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Watch Johnny Herbert Guide Us Around The Lola T70S

Lola is one of the most iconic names in motorsport history. A small chassis maker from England, its cars have won some of the world’s biggest sports car races, and its chassis have formed winning backbones for major automakers seeking victory at Le Mans, Daytona, and Indianapolis. Even with that…

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Levelling the playing field: GT Summer Series ready for Hockenheim debut

With established GT teams, a clever BoP system, and Le Mans legend Frank Biela as a mentor, the GT Summer Series promises a thrilling premiere.

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Le Mans winner becomes mentor: Audi Legend joins GTSS

Frank Biela will take on the role of Driver’s Mentor in the new GT Summer Series. The Le Mans winner will coach amateur drivers and act as a referee

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WEC 2025 BoP Analysis: BMW

What the Hypercar BoP numbers reveal about performance in the 2025 WEC season. Today: The BMW M Hybrid V8.

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WEC 2025 BoP analysis: Porsche

What the Hypercar BoP numbers reveal about performance in the 2025 WEC season. Today: The Porsche 963.

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How Mercedes turned around its turbulent first WEC season

A compressed development programme, early DNFs and a steep learning curve made Mercedes’ first season in WEC’s LMGT3 class a bruising experience. But a podium in the Bahrain finale offered a glimpse of what could come next

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Porsche Swears the Cayenne Electric Hides Its Gigantic Weight

At 5,831 pounds (2,645 kilograms), the Cayenne Electric is Porsche’s heaviest production vehicle ever. As you can imagine, a good chunk of that heft comes from the gargantuan 113-kWh battery, which weighs 1,322 lbs (600 kg) on its own. In its early days, Zuffenhausen had an entire car that weighed…

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How Aston Martin transformed its season to become a genuine WEC & IMSA contender

Aston Martin has significantly improved since the start of its maiden campaign with the Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar

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The strategic switch that turned Aston Martin into a genuine WEC & IMSA contender

Aston Martin has significantly improved since the start of its maiden campaign with the Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar

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Building Luftgekühlt: How the Ultimate Porsche Event Comes to Life

If you’re not a hardcore Porsche nerd like some of us, you might not know what Luftgekühlt means. Literally, it’s German for "air-cooled." But in this context, Luftgekühlt is the brainchild of two-time Le Mans winner Patrick Long and Southern California creative director Howie Idelson, who set out to share…

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Rackstraw pips Martin by two points in thrilling Brands Hatch Carrera Cup finale

Both Porsche categories on the British Touring Car support bill enjoyed nail-biting finales in Kent, while a Le Mans winner was victorious in Minis

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Inside the McLaren that won its first and only race at Le Mans

Watch our video covering the history of McLaren's F1 GTR Le Mans winner from 1995, featuring insights from driver JJ Lehto himself

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Project Motor Racing Launches on November 25 - New Trailer, Screenshots and Details

Project Motor Racing took the spotlight with a trailer at Gamescom showcasing the real-world Le Mans winning Audi R8 and a string of major announcements.

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Gordon Murray Essentially Resurrected the F1 GTR—And It's Perfect

Gordon Murray Automotive is getting into the business of ultra-low-volume specials. A growing trend in the ultra-exotic space, the S1 LM is the first product, alongside the Le Mans GTR, to emerge from the company's "Special Vehicles" subsidiary, and just about the coolest thing to come from Monterey Car Week.

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Autosport magazine: British GP home stars and Kubica’s Le Mans win

Lando Norris, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Ollie Bearman will head to their home grand prix at Silverstone in different states of mind.

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The making of Phil Hanson, Britain's latest Le Mans winner

Phil Hanson, Le Mans winner.

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Phil Hanson: The making of Britain's latest Le Mans winner

Phil Hanson, Le Mans winner.

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How Ferrari dominated Le Mans with Kubica but saw Porsche pose its biggest threat yet

Ferrari made it three out of three at the Le Mans 24 Hours since its comeback to the top of the sportscar tree. Yet its victory in the World Endurance Championship blue riband event this time around was quite different from those that preceded it. For a start, the honours…

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Photos: The 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance auto racing

Every June drivers from different countries compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. Established over a hundred years ago, the endurance race is won by the car covering the greatest distance in 24 hours. The winners of Le Mans will stand on the podium June 15.

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Le Mans 24 Hours, Hour 6: Ferrari in control with Porsche best of the rest

Ferrari was in control of the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours as the race reached one-quarter distance, with its trio of 499P LMHs enjoying a net top-three lockout.

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Andre Lotterer “overdrove the car” while adapting to LMP2 at Le Mans

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer revealed some of the challenges he faced getting up to speed with LMP2 machinery as he makes his class debut.

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How Lotterer has found it challenging adapting to LMP2

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has revealed some of the challenges he has faced getting up to speed with LMP2 machinery as he makes his class debut.

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Ferrari doesn't plan to change WEC Hypercar driver line-up for 2026

Ferrari has outlined an intent to go into its 2026 World Endurance Championship campaign with an unchanged roster of drivers in the two factory 499P Le Mans Hypercars.

Autosport

Autosport 75: How F1's greatest engine became an unlikely Le Mans winner

Keith Duckworth wasn’t a fan of the Ford DFV racing at the Le Mans 24 Hours. When legendary sportscar team boss John Wyer told him of his plan to put the Formula 1 engine into a new prototype bearing the Mirage name for 1972, the straight-talking Cosworth man told him…

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Ferrari ‘clearly faster’ than Toyota at Le Mans - Sebastien Buemi

Ferrari had the fastest car at the Le Mans 24 Hours test day with an advantage that may be difficult to overcome, Toyota drivers reckon.

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