24 Hours of Le Mans
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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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Toyota commits to World Endurance Championship's new hypercar class
Toyota on Friday announced its intention to race in the World Endurance Championship's new hypercar class that is set to begin the fall of 2020.
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Aston Martin Valkyrie to chase outright victory at Le Mans in 2021
Aston Martin will race the Valkyrie in the new hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship.
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First of Aston Martin's DB4 GT Zagato continuation cars to be unveiled at 2019 Le Mans
Aston Martin is capitalizing on the classic car craze by building a run of DB4 GT Zagato continuation cars.
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First trailer, photos released for "Ford v. Ferrari" film
The first trailer and photos for the upcoming movie "Ford v. Ferrari" starring Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as test driver Ken Miles have surfaced.
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Ford will honor its racing past with historic liveries on the Ford GT race cars during their final appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Have a closer look at the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo
Porsche's "Top 5" series returns but this time it's all about one car: the 919 Hybrid Evo. The race car adopted from the Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid went on a global parade to claim lap records before both cars were escorted to their final homes inside the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen, Germany...
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Brabham BT62 to go racing in WEC, 24 Hours of Le Mans
Brabham will use this week's 2019 Autosport International show starting Thursday in the United Kingdom to formally announce plans to take the BT62 supercar racing in the World Endurance Championship, whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Australian race team and nascent car manufacturer...
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Red Bull hints at Aston Martin-linked Le Mans program
Red Bull's motorsport advisor, Helmut Marko, has dropped hints the energy drinks company is considering a future in endurance racing, namely the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the highlight of the World Endurance Championship. In an interview with Autosport published Wednesday, Marko indicated that...
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Hypercar class rules for WEC, Le Mans have been finalized
Organizers for the World Endurance Championship, which includes the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, on Wednesday agreed on regulations governing the new “hypercar” class being introduced in the 2020/2021 season to replace the current LMP1 class as the series' premier class. The...
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Mika Häkkinen drives the McLaren F1 GTR Le Mans winner
Twenty-three years after the #59 McLaren F1 GTR crossed the finish line in first place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the car is back at the track. And McLaren put a legendary driver behind the wheel. Mika Häkkinen, former McLaren driver and 1998 and 1999 Formula 1 World Champion, climbed behind...
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Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus on Monday announced it signed a deal that will enable it to race in the so-called hypercar class that will replace the premier LMP1 class of the World Endurance Championship from the 2020/2021 season on. SCG will compete with a hypercar called the 007, which the company previewed in July with a series of computer-generated renderings. The final design is in a state of flux as the rules for the hypercar class are still being worked on. As the highlight of the WEC is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it means we could see an American team win overall in the famous French...
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Cost of WEC's new hypercar class could be lower than previously thought
Teams preparing to run in the World Endurance Championship's planned hypercar class will be happy to learn the cost of entry could be lower than previously thought. The new budget reportedly sits at $23 million for a two-car entry, down from from a previous estimate of between $28.7 million and...
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Koenigsegg might race in Le Mans' new Hypercar class
Koenigsegg may be among the automakers fielding a car in the new Hypercar class set to be introduced in the 2020/2021 season of the World Endurance Championship, whose final round will be the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In an interview with Top Gear magazine published Wednesday, Koenigsegg CEO and founder...
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This Ferrari was only just discovered to be the overall winner at Le Mans in 1963
After reading the heading you're probably wondering how the overall winner at the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans was only just discovered after more than half a century. Well, it was only due to a little digging by RM Sotheby's after being consigned a very special 1963 Ferrari 275 P. The car, bearing...
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Aston Martin likely to race Valkyrie successor at Le Mans
Aston Martin is more likely to race the successor to its Valkyrie and not the Valkyrie itself in the so-called Hypercar class (a name is yet to be selected) that will replace LMP1 as the premier class of the World Endurance Championship, and thus the 24 Hours of Le Mans as well. The news was...
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Report: Ferrari, Ford pull out of WEC's “Hypercar” class talks
Organizers of the World Endurance Championship, whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, are currently embroiled with automakers, teams and other stakeholders over a major shakeup to the series' top class in time for the 2020/2021 season. The current proposal is to replace the current LMP1 class...
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Think for a moment about how many children were turned on to automotive culture by Pixar’s movie "Cars", and then by that film’s successors. Might graphic novels and animated films be the way we educate our grandchildren and future generations to the lifestyle we so enjoy as car enthusiasts? Consider that in 2016, Swiss artist Sando Garbo and his team created a 2-pound graphic novel version of Steve McQueen’s movie "Le Mans". And now we learn that French filmmaker Quentin Baillieux has produced a 15-minute animated film "Le Mans 1955" that explores the race during which cars...
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Toyota wins 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans after so many years of heartbreak
After more than a decade of heart-crushing defeats, Toyota finally won the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday, claiming both the overall win and the LMP1 class. Piloting the number No. 8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid were Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, and Fernando Alonso, with Nakajima behind...
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Why is Toyota developing a new hypercar?
On Friday Toyota announced it would build a hypercar and that development has already begun. On Sunday, the Japanese automaker finally won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Don't for a second think these two developments aren't related. When Toyota showed the Gazoo Racing Super Sport concept at the Tokyo...
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New hypercar class announced for 2020/2021 season of World Endurance Championship, Le Mans
Come 2020, the 24 Hours of Le Mans will look very different. The FIA announced on Friday new regulations for the motorsport to include a "hypercar" class in the World Endurance Championship for the years 2020-2024. "The new regulations for the FIA World Endurance Championship, which come into...
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1966 Ford GT40 that placed 3rd at Le Mans heads to auction
The story of Ford versus Ferrari is one that resonates with anyone interested in racing. Ferrari was the big bad bully on the block while Ford looked to make a splash on the global racing scene. To do so, the Blue Oval brand needed a win at the highest level. In 1966, Ford got that win with a 1-2-3...
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What are the differences between LMP1 and GTE race car brakes at Le Mans?
The 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will kick off Saturday with 60 cars competing in four different categories. Although motorsport is often characterized by speed, a race car won't get far without a proper set of brakes to handle corners. And different racers, obviously, require very...
Sean Szymkowski