24 Hours of Le Mans
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America's SCG will draw help from Joest Racing and Sauber for its 007 Le Mans Hypercar campaign.
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Porsche to form LMDh entry, chase outright victory at Le Mans
Porsche will contest both the World Endurance Championship and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship starting in 2023.
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Peugeot reveals hybrid powertrain for Le Mans Hypercar class race car
Peugeot's LMH class race car will sport a hybrid powertain with a 680-horsepower twin-turbo 2.6-liter V-6 and a 268-hp electric motor.
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Aston Martin offers previous-gen Vantage race cars in Legacy Collection
A trio of original Aston Martin Vantage race cars is being offered as an exclusive collection for one lucky buyer.
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Toyota, Aston Martin take home victory at 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans
For Toyota, it was the third-consecutive victory in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Toyota GR Super Sport hypercar makes appearance at 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans
Toyota has previewed the new hypercar based on its race car that will compete in the 2021 World Endurance Championship.
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Drivers may get into the upcoming Toyota GR hypercar by raising the canopy-style roof and swinging their legs over the body sides.
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McLaren celebrates 25th anniversary of Le Mans win with special 720S
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 Mans
The 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Collector discovers his Porsche 356 was brand's first Le Mans-winning car
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...
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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.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran