Female Race Engineer Wins Le Mans With Audi R18 TDI
13 Jun 2011, 12:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Of the three turbo diesel-engined R18 TDI sportscars that Audi entered this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours race, one earned Audi the 10th victory in the race. That particular car was engineered by Le...
Audi R8 GT Spyder Makes World Debut at Le Mans
13 Jun 2011, 11:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It wasn’t just the feather-light R18 prototype racers that were the stars of this weekend’s 24 Hours at Le Mans, as Audi chose the famous France race the official stage for the world deb...
BMW Claims Pole in GTE Class at Le Mans
10 Jun 2011, 11:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW Motorsport secured excellent grid positions for the 24-hour race in Le Mans, as the number 55 M3 GT and Brazilian driver Augusto Farfus set the fastest time in the LM GTE class, recording a 3:57...
Chevy Visual Treat Coming for Le Mans Fans
7 Jun 2011, 04:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A race that is hugely popular among car manufacturers and professional drivers, the Le Mans 24 hours has failed, until now, to draw as much attention as other similar, but by far shorter racing seri...
Patrick Dempsey and Johnny Herbert to Drive Mazda 787B at Le Mans
5 Jun 2011, 16:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some two weeks ago, we were reporting on the Le Mans winning Mazda 787B, which has been restored to demonstrate on the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France on June 11, before the 2011 race begins...
Nissan Leaf NISMO RC to Flex Its Muscles at Le Mans
3 Jun 2011, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is hoped to be the first in a series of guest-star appearances at various racing events across the globe, the souped up version of the electric Nissan Leaf, the NISMO RC, will make its first...
Flying Lizard Porsches Get New Le Mans Livery
1 Jun 2011, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Getting ready for yet another shot at the Le Mans 24 hours race win, one of the teams that will align at the starting grid when the big moment comes, Flying Lizard, decided to wrap their cars in a v...
Renault Opens Pro+ Center in Le Mans
1 Jun 2011, 06:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The last day of May was the one chosen by French automaker Renault to open the 200th Pro+ Centre, a sales and after-sales service for the brand’s business customers, in Le Mans, marking half w...
Audi Presents Le Mans in 3D Starring Allan McNish
26 May 2011, 09:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Before the official premiere during the Champions League Final this weekend, between the Audi-sponsored clubs Manchester United and Barcelona at Wembley, Audi wanted to give its fans a look at the n...
Mazda Brings 1991 Winning 787B Car Back to Le Mans
20 May 2011, 09:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrating 20 years since it became the first and only Japanese car manufacturer to win the 24-Hours of Le Mans race, Mazda decided to offer a special treat to visitors of this year’s event, ...
Audi's Climatic Wind Tunnel, the Key to Le Mans Success?
19 May 2011, 19:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Three weeks from now, the best of the best and the most resilient will lineup at the start of what is probably the best-known endurance race in the world: the Le Mans 24 Hours. An event which gives ...
Stoner Tests 2012 Honda at Jerez
18 May 2011, 06:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After his dominant win in the French Grand Prix last weekend, Casey Stoner did not go into the usual 3-week vacation until the upcoming race, in Catalunya, but got his first taste of Honda's 20...
Pedrosa Could Miss Catalunya GP
17 May 2011, 06:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa's crash in the French Grand Prix may have cost him more than a potential podium at Le Mans, as the Spaniard's participation in the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix, at Circuit de C...
Stoner, De Puniet Apologize for Warm-Up Incident
16 May 2011, 14:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Randy de Puniet apologized for his actions in the warm-up session of the French GP last weekend, and confirmed he and Honda's Casey Stoner were able to discuss the incident amicably after the r...
Rossi Says Simoncelli to Blame for Pedrosa Crash
16 May 2011, 06:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Marco Simoncelli doesn't have a lot of fans within the MotoGP field – mostly due to his aggressive riding style – yet he always found an “ally” in 7-time world champion ...
Pedrosa Breaks Collarbone in Le Mans Crash
16 May 2011, 06:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa just can't get a break from injury these days in the MotoGP. Only weeks after completing his shoulder recovery, the Spaniard sustained another injury at his collarbone (the other o...
Stoner Fined by French GP Officials for De Puniet Incident
15 May 2011, 10:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After a Saturday qualifying session in the MotoGP (or in any other racing series, for that matter), one might think that the best of action to come will be in the Sunday race, since all riders are f...
Yamaha to Bring Update at Le Mans
9 May 2011, 12:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Yamaha will no longer be approaching a MotoGP Grand Prix in 2011 with the fear of being outpaced by Honda, as the Japanese company is trustful that the latest test in Estoril shows just how much the...
PURE to Develop F1 Turbo Engines for 2013
5 May 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Formula 1 debuting new powerplants starting the 2013 season – or so it has been decided by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) – a new door has been opened for car manufac...
Aston Martin Will Sacrifice Spa Race for Le Mans
28 Apr 2011, 12:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the Le Mans 24 Hours race less than two months away, Aston Martin has gone full speed with their AMR-One testing and development programme for the aforementioned event. Unfortunately however...