventually filter across...
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Ferrari Chairman Hints At Return To Top-Level Racing At Le MansIs Ferrari about to make a return to top-level racing at Le Mans? Going by the latest comments made by its chairman, it may be a possibility. “We have won with the 458 GTE, but I also quite like the idea of racing at Le Mans in the highest category,” Luca di Montezemolo said during a...
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At Porsche’s annual ‘Night Of Champions’ motorsport celebratory bash held earlier today at the automaker’s R&D center in Weissach, Germany, the name of the new Le Mans prototype that will see the Porsche marque return to top-level endurance racing after 16 years was finally announced. Porsche’s new Le Mans prototype will be known as the '919 hybrid', which means it succeeds both the 917 race car that gave Porsche its first overall Le Mans victory back in 1970 as well as the latest 918 Spyder production model. “The vehicle name 919 hybrid follows on from...
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2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro: More Efficient, Lighter, SaferThe Audi R18 e-tron quattro continued the four-ringed brand's dominance of the Le Mans prototype division in 2013, and with a new batch of updates and improvements, Audi is looking to repeat again for the 2014 season. With Porsche joining the LMP1 fray, and Toyota likely to bring improvements as...
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Porsche Confirms Four-Cylinder For New LMP1, Mark Webber Starts TestingPorsche has wrapped up testing of its new LMP1 race car for the year, but not before its star driver Mark Webber got some time behind the wheel. The Red Bull Racing Formula One team gave the Australian the green light to conduct these initial tests, despite Webber still being under contract with...
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Audi And Forza At The 2013 24 Hours Of Le Mans: VideoEarlier this year, the Audi R18 e-tron quattro took the top spot at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Soon, gamers will be able to race a virtual R18 at a virtual Circuit de la Sarthe in Forza Motorsport 5. To cement that connection, Forza's creators at Turn 10 Studios produced a video chronicling both...
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2014 Porsche Le Mans Prototype Makes Video Debut, 'TDFI' Engine Mooted: VideoNext year Porsche will relive its Le Mans glory days with a brand new LMP1 race car and a determined team of drivers and engineers, including Formula One ace Mark Webber. The new LMP1 is currently being put through its paces in test drives on international circuits, ahead of its race debut in the...
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Watch Nissan’s ZEOD RC Le Mans Car At Its Track Debut: VideoLate last week, Nissan took the covers off its ZEOD RC electric Le Mans prototype, which it plans to field as a ‘Garage 56’ experimental entry in next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nissan revealed the car on the eve of the sixth round of the 2013 World Endurance Championship at Fuji...
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It’s hard to believe that it was only in February that Nissan confirmed its intention to field its own race car in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, initially with a unique ‘Garage 56’ experimental entry and eventually with a contender in the top LMP1 category. Since then, we’ve already seen Nissan reveal a concept version of its Garage 56 entry, the electrified ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car), and now Nissan has revealed the completed version. The 2014 ZEOD RC’s debut took place this week at the headquarters of Nissan’s performance...
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Porsche’s 2014 Le Mans Preparation Continues Unabated: VideoNext year Porsche will relive its Le Mans glory days with a brand new LMP1 race car and a determined team of drivers and engineers, including Formula One ace Mark Webber. Porsche is in the process of developing a new prototype, which will be fielded by a factory team based out of its research...
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Nissan ZEOD RC Construction Underway: VideoNissan is eager to get its new range-extended electric ZEOD RC race car out on the track. First, however, it has to actually build a working version. Construction on the first car is currently underway, and, per Nissan, it's nearing completion. That's a good thing because the ZEOD RC is slated to...
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Short Film Details Toyota’s Struggle At The 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours Race: VideoThis year Toyota competed for the second time at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with its modern TS030 Hybrid prototype, and although the outright win went to Audi the lessons learned from competing helps incredibly towards the team’s preparation for next year’s race as well as the full season...
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Audi Reflects On Le Mans: VideoAudi and the 24 Hours of Le Mans go hand in hand these days. The automaker has won 11 races, and it's only entered in 13 of them. Those 11 wins place Audi behind only Porsche for most wins by a manufacturer, and Porsche has been at this quite a bit longer. Audi's recent domination of what many...
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Honda Developing Turbo V-6 For Le Mans’ Premier LMP1 CategoryHonda, more specifically Honda’s U.S.-based Honda Performance Development unit, is working on a new engine it hopes to sell to private teams competing in the World Endurance Championship and the series’ highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new engine is a turbocharged V-6 that will...
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Ferrari has a long and prestigious history in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a history that has led to many a story, including the famous one of Ford and its GT40 ending the dominance of the Prancing Horse at Le Mans back in 1965. The Italian automaker has nine overall wins at Le Mans and is one of the biggest names to ever race on the famous Circuit de la Sarthe, but today its presence there is only felt in the GTE category and not the blue ribbon LMP1 category. That may soon change, as Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that Ferrari is seriously considering entering the top LMP1 category with a...
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SRT Drivers Look Back At Viper's Return To Le Mans: VideoHere's what the drivers learned from this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
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Porsche Makes Major Impact In Its 2013 Return To Le Mans: VideoLast weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, as devastating as it was, proved to be an almost fairy tale-like event for the Porsche works squad, which made its official return to the legendary race after a 15-year hiatus. After trailing Aston Martin in the GTE category, both in the Pro and Am classes...
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Mark Webber Quitting F1 To Join Porsche’s 2014 Le Mans LMP1 CampaignFormula One ace Mark Webber has been confirmed as one of the drivers for Porsche’s LMP1 campaign in the 2014 World Endurance Championship and the event’s highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Australian has signed a multi-year contract with Porsche which means he will no longer be...
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2014 Nissan ZEOD RC ‘Garage 56’ Racer: Live Photos From Le MansPrior to the past weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, whose top prize once again went to Audi, Nissan revealed a revolutionary race car it plans to enter next year in Le Mans’ special ‘Garage 56’ entry for technically advanced, innovative vehicles. Here are exclusive photos of...
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24 Hours Of Le Mans Through The Social LensThe 2013 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is over, but the memories will live forever. Here's a quick recap of what we committed to the social media memory banks during our time at and around the Circuit de la Sarthe. For more great photography of the race (focused mostly on Audi), as well as...
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