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WRC champion Rovanpera reveals Le Mans ambition

The two-time WRC champion made his circuit racing debut last weekend finishing an impressive fourth and fifth in a pair of Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux races at Zandvoort.

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Ferrari calls for strict policing of WEC tyre warming rules at Le Mans 24

Antonello Coletta, the Italian manufacturer’s sportscar racing boss, made the call in light of ban on tyre warmers in the World Endurance Championship and the rule demanding that the rubber must be at ambient temperature when it is put on the cars.

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What is BoP? The regulation that's part of sports car racing

BoP is a part of how sports car racing is governed, but making sense of it is not always easy given much of it is hidden from the public domain. Manufacturers in the World Endurance Championship are even forbidden from discussing BoP, however some facts are still known. What is…

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Safety concerns over "crazy" Rossi attention at Le Mans

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Frijns urges "realistic" BMW expectations in Le Mans 'big three' challenge

Watch: 2024 Le Mans Preview With Allan McNish – Will Porsche Take Their 20th Win?

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Ferrari appeals rejection of its Spa WEC protest

It protested the stewards’ decision to restart the red-flagged race after the original finish time and therefore the provisional results immediately after the race.

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Le Mans 24: Can Porsche win again at la Sarthe?

One year ago, when Porsche made its first bid for outright honours at the Le Mans 24 Hours in six years, it didn’t look like a potential winner. Not in the run-up to the centenary running of the French enduro nor during the race itself, although it would be wrong…

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Lopez Toyota return at Le Mans "like I had never left"

Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical boss David Floury revealed that the Argentinian was “up to speed immediately” on his return to the cockpit of the Le Mans Hypercar at last weekend’s Le Mans Test Day for the first time since the 2023 World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.

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Lopez's Toyota return at Le Mans "like I had never left"

Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical boss David Floury revealed that the Argentinian was "up to speed immediately" on his return to the cockpit of the Le Mans Hypercar at last weekend's Le Mans Test Day for the first time since the 2023 World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.

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How to watch the Le Mans 24 Hours: Schedule, TV channel and more

The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back, as drivers will tackle 24 hours of Circuit de la Sarthe for the next round of the WEC campaign.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Kobayashi leads opening test session for Toyota

Kamui Kobayashi topped the times in the first of the two three-hour sessions of the Le Mans Test Day on Sunday with a 3m28.467s lap aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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Why Toyota chose Lopez over Miyata to replace Conway at Le Mans

The decision to recall Lopez to the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar for the double-points World Endurance Championship round on 15/16 June was “a very simple one”, according to Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe director Rob Leupen.

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Toyota driver Conway to miss Le Mans after cycling accident, replaced by Lopez

The Briton, who triumphed at the French enduro in 2021, broke his ribs and collarbone in an incident on Thursday and will be unable to take up his place in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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Toyota driver Conway ruled out of Le Mans, replaced by Lopez

The Briton, who triumphed at the French enduro in 2021, broke his ribs and collarbone in an incident on Thursday and will be unable to take up his place in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hybrid.

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How to watch the Le Mans 24 Hours: Schedule, channel and more

The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back, as drivers will tackle 24 hours of Circuit de la Sarthe for the next round of the WEC campaign.

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F1 driver market: Who could replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine in 2025?

The announcement that Ocon will be out of his seat comes a week after the Frenchman caused a collision with his team-mate Pierre Gasly during the first lap of the Monaco Grand Prix. Alpine’s team principal Bruno Famin warned “there would be consequences”, with many expecting the team to have…

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Peugeot receives biggest BoP break for Le Mans in WEC Hypercar class

The revised Peugeot 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar introduced at the Imola WEC in April has received an 18kg weight break down to 1047kg while retaining the maximum power of 508kW (681bhp) at which it raced last time out at Spa in May.

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Banning tyre warmers at Le Mans an "unsafe" choice, say Ferrari WEC drivers

Teams across both Hypercar and LMGT3 categories will not be allowed to artificially heat their tyres in the blue riband round of the World Endurance Championship on 15-16 June as per the updated sporting regulations for 2024. The WEC had originally imposed an outright ban on tyre warmers at the…

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Injured Doriane Pin withdraws from Le Mans 24 Hours

Pin had withdrawn from the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine's second Spa-Francorchamps race last weekend after feeling some discomfort.

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Football icon Zidane named Le Mans 24 Hours starter

Zidane, a World Cup victor with France who also won three UEFA Champions League titles as a manager with Real Madrid, has been named as the official starter for the double-points WEC round by race organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.

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UFC lightweight title history: Jens Pulver, Islam Makhachev, Khabib, Conor and more

Ahead of UFC 302, take a look at a chronological history of the UFC lightweight belt.

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MissionH24 optimistic of reaching deadlines despite milestone delays

The intent remains for the H24EVO to hit the track for the first time next year ahead of a possible race debut in 2026, as was initially communicated when first concept images of the third iteration hydrogen fuel cell prototype jointly developed by GreenGT and Le Mans 24 Hours organiser…

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Ford "a long ways away" from WEC podium contention with torque sensor setbacks

Ryan Hardwick and Giorgio Roda, the bronze-graded drivers in the Proton Competition team that runs the Mustang in the WEC, both identified inexperience with the driveshaft-mounted sensors that enable power outputs to be regulated and help to uphold the Balance of Performance as the main element hampering Ford's efforts.

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Ford "a long way" from WEC podium contention with torque sensor setbacks

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