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The Latest Breaking News from Le Mans 24 Hours

Estre, Jani praise revisions to "fairer" Le Mans qualifying format

Le Mans 24 Hours pole winners Kevin Estre and Neel Jani have welcomed revisions to Hyperpole qualifying under which Hypercar entries will run on track alone at the French enduro.

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Lotterer explains "golden opportunity" behind Genesis move

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has described joining Genesis for its World Endurance Championship entry in 2026 as “a golden opportunity”.

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Hirakawa joins Alpine as F1 test and reserve driver

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Ryo Hirakawa has joined Alpine’s Formula 1 team as its test and reserve driver.

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Porsche announces reduced factory drivers list with Le Mans winner Bruni dropped

Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Gianmaria Bruni is leaving Porsche’s line-up of factory drivers after eight years.

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Porsche announces reduced factory drivers list, Le Mans winner Bruni dropped

Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Gianmaria Bruni is leaving Porsche’s line-up of factory drivers after eight years.

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Qualifying format tweaks planned for 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours

The Le Mans 24 Hours qualifying format will be revamped in 2025, event organiser the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has announced.

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Is Wehrlein, not Vettel, a contender for Porsche Le Mans seat after surprise test?

Pascal Wehrlein could be in the running for a factory drive with Porsche in next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours after a surprise appearance in last week’s Daytona test.

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Lotterer: Second WEC crown more prestigious than maiden triumph in 2012

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer believes that winning the World Endurance Championship title this year means more than his 2012 triumph with Audi.

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Lotterer could continue with Porsche despite losing Hypercar drive

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has not ruled out continuing his relationship with Porsche when he leaves its World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad after this season.

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ACO announces changes at Circuit de la Sarthe for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours

The Le Mans 24 Hours organiser the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has announced a series of changes to improve the fan experience at its event in 2025.

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Friday favourite: The relief driver who became a long-term collaborator

Jonny Kane could never have imagined that biofuel testing for the short-lived A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport might provide the origins of his favourite team-mate partnership. But a fruitful collaboration with Danny Watts that is best remembered for a famous Le Mans 24 Hours class victory with their…

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McNish returns to the cockpit of unraced Porsche LMP2000, 25 years after car's only test

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Allan McNish has returned to the cockpit of the unraced Porsche LMP2000 25 years after he took part in the car’s solitary test.

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Porsche drops Lotterer from 2025 WEC line-up

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has been dropped from Porsche’s factory World Endurance Championship squad as part of a revamp of its 2025 LMDh line-up.

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2025 Le Mans 24 Hours invitations awarded to ELMS winners

AO by TF was one of several teams to secure an automatic invitation for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours after it won the overall title in this year's European Le Mans Series.

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Retired Lapierre to become Alpine sporting director in WEC

Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre will take a new management role at Alpine’s World Endurance Championship team following his retirement from racing.

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Lapierre to become Alpine sporting director in WEC after retirement

Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre will take a new management role at Alpine’s World Endurance Championship team following his retirement from racing.

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Multiple Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Lapierre retires with immediate effect

Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre has retired from the cockpit with immediate effect to concentrate on running his Cool Racing team.

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Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Lapierre retires with immediate effect

Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre has retired from the cockpit with immediate effect to concentrate on running his Cool Racing team.

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Who has won the most consecutive F1 world drivers' championships?

2024 started off looking as though it would unfold similarly to 2023, Verstappen winning four out of the five opening races of the season, DNFing in Australia due to a brake issue. However, as the field began to even itself out, Lando Norris interrupted Verstappen’s winning run by taking his…

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Friday favourite: The cousin of a BTCC dud that helped forge the Aiello legend

Laurent Aiello’s remarkable career encompassed touring car titles in France, Germany and Britain, as well as Le Mans 24 Hours victory with the Porsche 911 GT1-98. In Britain he is best-known for his efforts in the British Touring Car Championship with RML’s ultimate Nissan Primera and he raced the legendary…

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The backstage partner in a triple crown clean sweep

At face value, the cars that won this year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans 24 Hours share little beyond their Ferrari badges.

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Friday favourite: The giant-killing Porsche that conquered Spa

It takes something truly special for long-time Porsche factory ace Marc Lieb to overlook the 911 GT3 RSR as his favourite car. Such is his passion for the machine in which he took a remarkable against-the-odds GT2 class win in the 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours with Mike Rockenfeller and…

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Ford SuperVan claims Goodwood Festival of Speed Shootout glory

Two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Romain Dumas took Ford’s all-electric SuperVan to victory in a truncated Goodwood Festival of Speed Shootout.

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Alpine confident of avoiding Le Mans engine issue in Sao Paulo WEC race

Alpine is confident it can overcome the engine problem that resulted in the early end to its Le Mans 24 Hours assault in Sunday’s Interlagos World Endurance Championship round.

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Ferrari receives WEC engine power gain ahead of Interlagos

Ferrari has been given back the engine power it lost ahead of its Le Mans 24 Hours victory for the Interlagos World Endurance Championship round this weekend.

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