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Qualifying for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans will take on a revised structure, with a broader Hyperpole field, a two-stage knockout format, and a greater emphasis on the strength of the full driver crew. The basic objective remains unchanged: Qualifying determines the starting grid for the 24-hour race. However, the route to pole…
Cadillac made the strongest possible start to official running for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, as Earl Bamber placed the #38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA entry at the top of the Hypercar order in FP1. The three-hour session at the Circuit de la Sarthe opened Wednesday’s track action for the 94th running of…
Balance of Performance, widely known as BoP, has become one of the most important systems in modern endurance racing. It shapes how the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans manage competition between cars with different designs, engines, aerodynamics and technical philosophies. In simple terms, BoP uses technical adjustments to keep…
The winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans form one of motorsport’s most prestigious lists. Since the first edition in 1923, the race has rewarded the teams, drivers and manufacturers that can combine speed, reliability, discipline and strategy across a full day and night. The race began as the Grand Prix of Endurance and…
The Circuit de la Sarthe stands as one of motorsport’s greatest challenges. Each year, it turns the 24 Hours of Le Mans into a test of speed, precision, endurance and survival. The current 24-hour layout measures 13.626km, making it one of the longest circuits in world motorsport. It combines permanent racing sections with public roads…
Jamie Chadwick made history on 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Day as she became the first woman to drive a Hypercar at the Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans. The British driver completed five laps in the No. 17 Genesis Magma Racing GMR-001-Hypercar as part of her reserve driver duties with the team….
The 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans will bring together a 62-car field across three classes: Hypercar, LMP2 and LMGT3. The provisional entry list features 18 Hypercars, 19 LMP2 prototypes and 25 LMGT3 cars, with six further cars named on the reserve list. That mix gives the 94th running of the French endurance classic a…
Aston Martin and The Heart of Racing arrive at the 2026 edition 24 Hours of Le Mans with renewed momentum after delivering their strongest FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) result to date. Tom Gamble and Harry Tincknell took the #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie to fourth place at the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, finishing just…
As reported by Sportscar365, High Class Racing has entered a new partnership with Michelotto Engineering and Isotta Fraschini, opening the door for the Tipo 6 LMH-C to return to competition for the first time since 2024. The Hypercar, developed by Michelotto, made its FIA World Endurance Championship debut in 2024 under the Isotta Fraschini name…
Ferrari AF Corse has won the fifth 24 Hours of Le Mans Pit Stop Challenge, as the mechanics on the No. 83 Ferrari 499P delivered the fastest Hypercar stop ahead of this weekend’s race. The event formed part of the build-up to the 94th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with all 62…
