Legends of Le Mans
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Luigi and the Lord: Ferrari’s victorious 1949 Le Mans
For our series “The Legends of Le Mans,” we look back at “Luigi and the Lord” who helped Ferrari achieve its 1st Le Mans victory.
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When Jaguar ruled at Le Mans again
The late, great Tom Walkinshaw, head of TWR and mastermind of successful touring car and sportscar efforts in the 1980s – including the works Jaguar effort at Le Mans in 1988 – and then multiple world-championship-winning race programmes throughout the 1990s, always said it took three years to win Le Mans. After returning to La […]
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The 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans
In the run-up to Le Mans, we at wec-magazin.com are taking a look back at the great tradition and character of the great 24-hour race. In this article, we turn to the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans – one race that may still be fresh in most fans’ memories, but which delivered an unrivalled […]
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The Story of Derek Bell
We would like to take a look back at some of the highlights of the legendary race. Each article in the series will be dedicated to a certain individual, car or other feature in Le Mans history that are particularly meaningful to wec-magazin.com. In the first article in the series, we take a look at […]
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Pierre Levegh’s Solo Drive
We are but a matter of weeks away from the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. Here at wec-magazin.com, we would like to take a look back at some of the highlights of the legendary race. Each article in the series will be dedicated to a certain individual, car or other feature in Le Mans […]