Porsche 919 Hybrid Hits the Track
28 Mar 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche brand new endurance race car, the 919 Hybrid, was tested at the track for the very first time, ahead of 2014 World Endurance opener at Silverstone next month. The Germans took the LMP1 pr...
2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Gains New Livery, Engine Update
26 Mar 2014, 16:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi’s updated World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans fighter, the 2014 R18 e-tron quattro, has made its public debut in France, where it took to the streets of Le Mans with a fr...
SRT Vipers Dropping Out of 2014 Le Mans
25 Mar 2014, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It looks like the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans is shaping up to be an overly dramatic event even before it begins. Earlier this year we were more than thrilled when we saw Porsche returning to the Circu...
917 Going 919: Porsche's Big Le Mans Comeback
13 Mar 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The past fourteen 24 Hours of Le Mans races have been nothing but boring endurance events that ended with Audi taking the checkered flag on 12 occasions. No, wait, make that 13. Team Bentley was jus...
Porsche 919 Hybrid Breaks Cover in Geneva · Live Photos
4 Mar 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Endurance racing fans are in for a real treat this season, which will see Porsche making its highly anticipated return to the LMP1 class. Their weapon of choice, the 919 Hybrid, will take on the Aud...
Porsche 919 LMP1 Leaked in Le Mans Livery
3 Mar 2014, 15:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche’s brand new 919 Hybrid race car, which is scheduled to debut in this year’s World Endurance Championships and mark the brand’s return to Le Mans as an LMP1 contender, surfa...
Corvette Racing Confirms 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry
23 Feb 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Corvette Racing has announced it will compete in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race using two of its brand new C7.R vehicles. The American brand has been accepted into the GTE class...
A Tribute to Greenwood's Spirit of Le Mans Corvette
17 Feb 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It was June 12, 1976. 55 engines were roaring on the Circuit de la Sarthe waiting for the rolling start. There were Porsches and there were Lolas. The Alpine A442 was enjoying pole position privileg...
Only Road-Legal Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Caught on Video
12 Feb 2014, 20:03 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Despite what your eyes might be telling you at first glance, the low and wide supercar in the following video isn't the rare but otherwise well-known Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR “Strassenversio...
2014 MotoGP: Monster Energy Renews Title Sponsorship for Le Mans, Adds Catalunya
26 Jan 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dorna Sports announces that the title sponsorship deal with Monster Energy is not only extended, but it has also grown. That is, Monster Energy continues to be the title sponsor for the Grand Pri...
Spyshots: Ferrari Le Mans LMP1 Race Car
9 Jan 2014, 08:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Ferrari has placed the LaFerrari atop of its street line-up, the Prancing Horse can focus on the motorsport operations that made it what it is today. Ferrari is working its way back to L...
Is This Ferrari’s Future LMP1 Race Car?
6 Jan 2014, 10:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been about six month since Ferrari hinted that the new 1.6-liter V6 Formula One unit could power a LMP1 prototype in 2015, and a mysterious race car was spotted at Mugello, confirming tha...
Audi R18 e-tron quattro Gets Laser Lights
19 Dec 2013, 11:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this year, BMW announced that the brand new i8 hybrid plug-in sportscar will become available with optional laser headlamps, an industry first that the Germans are probably very proud of. ...
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...
Ferrari Talks Le Mans Comeback
17 Dec 2013, 14:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Scuderia Ferrari is reportedly planning to make a 24 Hours of Le Mans comeback in the top LMP1 tier now that the FIA decided to replace F1’s familiar V8 engines with turbocharged 1.6-liter V6 ...
2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Revealed
12 Dec 2013, 14:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi has takes the wraps off the 2014 R18 e-tron quattro, a race car that the Germans will be using in the 2014 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. ...
Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota LMP1 Racecar for Sale
11 Dec 2013, 09:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Looking for a piece of racing history? Rebellion Racing recently announced via social media websites to sell its Lola B12/60 Coupe. The LMP1 racecar has ended its career in November this year dur...
Audi Previews 2014 R18 e-tron quattro
9 Dec 2013, 16:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi Motorsport has revealed the successor to last year’s World Endurance Championship-winning R18 e-tron quattro, ahead of the LMP1 car’s debut at the Sebring track in Florida. The G...
Porsche Remembers the 914-6 GT
30 Oct 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1969, the 914 was a mid-engined four-meter-long sportscar jointly-developed by Porsche and Volkswagen and offered with a range of inline-four engines and a 2.0-liter flat six. Sold ...
Porsche Talks Porsche LMP1 Engine Development
25 Oct 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche has released a new video in which its LMP1 development team is talking about the racing engine that will be fitted in the company’s upcoming endurance race car. Although the video d...