After being forced into an engine change after free practice Toyota Racing chiefs ended their first competitive run of the Toyota TS030 Hybrid satisfied with their performance, ending the first qualifying fourth and sixth fastest.
The first session of night qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans ended on a high for Audi Motorsport, Andre Lotterer’s time meaning that a hybrid drive car heads the Le Mans field for the first time in the race’s history.
There were mixed emotions for the Nissan DeltaWing crew in first qualifying at Le Mans after the car showed impressive pace before being brought to an early halt when the car’s on-board fire extinguisher went off.
Andre Lotterer’s latest of late laps gave the defending 24 Hours of Le Mans winners provisional pole after the first of three two-hour qualifying sessions for the 80th edition of the famed endurance race.
Though small in number the LMGTE Pro class features works backed teams from four manufacturers set for another close GT battle.
Scrutineering is a causal, ‘laissez-faire’ event held every year, where true fans that follow the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but for the 80th running of the race itself, Place de la Republic entered the spotlight after it’s last appearance in 1923, as Places des Jacobins was unavailable, due to ongoing construction works.
JRM Racing enter the final stages of working hard to prepare their Honda HPD ARX-03a LMP1 challenger on Sunday, with a wealth of experience and talent driving their team forward to ensure they are able to race when the green flag drops, on what will be the team’s debut, alongside the fact the team will be helping Karun Chandhok to become the first Indian driver to ever compete at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Corvette Racing’s drivers are confident that the brand can retain its GTE Pro class title in the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, following updates to the two C6.R racers.
JRM Racing's 24 Hours of Le Mans debut appearance will be streamed live online on the team's own website. A camera mounted…
At 20 cars LMP2 is the most numerous class in this year’s Le Mans field, and with a number of strong teams could be the most competitive.
With the 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans a week away we start our class by class previews with LMP1.
The 80th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans remains as true to the original intent of the event as ever.
Toyota Racing returns to the Le Mans 24 Hours next weekend, with the team aiming to show the potential of its TS030 Hybrid car.
As rules in Formula One become more and more restrictive, an increasing number of manufacturers are now electing to race at Le Mans to develop new technologies. Nissan is one of those. This year, the Japanese manufacturer’s engines will power half the field in the increasingly competitive LMP2 class. This year also sees the arrival of the exciting Garage 56 project – the Nissan Deltawing.
Guillaume Moreau has been making progress in hospital following surgery after his accident during the 24 Hours of Le Mans test day last Sunday.
With teams and drivers preparing ahead of the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours organisers have been busy making improvements to the circuit….
Aston Martin Racing have said they were ‘encouraged’ by their pace at the Le Mans Test Day after their two entries posted competitive times in their respective classes.
