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Le Mans celebrates a century of innovation, daring and brilliance at this weekend’s running of the 24 Hour event.s
As modern Hypercars battle to join the greats of decades past, we look back at the moments that made an endurance test into the world’s greatest race, and ahead to who will come out on top in 2023.
On this day in motor sport, from the database October 12 1906 Grand Prix veteran, team manager and respected author Piero Taruffi is born. The son of a wealthy surgeon,…
The World Endurance Championship’s new rules should give independent teams a chance of victory – for the first time in decades The plight of the privateer at the highest level of…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The ACO provided a vision of the future at Spa, with a hydrogen-powered prototype run The ACO’s aim of introducing hydrogen-powered prototypes to Le Mans took solid form at Spa-Francorchamps…
This week’s major milestones from the Archive and Database September 21 1953 Double Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk is born. The son of Jaap Luyendyk, who raced with some success…
The latest US news round-up from the past two weeks Don Panoz: 1935-2018 // Furniture Row to fold // 2019 IndyCar calendar announced // Ferrucci back to IndyCar // Kasey…
Toyota would be forgiven for resting on its laurels – but it’s doing nothing of the sort When Toyota won Le Mans in June there was an…
The born-again WEC could benefit from shorter, sharper races mixed with big enduros An eight-hour race in Bahrain is hardly going to be some kind of latter-day Targa Florio, I…
Each year at the Goodwood Revival, Credit Suisse brings together some of the sport’s great names for its ‘Racing Forum’. In 2018, five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell, 1989 victor…
On this day in motor sport, from the database October 12 1906 Grand Prix veteran, team manager and respected author Piero Taruffi is born. The son of a wealthy surgeon,…
The World Endurance Championship’s new rules should give independent teams a chance of victory – for the first time in decades The plight of the privateer at the highest level of…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The ACO provided a vision of the future at Spa, with a hydrogen-powered prototype run The ACO’s aim of introducing hydrogen-powered prototypes to Le Mans took solid form at Spa-Francorchamps…
This week’s major milestones from the Archive and Database September 21 1953 Double Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk is born. The son of Jaap Luyendyk, who raced with some success…
The latest US news round-up from the past two weeks Don Panoz: 1935-2018 // Furniture Row to fold // 2019 IndyCar calendar announced // Ferrucci back to IndyCar // Kasey…
Toyota would be forgiven for resting on its laurels – but it’s doing nothing of the sort When Toyota won Le Mans in June there was an…
The born-again WEC could benefit from shorter, sharper races mixed with big enduros An eight-hour race in Bahrain is hardly going to be some kind of latter-day Targa Florio, I…
