Inside Audi’s R18 e-tron quattro & Toyota’s TS030 Hybrid
Go behind the scenes with Audi Sport drivers Allen McNish and Tom Kristensen, plus Toyota Motorsport GmbH driver Alexander Wurz before the 24 Hours of Le Mans for an inside … Read More
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ACO announces 2014 LMP1 Regulations
Today, Thursday 14th June 2012, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest held its annual press conference before the 80th Le Mans 24 Hours, which will take place on 16-17 June. The … Read More
Nissan DeltaWing shows Le Mans pace
The Nissan DeltaWing showed impressive pace in qualifying for the 80th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France tonight however its assault on the timesheet was unfortunately … Read More
LeMans: Lotterer puts No. 1 Audi on provisional pole
Andre Lotterer The first day’s practice and qualifying sessions are now complete and there has been a feast of racing, tension and excitement for all to enjoy. There has been … Read More
’67 Le Mans Winning Mark IV Celebrated 45 Years Later
The winning car of Foyt and Gurney Forty-five years ago this past week, American racing history was made, and thus far has never been matched again. With the 24 Hours … Read More
2012 Le Mans 24 Hours – Matra’s return!
Forty years ago Matra scored the first of its three victories in the Sarthe. These successes have become part of the Le Mans legend and they will be celebrated in … Read More
Westbrook and Valiante win in Mid-Ohio
The winning No. 90 Corvette of Westbrook and Valiante Richard Westbrook and Michael Valiante gave the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Corvette DP team its second victory of the … Read More
Montagny to replace injured Moreau at Le Mans
Franck Montagny Franck Montagny will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours next week (June 16/17) as cover for the injured Guillaume Moreau at OAK Racing. The 34-year-old French ace … Read More
Lemans.org goes Asian!
In order to develop its activities in Asia the Automobile Club de l’Ouest is launching Chinese and Japanese versions of its blue riband site: lemans.org! The Automobile Club de l’Ouest, … Read More
Dressing: Group C Curtain Call
Three decades on, Group C still has a powerful hold on the imagination of sports car fans. To celebrate the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ,the … Read More
Toyota aims to win LeMans with hybrid car
Toyota will enter two LMP1 cars at LeMans, seen here at the recent test day TOYOTA Racing will write a new chapter in the history of hybrid motorsport next week … Read More
Le Mans 24 Hours – What goes on at scrutineering
On Sunday 10th and Monday 11th June scrutineering will take place on Place de la République for the first time in the centre of Le Mans. Here is a detailed … Read More
Speed to provide 25 hours of 24 Hrs of LeMans coverage
Race fans won’t miss a minute of the action at this year’s 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours from France’s famous Circuit de la Sarthe, starting Sat., June … Read More
Update on Guillaume Moreaus condition
UPDATE While Moreau underwent emergency surgery at the University Hospital of Angers Sunday evening to relieve pressure around his spinal cord, the procedure was considered a success and no further … Read More
Video: Nissan DeltaWing debuts at Le Mans
Nissan has released a video of the test at Le Mans. This will be the only chance for entrants to this year's Le Mans 24 Hours to set their cars … Read More
DeltaWing gets first taste of LeMans
The Nissan DeltaWing completed its first running on the famous 8.5 mile Circuit de la Sarthe today – the home of the upcoming 80th running of the 24 Hours of … Read More
Dress rehearsal for the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans
The dress rehearsal for the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans which took place this Sunday, 3rd June was an out-and-out success as far as both spectators and teams were … Read More
Formula 1 powertrains for Le Mans in 2014
Racecar Engineering reports they have been shown documents laying out the framework for the 2014 LMP1 regulations. The biggest area of change is to the power trains of the cars, … Read More
Scenes from Detroit – Saturday 1
O'Connell O'Connell Skeen Pilgrim O'Connell Viso Dixon Power Hunter-Reay Wilson Sato Wilson Hunter-Reay Bourdais Power Viso Hildebrand Kimball Sato Dalziel Dempsey Dempsey Tremblay Auberlen Hainer Aschenbach Roberts Skeen Pagenaud Rahal … Read More
Fogarty Drives Corvette DP To Detroit Pole
Jon Fogarty Jon Fogarty made the most of the first dry track conditions of the day Friday, padding his GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series record by earning the top starting … Read More
Marc Gene to replace Timo Bernhard at Le Mans
Timo Bernhard After three consecutive runs for Audi at the Le Mans 24 Hours and his overall victory at the wheel of the Audi R15 TDI in the 2010 season, … Read More
Fillon Elected As New ACO President
Pierre Fillon At the end of the General Assembly meeting of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest held today at 17h30, the Board of Directors met to elect the seven members … Read More
Hybrids get specific recovery zones
Le Mans 24 Hours organizing bodies the ACO and FIA have created specific braking zones at which Audi and Toyota’s hybrid entries will be able to make use of energy … Read More