Le Mans
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Audi and Porsche reduce Le Mans effort
Due to the Volkswagen emissions scandal uncovered late this year, the Volkswagen group has been left with a large amount to pay in fines. In a bid to save money throughout next season, Audi and Porsche, subsidiaries of the Volkswagen Group, have seen their budget reduced. Although the season will go ahead as usual for…
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Laurens Vanthoor aiming for LMP1 with Audi
Laurens Vanthoor is one of the most exciting young names in sports cars at the moment. The Belgian racer has already won a long list of championships including the German F3, FIA GT and the Blancpain Endurance series, as well as the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring in a career which has only seen Vanthoor…
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Lammers and Verstappen planning for Le Mans
The WEC is one of the handful of racing series in which age isn’t much of an obstacle. Thanks to the wide range of cars and the low costs, any former Formula 1 drivers have the chance to prolong their careers in the WEC. Dutch driver Jos Verstappen is evidently the latest to turn to…
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LM24: SMP Racing victorious in GTE-Am
GTE-Am is often the go-to class when looking for an on-track battle in the FIA WEC, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans was no different. In fact, the pro-am GT class was arguably the most exciting of the four categories, with the lead of the race changing in the final hour. In the end,…
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LM24: KCMG's perfect run
Hong Kong-entered team KCMG wrapped up a dominant victory in the LMP2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the weekend. The #47 Oreca 05 Nissan of Richard Bradley, Nicolas Lapierre and Matt Howson led the race almost from start to finish and recorded their first victory at La Sarthe in their…
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Larbre Corvette set for American appearance
The Le Mans week seemed like one to forget come Thursday night at La Sarthe for Corvette. Starting towards the back of the GTE-PRO field with the #64 car, and the #63 car set to sit out the race after a crash with Jan Magnussen behind the wheel at the Porsche Curves. Corvette went on…
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LM24: Rookie Porsche wins Le Mans
Porsche took its seventeenth overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with an outstanding performance at the twice-round-the-clock race. Drivers Nick Tandy, Nico Hülkenberg and Earl Bamberg brought the #19 919 Hybrid home ahead of the #17 Porsche driven by Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard and last year’s winners in the…
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LM24: Hour 13 to 18 – Tiredness takes hold
A fascinating race at Le Mans continued through the night, as teams and drivers turned their focus to making the chequered flag. With six hours left, the #18 Porsche 919 Hybrid driven by Nick Tandy continues to lead from the #9 René Rast, but drama has hit the Porsche’s main challenger – the #7 Audi…
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LM24: Hours 1 to 6 – A turbulent start
It has been a frenetic first six hours of the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans, with toe-to-toe battles for the lead and number of accident-induced safety car periods. Audi lead in LMP1, while the KCMG car enjoys a significant advantage in LMP2. In GTE, Aston Martin lead both the Pro and Am classes. Porsche…