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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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Potential showers give polesitter Quartararo hope to win French GP

Fabio Quartararo says he and the factory Yamaha team will have to be “very clever” to convert pole position into victory in tomorrow’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

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Fabio Quartararo will need to be “very clever” to win French GP

Fabio Quartararo says he and the factory Yamaha team will have to be “very clever” to convert pole position into victory in tomorrow’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

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MotoGP French GP: Marc Marquez sets new record for sprint wins in a row

Marc Marquez reclaimed the lead of the world championship as he led home brother Alex and Fermin Aldeguer in a Ducati 1-2-3 in the sprint at Le Mans on Saturday.

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MotoGP French GP: Marc Marquez sets new record for consecutive sprint victories

Marc Marquez reclaimed the lead of the world championship as he led home brother Alex and Fermin Aldeguer in a Ducati 1-2-3 in the sprint at Le Mans on Saturday.

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MotoGP French GP: Quartararo betters Marquez for Le Mans pole

Fabio Quartararo set himself up for a perfect home race weekend by snatching a second consecutive MotoGP pole position from Marc Marquez at Le Mans on Saturday morning.

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MotoGP French GP: Fabio Quartararo delights home fans with Le Mans pole

Fabio Quartararo set himself up for a perfect home race weekend by snatching a second consecutive MotoGP pole position from Marc Marquez at Le Mans on Saturday morning.

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Where's 'that Moto3 rider' from the most famous Le Mans clip now?

One lap to go, Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau are trading places like Pokemon cards. Of course, the stage is Le Mans, and the year is 2003. That’s probably my favorite Le Mans moment.

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How a Ducati win at Le Mans could take a historic record from Honda's hands

The Le Mans Bugatti circuit has been a stronghold for Ducati Desmosedicis ever since Danilo Petrucci crossed the line to take victory in 2020. But the streak of wins he launched has been a true team effort.

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Why the factory Ducati squad is flexing its muscles in pursuit of history at Le Mans

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Jochen Mass, 1946-2025

Jochen Mass disproved the saying that nice guys finish last. A charming man who was universally liked, the German was a race winner in Formula 1 and one of the top sportscar drivers of his generation, claiming a victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours. But perhaps the German, who…

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Jochen Mass obituary

Racing driver who won many endurance races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but only one grand prix, at Barcelona in 1975

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Formula 1 race winner and Le Mans victor Jochen Mass dies aged 78

Formula 1 race winner and Le Mans 24 Hours victor Jochen Mass has died aged 78.

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F1 race winner and Le Mans victor Jochen Mass dies aged 78

Formula 1 race winner and Le Mans 24 Hours victor Jochen Mass has died aged 78.

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Wehrlein and Muller join Porsche line-up for WEC Spa 6 Hours

Porsche Formula E drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Muller will join the German manufacturer’s factory Penske line-up for the Spa round of the World Endurance Championship next month.

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