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Genesis Unveils Magma GT3 Concept and Outlines Next-Decade Vision at 24 Hours of Le Mans Debut

LE MANS, France, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on its previous Le Mans participation, Genesis steps up to the Hypercar class at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans), marking a defining new chapter in its global motorsports journey. At a press conference held within…

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Inside Le Mans' groundbreaking new Motorsport Museum

Following a colossal project completed in record time, Le Mans' brand-new Motorsport Museum has opened its doors. Autosport got to visit what already is a clear success

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The convergence steps on the path to discover the WEC's true golden age

The majority of manufacturers in the World Endurance Championship are making the right noises for a convergence of the Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh rulesets, so what are the next steps and is it attainable?

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Fabio Quartararo pushes for Yamaha V4, blames gap to rivals on engine

Fabio Quartararo is the only rider who has been able to consistently challenge Marc Marquez in the battle for pole positions this season. The Frenchman set the fastest qualifying lap at Jerez, Le Mans, Silverstone and Assen, while championship leader Marquez has started from pole on seven occasions. The only…

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This is the Electric Honda Superbike Honda Refuses to Build Itself

A group of students from Clermont-Ferrand's Sigma Engineering School have taken a Honda Fireblade, replaced its combustion engine with EV batteries, and are planning on going racing with it at Le Mans.

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What we've learned from Le Mans 24 Hours 2025 so far

Ferrari 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 though it could manage no better than seventh on the grid,…

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Are Le Mans 24 Hours safety car rules “better this way” or ‘taking merit away’?

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.

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Are Le Mans 24h safety car rules “better this way” or ‘taking merit away’?

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Jenson Button on sleep deprivation at Le Mans: "I've got two kids, I know what it's like not sleeping"

When you go to the Le Mans 24 Hours as a journalist, there’s a list of evergreen topics that come up every year: traffic, rain, nighttime driving, traffic again… and sleep.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Cadillac's Lynn fastest in qualifying as #7 Toyota is out

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.

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Toyota drivers predict faster lap times and “plenty of fighting” ahead at Le Mans

Sébastien Buemi talks about Toyota's chances

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Here’s why MotoGP doesn’t race the full track at Le Mans

MotoGP races all over the world. From Spain to Japan, America to Germany, and almost everywhere in between - sorry, penguins, there’s still no Antarctic GP yet - and at tracks new and old. And some even in locales familiar to those outside the world of two-wheeled racing.

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Le Mans win a catalyst for Ferrari's inaugural Hypercar upgrade

Ferrari’s victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours was one of the factors behind the early introduction of the first evo joker upgrade of its 499P for Interlagos this weekend.

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Jota completes Le Mans airfield shakedown of rebuilt Porsche

The #12 Jota entry was put through its paces on the Le Mans-Arnage Airport adjacent to the track on Friday evening by Callum Ilott, who crashed the car in second free practice for the centrepiece World Endurance Championship round on Wednesday night.

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Bourdais denies celebrating Le Mans pole prematurely

Thursday's decisive qualifying session, gathering the top eight cars from each category, was interrupted with just under eight minutes remaining on the clock, due to Dries Vanthoor crashing out at the wheel of the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 at Indianapolis corner.

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Zinedine Zidane to signal 24 Hours of Le Mans start

French football legend Zinedine Zidane will be the official starter for the June edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, race organisers announced on Tuesday.

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Le Mans shows other MotoGP races how to succeed

In an unprecedented MotoGP weekend, nearly 300,000 people filled the stands at Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans and this cinematic layout reached another extraordinary landmark as a massive attendance of 297,471 tickets were sold for the event.

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Région Pays de la Loire Tour: Marijn van den Berg takes thrilling stage 4 win and seals GC victory

EF Education-EasyPost rider secures second stage win over four-day race and bumps Ewen Costiou to second overall

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Official 24 Hours Of Le Mans Game, Le Mans Ultimate, Available Now

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Official 24 Hours Of Le Mans Game, Le Mans Ultimate, Available Today

The official game of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and World Endurance Championship goes on sale February 20 in Early Access.

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Ferrari claims it faced "disadvantage" in Monza WEC race

The phrase used in a cursory statement issued after Le Mans 24 Hours-winning WEC Hypercar squad was beaten by Toyota can be regarded as a clear reference to the revised Balance of Performance that came into effect in the Monza 6 Hours.

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Covers pulled off Le Mans Ultimate Game at Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans

Le Mans, France, Wednesday, 14 June 2023. Le Mans Ultimate – the official game of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and World Endurance Championship – was announced ahead of the eagerly-anticipated Centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (10-11 June), with a first look available for fans…

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Le Mans 24h: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

Taking over the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar that Alessandro Pier Guidi drove to second in Hyperpole, Calado whisked to a time of 3m27.275s shortly before Jean-Eric Vergne’s #93 Peugeot 9X8 LMH brought out the red flags when it stopped between the two Mulsanne Chicanes.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

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Le Mans live stream 2023: how to watch the 24h endurance race for free

2023 Le Mans live stream: how to watch the centenary edition of the 24-hour race for free on TV and online, no matter where you are in the world.

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