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Conway concedes WEC title chances for #7 Toyota crew after Le Mans DNF

The non-score at Le Mans for #7, which resulted from Kobayashi being hit by two cars as he reduced speed for an 80km/h Slow Zone, followed a problem with one of the official series sensors on their GR010 at the Portimao round in April. That restricted them to ninth position…

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Initial WEC Global Fan Survey results show huge support for hydrogen Le Mans cars

With two weeks remaining for followers of the world’s premier endurance sportscar series to have their say on the future direction of the WEC, they have already voted in their tens of thousands on a variety of topics.

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Ferrari gets BoP hit for Monza WEC round after Le Mans win

The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will run 5kg heavier and with maximum power reduced by 12kW (16bhp) from the levels at which it won the double-points round of the WEC last month with Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado.

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Julie Mehretu will create the 20th BMW Art Car

New York-based artist Julie Mehretu has been awarded the next BMW Art Car commission, set to debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 2024

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Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Le Mans Centenary Edition Debuts With Retro Cues

It gets styling cues from the 356 SL and the 911 GT1.

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Porsche Teases Mystery 911 For June 29 Debut

The unveiling coincides with Le Mans Classic.

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Button: NASCAR can capitalise on Le Mans buzz with European race

NASCAR brought a modified Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, run by powerhouse team Hendrick Motorsports, to showcase a high-powered stock car to a European audience at the world famous 24-hour race earlier this month.

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Button: NASCAR can capitalize on Le Mans buzz with European race

NASCAR brought a modified Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, run by powerhouse team Hendrick Motorsports, to showcase a high-powered stock car to a European audience at the world-famous 24-hour race earlier this month.

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Why a multiple sportscar champion credits Kubica as an "amazing teacher"

Deletraz has been team-mates with ex-Formula 1 driver Kubica since 2021, when he moved full-time into endurance racing after making select GT World Challenge Europe outings and finishing fourth in a Le Mans one-off with Rebellion in 2020.

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How an engineer survives Le Mans

As an engineer, the lure of working at Le Mans can be the most exciting phase of a sportscar career. The whole experience, from the scrutineering that takes place in the town’s centre square with all the teams forming up one by one to have photographs taken, to being on…

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Jenson Button plans full-time racing return in 2024

Buoyed by his efforts behind the wheel of NASCAR’s Garage 56 Le Mans 24 Hours Chevrolet Camaro, and a part-time road and street course schedule in NASCAR Cup with Rick Ware Racing's Ford Mustang, Button revealed that he’s now ready to commit to a full-time programme next year – for…

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Ferrari’s Le Mans success cannot mask their ongoing F1 struggles

The Scuderia enjoyed a first overall win in the 24-hour race since 1965 but trail a distant fourth in the F1 standings

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100 years and still racing

Last weekend, a record-breaking number of 325,000 spectators witnessed the race of the century that had drivers and teams competing against the Rolex clock at Circuit de la Sarthe in northwestern France.

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BMW M1 Heads To Le Mans Classic, Original Drivers From 1981 At The Wheel

Decked out in "Munchener Wirtshaus" livery, the car was driven by Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Christian Danner, and Peter Oberndorfer.

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Magazine: Le Mans 24 Hours review

Le Mans couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate its centenary. The new Hypercar era properly getting under way and a titanic battle for victory going the way of Ferrari must have been more than even the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and FIA could have hoped for.

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Toyota hints new WEC junior Miyata could succeed Kobayashi

Japanese youngster Miyata, a race winner in both Super Formula and SUPER GT, was named as the latest member of Toyota’s WEC Challenge programme in the lead-up to last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours, and was embedded within the team for the French classic.

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Did classic Le Mans battle justify contentious Toyota BoP hit?

Ferrari wins on its factory prototype comeback. And narrowly so at the end of an intriguing and sometimes thrilling battle with Toyota. All five major car manufacturers involved in Hypercar led at some point or other. The centenary edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours definitely got a race befitting…

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Did Le Mans Balance of Performance change create an end that justified the means?

Ferrari wins on its factory prototype comeback. And narrowly so at the end of an intriguing and sometimes thrilling battle with Toyota. All five major car manufacturers involved in Hypercar lead at some point or other. The centenary edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours definitely got a race befitting…

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Jota Porsche squad “kings of the world” for an hour at Le Mans

The British team, which has three LMP2 wins at La Sarthe under its belt, led the centenary running of Le Mans at one stage with its new 963, which had only made its World Endurance Championship debut in the previous race at Spa.

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Ferrari makes triumphant return at Le Mans 24 Hours centenary race

Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and Briton James Calado won the 24 Hours of Le Mans centenary race, marking a triumphant return for Ferrari at the prestigious event. Toyota's Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa finished second while Cadillac's Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook finished in third…

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Lynn: Le Mans podium "really special" after COVID-era 2020 win

Lynn finished third overall in the centenary edition of the French endurance classic in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R he shared with Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook, a lap down on the winning #51 Ferrari and the second-placed #8 Toyota.

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United Autosports explains freak issues that cost Le Mans LMP2 shot

Tom Blomqvist, Josh Pierson and Oliver Jarvis had moved into the class lead after a storming stint in the wet from Blomqvist when the Briton briefly went into the gravel.

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United Autosports explains freak issues that cost Le Mans LMP2 win chance

Tom Blomqvist, Josh Pierson and Oliver Jarvis had moved into the class lead after a storming stint in the wet from Blomqvist when the Briton briefly went into the gravel.

Motorsport

WRT 'dreamed' of Le Mans win with Kubica, Deletraz after 2021 loss

Kubica, Deletraz and Yi Yifei led onto the final lap in WRT's maiden attempt at the race two years ago, only to be foiled by a freak throttle sensor failure that caused their engine to shut down and meant they were not classified.

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Leclerc: I'd "love" to race at Le Mans after Ferrari victory

Leclerc, who has five grand prix victories to his name with the Prancing Horse, was present at the Circuit de la Sarthe as Ferrari scored its first overall win there since 1965.

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