“I was waiting so long to win this victory,” said Kamui Kobayashi – driver, team principal, and long-time face of Toyota Racing’s world championship racing endeavours, from his first cup of coffee in F1 to his two wins at Le Mans. Kobayashi was the sullen runner-up during that infamous 2016 Le Mans, the greatest flashpoint […]
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After three years of heartbreak and frustration, Toyota Racing has returned to the top step at the Circuit de la Sarthe, with its #7 TR010 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries and Mike Conway winning the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans. The #7 Toyota was comfortably the weaker of the Japanese marque’s two […]
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With just one hour to go of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota Racing is running 1-2 as it seeks its first victory since 2022. Kamui Kobayashi leads in the #7 TR010 Hybrid, having taken over the car from Nyck de Vries at what is scheduled to be the car’s penultimate pit stop. […]
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After three years of heartbreak and frustration, Toyota Racing has returned to the top step at the Circuit de la Sarthe, with its #7 TR010 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries and Mike Conway winning the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans. The #7 Toyota was comfortably the weaker of the Japanese marque’s two […]
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The #8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid has taken the lead of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans with four hours to go, after Brendon Hartley jumped the #12 Cadillac of Norman Nato on the restart from a Full Course Yellow. Hartley climbed aboard the #8 Toyota at its most recent pit stop, and rapidly caught […]
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The #7 Toyota Racing TR010 Hybrid has taken the lead of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time, after benefitting from the timing of a Full Course Yellow at the start of the 22nd hour. The FCY, caused by the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin LMGT3 stopping at the Mulsanne […]
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The 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans is under Safety Car for the second time as it crosses three-quarters distance, with the #20 BMW M Team WRT Hybrid V8 of Robin Frijns now out front. At the start of the 18th hour, a significant accident for the #91 Manthey DK Engineering Porsche of Ayhancan Güven […]
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Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has returned to the lead of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the race now back underway after its second safety car interruption. The race resumed with four hours and 54 minutes to go, with Robin Frijns in the #20 WRT BMW heading the #12 Cadillac of Norman Nato. […]
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Into hour 17 at Le Mans, the #8 Toyota Racing TR010 Hybrid now leads, with Brendon Hartley in the car, leading from the #20 WRT BMW close behind. The #12 JOTA Cadillac served a drive-through penalty for a slow zone infringement and cycled out third overall, just after it had pitted for energy, tyres, and […]
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Getting into the late morning running as the track is beginning to heat back up, the #20 BMW M Team WRT Hybrid V8 led at the end of hour 18. The battle for P2 between the #8 Toyota Racing TR010 Hybrid and the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, with Brendon Hartley running up on […]
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Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has moved into a 1-2 position at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, after its pair of V-Series.Rs jumped the #8 Toyota in a round of pit stops in the 10th hour. At the start of the hour, the #12 Cadillac of Will Stevens closed up to the rear of […]
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11 hours into the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Jack Aitken has moved into the race lead aboard the #38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, after the sister #12 Cadillac changed tyres at its most recent pit stop. The hour started with Aitken, on fresher tyres, catching his teammate Will Stevens in the […]
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Getting into the morning running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, hour 15 brought some dicey running, more so than the wee hours of the night before sunrise. The #62 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG, which had been running issue-free, was the third of the three Iron Lynx team cars to have a major incident when […]
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Into hour 16 at Le Mans, the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R remained in the lead after its 22nd pit stop. Will Stevens is 47 seconds down the road from the #8 Toyota Racing TR010 Hybrid with Brendon Hartley newly in the driver’s seat, who cycled out ahead of the BMW. Sheldon van der […]
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Lin Hodenius brought the #79 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG into the garage to repair the front left brake calliper on lap 71, the Mercedes later returned to the track two laps down with Hodenius remaining in the car. The 13 Autosports crew’s issue was damage to the torque sensor transponder after contact with a Mercedes, presumably […]
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Entering hour six of Le Mans, the #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG went off at Arnage, dealing with an issue on the rear left before taking the corner especially hard, nursing the car back into the pits before receiving a radio message saying it was not looking good. It looked to be a very similar issue […]
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BMW M Team WRT’s Robin Frijns leads the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans after seven hours, as the leading cars continue to trade the top position as their strategies unfold. With the sun now well and truly set over the Circuit de la Sarthe, the #20 BMW, #8 Toyota and #38 Cadillac are rotating […]
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Green flag running has resumed at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the #8 Toyota remaining out front following the restart from the first Safety Car period of the race. The race resumed with 15 hours and 36 minutes remaining, with Toyota’s Sebastien Buemi quickly establishing a 13-second margin, as behind the pair […]
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This year’s LM24 has received its first major reset, with the Safety Cars deployed following an off for the #54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo of Francesco Castellacci in the eighth hour. The Italian made contact with the #88 Proton Competition Ford of Giammarco Levorato on the approach to the Esses with 16 […]
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Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has moved into a 1-2 position at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, after its pair of V-Series.Rs jumped the #8 Toyota in a round of pit stops in the 10th hour. At the start of the hour, the #12 Cadillac of Will Stevens closed up to the rear of […]
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11 hours into the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Jack Aitken has moved into the race lead aboard the #38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, after the sister #12 Cadillac changed tyres at its most recent pit stop. The hour started with Aitken, on fresher tyres, catching his teammate Will Stevens in the […]
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As the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans crosses over half-distance, Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA is out front with its #12 V-Series.R, although the sister #38 Cadillac is still the effective leader with Hypercar currently mid-pit stop cycle. Jack Aitken has held his advantage aboard the #38 Cadillac steady at just over 20 seconds for […]
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Just over the halfway mark of the race, the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R led the race after pitting on lap 205, five seconds out in front of the #20 BMW M Team WRT Hybrid V8, which pitted on the same lap. The #7 Toyota Racing TR010 Hybrid sat in third, 29 seconds off […]
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In hour 14 at Le Mans, the #19 Genesis Magma Racing GMR-001 had maybe the worst luck of the bunch when it came to a halt, dead stick on the racing line in the Esses. Another control-alt-delete was enough to get it moving again, but it would later pull into the pits for a standard […]
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Roos: First BMW Le Mans pole ‘fantastic reward’ for continued efforts Andreas Roos, the head of BMW M Motorsport, was quite understandably thrilled upon hearing that the #15 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 had won the pole for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s the first-ever pole position for BMW, whose cars had […]
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The #84 Red Bull Abt Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2, which finished second in last month’s Nürburgring 24 Hours, has been disqualified from the event for a technical infringement. The car was found post-race to be out of compliance with its designated Balance of Performance, with it exceeding its power limit when tested on a dynometer. […]
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UPDATE: The #78 M Racing Ligier, which originally finished third overall and won in LMP3 Pro/Am, and the #77 SMC Motorsport McLaren, which originally won in GT3, have both been disqualified after failing post race scrutineering. The #78 Ligier was found to have a skid block fitted below the minimum thickness, whilst the #77 Mclaren […]
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Ahead of making its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut this weekend, Genesis has revealed its Magma GT3 Concept, the most significant clue yet that the Korean marque is considering expanding its sportscar presence beyond its current GMR-001 Hypercar programme. The car, developed in alignment with GT3 technical regulations, is not based on an existing […]
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An expanded nine-round 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar has been revealed today at the ACO’s annual press conference ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours. The major headline is the addition of Silverstone Circuit to the European leg of the season on 25 April 2027, bringing the schedule back to nine races for the […]
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Ford Racing has announced today the acquisition of drivers Matt Campbell, Tom Blomqvist, and Nick Yelloly for the American manufacturer’s upcoming Hypercar debut in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship. The addition of Campbell, Blomqvist, and Yelloly completes Ford’s inaugural roster of drivers for the 2027 season, as they join Logan Sargeant, Sebastian Priaulx, and […]
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