Legends of Le Mans

  • Luigi and the Lord: Ferrari’s victorious 1949 Le Mans

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 […]

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