David Tunnicliffe
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Toyota breaks duck at Le Mans
One of motorsport’s most famous streaks has finally come to an end. Toyota, five-times second-place finishers at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, have won the famous French endurance race. The pair of works TS050 Hybrids recorded a comprehensive victory at La Sarthe, with the winning #8 car of Sébastien Buemi, Fernando Alonso and Kazuki…
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Le Mans: Toyota expands advantage as sun rises
The sun has risen over the Circuit de la Sarthe and Toyota holds a commanding lead at the head of the Le Mans field. In GTE Pro, the #92 “Pink Pig” of Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor leads by a couple of minutes. The 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans…
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Le Mans: Porsche and Toyota secure leads
The 86th running of the world’s most famous endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, began today under overcast skies. Toyota and Porsche started the race from pole in LMP1 and GTE Pro respectively and have retained their leads through to the six-hour stage. Toyota made a break from the remainder of the field…
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ACO unveil new ruleset for top-class prototypes
In its annual press conference on the eve of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the ACO today announced the future direction for the regulations governing the LMP1 category. The much-vaunted 2020 regulations, which have yet to be named, are based on a “supercar / hypercar” concept and looks to create a “remarkable, affordable and…
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LMP1 Preview: Toyota odds on, but danger lurks
The LMP1 category at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans offers the largest field of top-class prototypes seen at La Sarthe since 2014 with ten cars in total. We have taken a look at the runners and riders in this year’s battle for outright honours at Le Mans. Toyota Gazoo Racing (Toyota TS050 Hybrid)…
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Le Mans: Images from Scrutineering Day 2
Scrutineering began on Sunday with the first half of the Le Mans field undergoing the required technical checks and approvals in front of packed crowds in the centre of Le Mans. Monday saw the remainder of the cars and drivers pass through the various scrutineering tents. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t too kind and the event…
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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.