Ferrari is still favourite to make it three in a rowFerrari has long been keen to shake off the favourite’s label – before and after it arrived in Le Mans this time around. It has only been willing to admit that it is “one of the favourites”. But even thoughContinue Reading
The lifecycle of the current generation of Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh prototypes has been extended until 2032 in the World Endurance Championship. The move, predicted in Autosport in April, means that the LMH formula is set to span 12 years following its 2021 introduction and LMDh 10 years, and followsContinue Reading
Sebastien Bourdais says Cadillac can’t hope for much more than a top-five finish at the Le Mans 24 Hours, despite a 1-2 on the grid in qualifying.Cadillac Jota secured the first two spots on the grid for this weekend’s French classic, outperforming its competition in both Hyperpole sessions.Jack Aitken (inContinue Reading
Cadillac driver Alex Lynn has heralded his pole position for this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours as extra special after being narrowly beaten into second 12 months ago.Lynn, who headed a Jota Caddy 1-2 on the completion of the new Le Mans qualifying format, revealed that his thoughts were drawnContinue Reading
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has revealed some of the challenges he has faced getting up to speed with LMP2 machinery as he makes his class debut.Lotterer is driving the IDEC Sport-run #18 ORECA-Gibson 07 as part of the team’s tie-up with Genesis Magma Racing, which isContinue Reading
Ferrari has outlined an intent to go into its 2026 World Endurance Championship campaign with an unchanged roster of drivers in the two factory 499P Le Mans Hypercars.Antonello Coletta, the Italian manufacturer’s sportscar racing boss, has again stressed the importance of stability in the AF Corse-run works Hypercar team’s line-up.“ThereContinue Reading
Sebastien Buemi has claimed the current Le Mans 24 Hours safety car rules ‘take merit away’ from the best competitors, while fellow event veteran Sebastien Bourdais reckons they’re an improvement on the previous iteration.Since 2023, all cars have been gathered behind a single safety car and the race leader, whileContinue Reading
Jota Cadillac driver Jenson Button has explained why he didn’t continue in the World Endurance Championship back when he first raced there.Button entered his maiden endurance race at the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours, when an electronics issue struck his SMP Racing-entered BR Engineering BR1 early in the race. ButtonContinue Reading
Alex Lynn set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, with his Cadillac clocking a 3m22.847s that was four hundredths quicker than Dries Vanthoor’s BMW.In hot evening temperatures at 31C, the first lap times of the session showed Ferrari’s strength with Yifei Ye setting theContinue Reading
Cadillac set the pace in the first official practice session for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours with Sebastien Bourdais only lapping half a second slower than last year’s pole.The Hypercar crews were setting a blistering pace right from the very start of the three-hour session with Antonio Fuoco’s #51Continue Reading