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  • Le Mans: Toyota #8 on pole for the 24 Hours

    Le Mans: Toyota #8 on pole for the 24 Hours

    The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Sébastien Buemi, Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima will start the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from pole. The #8 machine secured top spot in Thursday evening’s third qualifying session after a superb lap of 3:15.377 posted by Kazuki Nakajima at the beginning of the session.…

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  • Le Mans: Watch scrutineering live

    Le Mans: Watch scrutineering live

    The ACO is broadcasting the scrutineering process for the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans live on YouTube. Watch below to catch interviews with the drivers and teams as they go through the standard race checks.

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  • Le Mans: First images from scrutineering

    Le Mans: First images from scrutineering

    The Le Mans week officially began on Sunday with the start of the scrutineering event in Le Mans city centre. A total of 60 drivers and 22 cars gathered at the Place de la République to run through the official checks before race action begins on Wednesday. We have put together some images from Sunday’s…

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  • Le Mans Test Day: The best videos

    Le Mans Test Day: The best videos

    Le Mans Test Day provides fans with a tantalizing glimpse of their favourite cars on one of the most famous tracks in the world. However, much like most motorsport testing around the world, there is no TV coverage. Fans must wait another ten days until Free Practice to see the cars on track for the…

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  • The 24 Hours of Le Mans begins

    The 24 Hours of Le Mans begins

    If you think that the 24 Hours of Le Mans is just about racing twice around the clock, then you’re very much mistaken. Preparations for the great race begin over two weeks before the race weekend. We have taken a look at the key dates between now and the 24 Heures so you can keep…

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  • Ginetta gearing up for Le Mans 24 Hours

    Ginetta gearing up for Le Mans 24 Hours

    One of the biggest question marks hanging over the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was the absence of the pair of Ginetta G60-LT-P1s run by CEFC TRSM Racing. After a slight adjustment to the driver line-up, it now appears that the British marque may have stepped in to ensure the pair of LMP1 cars are able…

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  • Driver’s View: Dominik Kraihamer in Spa

    Driver’s View: Dominik Kraihamer in Spa

    Dominik Kraihamer began his WEC Super Season last weekend at Spa. Once again the young Austrian will be driving for Bykolles Racing Team in the LMP1 class. We caught up with him to get his opinion on the first round of the season and the team’s chances in Le Mans. “The race in Spa was…

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  • Toyota & Ford win at Spa opener

    Toyota & Ford win at Spa opener

    The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima secured victory at the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship 2018/19 Super Season at Spa. WEC debutant Alonso and his experienced teammates Buemi and Nakajima held out for the victory despite an impressive charge by the sister #7 Toyota TS050…

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  • Toyota on pole for Six Hours of Spa

    Toyota on pole for Six Hours of Spa

    The #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and José Maria López qualified on pole the 2018 6 Hours of Spa from pole position after a commanding performance in qualifying. However, a subsequent technical infringement linked to fuel flow means that the #8 machine has inherited pole position, while the #7 car will…

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