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Toyota concept shows Le Mans hydrogen vision is "in the right direction"

The Japanese manufacturer pulled the covers off its GR H2 Racing Concept at Le Mans on Friday during the ACO's annual press conference, with Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda set to complete a demonstration lap in its GR Corolla before the 24 Hours begins at 4pm local time today.

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Vanwall Hypercar suffering loss of power in Le Mans heat

The solo Vanwall Vandervell 680 was 15th-fastest of the 16 cars in the Hypercar field for the World Endurance Championship blue riband, ahead of only the Jota Porsche 963 LMDh that failed to set a lap due to hybrid issues.

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Corvette serves Le Mans practice penalty, unaffected for race

Keating had put the sole Chevrolet Corvette C8.R on pole by 1.5 seconds during the Hyperpole session on Thursday.

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IMSA drivers defend ‘Americanised’ Le Mans safety car changes

Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon caused a stir following the official Test Day when he described the new rules, which will see the entire 62-car field packed up behind a single safety car following full-course cautions for the first time, as a “big step towards the Americanisation…

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Ford Mustang GT3 Debuts Ahead Of Competing At Le Mans In 2024

It starts with the Mustang Dark Horse and adds modifications to go racing.

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Toyota first WEC manufacturer to develop hydrogen prototype concept

The car was unveiled on Friday at Le Mans and is due to complete a demonstration lap of the circuit on Saturday morning with Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda driving.

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Toyota becomes first WEC manufacturer to develop hydrogen prototype concept

The car was unveiled on Friday at Le Mans and follows a series of other models Toyota has created for the top-class of the WEC.

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Alpine launches A424 Beta LMDh car for 2024 WEC campaign

The French manufacturer revealed the A424 Beta in a special press conference on Friday morning at the Circuit de la Sarthe ahead of this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Toyota GR H2 Racing Concept Debuts To Preview Hydrogen Le Mans Race Car

The 2026 24 Hours of Lemans will be open to hydrogen race cars.

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Friday favourite: The Le Mans-winning Sauber behind a heroic solo drive

The unmistakable rumble of the Sauber-Mercedes C9’s V8 was the soundtrack to a breakout year in Kenneth Acheson’s racing career. Two wins in the 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship and second at the Le Mans 24 Hours marked a remarkable return to the international racing scene for the Ulsterman, who…

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LMP2 class axed by WEC for 2024, but will stay at Le Mans

Only Hypercars and LMGT3 machinery will be eligible to enter the WEC next season, with the long-standing LMP2 class a casualty of growing demand for grid slots in the rejuvenated top category.

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Ferrari surprised by lap time for Le Mans 24 Hours pole

Ferdinando Cannizzo, Ferrari’s sportscar racing technical director, explained that the 3m22.982s lap with which Antonio Fuoco claimed the pole for this weekend’s blue riband round of the World Endurance Championship exceeded expectations.

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Ferrari didn’t expect lap time for Le Mans 24 Hours pole

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Le Mans 24h: Ferrari locks out 1-2 ahead of Toyota in third practice

Toyota had seemed set to return to the top of the Le Mans timesheets for the first time since opening practice on Wednesday with Kamui Kobayashi heading the majority of the session.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Ferrari locks out 1-2 ahead of Toyota in third practice

Toyota had seemed set to return to the top of the Le Mans timesheets for the first time since opening practice on Wednesday, with Kamui Kobayashi heading the majority of the session.

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Could Le Mans 24 Hours safety car rule changes prompt an LMP2 upset?

For this year’s centenary edition of the endurance racing blue ribband, the previous system of splitting the field behind three safety cars spaced around the 8.467-mile circuit has been dropped and a single pace car will be used in the event of a serious incident.

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What are LMH and LMDh? The top Le Mans 24 Hours series explained

The 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours sees the LMH and LM

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FIA WEC and Motorsport Network team up to launch Global WEC Fan Survey

As the excitement builds towards the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, fans of endurance racing will have a chance to make their voice heard about the sport.

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How Le Mans is using grape residues and hydrogen to drive a sustainable future

Motorsport – and Le Mans in particular – has long been a pioneering proving ground for new technologies. However, as the world zeroes in on net zero goals, reducing carbon emissions in such a high-performance environment for such a long period of time is a major challenge.

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Yamaha’s once leading light fighting for his MotoGP future

I wouldn’t say there are any rude riders in the MotoGP paddock. But there are definitely those who treat media duties as part of the job description. Franco Morbidelli is always the opposite. As he rocks up to the Yamaha hospitality at Le Mans, Morbidelli is keen to chat about…

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Catsburg: "Expectations even higher" to end Corvette's Le Mans win drought

The American brand last secured a class success at La Sarthe in 2015, despite coming close in several editions since then - including having two cars in GTE Pro victory contention last year before neither eventually finished.

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Kobayashi to make NASCAR Cup debut with 23XI Racing at Indy road course

In a press conference at Le Mans prior to first practice on Wednesday, Toyota Racing Development president David Wilson revealed that Kobayashi will campaign the #67 Toyota Camry previously raced by Travis Pastrana to an 11th place finish at the Daytona 500 on 13 August.

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Ferrari still behind Toyota going to Le Mans, reckons Giovinazzi

The Italian driver made the remarks despite setting the pace in last Sunday’s official test day at the wheel of the #51 499P Le Mans Hypercar he shares with Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado for the World Endurance Championship blue riband.

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Toyota "suffering a lot" for top speed at Le Mans after BoP hit

As part of a sudden and unexpected change in Balance of Performance for the centenary edition of the French endurance classic, the minimum weight of the two Toyota GR010 Hybrids has been raised by 37kg, the highest increase for any car in the Hypercar class.

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Toyota blasts “Americanisation” of Le Mans with new safety car rules

Instead of neutralising the race with the use of three safety cars, as has been the case in the World Endurance Championship’s blue riband event in recent years, a new procedure has been introduced this year that will see the whole field packed up behind a single safety car prior…

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