LMP1
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The WEC family pull together for Toyota
Sunday the 19th of June 2016 was the day that Toyota should have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. However, a suspected turbo issue handed victory to Porsche with three minutes left out of the 1440. The devastation of what had happened to Toyota was felt by everyone, and the entire sportscar community has…
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Toyota look ahead after Le Mans heartbreak
It was one of the most heartbreaking finishes to any race, let alone the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in history. The #5 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 of Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson and Sébastian Buemi ground to a halt just one lap from glory. Despite the bitter disappointment at what would have been a maiden…
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Porsche win extraordinary 24 Hours at the death
The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas and Neel Jani has won the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans after one of the most astonishing race conclusions ever seen at La Sarthe. With the race seemingly in the bag, the #5 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 of Kazuki Nakajima crawled to a halt on…
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Toyota leads Le Mans at six-hour stage
The #6 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 of Kamui Kobayashi leads the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans after the first six hours with the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Mark Webber in second. Thiriet by TDS Racing leads LMP2, while it’s a Ford one-two in GTE Pro. The #78 KCMG Porsche leads GTE Am. The race…
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Q3 red flagged after deluge
The weather once again dominated proceedings in the third qualifying session for the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. The session began in damp conditions, but a full-on deluge hit the track after just 15 minutes. However, a respite from the rain and a drying track meant that at least some running was possible in…
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Rain disrupts Q2 at Le Mans
The second session of qualifying at Le Mans was practically a wash-out, with rain coming in from the north after just 20 minutes of running. Only seven cars went on to improve their times from Q1, most of which in LMP2. Brendon Hartley in the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid recorded the quickest time of the session,…
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Porsche & Ford on provisional pole at Le Mans
Porsche took provisional pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the first qualifying session this evening. The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished the session with the quickest lap time of 3:19.733. In GTE Pro, Ford provisionally locked out the front row. The first qualifying session for…
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Driver’s view: Simon Trummer from Test Day
Test Day went quite well for us and we were able to complete many laps (77 over both sessions). I even managed to do a full triple stint on the tyres and our times on the long runs were really impressive. In terms of one-lap, qualifying pace, we are too low – especially on the…
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Audi quickest at Le Mans Test Day
The #8 Audi R18 of Loic Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis posted the fastest time of yesterday’s Le Mans Test Day of 3:21.375. In LMP2, Eurasia Motorsport finished top of the time sheets while Corvette recorded the fastest times in both GTE Pro (Corvette Racing) and GTE Am (Larbre Competition). Loic Duval was…