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Why Ford's plans for a new chapter in its Le Mans story make so much sense

America’s love affair with the Le Mans 24 Hours still burns bright. It has endured for more than 60 years and is a big reason why a manufacturer that has had so much to do with propelling the French enduro into the consciousness of a continent is going back in…

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Ford commits to Le Mans return for outright victory bid with LMDh car

The Blue Oval's factory effort will compete for the overall Le Mans 24-hour victory for the first time since 1982

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Ford back to Le Mans for outright victory bid

Ford will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours to fight for overall victory as a part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with an LMDh prototype in 2027.

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Ford Will Go For an Overall Le Mans Win in 2027

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is important to Ford. Its consecutive overall victories there from 1966-1969 are the stuff of legend, and a great source of pride for Ford to this day. In 2027, Ford will look to repeat the feat. At a Thursday event in Charlotte, North Carolina,…

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Porsche tweaks Imola WEC driver line-up to prepare for Le Mans

Porsche will run three drivers per car rather than two at the Imola World Endurance Championship round in April as part of its preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Porsche tweaks Imola WEC driver line-up to prepare for Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche will run three drivers per car rather than two at the Imola World Endurance Championship round in April as part of its preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Four Cadillacs possible at Le Mans as WTR, AXR file entries

Cadillac could have as many as four LMDhs at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the confirmation that Wayne Taylor Racing and Action Express Racing have filed entries.

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Four Cadillacs possible at Le Mans as WTR, Action Express file entries

Cadillac could have as many as four LMDhs at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the confirmation that Wayne Taylor Racing and Action Express Racing have filed entries.

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Wayne Taylor can't stop winning

Wayne Taylor talks about his 37-year IMSA career, his legacy, and the big plans he still has even after four decades of racing.

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Why Le Mans qualifying revamp will be a purist spectacle

Another year, and another change in the qualifying procedures at the Daytona 24 Hours. The IMSA SportsCar Championship kicks off on the hallowed banking of the Daytona International Speedway this weekend and there’s still time before you have to settle down in front of your TV, computer or whatever for…

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Estre, Jani praise revisions to "fairer" Le Mans qualifying format

Le Mans 24 Hours pole winners Kevin Estre and Neel Jani have welcomed revisions to Hyperpole qualifying under which Hypercar entries will run on track alone at the French enduro.

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Le Mans via the scrapyard: South Korea's forgotten project Genesis will hope to surpass

Genesis, you might think, will become the first South Korean manufacturer to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours when its forthcoming LMDh takes to the grid in 2026. But you’d be wrong. Thirty years before the Hyundai brand’s intended arrival there was another campaign at Circuit de la Sarthe…

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“More than just a race” – ACO stages 10-day event that incorporates the Le Mans 24 Hours

Hosting not just the most fabled round of the World Endurance Championship but a landmark race in the annals of motorsport over the course of an entire day takes some doing – but for the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the event is much more than a 24-hour challenge.

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The Last V-12 Ferrari To Win Le Mans Is for Sale

Ferrari didn't know it at the time, but when this gorgeous 250 LM crossed the line at Le Mans in 1965, it would be the end of an era. After clocking nine wins in the prestigious 24-hour endurance race—five of which came consecutively through the first half of the 1960s—Ferrari…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #12 Nicklas Nielsen

Nicklas Nielsen proved how good he is in the final stages of the Le Mans 24 Hours as Ferrari made it two out of two in the big one after its return to top-flight sportscar racing as a factory.

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Porsche announces reduced factory drivers list with Le Mans winner Bruni dropped

Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Gianmaria Bruni is leaving Porsche’s line-up of factory drivers after eight years.

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Porsche announces reduced factory drivers list, Le Mans winner Bruni dropped

Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Gianmaria Bruni is leaving Porsche’s line-up of factory drivers after eight years.

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Abiteboul: Sargeant deserves chance to start over with Genesis WEC project

Logan Sargeant is being “given a platform” to progress to Genesis’s new-for-2026 World Endurance Championship squad with his LMP2 programme in next year’s European Le Mans Series.

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Qualifying format tweaks planned for 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours

The Le Mans 24 Hours qualifying format will be revamped in 2025, event organiser the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has announced.

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Genesis Le Mans Hypercar: This Is It

Hyundai's luxury arm, Genesis, is going racing in a big way. On Wednesday, it launched Genesis Magma Racing and showed off a vision for its first race car, the GMR-001. It's a top-flight prototype that Genesis aims to enter the World Endurance Championship (WEC) with in 2026, and the IMSA…

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Steve McQueen's Porsche 917K: The 'Le Mans' Halo Car is Going To Auction

It’s a nearly impossible task, but one that the 1969 Porsche 917K Chassis Number 917-022 has effortlessly accomplished, capturing lightning in a bottle to become an enduring icon in both motorsport lore and pop culture. The stars aligned, cementing its status as one of the most recognizable race cars of all time.

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Friday favourite: The "incredible" Le Mans racer that staged a memorable comeback

Oliver Turvey’s technical insight and feedback has made him an important component of several motorsport outfits for more than a decade, not least the McLaren Formula 1 team. Having joined the Woking-based team in 2010, first as a development driver before taking on a testing role, it’s a position that…

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Mercedes makes Le Mans return, enters WEC with Iron Lynx

Mercedes will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1999 as part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with the Iron Lynx team.

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Is Wehrlein, not Vettel, a contender for Porsche Le Mans seat after surprise test?

Pascal Wehrlein could be in the running for a factory drive with Porsche in next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours after a surprise appearance in last week’s Daytona test.

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Lotterer: Second WEC crown more prestigious than maiden triumph in 2012

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer believes that winning the World Endurance Championship title this year means more than his 2012 triumph with Audi.

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