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The Latest Breaking News from the Le Mans 24 Hours

Why Ferrari is leaving no stone unturned in its bid for WEC title glory

Win the championship or keep the trophy? Offer Ferrari the choice of claiming a title in the World Endurance Championship this year or taking ownership of the latest piece of silverware given to the victor of the Le Mans 24 Hours by making it three in a row, and a…

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Aston Martin completes line-up for Hypercar project in WEC and IMSA

Aston Martin will run an all-British line-up in one of its Valkyrie AMR-LMHs at the Le Mans 24 Hours and across the full World Endurance Championship this season.

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Why Ford's plans for a new chapter in its Le Mans story make so much sense

America’s love affair with the Le Mans 24 Hours still burns bright. It has endured for more than 60 years and is a big reason why a manufacturer that has had so much to do with propelling the French enduro into the consciousness of a continent is going back in…

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Ford back to Le Mans for outright victory bid

Ford will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours to fight for overall victory as a part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with an LMDh prototype in 2027.

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Porsche tweaks Imola WEC driver line-up to prepare for Le Mans

Porsche will run three drivers per car rather than two at the Imola World Endurance Championship round in April as part of its preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Porsche tweaks Imola WEC driver line-up to prepare for Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche will run three drivers per car rather than two at the Imola World Endurance Championship round in April as part of its preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Four Cadillacs possible at Le Mans as WTR, AXR file entries

Cadillac could have as many as four LMDhs at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the confirmation that Wayne Taylor Racing and Action Express Racing have filed entries.

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Four Cadillacs possible at Le Mans as WTR, Action Express file entries

Cadillac could have as many as four LMDhs at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the confirmation that Wayne Taylor Racing and Action Express Racing have filed entries.

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Le Mans via the scrapyard: South Korea's forgotten project Genesis will hope to surpass

Genesis, you might think, will become the first South Korean manufacturer to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours when its forthcoming LMDh takes to the grid in 2026. But you’d be wrong. Thirty years before the Hyundai brand’s intended arrival there was another campaign at Circuit de la Sarthe…

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“More than just a race” – ACO stages 10-day event that incorporates the Le Mans 24 Hours

Hosting not just the most fabled round of the World Endurance Championship but a landmark race in the annals of motorsport over the course of an entire day takes some doing – but for the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the event is much more than a 24-hour challenge.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #12 Nicklas Nielsen

Nicklas Nielsen proved how good he is in the final stages of the Le Mans 24 Hours as Ferrari made it two out of two in the big one after its return to top-flight sportscar racing as a factory.

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Mercedes makes Le Mans return, enters WEC with Iron Lynx

Mercedes will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1999 as part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with the Iron Lynx team.

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Porsche set to take up third Le Mans entry after winning IMSA GTP title

Porsche looks set to take up the extra entry for the Le Mans 24 Hours it gained for winning the IMSA SportsCar Championship crown at Road Atlanta last weekend.

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Wayne Taylor Racing switch to Cadillac for 2025 down to chance of Le Mans glory

Wayne Taylor has revealed that the chance to take his team to the Le Mans 24 Hours played a major role in his switch back to Cadillac for the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Wayne Taylor Racing's 2025 switch to Cadillac down to chance of Le Mans glory

Wayne Taylor has revealed that the chance to take his team to the Le Mans 24 Hours played a major role in his switch back to Cadillac for the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Austin WEC win redemption for Le Mans heartbreak, say Ferrari crew

The drivers of the winning Ferrari in Sunday’s Austin World Endurance Championship round described the victory as a redemption for their near-miss at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Alpine concedes definitive Le Mans engine fix unlikely this year

Alpine appears unlikely to introduce the engine upgrade to overcome the problem that resulted in the early retirement of both its cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours this season.

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Alpine concedes definitive WEC engine fix unlikely this year

Alpine appears unlikely to introduce the engine upgrade to overcome the problem that resulted in the early retirement of both its cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours this season.

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WEC COTA: Giovinazzi leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP2

Ferrari returned to the top of the World Endurance Championship timesheets for the first time since the Le Mans 24 Hours in second free practice for this weekend’s Austin round.

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Le Mans win a catalyst for Ferrari's inaugural Hypercar upgrade

Ferrari’s victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours was one of the factors behind the early introduction of the first evo joker upgrade of its 499P for Interlagos this weekend.

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Peugeot WEC focus shifts from reliability to performance

Peugeot has switched from focusing on the development of its updated 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar fully to improving performance after its reliable run at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Rossi reveals Nurburgring 24 Hours desire

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi explained that the German GT3 enduro on the Nordschleife “is in the plan” and was up there with the Le Mans 24 Hours on his bucket list when he switched full-time to car racing in 2022 on his retirement from two wheels.

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Rossi reveals Nurburgring 24 Hours ambition

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi explained that the German GT3 enduro on the Nordschleife was “in the plan” and up there with the Le Mans 24 Hours on his bucket list when he switched full-time to car racing in 2022 on his retirement from two wheels.

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Conway returns to Toyota's WEC roster for Brazil round after injury

Toyota driver Mike Conway will return to the cockpit at the Interlagos World Endurance Championship round after recovering from injuries that ruled him out of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Hyundai gearing up for WEC hypercar programme, WRC long-term future unclear

Hyundai looks set to join the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and race at the Le Mans 24 Hours within the next three years.

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