Aston Martin Driver Allan Simonsen Dies After Crash at 2013 Le Mans
22 Jun 2013, 18:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / During only his fourth lap of the famous race track, Danish driver Allan Simonsen tragically lost his life due to a severe crash in his number 95 Aston Martin race car. The 34-year-old was rushed...
Dominant Audi Grabs Le Mans Pole
21 Jun 2013, 09:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi will start the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans race from the pole position, with the company’s diesel-powered hybrid prototypes securing top three spots in qualifying yesterday. Driven by Loi...
Toyota Posts Impressive Le Mans Qualifying Results
21 Jun 2013, 11:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The first qualification round for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was pretty tough for all the racing teams, including Toyota, which had some problems again. The qualifying day was interrupted by three r...
New SRT Viper GT3-R Ready to Race
20 Jun 2013, 16:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With the world's most famous endurance race just around the corner, SRT has taken the opportunity to reveal their latest customer race car built around the new Viper. Powered by an updated e...
Lotus Le Mans Race Cars Seized by Court Over Financial Dispute
20 Jun 2013, 12:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Lotus might not be racing in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans after their LMP2 class vehicles have been stripped of suspension components, gearboxes and steering wheels on court order over a fin...
Three Generations of Toyota Le Mans Racers Come Together
20 Jun 2013, 09:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With only two days left until the big race at Le Mans this weekend, the Japanese automaker Toyota has released a set of pictures with the current and the former two prototypes that run for 24 hours ...
McLaren To Showcase Iconic F1 Supercars at Goodwood
19 Jun 2013, 12:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer McLaren has announced a “priceless display” of F1 vehicles at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Three examples of the company’s iconic...
Aston Martin Unveils Fan-Designed Le Mans Race Car
19 Jun 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Aston Martin Racing and Gulf have unveiled the Vantage GTE race car that will compete in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans sporting a fan-designed livery. The winning design, “inspired ...
Toyota Ready for 2013 Le Mans with Upgraded Hybrids
17 Jun 2013, 15:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Toyota is ready for yet another 24 Hours of Le Mans challenge a year after making its debut in the world’s most famous endurance motorsport event. Having prepared two upg...
Toyota Is Ready for Le Mans
17 Jun 2013, 13:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A year after its debut, Toyota is ready to attend the 90th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours, which will take place on the Circuit de la Sarthe in France between 22-23rd of June. Toyota Racing has ...
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...
Caterham Preparing for 24 Hours of Le Mans Debut
3 Jun 2013, 14:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer Caterham will make its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year. Using the Caterham Motorsport banner, the Surrey-based company will enter a Zytek Z11SN-Nissan vehic...
Classic Ferrari Racer Auctioned for $12.7 Million
30 May 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Classic Ferraris are like wine. They become increasingly popular and more expensive with time. And that’s why we’re not at all surprised that a 1953 Maranello-developed race car sold for...
SRT Viper Ready for Le Mans Comeback
22 May 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As we told you back in February, SRT will make a comeback to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans event with their new Viper starting this year. Already sitting on three consecutive GTS class wins in Franc...
Aston Martin Reveals Radical CC100 Speedster Concept
20 May 2013, 07:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Aston Martin has been bragging around with a centennial concept for quite a while, and we’ve been waiting for their new vehicle with great interest. Dubbed CC100 Speedster, the concept is fina...
Nissan Reveals Le Mans Nismo Driver Lineup
10 May 2013, 12:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nissan has announced the driver lineup that will be racing a Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan in the LMP2 class of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. According to the company’s press rel...
Nissan Working on Hybrid Race Car
10 May 2013, 11:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan is reportedly working on a hybrid race car that will be entered in next year’s famed 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. According to Autocar, the new vehicle will...
Bentley Announces Le Mans Limited Editions for Continental, Mulsanne
10 May 2013, 07:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British automaker Bentley has announced the introduction of six “Le Mans” limited edition packages for the Continental and Mulsanne models. Developed to celebrate the 90th anniversary...
2013 MotoGP: Iannone's Surgery Went OK, Good Prospects for Le Mans
8 May 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Andrea Iannone's surgery went alright and now he's recovering for the next MotoGP round in France, at Le Mans, in less than two weeks' time. Iannone flew to Barcelona, Spain, after...
SRT Launches 2013 Viper GTS-R ALMS Web Series
8 May 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler’s SRT performance group will be documenting its first full season with the 2013 Viper GTS-R in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with a new behind-the-scenes web series. Called &l...