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Autosport 75: Toyota's Le Mans legend that couldn't win

Somehow the Toyota GT-One contrived never to win a race. Yet the car that moved the goalposts in the GT1 category from which it derived its name might well have triumphed in every one of the three events it contested.

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How "a crazy story" led to Le Mans glory for Hanson

Phil Hanson calls it “the best mistake I ever made”.

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The “best mistake ever made” led Phil Hanson to Le Mans victory

Phil Hanson calls it “the best mistake I ever made”. He’s talking about the decision to begin his car racing career in the world of endurance, rather than stepping onto the single-seater ladder. Nine years later, he’s celebrating an overall Le Mans 24 Hours victory at the wheel of a Ferrari.

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How Richard Lietz went from worrying about retirement to winning Le Mans

Richard Lietz driving a GT Porsche in the Le Mans 24 Hours has become a real fixture of the race over the past two decades but, prior to picking up a second LMGT3 class win in succession last weekend, the Austrian had feared his racing days were over.

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How Lietz went from thinking his career was over to scoring more Le Mans wins

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Peugeot open to building all-new car for WEC

Peugeot has admitted for the first time that building an all-new car is one of the options for its ongoing World Endurance Championship programme.

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Cadillac fails to convert Le Mans pole into podium: “We all knew it would be hard”

Sebastien Bourdais says Cadillac still needs to improve after its factory cars started the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours from first and second but dropped out of the podium positions.

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Cadillac is “not where you need to be to win a WEC race” – Bourdais

Sebastien Bourdais says Cadillac still needs to improve after its factory cars started the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours from first and second but dropped out of the podium positions.

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F1 paddock celebrates Kubica's Le Mans 24 Hours win

Robert Kubica claiming his maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory proved popular amongst the Formula 1 paddock, with various members paying tribute to him on Sunday.

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F1 paddock buoyed by Robert Kubica's Le Mans 24 Hours win

Robert Kubica claiming his maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory proved popular amongst the Formula 1 paddock, with various members paying tribute to him on Sunday.

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How a late pitlane speeding penalty couldn’t blow Inter Europol’s Le Mans LMP2 win

Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class winner Nick Yelloly described this year's edition as featuring "more ups and downs than I've ever seen" after a roller-coaster final hour.

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How Inter Europol won dramatic Le Mans LMP2 battle despite pitlane speeding penalty in final hour

Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class winner Nick Yelloly described this year's edition as featuring "more ups and downs than I've ever seen" after a roller-coaster final hour.

Autosport

The winners and losers from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours

A fourth win in as many races in the 2025 World Endurance Championship, a third straight victory at Le Mans. What more can Ferrari ask for? A 1-2-3, one might pedantically answer – which was a real possibility, such was the dominance of the 499Ps in terms of race pace,…

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Ferrari gearbox issues threatened Robert Kubica’s Le Mans win for “all the 24 hours”

Ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica said persistent downshift issues his Ferrari faced en route to Le Mans 24 Hours victory meant the car was "really on the edge".

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Kubica "really on the edge" with Ferrari gear shift woes en route to Le Mans victory

Ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica said persistent downshift issues his Ferrari faced en route to Le Mans 24 Hours victory meant the car was "really on the edge".

International Business Times

Kubica Wins 'Mental Battle' To Triumph At Le Mans

Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica has long since tackled the demons of a near-fatal accident 14 years ago but Sunday's victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans is arguably his greatest achievement yet.

International Business Times

Kubica Steers Ferrari To Third Consecutive 24 Hours Of Le Mans

Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica took the chequered flag in his bright yellow "privateer" Ferrari to give the Italian marque a third consecutive win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Robert Kubica seals emotional Le Mans 24 Hours victory for Ferrari

Poland’s Robert Kubica sealed a deserved place in motor racing history as he took victory – alongside China’s Ye Yifei and Britain’s Philip Hanson – at the Le Mans 24 Hours

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Le Mans 24 Hours, Hour 18: Ferrari back in control with 1-2-3

Ferrari has regained its control of the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours with one quarter of the race remaining, with just seven seconds separating its lead duo.

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Nick Tandy isn’t focused on the Triple Crown — He just wants to win Le Mans

Nick Tandy knows he’s standing on the precipice of history. With wins at Daytona and Sebring this year, he’s in the unique position — alongside fellow Porsche Penske Motorsport drivers Felipe Nasr and Laurens Vanthoor — to be the first to win the triple crown of endurance racing within the space…

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“Handcuffed” by BoP, Peugeot drivers feel hopeless for Le Mans 24 Hours

World Endurance Championship competitors aren’t normally allowed to talk about the Balance of Performance, which aims at creating a level playing field, but ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Peugeot Hypercar squad is having a hard time thinking of anything else.

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“Handcuffed” by BoP, Peugeot drivers feel hopeless for Le Mans 24h

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Hypercar, LMDh rules extended to 2032 in WEC

The lifecycle of the current generation of Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh prototypes has been extended until 2032 in the World Endurance Championship.

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LMH, LMDh rules extended to 2032 in WEC

The lifecycle of the current generation of Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh prototypes has been extended until 2032 in the World Endurance Championship.

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Ford reveals more details about 2027 WEC LMDh challenger

Ford has appointed ORECA as chassis partner for its return to the top-tier of sportscar racing in the 2027 World Endurance Championship, having revealed more details about its LMDh programme.

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