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Shank admits IMSA future plans “coming down to the last minute”

The factory Acura team’s current deal ends after this season’s Petit Le Mans in October and its future with the brand was put in question following the manipulation of tire data in the season-opening Daytona 24 Hours, which it won.

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Roger Dorchy obituary: 250mph Le Mans top-speed record holder dies aged 78

Yet his place in the history of the French enduro was sealed when he hit more than 250mph on the Mulsanne Straight at the wheel of a Peugeot-powered WM Group C car during the race in 1988.

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Le Mans results finalised following six-car technical investigation

A bulletin has been issued by the technical delegates from WEC organisers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest confirming the compliance of the six cars from which components were taken at post-race scrutineering after the centenary running of Le Mans on 10-11 June.

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Will 1964 Ferrari 250 LM Reach $20M At Sotheby’s Auction?

One of 32 cars, it had an active racing history, competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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A celebration of Bentley’s story at Le Mans

In May 1923, a lone Bentley left London and headed for the ferry en route to France. Canadian John Duff was at the wheel and sitting alongside was fellow racer Frank Clement, while behind, cramped together with tools and spares, perched mechanics Arthur Saunders and Jack Besant. Their destination: Le…

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Hydrogen future beckons for Le Mans motor race

At this year's Le Mans 24 hours race, the Hydrogen Village was one of the major trackside attractions. RFI English was there to have a look at some of the new technology.

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Friday favourite: The stalwart Aston that almost cooked its drivers

Tomas Enge’s long stint as part of Prodrive’s sportscar operation yielded great success. He won the GTS class at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the Ferrari 550 Maranello in 2003 and claimed the Le Mans Series LMP1 crown in 2009 aboard the Lola-Aston Martin. But despite not managing to…

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The next Danish Le Mans hope seeking to follow in Kristensen's footsteps

Malthe Jakobsen was not even a year old when Tom Kristensen secured his record-equalling sixth victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2004. The Danish endurance legend pulled clear of Jacky Ickx’s tally over the coming years and by 2013 had amassed a remarkable nine in the world’s most…

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10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Monza

After a costly non-score at the Le Mans 24 Hours, the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi recorded its third win of the season on Ferrari’s home turf.

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How Toyota took revenge on Ferrari’s home ground

Toyota gained something approaching revenge on Ferrari for its Le Mans 24 Hours defeat in the Italian manufacturer’s backyard at Monza. Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez took what on paper looked like a narrow victory, but in reality they had a clear advantage in last Sunday’s World…

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WEC Monza: Pier Guidi Ferrari shades Jota Porsche for top spot in FP1

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Pier Guidi snared the top spot aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by just 0.003s over Ye’s Porsche 963 LMDh in a 90-minute session that was red flagged with a little over two minutes left on the clock.

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Le Mans Classic reveals legends in technology and beauty

The entry list was so big it was split into 10 different grids and the cars that made the biggest impact in each all had one thing in common – a combination of technological innovation and beauty that made them a fans’ favourite and also a winner on track.

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Ex-MotoGP racer Guintoli sets sights on unique Le Mans accolade

Frenchman Guintoli, 41, last raced in MotoGP in 2019 as a wildcard and test rider for Suzuki, but has stayed active in motorcycle racing with the Hamamatsu brand's endurance racing programme.

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Toyota “looking over its shoulder” in WEC title fight

The New Zealander believes he and team-mates Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa will face a strong challenge from Le Mans 24 Hours winners Ferrari for the title starting at the Monza 6 Hours this weekend, even though their points lead is the equivalent to a victory in a regular six-hour…

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Ferrari to approach Monza WEC with "humility" after Le Mans win

The Prancing Horse scored a historic first outright Le Mans win in 58 years last month, also marking the first triumph in the WEC for its new 499P LMH contender.

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Ferrari receives double BoP hit for Monza WEC round

The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will run 5kg heavier and with maximum power reduced by 12kW or 16bhp from the levels at which it won the double-points round of the WEC last month with Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado.

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Ferrari brings revised front wing to Austrian Grand Prix

The tweaks were trialled at a filming day Ferrari conducted at Fiorano earlier in the week where its F1 challenger ran alongside its Le Mans-winning Hypercar.

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Corvette joins forces with TF Sport for 2024 WEC GT3 campaign

Tom Ferrier’s squad plans to run two examples of the new-for-2024 Z06 GT3.R, which replaces the C8.R that won at the Le Mans 24 earlier this month with the Pratt Miller-run works Corvette Racing outfit.

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Aston GT squad TF Sport to make Corvette switch for 2024 WEC

Tom Ferrier’s squad has run Aston machinery since its first season of competition in the 2014 British GT championship, winning its first GT3 title in 2016 before sweeping both the GT3 and GT4 categories in 2019.

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Glickenhaus line-up finalised in revised Monza WEC entry list

The Frenchman joined the US entrant for this month’s Le Mans 24 Hours WEC round to drive the additional Glickenhaus 007 Le Mans Hypercar entered for the French enduro.

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Autosport Podcast: Andy Wallace on Le Mans and the best sportscars never to race there

Wallace is one of just 17 drivers to have made more than 20 appearances in the world's most famous sportscar race, which he won at the first attempt in 1988 for Jaguar alongside Jan Lammers and Johnny Dumfries in the TWR-built XJR-9.

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Porsche CEO Camped In $7,000 Roof Tent On Top Of 911 Turbo S At Le Mans

Porsche introduced its own rooftop tent last year.

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Toyota's next-generation GT3 racer set for 2026 WEC debut

The Japanese manufacturer took the covers off the forerunner of what will be its first entry into the GT3 marketplace in almost a decade at last year's Tokyo Auto Salon, with ambitions of taking it to the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Could 'unfair politics' at Le Mans benefit Toyota in the long run?

One minute and 22 seconds. That was all that separated Toyota from a sixth consecutive victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours. And what shouldn’t be forgotten is what a historically slim margin that is in the context of the French enduro that was celebrating its centenary running.

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