Thefuture of GT racing at Le Mans and in the WEC isn’t entirely clear right now. It was announced by the FIA and the ACO ahead of last year’s 24 Hours that the
Whenthe team ran the American Le Mans Series, the rules for pit stops were very similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. However, that changed with the merger that formed the United SportsCar series.
Hypercar The #8 Toyota GR010-Hybrid has won the 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans, securing a fifth win on the bounce for Toyota Gazoo Racing. After triumphing in and 2020 in the Toyota TS050-Hybrid, driver Sébastien Buemi now has a fourth win to his name. The Swiss ace joins Belgian Olivier Gendebien (1958, 1960-62) and
Theeight-hour races and the Le Mans 24 Hours offer different points distributions. In an eight-hour race, the points are handed out in a -15-12-9-6-3-2 format for the top 10 with one
The24 Hours of Le Mans. 24 hours of racing. $500. Easy. Fair and objective. Free of public humiliation. Imagine instead that Lemons lasts about 14.5 hours, costs thousands of dollars, and can be
Whereverthere are rules, there are penalties! At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, depending on the seriousness of the offence, the penalties range from a mere warning to the exclusion of the car or driver concerned. Between the start of Test Day and the end of the first round of qualifying, no fewer than 57 decisions were rendered by the stewards
TheCircuit de la Sarthe has been the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans race since 1923. Owned by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (AOC), the circuit includes public roads and is about 13.62km long. Via 24h-Lemans. There's a Le Mans museum at the course entrance, and the race stadium can accommodate 100,000 spectators.
TheToyota GR010 HYBRID LMHs are peaking at around 340km/h or 211mph at Le Mans this week, which compares with a 342km/h maximum for its LMP1 predecessor, the TS050 HYBRID that last raced at Le Mans in 2020. The big speed difference is in the corners and under braking. The LMH and LMDh rules set a minimum weight of more
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