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Friday favourite: The relief driver who became a long-term collaborator

Jonny Kane could never have imagined that biofuel testing for the short-lived A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport might provide the origins of his favourite team-mate partnership. But a fruitful collaboration with Danny Watts that is best remembered for a famous Le Mans 24 Hours class victory with their…

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Porsche set to take up third Le Mans entry after winning IMSA GTP title

Porsche looks set to take up the extra entry for the Le Mans 24 Hours it gained for winning the IMSA SportsCar Championship crown at Road Atlanta last weekend.

Autosport

Magazine: McLaren’s remarkable F1 and Indy double

McLaren’s incredible 1974 season, in which it won both the F1 title and Indianapolis 500, takes centre stage in this week’s Autosport magazine, out today (3 October).Winning the F1 world championship and the Indy 500 are two of the biggest achievements in motorsport and only a handful of teams and…

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Wayne Taylor Racing switch to Cadillac for 2025 down to chance of Le Mans glory

Wayne Taylor has revealed that the chance to take his team to the Le Mans 24 Hours played a major role in his switch back to Cadillac for the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Wayne Taylor Racing's 2025 switch to Cadillac down to chance of Le Mans glory

Wayne Taylor has revealed that the chance to take his team to the Le Mans 24 Hours played a major role in his switch back to Cadillac for the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Austin WEC win redemption for Le Mans heartbreak, say Ferrari crew

The drivers of the winning Ferrari in Sunday’s Austin World Endurance Championship round described the victory as a redemption for their near-miss at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Alpine concedes definitive Le Mans engine fix unlikely this year

Alpine appears unlikely to introduce the engine upgrade to overcome the problem that resulted in the early retirement of both its cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours this season.

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Alpine concedes definitive WEC engine fix unlikely this year

Alpine appears unlikely to introduce the engine upgrade to overcome the problem that resulted in the early retirement of both its cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours this season.

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The Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Car Sounds Lovely

Then again, what did you expect from a car with a 6.5-liter Cosworth V-12?

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Sainz is walking in the footsteps of F1 legends - but will he carve his own?

If we were to ask what Jacky Ickx, Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell have in common, the answer may not be obvious to everyone. Sure, they're all Formula 1 legends – though Ickx wrote the most glorious chapters of his career at Le Mans – but they're also the only…

Autosport

Alpine confident of avoiding Le Mans engine issue in Sao Paulo WEC race

Alpine is confident it can overcome the engine problem that resulted in the early end to its Le Mans 24 Hours assault in Sunday’s Interlagos World Endurance Championship round.

Autosport

Peugeot WEC focus shifts from reliability to performance

Peugeot has switched from focusing on the development of its updated 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar fully to improving performance after its reliable run at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Magazine: F1 British GP review special

Lewis Hamilton’s sensation victory in an exciting British Grand Prix steals the limelight in this week’s Autosport magazine, out today (11 July).What a brilliant British Grand Prix that was. Three teams were in contention last weekend, four drivers led the race – including the trio of home heroes – and…

Autosport

Ferrari reveals first updates to Le Mans-winning Hypercar for Interlagos WEC round

Ferrari has revealed its first performance updates for its 499P Le Mans Hypercar ahead of this weekend's Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship.

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Ferrari reveals first-ever updates to Le Mans-winning Hypercar

Ferrari has revealed its first performance updates for its 499P Le Mans Hypercar ahead of this weekend's Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship.

Autosport

Rossi reveals Nurburgring 24 Hours desire

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi explained that the German GT3 enduro on the Nordschleife “is in the plan” and was up there with the Le Mans 24 Hours on his bucket list when he switched full-time to car racing in 2022 on his retirement from two wheels.

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Rossi reveals Nurburgring 24 Hours ambition

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi explained that the German GT3 enduro on the Nordschleife was “in the plan” and up there with the Le Mans 24 Hours on his bucket list when he switched full-time to car racing in 2022 on his retirement from two wheels.

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Ferrari receives WEC engine power gain ahead of Interlagos

Ferrari has been given back the engine power it lost ahead of its Le Mans 24 Hours victory for the Interlagos World Endurance Championship round this weekend.

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Conway returns to Toyota's WEC roster for Brazil round after injury

Toyota driver Mike Conway will return to the cockpit at the Interlagos World Endurance Championship round after recovering from injuries that ruled him out of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Hyundai gearing up for WEC hypercar programme, WRC long-term future unclear

Hyundai looks set to join the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and race at the Le Mans 24 Hours within the next three years.

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Friday favourite: When Audi’s Silverstone special stunned Treluyer

Perhaps it should come as little surprise that Benoit Treluyer should name the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro as his favourite car, given he won the Le Mans 24 Hours twice in cars bearing that name.

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Gasly lays out Le Mans victory ambitions after 2024 race visit with Alpine

Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly said it ‘didn’t feel right’ to attend the Le Mans 24 Hours in casual clothing as he revealed his ambition to compete in the sportscar epic.

Autosport

Rules extension boosts McLaren's outright Le Mans ambitions

McLaren’s ambitions to repeat its 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours victory remain on track and have been given a boost by the extension of the current prototype regulations until 2029.

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Ogier was "never really attracted much" by Dakar as he rules out future outing

World Rally Championship star Sebastien Ogier has ruled out taking part in the Dakar Rally in the future, saying he has “never been really attracted” by the prospect of competing in the cross-country event.

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Ogier was "never really attracted" by Dakar as he rules out future outing

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