The Exciting New Engine Rules of the Le Mans Hypercar Class Explained
19 Jan 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Starting this season, the top class in endurance racing should be more exciting thanks to the new set of rules which offer carmakers more freedom
BMW Considering Le Mans LMP1 Entry in the Future
4 Dec 2016, 09:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW has already confirmed its return to the GTE Pro class of endurance racing, but some rumors claim that the brand is considering a future entry in LMP1
Ferrari Might Reconsider Quitting Formula 1 For Le Mans Entry
21 Oct 2016, 15:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ferrari has not had the best season in this year's Formula 1 Championship. Its result might inspire Marchionne to quit F1 for an entry in the LMP1 class of WEC
Ferrari Eyes Le Mans LMP1 Entry, Starts Rumor About it
21 Jun 2016, 09:29 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours saw Ford step all over Ferrari in the GTE Pro class, a defeat that was probably almost as bitter as the one from 50 years ago
Legendary Le Mans Racer Heading to Auction, Expected to Fetch over $1.3 Million
2 May 2016, 06:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An auction house is selling one of the race cars used by Peugeot Motorsport in the Le Mans 24 Hour race, as well as in other high-profile events
Shell's Eco-Marathon Racers Can Go 2,343 Miles on 1 Liter of Fuel
11 Jun 2015, 09:38 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Forget everything you knew about fuel efficiency, Shell's Eco-marathon vehicles will blow your mind and put your eco driving to shame
Next-Gen Nissan GT-R Engine Will Be Derived from Le Mans Race Car's 3-Liter Twin-Turbo
30 Apr 2015, 15:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not surprisingly, a racing prototype called GT-R previews the future GT-R engine. Hopefully, the R36 will look like the Nissan 2020 Vision Gran Turismo
Nissan GT-R LM Nismo Sends 1,250 HP to the Front Wheels in Chicago
14 Feb 2015, 13:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This front-wheel drive GT-R Lemans prototype will compte against Audi, Porsche and Toyota with a 1,250 hp hybrid setup. Check it out live from Chicago
Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro Gets the Lego Treatment
16 Sep 2014, 02:18 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / More often than not, it doesn’t usually take much to talk a car enthusiast into playing with some of the toys from his or her childhood including anything from Matchbox cars to Legos. The latt...
Lotus Joins LMP1 Class in World Endurance Championship
19 Feb 2014, 13:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Lotus has announced plans to step up to the LMP1 class of this year’s World Endurance Championship. The Kodewa-backed squad will field a single vehicle based on the T129 race car that was used...
Le Mans Winner Allan McNish Ends LMP Career
18 Dec 2013, 13:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Current World Champion and Le Mans winner Alan McNish is retiring from LMP racing after eight years with Audi Motorsport. Although he won’t be putting his career to a permanent halt, the 43-ye...
Honda Working on New LMP1 Engine
9 Aug 2013, 09:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Honda Performance Development (HPD) has announced plans to offer a new LMP1 endurance sports-car engine for the 2014 season. The new engine will be based on the same turbocharged 2.2-liter V6 unit u...
Porsche LMP1 Prototype Emerges for Testing Ahead of 2014 Le Mans Debut
12 Jun 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This is Porsche's first competitor for Le Mans glory in 16 years, a new LMP1 class prototype which has just been rolled on the German manufacturer's Weissach test track. Much is expecte...
Porsche Plans Le Mans Return in 2014
1 Jul 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker Porsche is seeking to rule the Le Mans series once again, after it has managed to gather 16 overall victories in the renowned competition so far. The company revealed today it is wo...
Aston Martin AMR-One LMP1 Car Built Using 3D Printing
29 Mar 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aston Martin Racing’s AMR-One LMP1 racer has been revealed in early March as the company’s Le Mans racer for 2011. Developed in under six months, the car will be driven by the Aston Mart...
Christian Klien Signs with Aston Martin Racing
28 Mar 2011, 13:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following Hispania Racing F1 Team’s decision earlier this month to let Christian Klien go and keep Vitantonio Liuzzi as their second driver for the 2011 F1 season, the Austrian went on looking...
Audi Takes Control of Sebring Testing in Day 2
16 Mar 2011, 07:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Audi ended its pre-season testing at Sebring on top of the timing reports, although the best time recorded by the #1 Audi of Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Mike Rockenfeller was still more than hal...
2011 HPD LMP1 Car Revealed
11 Mar 2011, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Highcroft has finally unveiled their new LMP1 version of the HPD, releasing photos of the prototype on their official website. The car, which marks HPD's return to the LMP1 class after its LMP2...
2011 Le Mans 24 Hours Entry List Announced
10 Feb 2011, 07:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only 4 months before the official start of the 79th Le Mans 24 Hour race, the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest) has revealed the official entry list for the June event. In all, there will be 56 ...
Porsche Closer to Le Mans than F1
20 Jan 2011, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German carmaker Volkswagen hinted a while back that it may reconsider – positively speaking – its view on a potential Formula 1 involvement. And that led to speculation that it will be e...