24 Hours of Le Mans
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After a bad start to its 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans campaign, Audi emerged with its 13th overall win out of just 16 starts at the famous endurance race. Incredibly, second place was also secured by the brand with the four rings. It was the #2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 driven by Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer to finish first, followed by the #1 R18 driven by Lucas di Grassi, Marc Gené and Tom Kristensen in second. Gené was standing in for Loïc Duval who crashed heavily during practice and sat out the race. But there was tough...
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2014 Lotus LMP1 Unveiled At Le Mans
German racing team Kodewa, which aimed to enter the 2014 World Endurance Championship under the Lotus LMP name, competing in the LMP1-L category for private teams, was scheduled to make its debut in the third round of the championship: this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Unfortunately, the team...
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Toyota Takes Pole For 2014 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Video
Qualifying for the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans is now over, with the first row composed of a Toyota TS040 Hybrid and a Porsche 919 Hybrid from the LMP1 category. Toyota driver Kazuki Nakajima set a new Le Mans qualifying lap record to put the #7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid in pole position for the race, with...
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GoPro Captures A 1996 McLaren F1 GTR Hot Lap: Video
Race driver Justin Bell climbs back in a McLaren F1 GTR for some GoPro action.
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Tom Kristensen Takes Us Through A Lap Of Le Mans With Forza: Video
Nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen dissects the perfect lap of Le Mans.
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Gets Ready For 2014 24 Hours Of Le Mans
With all of the excitement surrounding the premier LMP1 category of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, especially all of its technology, big-name drivers and huge budgets, it’s easy to overlook much of the action happening elsewhere. Another top category worth watching is the competitive world of LMGTE...
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Numerous incidents and red flags marked the start of the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans. The biggest was when Loïc Duval, an overall winner in last year’s race, lost control of the #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro during practice yesterday and went airborne. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28: First Drive Video The French driver eventually hit a barrier at the Porsche Curves at more than 167 mph, but apart from a few abrasions he was uninjured. He remains in hospital, though. “The accident looked horrible,” Audi Sport’s Chris Reinke said in a statement. “It speaks for...
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Nissan Broadcasting Live Throughout The 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Video
This weekend is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Nissan is set to write history by becoming the first team to complete a lap of a sanctioned motorsport event on electric power alone, using its ZEOD RC plug-in hybrid race car. But that’s not all Nissan has up its sleeve for this weekend’s...
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Lotus LMP1 To Be Unveiled At Le Mans But Won’t Race
German racing team Kodewa, which aimed to enter the 2014 World Endurance Championship under the Lotus banner, competing in the LMP1-L category for private teams, was scheduled to make its debut in the third round of the championship: this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s since been...
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Porsche 911 Carrera S Martini Racing Edition Commemorates Zuffenhausen's Le Mans Return
Porsche celebrates its return to Le Mans with a blast from the past.
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24 Hours of Le Mans Infographic
The 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race was first held in 1923.
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Audi-Porsche Le Mans Rivalry Heats Up With "Welcome Back" Video
Audi sends fellow Volkswagen Group property Porsche a message.
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Nissan is expected to introduce an all-new GT-R sports car for the 2016 model year, the highly-anticipated R36 model, and for the first time since the mid-1990s Nissan is developing its GT-R in close collaboration with a GT-R Le Mans racer. Nissan’s previous R33 GT-R first competed in Le Mans back in 1995 in the form of the Skyline GT-R LM race car, which spawned a single road-going version for homologation purposes as well as a series of special edition models. This time around, Nissan won’t base its Le Mans race car, the GT-R LM NISMO LMP1, on its road-going GT-R, but there will...
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Porsche Tells Us Just How Efficient Its 919 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype Is: Video
As the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race draws ever closer—now just three weekends away—Porsche has revealed even more details of its 919 Hybrid endurance racer. Not only is the car aiming for success at the famous French endurance race, but Porsche sees it as a test-bed for future...
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Nissan’s Le Mans History: Gallery
This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be an exciting race, both in the GT classes and in the headline P1 category. With Porsche’s return to the top tier, Audi and Toyota will face new and somewhat unknown competition. Next year, Nissan will throw its hat back in the same ring with the...
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Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 To Tackle WEC And Le Mans In 2015: Video
This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans is just a month away, with Nissan set to compete with its radical ZEOD RC plug-in hybrid race car in the event’s Garage 56 experimental entry. However, the Japanese automaker recently confirmed that it plans to compete alongside the likes of Audi, Porsche...
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Watch The Nissan ZEOD RC’s Carbon Chassis Smash Into A Wall In Slow Motion: Video
Crash tests are often horrifying demonstrations of what the laws of physics can do to a car. Here, the Nissan ZEOD RC seemingly defies those laws, focusing all of its crash energy into its purpose-built crushable nose cone. Over and over. In slow motion. DON'T MISS: Mercedes-Benz 300SL Wrecked...
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Four Gamers-Turned-Racers To Compete In 2014 24 Hours Of Le Mans
In 2011 Nissan showed the world that it is possible to take a gamer, put him through a driver development program, unleash him at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and see him stand on the podium after the grueling racing. The story of Lucas Ordonez, original Nissan GT Academy winner, and his journey from...
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After making its motorsport comeback last year, the Alpine performance division of French automaker Renault is now back for another season of motorsport, once again competing in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) with its A450 LMP2 race car. Partnered with formidable French team Signatech, and with top driver Nelson Panciatici on board, Alpine took home the 2013 ELMS title and is looking to repeat that success in 2014. Changes to the regulations which govern ELMS mean races will be longer in 2014. The rounds will now last four hours and three drivers will share the driving. Other drivers this...
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Toyota’s Prototype History At Le Mans: Gallery
The 2014 World Endurance Championship season is shaping up to be one of the most interesting in the past decade, especially at the top of the field, with Porsche in the prototype ranks, facing off against Audi and Toyota. But with Audi’s record of dominance and the addition of Porsche, Toyota...
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2014 Toyota TS040 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype Revealed: Video
Just a day out from the start of official testing for the 2014 World Endurance Championship, Toyota has taken the covers off its all-new TS040 Hybrid Le Mans prototype; the car it hopes will see it victorious, not only this season but at the event highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The major...
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Audi R18 e-tron quattro Takes To The Streets In Its New Livery
Audi will field an updated version of its multiple race-winning R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans prototype in the 2014 World Endurance Championship and the series’ highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 2014-spec car was shown for the first time late last year but now it’s been revealed in...
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SRT Won't Race Viper In This Year's 24 Hours Of Le Mans
After making its return to the 24 Hours Of Le Mans last year, the Viper GTS-R race car won’t be among the lineup at this year’s race. The information was revealed by SRT boss Ralph Gilles, though he is yet to give a reason for the decision. “We regretfully and respectfully decline...
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Toyota Teases Its 2014 TS040 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype: Video
Toyota has dropped more details on its new Le Mans prototype for its campaign in the premier LMP1 category of the 2014 World Endurance Championship and the series highlight, the 2014 Hours of Le Mans. After returning to top-level endurance racing two years ago with its TS030 Hybrid, Toyota is now...
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