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McLaren Is Milking Its Le Mans History Again. But We're Here for It

Thirty years ago, McLaren won Le Mans on its debut, with JJ Lehto, Yannick Dalmas, and Masanori Sekiya piloting an F1 GTR to victory ahead of heavily favored protoypes. It helped seal the legend of the F1, and made McLaren the only constructor to win motorsport's triple crown, with victories at…

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Drugovich ready to ditch Le Mans for F1 debut as Stroll stand-in at Aston Martin

Felipe Drugovich has indicated his “priority has always been Formula 1” so would be willing to miss his Le Mans 24 Hours entry with Cadillac to fill in for the injured Lance Stroll at the Canadian Grand Prix.

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Felipe Drugovich ready to ditch Le Mans for F1 debut as Lance Stroll stand-in

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Porsche's Road-Going Le Mans Prototype Has a Name: 963 RSP

A month ago, Porsche teased a new road-going Le Mans prototype seemingly based on the 963 LMDh car in a video about a street-legal 917 the company built in the 1970s. Now, with the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans weeks away, it released another teaser and revealed its name: 963…

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Alpine Wants to Take on Ferrari With a 1,000-HP Hybrid Hypercar

Shortly after revealing its first crossover, the A390, Alpine hinted at something a bit more spectacular. Just like it's doing at Le Mans, Alpine wants to challenge the likes of Ferrari with a hybrid supercar.

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Who slept best last night: Zak Brown

Lando Norris says he’s given up alcohol and partying – but even if he did abstain from celebrating his Monaco Grand Prix victory, chances are he didn’t have a restful night. He outlined in the post-race press conference why he can’t be entirely at ease. Yes, the Monaco win was a…

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Glickenhaus Made Its Le Mans Car Street-Legal. And You Can Buy One

If building hypercars were easy, everyone would do it (though, lately, it seems like that's more true than ever). But Jim Glickenhaus loves a challenge. The former filmmaker and Ferrari collector turned entrepreneur launched Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus in 2004 with dreams of competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship. In…

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Francesco Bagnaia: Ducati needs to start again from zero

Francesco Bagnaia reckons his Ducati team needs to start from scratch after Johann Zarco’s victory in Le Mans.Bagnaia admits he has struggled this season as he has been eclipsed by his team-mate Marc Marquez. While the Spaniard has taken three wins, Bagnaia has won only once and finds himself down…

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Quartararo questions consistency after clash with Le Mans MotoGP marshals

Fabio Quartararo has called for more consistency and better alignment with regard to push-starting MotoGP bikes following his clash with marshals at the recent French Grand Prix.

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MotoGP rookie Fermin Aldeguer targets 2027 factory Ducati ride after Le Mans podium

Star MotoGP rookie Fermin Aldeguer is targeting a factory Ducati ride for 2027 but admits to being surprised to have already scored a maiden podium.

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Cadillac unveils Wayne Taylor Racing's Le Mans livery

Cadillac unveiled the livery in which the Wayne Taylor Racing squad will make its maiden assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours next month.

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Cadillac unveils Wayne Taylor Racing's livery for Le Mans debut

Cadillac has unveiled the livery in which the Wayne Taylor Racing squad will make its maiden assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours next month.

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Lopez named as Toyota Hypercar reserve for WEC's Le Mans 24 Hours

Jose Maria Lopez will be on standby at next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours as a Toyota Hypercar reserve driver for the World Endurance Championship’s blue-riband event.

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Famous Silver Arrows livery to feature at Le Mans celebrating Mercedes' 1989 win

Mercedes World Endurance Championship squad Iron Lynx will run a special livery at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours to celebrate the German marque’s victory of the famous enduro in 1989.

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Iron Lynx to run special Mercedes Silver Arrows livery at Le Mans 2025

Mercedes World Endurance Championship squad Iron Lynx will run a special livery at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours to celebrate the German marque’s victory of the famous enduro in 1989.

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Quartararo penalised after second consecutive clash with MotoGP track marshals

Fabio Quartararo’s frustration boiled over again at Le Mans after crashing out of the French Grand Prix, leading to a confrontation with track marshals - his second in as many race weekends – which resulted in a penalty to be served at the next round at Silverstone.

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Mixed up weather leads to mixed up results: Winners and losers from MotoGP’s French GP

Just when it looked like his early-season smiles were beginning to fade – all the more so after qualifying down in a distinctly unpromising 11th – Johann Zarco produced one of the most memorable victories MotoGP has seen in years.

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Seven moments that won Zarco the manic MotoGP French GP

Le Mans has a long history of chaotic, mixed-weather MotoGP races. In the old days, red flags would have been central to the story. More recently, such as when Jack Miller won in 2021, flag-to-flag rules have made frantic mid-race bike changes possible. The 2025 French GP, however, had both.

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Toyota to mark anniversary of its Le Mans 24 Hours project with special livery

Toyota will mark the 40th anniversary of its first factory-supported assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours with a special livery for this year’s edition of the race.

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Fabio Quartararo receives penalty after disobeying orders during French GP

Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo has been penalised with a 10-minute suspension of the British Grand Prix’s opening practice session following an incident at Le Mans.

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Johann Zarco says French GP win will help factory Honda bid for MotoGP 2026

French Grand Prix winner Johann Zarco believes his surprise victory at Le Mans will help his quest to step up from LCR to the factory Honda team in MotoGP 2026.

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Zarco: “Magic” French GP win will help bid for 2026 factory Honda ride

French Grand Prix winner Johann Zarco believes his surprise victory at Le Mans will help his quest to step up from LCR to the factory Honda team in MotoGP 2026.

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French GP breaks MotoGP attendance record in 2025

The 2025 French Grand Prix has broken the all-time record for the most spectators at a MotoGP round - as 311,797 fans were present across the Le Mans weekend.

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Aldeguer: Sprint podium down to “more laps on the bike”

Fermin Aldeguer has suggested that his first top-three result on a MotoGP weekend was only ever a matter of time. The 20-year-old rookie scored third place in Saturday’s sprint race at Le Mans, coming home just behind his Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex Marquez.

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”It’s experience”: Fermin Aldeguer on his rise to a MotoGP Sprint race podium at Le Mans

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