Sébastien Bourdais put Cadillac Hertz Team Jota on top in Free Practice 4 (FP4) for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Frenchman set a 3:26.843 in the #38 Cadillac V-Series.R. As a result, he finished 0.194s clear of Robin Frijns in the #20 BMW M Team WRT entry. Toyota Racing completed the top…
BMW M Team WRT will start the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans from pole position after Dries Vanthoor placed the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 at the top of the Hypercar order in a dramatic Hyperpole 2 session. Vanthoor delivered a 3:22.564 to secure the official benchmark, putting the #15 BMW ahead of the…
Dries Vanthoor put BMW M Team WRT on top in FP3 for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, as the Hypercar field completed its final daylight practice session before Hyperpole. The Belgian set a 3:23.302 in the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 in the final moments of the three-hour session. His lap placed BMW…
Kamui Kobayashi left it late to put Toyota at the head of the timesheets in the second free practice session for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, as teams completed their first major running under the cover of darkness at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The Japanese driver, one of Le Mans’ most accomplished…
Alpine stole the headlines in Qualifying for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, as Ferdinand Habsburg placed the #35 Alpine Endurance Team A424 at the top of the Hypercar order. The Austrian delivered a 3:23.135 around the Circuit de la Sarthe, edging Louis Delétraz in the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA entry by just…
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…
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 Hypercar class now sits at the top of endurance racing. Since 2021, it has led the FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and it has reshaped the fight for overall victory at the world’s most famous endurance race. In 2026, that fight looks especially fierce. Aston Martin, Alpine, BMW,…
BMW Team WRT has revealed an updated Shell Helix livery for its No. 20 BMW M Hybrid V8 ahead of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The refreshed design gives the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar points-leading entry a more striking red and yellow identity. As a result, the car now carries a…
Genesis Magma Racing celebrated a landmark moment in its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) journey after securing its first points finish during the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The Korean manufacturer overcame technical setbacks, strategic pressure and fierce late-race battles to finish eighth in only its second appearance in the Hypercar category. After both GMR-001…
