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Nick Tandy isn’t focused on the Triple Crown — He just wants to win Le Mans

Nick Tandy knows he’s standing on the precipice of history. With wins at Daytona and Sebring this year, he’s in the unique position — alongside fellow Porsche Penske Motorsport drivers Felipe Nasr and Laurens Vanthoor — to be the first to win the triple crown of endurance racing within the space…

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New retro series for recent sportscars to support WEC

A new series featuring LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes built up to the mid-2010s, along with GT cars from the same era, will support rounds of next season's World Endurance Championship.

Autosport

McLaren reveals 2027 LMDh show car, plans for trackday model

McLaren has offered a first look at the Hypercar challenger with which it will return to top-flight sportscar racing in the World Endurance Championship.

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“Handcuffed” by BoP, Peugeot drivers feel hopeless for Le Mans 24h

World Endurance Championship competitors aren’t normally allowed to talk about the Balance of Performance, which aims at creating a level playing field, but ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Peugeot Hypercar squad is having a hard time thinking of anything else.

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Hypercar, LMDh rules extended to 2032 in WEC

The lifecycle of the current generation of Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh prototypes has been extended until 2032 in the World Endurance Championship.

Motorsport

LMH, LMDh rules extended to 2032 in WEC

The lifecycle of the current generation of Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh prototypes has been extended until 2032 in the World Endurance Championship.

Autosport

Ford reveals more details about 2027 WEC LMDh challenger

Ford has appointed ORECA as chassis partner for its return to the top-tier of sportscar racing in the 2027 World Endurance Championship, having revealed more details about its LMDh programme.

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Genesis hires Gabriele Tarquini to management team as WEC programme takes shape

Touring car legend Gabriele Tarquini has been named sporting director of the new-for-2026 Genesis World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad.

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Genesis hires Tarquini to management team as WEC programme takes shape

Touring car legend Gabriele Tarquini has been named sporting director of the new-for-2026 Genesis World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad.

Autosport

United Autosports to run McLaren Hypercar programme, Dallara tie-up agreed

McLaren’s factory entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar division will be run by United Autosports.

Autosport

WEC announces unchanged calendar for 2026, Le Mans clashes with Barcelona F1 race

The World Endurance Championship calendar will remain at eight races in 2026, with an unchanged roster of events that leaves no room for Silverstone, while the Le Mans 24 Hours clashes with Formula 1’s Barcelona race.

Autosport

Ferrari doesn't plan to change WEC Hypercar driver line-up for 2026

Ferrari has outlined an intent to go into its 2026 World Endurance Championship campaign with an unchanged roster of drivers in the two factory 499P Le Mans Hypercars.

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Why Button didn’t carry on with WEC after 2018 outings

Jota Cadillac driver Jenson Button has explained why he didn’t continue in the World Endurance Championship back when he first raced there.

Autosport

Is Cadillac walking into a trap of its own making while chasing victory at Le Mans?

With four LMDh prototypes on the grid, Cadillac will be the most represented manufacturer in the Hypercar class at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. Porsche also has four 963s entered, but one of them is fielded by the customer team Proton, while the American force is operating as…

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The former F1 drivers contesting the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours

The line-up of drivers taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours has always highlighted the link between Formula 1 and endurance racing.

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UK’s paternal leave system 'one of the worst in developed world', report warns

THE UK’s paternal leave system is “one of the worst in the developed world”, a parliamentary report has warned ...

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Here are all the former F1 drivers on the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hypercar grid

Discover the 17 former Formula 1 drivers

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Everything we learned at the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours test day

What did we learn from the Le Mans Test Day? What pointers has it given us to the big race ahead? That’s always the million dollar question when the cars hit the majestic Circuit de la Sarthe for the first time each year.

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What was learned from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours test day

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Peugeot 'lacking performance' for Le Mans 24 Hours, says Duval

Peugeot Hypercar driver Loic Duval cut a dejected figure after the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours test day as the French marque finished towards the back on Sunday.

Motorsport

Aston Martin reveals track-day version of Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar

Aston Martin is billing a new track-day version of its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar as near-identical to the race car.

Autosport

Aston Martin to make track-day version of Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar

Aston Martin is billing a new track-day version of its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar as near-identical to the race car.

Motor1

Aston Martin Valkyrie LM Gives Customers Their Own Le Mans Car

Just a week before its return to top-level racing at Le Mans, Aston Martin has revealed another version of its V-12-powered Valkyrie supercar. Called the Valkyrie LM, it's essentially just a customer variant of the Valkyrie that will race at the legendary 24-hour enduro, albeit with fewer regulatory restrictions.

Autosport

Le Mans: Toyota Hypercar narrowly ahead of Ferrari on 2025 test day

Toyota topped the times at the Le Mans Test Day as track running ahead of next weekend’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship kicked off on Sunday.

Motorsport

Ferrari and Toyota are Le Mans favorites – but what about Porsche?

Last year, Porsche arrived at Le Mans as one of the favourites, riding the momentum of a strong start to its WEC campaign. But when it came down to it, the real fight was between Ferrari and Toyota. In 2025, the German manufacturer comes to La Sarthe in a very…

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