Le Mans Series


Formula Le Mans joins the big boys in the Le Mans Series

Most major racing disciplines around the world have a clear and comprehensive framework to allow aspiring drivers to learn the ropes. Pretty much everyone starts in karting, but from there F1 hopefuls go on to Formula Renault and other open-wheeled series; NASCAR aspirants to ARCA and the Nationwide Series; rally prodigees to local championships; and so on and so forth. But teams fielding Le Mans prototypes had to recruit from other disciplines. That is, until now. Earlier this year, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest – the ... Read more →

REPORT: Nissan GT-R, Maserati MC12 heading to Le Mans Noah Joseph

If you think you've seen schisms in motorsports by following the on-again, off-again rifts in F1, Indy racing and rallying, those are nothing compared to the fisticuffs endured in sportscar ...

Asian Le Mans Series attracts 23 entries for opening race at Okayama Noah Joseph

Remember when Le Mans was the name of a town in France and the race that took place there? International endurance racing has come a long way since then – the headline race has branched out into ...

Family Style: Nigel Mansell and son to race in Le Mans Series for Ginetta Noah Joseph

Nigel Mansell's name is still a legend in motor racing. He remains the most successful driver in British racing history and one of only a handful of drivers to win both the Formula One title and the ...

American Le Mans Series consolidates racing classes for 2010 Noah Joseph

The American Le Mans Series is responding to economic conditions and the decline in the diversity of racing machinery on the grid by changing up the racing classes in its ranks for next season. ...

REPORT: Le Mans Series action to be broadcast live online 6 months ago on Autoblog

Between NASCAR, Indy, the American Le Mans Series and everything else, there's plenty of racing going on any given weekend on this side of the Atlantic. But for some racing fans, the real action takes place in Europe and those races are seldom broadcast Stateside. Those old-world motorsport ...

Aston Martin LMP1 debuts at Le Mans Series season-opener in Catalunya [SPOILER ALERT] 7 months ago on Autoblog

Ambition is good. Ambition backed by competence is better. Aston Martin Racing would appear to have both. Since landing on the endurance racing scene in 2005 with a victory in its first race, the competition arm of the venerable British sportscar-maker has become an indomitable force, taking ...

Reiter Engineering launches new Gallardo LP560 GT2 7 months ago on Autoblog

Forget about the latest LP560-4 or the limited-production Superleggera that preceded it: what you're looking at here is the ultimate Gallardo. Only it's not made by Lamborghini. Unlike its arch-rivals in Maranello, Lamborghini doesn't make racing cars. For that, it turns over its supercars to ...

Aston Martin debuts new Le Mans Prototype at Paul Ricard 8 months ago on Autoblog

Given its relatively small current model line, you'd be forgiven for categorizing Aston Martin as a small automaker. But the British sportscar-maker is one of the busiest in the business. As if developing the new Rapide four-door coupe didn't demand enough resources from a company that recently ...

Le Mans organizers to ban V10s and V12s from LMP1 in 2011 1 year ago on Autoblog

The latest in a string of reports on Le Mans Series rule changes could stand to really shake things up in the prototype classes in a few years. ACO, the French racing organizers which coordinate the European Le Mans Series and its headline event, are reportedly planning on banning V10s and V12s ...

ALMS could scrap GT1 class as Corvette drops to GT2 1 year ago on Autoblog

GT1-class racing is one of the most hotly contested in Europe, with cars like the Aston Martin DBR9 and Maserati MC12 competing among others for top honors in the Le Mans Series and FIA GT Championship. Here in the American Le Mans Series, however, officials are considering the possibility that ...

Audi wins everything... add European Le Mans Series to the list 1 year ago on Autoblog

If Audi was a greater beneficiary of the "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" adage, they would have trounced Mercedes and BMW in sales long ago. The house of the four rings took the 24 Hours of Le Mans, then they claimed the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), and now Audi extends its arms once again ...

Peugeot 908 HY to close Le Mans Series in hybrid style 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Peugeot 908 HY At the finale of the European Le Mans Series at Silverstone, Peugeot is rolling out the 908 HY, a hybrid version of the 908 HDi FAP that made the LMP1 battle at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans a very interesting affair. The 908 HY might well ...

VIDEO: Stephane Ortelli's wild ride at Monza 1 year ago on Autoblog

Motorsport is a game of inches and tenths. A few inches here and a few tenths of a second there can mean the difference between spectacle and tragedy. Case in point: Team ORECA driver Stephane Ortelli's horrifying crash during today's Le Mans Series race at Monza. Ortelli, driving the ORECA Courage ...

2007 Le Mans Series races to air on Speed TV in December 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you're like me, you wish that there were more European racing on television. Remember the good old days when you could watch FIA GT and WRC on Speed TV? Well, starting on November 30 with a highlight show of the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans, Speed TV will be airing edited footage of the 2007 Le Mans ...

Porsche RS Spyder set for European LeMans debut 2 years ago on Autoblog

Porsche is finally set to race the RS Spyder in Europe. Making its debut next season in Europe's Le Mans Series, this LMP2 dominator will be further restricted to help it stay behind the P1 cars. While P1 was intended to be for factory teams with professional drivers, and P2 was envisioned as a ...






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