Le mans


REPORT: Red Bull to place Raikkonen, Loeb and Coulthard in Peugeot 908 HDi at Le Mans

Motorsports of late have been gripped by the crossover of racing drivers from one discipline to another, but one of the most established migrations in motor racing has always been between Formula One and Le Mans. The great (but unrelated) Hills – Phil and Graham – both won the F1 championship and Le Mans, but none have done so since Jochen Rindt in 1970. Lately, Peugeot especially has been seeking F1 drivers to pilot its 908 HDi against the venerable Audis at the famous 24-hour race, but that could step up a notch if the latest ... Read more →

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

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 ...

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 ...

Rendered Speculation: Top Gear cooks up a Bugatti Galibier LM Noah Joseph

As much as it dominated pre-war grand prix racing, Bugatti's is a heritage forged at Le Mans. Both the original concept and the subsequent production car which Bugatti built under its current ...

REPORT: Aston Martin to develop all-new LMP1 car for 2011 Sam Abuelsamid

For its current Le Mans prototype racing program, Aston Martin has teamed up with veteran chassis builder Lola to create a car powered by a race-ready version of its production V12. But the ...

Asian Le Mans Series attracts 23 entries for opening race at Okayama 3 months ago on Autoblog

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 the European Le Mans Series (LMS) and the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), and race organizers ACO ...

American Le Mans Series consolidates racing classes for 2010 4 months ago on Autoblog

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. Rather than imposing spending caps that would be tough to enforce, the series is adding new classes ...

VIDEO: McLaren at Le Mans: Pursuit of Perfection 4 months ago on Autoblog

You know, we could have titled this one "Car Porn" and it would make as much sense. After the jump you'll find a few videos documenting the more than legendary McLaren F1's inaugural 1995 Le Mans effort. And while the car is without question beyond cool, you may not have actually lived until you ...

Bentleys Galore: Bentley Drivers Club 60th Anniversary Meeting 4 months ago on Autoblog

It's hard to argue against Bentley. From the marque's start as high speed play things for Europe's Jazz Age, monied neerdowell/rapscallion set to an impressive string of Le Mans victories at the hands of ubermenschen like Woolf "Babe" Barnato to all the Bond Villianesque Coupes of the 1950s to ...

Derek Bell runs the Bentley Continental Supersports at Goodwood [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog

At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Bentley unveiled its fastest most powerful road car in its 90 year history in the form of the Continental Supersports. Besides significantly reducing the weight of the existing Continental GT, the Supersports marked the first step of Bentley's move reduce its ...

Spy Shots: First-ever in-the-fiber shots of Devon GTX supercar emerge 5 months ago on Autoblog

Brenda Priddy's long-lens outfit has captured the first shots off the Devon Motor Works GTX supercar during aerodynamics testing. The butterfly-doored coupe looks very promising in bare carbon fiber, as is word that the prototype was spotted at Willow Springs raceway with British Le Mans champion ...

Spyker preparing to enter GT1 with competition-spec C8 Aileron? 5 months ago on Autoblog

Spyker may have dropped out of Formula One, but they haven't lost that competitive spirit. Even before selling its F1 team to Kingfisher's Vijay Mallya, who rechristened the squad as Force India, Spyker was fielding the race-prepped sports cars in the GT2 category, The C8 Laviolette GT2-R ...

Montezemolo rules out Ferrari factory Le Mans effort... for now 5 months ago on Autoblog

As temperatures rose between Ferrari and its fellow constructors in the Formula One Teams Association, Le Mans class endurance racing provided a convenient alternative for Ferrari and FOTA chairman Luca di Montezemolo to wield against his adversaries. He was even invited to ceremonially start the ...

1997 McLaren F1 GTR race car for sale in Japan 5 months ago on Autoblog

For those whose cash reserves have not been completely depleted by the current global recession, a very special car is currently up for sale in Japan via Wintel. This racer is one of ten long-tail McLaren F1 GTRs built especially for the 1997 FIA GT season. The F1 GTR first hit the track in ...

Virtual Le Mans Is On: Forza Motorsport 3 confirms Circuit De La Sarthe 6 months ago on Autoblog

The real 24 Hours of Le Mans just ended, but thanks to the upcoming release of Forza Motorsport 3, you'll be able to recreate the battle between Audi and Peugeot any time you want. Turn 10, the developers of FM3, have confirmed the game's inclusion of Circuit De La Sarthe, including every ...

Le Mans courting disgruntled F1 teams 6 months ago on Autoblog

Every F1 fan knows that while these might not be the darkest days for F1, they are certainly distracting and annoying. Max Mosley's years of unilaterally implementing rules might finally break up the F1 band, sending eight current teams into a breakaway F1 series or a different series entirely. If ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Late night/early morning 6 months ago on Autoblog

We managed to snag just over an hour's worth of sleep underneath the stairs of the Audi Arena after bouncing around the track in the early hours of the morning. Before dawn broke, two massive strings of racers were caught behind the safety cars for over 40 minutes after the No. 17 Pescarolo ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: The best (pit) seat in the house 6 months ago on Autoblog

We've been bouncing all over the track since late yesterday morning, but a little after 2 AM we found our new favorite spectator spot – directly above the Audi pits. The speed, skill and – in typical German fashion – efficiency of the Audi crew is unmatched at Le Mans, but ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Dusk descends 6 months ago on Autoblog

The air is thick and the sun is setting over the Circuit de la Sarthe as the competitors press on deep into their eighth hour of racing. By the time these words hit the screen, the No. 9 Peugeot will have done over 120 laps, with the No. 1 Audi R15 trailing by a full lap. The final five LMP1 slots ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: What's on Where 6 months ago on Autoblog

Good morning everybody. Here's the rundown for you U.S.-based readers on where and when to find Le Mans coverage today. Sadly, the salad days of the old Speedvision are now a distant memory, and live 24-hour TV coverage is not happening for us. Without further ado: TELEVISION SPEED TV Saturday ...

Peugeot takes pole at 24 Hours of Le Mans for third straight year 6 months ago on Autoblog

It's mid-June and that means it's time for the 24 Hours of Le Mans again. If the past decade is anything to go by, the number one contenders will again be the factory Audis, which have won eight of the last nine races (all nine if you count the 2003 as the Audi it truly was). For the past two ...

REPORT: Peugeot lodges protest against the Audi R15 TDI at Le Mans 6 months ago on Autoblog

The drama has already begun at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, albeit not the on-track kind. Peugeot has reportedly lodged a protest against Audi's R15 racer, charging that elements of the car's front wing are illegal. Peugeot asserts that the flap-like sections at the rear of the front wing, where ...

Ferrari Chairman to start 2009 Le Mans 60 years after first Ferrari win [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog

This Saturday in France, Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo will be on hand to give the drivers the starting order for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Montezemolo's presence will help commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first win by a Ferrari at the French endurance classic. In 1949 Luigi ...

Event Alert: June Calendar of Automotive Events 6 months ago on Autoblog

As we approach the half-way point of 2009, the automotive industry is still in turmoil and the economy is just barely showing signs of recovery, but we still have plenty to be happy about. Dozens of concours events, cruise nights, and local shows are being held each and every weekend around the ...

Mazda MX-5 to celebrate 20th birthday at Le Mans 6 months ago on Autoblog

It's hard to believe it's been two decades since Mazda first showed the world how to build a classic British sports car right. The roadster known as the Miata and MX-5 at different times and places around the world is 20 years old and to celebrate, Mazda has invited 200 examples and their ...

What Might Have Been: Corvette LMP1 challenger 6 months ago on Autoblog

Autoblog friend and sports car racing junkie, Mike Laney, recently got the chance to tour Pratt & Miller (a.k.a. Corvette Racing HQ), and besides building the Speed GT Cadillac CTS-V, Pontiac GTO.R & GXP.R, C5-R and C6.R ALMS GT1 Corvettes, the company also makes the ZR1-rivaling C6RS ...

Electric GreenGT design study fortells the future of LeMans 7 months ago on Autoblog

This year's 24 Hours of LeMans is sure to be a race for the ages, but what about next year? Or the year after that? If GreenGT gets its act together in time for the 2011 event, the Switzerland-based firm could be the first to the grid with an electric race car. Penned by French designer Thomas ...

REPORT: Le Mans Series action to be broadcast live online 7 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 ...

Montezemolo's Revenge: Ferrari chief to start Le Mans 7 months ago on Autoblog

Ferrari's participation in Formula One is so firmly entrenched in the identities of both the world championship and the Italian automaker that its abandonment of the series is almost unthinkable. But thinking about just that, according to some commentators, is what Ferrari chief Luca di Montezemolo ...

REPORT: Peugeot already working on 2011 successor to 908 Le Mans racer 8 months ago on Autoblog

We're still a good couple of years away from the 2011 Le Mans season (give or take, depending on if you're looking at the entire series or just the headline race), but the Peugeot team has already started working on its next LMP1 endurance prototype. The French automaker launched the current 908 HDi ...

Aston Martin LMP1 debuts at Le Mans Series season-opener in Catalunya [SPOILER ALERT] 8 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 8 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 ...

Combining Forzas: Audi ports over Porsche LMP2 drivers for Le Mans 8 months ago on Autoblog

With Porsche now reigning over the Volkswagen auto empire, we can expect to see synergies between the small sportscar maker and all its new subsidiaries over the years to come. One of the first such opportunities has actually emerged in reverse out on the race track, as Audi Sport has ported over ...

VIDEO: TAG Heuer pits Lewis Hamilton against Steve McQueen 8 months ago on Autoblog

Pass by the local schoolyard and you're likely to hear a couple of kids arguing over which superhero would win in a fight, but continue down the street to the corner pub and the debate won't sound much different: Could __XX__ modern athlete beat ___XX___ legend. Of course, for both child and ...

Get Truth in 24 for free on iTunes 8 months ago on Autoblog

If you missed watching Truth in 24 last Friday on ESPN, you can now get and watch it as often as you want... for free! The documentary about Audi's 2008 run to victory at Le Mans is now available for free on Apple's iTunes store. The film was produced by NFL films and chronicles the preparation ...

Aston Martin debuts new Le Mans Prototype at Paul Ricard 9 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 ...

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