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Le Mans-leading Ferrari hit with big penalty for BMW crash

AF Corse driver Robert Kubica was trying to put a lap on Dries Vanthoor in the seventh hour of the race when he side-swiped the BMW at the end of the Mulsanne straight, sending the car head-on into the barriers.

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Le Mans-leading Ferrari slapped with big penalty for Kubica's BMW clash

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Le Mans 24h, Hour 6: Ferrari keeps Hypercar lead as rain falls

The #83 AF Corse Ferrari continues to hold the net lead in the hands of Yifei Ye after the opening six hours of the race as rain hit the Circuit de la Sarthe, with Frederic Makowiecki grabbing second late on in the #5 Porsche.

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Le Mans 24h, H6: Ferrari in front in Hypercar as rain returns

The #83 AF Corse Ferrari continues to hold the net lead in the hands of Yifei Ye after the opening six hours of the race as rain hit the Circuit de la Sarthe, with the Frederic Makowiecki grabbing second late on in the #5 Porsche.

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Estre's "exceptional" pole lap "not 100% representative" of Porsche Le Mans pace

The Porsche Penske factory team barely got one 963 into Hyperpole with an initial eighth time in the first qualifying session for Estre, before the #7 Toyota lost its laps due to causing a red flag, promoting Jota's #12 Porsche into the top eight.

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No "point to prove" for Aitken after 2023 race-defining Le Mans crash

Aitken is taking part in the World Endurance Championship classic for the third time, having contested it with the LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing squad in 2022 before joining the Action Express Racing (rebranded Whelen Engineering Racing at Le Mans) Cadillac squad in IMSA.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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‘F1 was forever ago, a different life’: Jenson Button relishing Le Mans bid

Former F1 champion says he is ‘racing for fun’ these days and is tackling the Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend

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Inception McLaren confident of fighting WEC regulars after Le Mans GT3 pole

Brendan Iribe topped the Hyperpole session in his McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, entered under the Inception Racing banner, with a 3m58.120s lap that put him 0.808s clear of Alexander Malykhin's #92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche that leads the LMGT3 standings in the WEC.

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LMP2 "as competitive as it's ever been" at Le Mans despite WEC demotion

The category is making its return to the WEC this week at Le Mans with a 16-strong entry, down from 24 cars in last year’s race, having been axed from the series' other rounds amid strong interest in the Hypercar and new LMGT3 divisions.

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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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Jota forced into chassis change after Ilott's Le Mans FP2 crash

With just minutes to go during the two-hour night practice at the Circuit de la Sarthe on Wednesday, Ilott suffered a major shunt at the famous Esses between Dunlop and Tetre Rouge, bringing the session to an early end.

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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?

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

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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.

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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?

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MotoGP race win on last year’s Ducati GP23 will “come soon”, say factory riders

The Italian marque has made a massive jump with its already dominant Desmosedici in 2024, with Bagnaia and Pramac’s Jorge Martin winning six of the first seven grands prix between them on the new GP24. Although the GP23 remains a competitive bike to race on, with Gresini’s Marc Marquez finishing…

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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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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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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.

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