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All 34 cars in the two gte classes at this years 24 hours of le mans will race with michelin. Participants for season 2020 european le mans series. With cars running at full throttle for significant periods and immense stops, le mans will test any machine. The 85th running of the 24 hours of le mans kicks off on june 14 with four hours of official practice. This will be followed by two qualifying sessions, each two hours long, on june 14 and 15. Three of these cars were raced without success at le mans in 2010 by a privateer team, matech. The gte pro race at le mans in 2018 could be one of those i was there contests, which will be looked at as one of classic bouts in a golden era for sportscars. In the 86th edition of the legendary french race, the italian engineering company supported the cermenates based team led by enrico borghi about track management, strategy and telemetry on its porsche 911 rsr, a collaboration already in place this season in the european le mans series. Wec interviews with the 24 hours of le mans gtepro. The 24 hours of le mans 24 heures du mans is the worlds oldest sports car endurance race and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history the overall winners of all events since 1923 are listed here. The initial gte pro class balance of performance for the le mans 24 hours next month has been released. Browse our wide selection of amazing le mans videos.

The aim of the changes is to increase the performance of the cars relative to the gt3 spec machinery that they compete against in certain series, whilst reducing cost and improving the safety of the cars. The german manufacturer will be represented by a pair of midengined 911 rsrs run by. Le mans 2018 will be loud, itll be close and it should be thrilling for 24 straight hours. The entry list for the 2015 24 hours of le mans has officially been revealed. European le mans series gte 2015 standings driver database. Alltime film rental champs, variety, 7 january 1976 p 46. The drama from sundays 24 hours of le mans hasnt ended with the waving of the checkered flag, as there have been multiple protests issued, all involving the gtepro finish. Smp racing took gte am honours at the 2015 24 hours of le mans after taking full advantage of a late crash for the race leading aston martin racing vantage. I was honoured to be asked to be the grand marshal for the daytona 24 hours this year, so i had the chance to see firsthand. S lick, thrilling and saturated with vivid hues and 60s cando optimism, le mans 66.

The 83rd running of the 24 hours of le mans is in the books. Jani 8 starts, 1 overall victory is the only le mans title defender and reigning fia world endurance champion in 2017 and is also the qualifying lap recordholder at le mans since 2015. The teams eighth and most recent win here came in 2015. Monday scrutineering, lm gte am teams 9 june 2015, 3. To film le mans, his 1971 tribute to endurance racing. The 2018 edition of the 24 hours of le mans, the worlds most challenging endurance race, finally was toyotas time to shine. Porsche wins the 2015 24 hours of le mans autoblog. The gte pro class proved to be just as exciting as the p1 class, with a fourway battle for first. Almost at the verge of documentary, film depicts a single auto race from the ground up.

Keating motorsports ford gt wins gte am class at 24 hours of le mans. Le mans 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Porsche wins both 2018 le mans 24hour gt classes gtepro and gteam classes in the 86 th running of the 24 hours of le mans classic this double win in both classes are porsches 106 th and 107 th class wins in the 24 hours of le mans is very special for porsche wonderful celebratory achievements coincidentally occurring during porsches anniversary year of 70 years of. The race has been run every year since its inception with the exception of 1936, where the race was not run due to worker strikes, and 1940 to 1948, due to world war ii. Lotterer 8 starts, 3 overall victories faces his first le mans race with porsche after a successful career at audi. The 5 best 24 hours of le mans movies digital trends. Written by stephen kilbey photography by dailysportscar. Our favorite photos from the 2015 24 hours of le mans. In the meantime, lets look back at the winners in the lm gte pro class since the world endurance championship was introduced in 2012. Replay race hour 1 2019 24 hours of le mans duration. Some of the drivers were reported to have privately wished the race was run on the full.

Corvette racing will have its usual two cars in gtepro, with the venerable c7. Just the starting scene, the tortuous waiting for the race to begin at 4pm with an explosion of roaring engines, chaos and smoking tires, is a masterpiece in and of itself. Gte am was an altogether more obvious affair, with a ferrari 123. The official subreddit for the fia world endurance championship, and the acos 24 hours of le mans. Both gte pro and am have numbers, quality teams and drivers, new cars and some of the best engine notes. Our man at the event sorted through hundreds of photos to select the very best from this historic race.

Michelin racing usa will take a look at all six manufacturers entered and their lineups. Best classic cars racing endurance gt le mans saloon. Multiple protests in wake of gtepro finish at le mans. Preparation for the worlds toughest automobile race. This years 24 hours of le mans sees a record number of entrants on the grid. Wec lm gte pro standings after the 6 hours of fuji if there is one class that is likely to go right down to the wire, it is lm gte pro as, mathematically, almost every contender is still in with a shout. British exf1 driver will stevens took the win with teammates. Porsche will field four cars in its le mans 24 hours gte. The latest bop, which will be in place for the le mans test on june 3, bears little relation. Both the 24 hours of le mans gtepro racewinning no. Aston martin, corvette and porsche head to le mans looking to. Enjoy the interviews with the 24 hours of le mans winners in the gtepro class bravissimi. Porsches recentlyreleased documentary film takes fans behind the scenes of two gruelling 24hour races in as many weekends last year, at le mans and the nurburgring.

Here is a look at corvette racing, which is set for its 20th consecutive appearance in the race. Even 40 years after its premiere in june of 1971, steve mcqueens epic le mans is still the greatest racecar film of alltime. At the 2015 24 hours of le mans, the aco announced a range of changes for the lm gte class for the 2016 season. Keating motorsports ford gt wins gte am class at 24 hours. With steve mcqueen, siegfried rauch, elga andersen, ronald leighhunt. Wec lm gte pro standings after the 6 hours of fuji aco.

We take a look at the 43 teams behind the 62 cars in the field. In 2015, ford finally announced its official return to the 24 hours of le mans for 2016. While the 2018 le mans 24 hours may be packed with storylines across all four classes, this years gte battle looks more likely than ever to deliver the best racing in the field. Porsche will expand its factory gte pro class entry from two to four cars for the le mans 24 hours next year. On the eve of the 2015 24 hours of le mans, ford announced that it will return to the legendary race next year in the gte pro class with its allnew gt supercar the news follows months of. Very positive experience for hexathron racing systems with ebimotors at 2018 le mans 24 hours race. Though porsche asserted itself with a win in 2015, audi is looking to get back on top. The 1967 french grand prix was the only time the bugatti circuit had been used for formula 1. Ninetime le mans 24 hours winner audi r8 gt3 not a gte car either. Robertson racings ford gtr mkvii, raced in 2011, was another privateer effort and led to a third place in the lm gte am class. Qualifying results placed the pair of toyota ts050 hybrids on the pole and no. They may not have the glamour of the lmp1 field, which features the likes of. In this film, steve mcqueen is ideally cast as a champion racecar driver, participating in the famed 24hour race headquartered in le mans, france. Gte bop for 2018 le mans released, little relation to spa.