Toyota has announced it will add a third car to the grid for the famous Le Mans 24-hour race in June in a bid to accelerate its World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign. The move underlines Toyota’s determination to win the French endurance classic for the first time after it was denied victory …
Read More »Porsche bids Audi sentimental farewell on WEC exit [video]
Porsche and Audi have long been rivals in motorsport, especially in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and 24 hour of Le Mans. The rivalry has come to an end as Audi announced back in October this year that it will terminate its FIA WEC commitment, including the 24 Hours of …
Read More »Audi quits World Endurance Championship and Le Mans, joins Formula E
Audi will terminate its FIA World Endurance Championship commitment, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, at the end of the 2016 season and instead focus on the all-electric Formula E racing series. Speaking to 300 employees of the motorsport department today, Chairman of the Board of Management Rupert Stadler …
Read More »Aston Martin has qualified on poles at Le Mans
Aston Martin Racing has qualified on pole in both GT classes of the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans with its #99 and #98 V8 Vantage GTEs. It might have been his first time racing at the world-famous Circuit de la Sarthe, but Le Mans ‘rookie’ Richie Stanaway (NZ) was …
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