The Latest Breaking News from Le Mans

Wholescale revisions for Le Mans Hypercar Balance of Performance

Toyota, Ferrari, Cadillac and Porsche have all had their minimum weights raised for the centrepiece round of the World Endurance Championship on 10/11 June.

Motorsport · May 31, 2023

F1 champion lashes out after losing race seat while off duty for birth of baby daughter

1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve returned to top-tier motorsport this year by joining the World Endurance Championship, but has quit after being dropped for the Le Mans event

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

Hypercar BoP undergoes wholescale revisions for Le Mans

Toyota, Ferrari, Cadillac and Porsche have all had their minimum weights raised for the centrepiece round of the World Endurance Championship on 10/11 June.

Autosport · May 31, 2023

Toyota WEC drivers welcome Le Mans tyre warmer U-turn

It was announced earlier this month by the organisers of the WEC, the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, that the new-for-2023 ban on tyre pre-heating would be temporarily suspended for the centrepiece race at La Sarthe, after a number of accidents in the previous race at Spa prompted…

Autosport · May 23, 2023

Fernando Alonso hints at U-turn on F1 move Max Verstappen has already ruled out

Alonso is a double F1 champion and winner of the Monaco Grand Prix as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but the other most famous race in motorsport has so far eluded him

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023

Bagnaia suffers partial ankle fracture but set to be fit for Italian MotoGP

The reigning MotoGP world champion clashed with Maverick Vinales in the French GP last Sunday and underwent checks at the medical centre at Le Mans which didn’t detect any injury.

Motorsport · May 21, 2023

Bagnaia clarifies "out of context" quotes following Le Mans MotoGP controversy

The world champion was taken out of last weekend's French Grand Prix after an early collision with Maverick Vinales while the pair battled for third place, while moments later at the Dunlop chicane there was a scary crash involving Luca Marini and Alex Marquez.

Motorsport · May 19, 2023

Why the slim hope Honda is counting on appears beyond Yamaha

Where once MotoGP’s Japanese powerhouses Honda and Yamaha were the undisputed dominators of the championship, times have shifted and the European onslaught has set in – with Ducati, KTM and Aprilia the benchmarks now.

Motorsport · May 18, 2023

Why the slim hope Honda is counting on for MotoGP improvement appears beyond Yamaha

Where once MotoGP’s Japanese powerhouses Honda and Yamaha were the undisputed dominators of the championship, times have shifted and the European onslaught has set in – with Ducati, KTM and Aprilia the benchmarks now.

Autosport · May 18, 2023

DENSO and Toyota to hold live special event ahead of centenary Le Mans 24 Hours

This year's running of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours is just around the corner. This season's race promises to be especially memorable as it marks the 100-year anniversary of the first-ever running of the La Sarthe endurance classic.

Motorsport · May 18, 2023