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Who are the former F1 drivers set to take part in the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours?

The Le Mans 24 Hours entry list has been announced and features a number of former F1 drivers, with 18 of the 186 drivers having previously competed in a Formula 1 grand prix.

Autosport

Le Mans 24 Hours: What's changed for WEC's main event in 2024?

The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back as this weekend drivers will tackle Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Ferrari are the defending champions having won the race’s centenary edition in 2023, which was its first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965. But the…

Autosport

Le Mans 24 Hours: Full starting grid

The #6 Porsche will line up on pole position after Kevin Estre topped Thursday's Hyperpole session, with the #3 Cadillac that was qualified by Sebastien Bourdais completing the front row.

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2024 Le Mans 24 Hours: Full starting grid

The #6 Porsche will line up on pole position after Kevin Estre topped Thursday's Hyperpole session, with the #3 Cadillac that was qualified by Sebastien Bourdais completing the front row.

Autosport

Simms goes fourth in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings

There is no new driver at the top of the leaderboard this week for the first time since Autosport last month began producing winners' tables for the 2024 season. While Scottish Legends champion Stewart Black remains in first place on 10 wins, Simms is now up to fourth, gaining six positions thanks…

Autosport

Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota edges Ferrari in final night practice

Hartley clocked a best time of 3m29.451s in his #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar after 20 minutes of the hour-long session, and remained at the head of the leaderboard as rain began to fall at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Motorsport

Le Mans 24 Hours: Ferrari leads Porsche, BMW in tight FP3

With Hyperpole the only pure-performance exercise still coming up – and involving just 24 of the 62 entries – everyone focused on race preparation with long runs during the three-hour Thursday afternoon session.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota back on top in FP2 after qualifying disaster

Sebastien Buemi went quickest in the two-hour FP2 night session on Wednesday in the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a time half a second up on his nearest rival.

Autosport

Le Mans 24 Hours: BMW stuns to top first qualifying as Kobayashi brings out red flags

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

Autosport

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…

Autosport

Fixed "major top speed issue" will help Peugeot at Le Mans

After racing the wingless 9X8 during its first season back in the World Endurance Championship and the opening round of the 2024 campaign in Qatar, Peugeot introduced a new version of its car from the Imola 6 Hours onwards.

Motorsport

2024 Le Mans 24 Hours weather forecast: will it rain in France?

What is the weather forecast for this week’s Le Mans 24 Hours?

Autosport

Friday favourite: The underdog Panoz pair that punched above their weight

From a career spanning four decades, including Le Mans 24 Hours success with Peugeot in 2009 and two stints in Formula 1, David Brabham says that it’s from his time racing alongside Jan Magnussen that he has the fondest memories.

Autosport

Piaggio Wins Patent Case Against Peugeot

Piaggio has been locked in a legal battle with Peugeot over whether or not Peugeot's Metropolis 3-wheeler violates Piaggio's MP3 patents. Now it's over, maybe?

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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.

InsideEVs

Plug-In Car Sales In Europe Increased 11% In April 2024

In April, plug-in electric car sales in Europe increased by 11% year-over-year. This slight growth is a positive sign in a challenging market.

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Peugeot E-3008 sets new standards for electric SUV design

The Peugeot E-3008 is an alluring electric car that combines neat lines, smart tech and an idiosyncratic interior

Radio France Internationale

French police hunt killers behind prison van ambush

French police were on Wednesday hunting for a group of gunmen who killed two prison officers in an attack at a motorway toll that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings.

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International Business Times

French Police Hunt Killers Behind Prison Van Ambush

French police were on Wednesday hunting for a group of gunmen who killed two prison officers in an attack at a motorway toll that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings.

Autosport

Peugeot claims unfair treatment in veiled BoP attack following WEC Spa

Jean-Marc Finot, the French manufacturer’s motorsport boss, told Autosport at Spa that “my feeling is that we are being treated unfairly”.

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Vauxhall owner to sell cheap Chinese EVs in UK and mainland Europe

Stellantis deal with Leapmotor aims to cash in on imports as Biden imposes 100% tariff in US

Motor1

Peugeot's V-10 Might Be the Best-Sounding V-10

Aside from Formula 1's wild V-10 era, it doesn't get better than this.

Autosport

WEC Spa: Porsche remains ahead of Ferrari in final practice

The Frenchman logged a 2m04.125s aboard his #6 Penske Porsche Motorsport 963 LMDh in the early minutes and, as he had done in Thursday's second practice, was never headed for the remainder of the hour-long session.

Motorsport

WEC Spa: Porsche beats Ferrari and Peugeot to lead final practice

Motorsport

WEC Spa: Porsche pips Ferrari to lead FP2 as Lexus stand-in heads GT3

On just his third lap of the session, Estre produced a 2m04.162s in his #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh, putting him just 0.121s clear of the works #50 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar in which Fuoco had topped Thursday's earlier FP1.

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